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Prospective Results after First-time Surgery for Obstetric Fistulas in East African Women
(Springer, 4/20/2007)The objective of this study was to document the complications, outcomes and causes of obstetric fistulas in East African women who underwent first-time surgical repair. Attention was also paid to social background and ... -
Provision of Essential Health Package in Public Hospitals: a Case of Homabay County Hospitals, Kenya
(2016-05)Introduction: Essential Health Packages (EHP) delivery is likely to strengthen service delivery. Healthcare utilization rate is 77% for the sick. 44% and 18% who don't seek care are hindered by cost and distance respectively. ... -
Psychometric Evaluation of a Cross-Culturally Adapted Felt Stigma Questionnaire Among People Living with HIV in Kenya.
(ResearchGate, 2013-08)Psychometric properties of an 18-item HIV felt stigma questionnaire were evaluated utilizing data collected froma diverse ethnic and socioeconomic group of 370 people living with HIV/AIDS and receiving HIV/AIDS-relatedhealth ... -
Quality an Essential Ingredient for Enhanced Health Sector Workforces in Africa
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Quality Blood Sampling Techniques and Influence of Socio-cultural Factors among ARVs Forces Community in Seeking Healthcare
(SMU Medical Journal, Volume – 3, No. – 1, January, 2016, 2016-01)Project monitoring and evaluation (M/E) determines resource accountability and its impact to various stakeholders. Plenary project success requires holistic community participation and empowerment. However, this approach ... -
Quality of Life in Pre- and Post Treatment among Obstetric Fistula Patients at Kisii Hospital, Kenya
(Clinical Health Promotion, 2012-10)Background Urinary incontinence has been noted to be a major barrier to social activities, entertainment or physical recreation. Ample evidence suggests that urinary incontinence affects a person’s quality of life. Objective ... -
Radiotherapy in the treatment of keloids in East Africa
(East African Medical Journal, 1973-08)SUMMARY Seventy nine patients (73 Africans and six Asians) with 138 keloids, have been treated at Department of Radiotherapy, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi and followed at least two months after the completion of ... -
Reasoning and Deciding PMTCT-Adherence During Pregnancy Among Women Living with HIV in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-08)This study explores type identities among rural and urban slum women on antiretroviral therapies who become pregnant. Narrative structuring was chosen to develop type narratives that illustrate how rural and urban women ... -
Reducing COVID-19 Mortality in Senegal through Community Case Management
(PAMJ One Health, 2021-04-15)Like many countries across the world, Senegal is facing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with an increase in hospital admissions and deaths, putting pressure on an already overstretched health workforce. This ... -
Reducing unmet need for contraceptive services among youth in Homabay and Narok counties, Kenya:
(BMC Health Services Research, 2021)Abstract Background: Access to contraceptive services is a cornerstone of human well-being. While Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) promote family planning in Kenya, the unmet need for contraceptives among youth remains ... -
Reducing Unmet Need for Contraceptive Services among Youth in Homabay and Narok counties, Kenya: The Role of Community Health Volunteers – A Qualitative Study
(Springer Nature, 5/1/2021)Background: Access to contraceptive services is a cornerstone of human well-being. While Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) promote family planning in Kenya, the unmet need for contraceptives among youth remains high. CHVs ... -
The relationship between job components, neighbourhood walkability and African academics’ physical activity: a post-COVID-19 context
(Oxford University Press, 2021-07-19)Abstract Research to date suggests that physical activity (PA) among academics is insufficient globally. Academics in many African countries were recently required to resume work while observing social distancing ... -
Reproductive Health Service Utilization and Associated Factors: The Case of North Shewa zone Youth, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)Introduction Many youth are less informed, less experienced and less comfortable in utilizing reproductive health services. In the Sub-Saharan region the adolescents account for a higher proportion of new HIV infections ... -
Response to an African-driven health agenda
(Lancet, 2017-12-23)There is no question that Africa faces a myriad of health challenges and The Lancet Editorial (July 8, p 96)1 captured it well in the statement that “health is much more than just health care,” which reflects the absence ... -
Retention in Clinic versus Retention in Care During the First Year of HIV Care in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study
(JIAS, 2018-11-01)Introduction: When measuring the success of HIV programmes to retain patients in care, few studies distinguish between retention in clinic (individual returns to the same clinic) and retention in care (individual is active ... -
Risk Factors for COVID-19 Infection, Disease Severity and Related Deaths in Africa: A Systematic Review
(ResearchGate, 2021-01-21)Objective The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive evidence on risk factors for transmission, disease severity and COVID-19 related deaths in Africa. Design A systematic review has been conducted to ... -
The Role of the Maridi Dam in Causing an Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy Epidemic in Maridi, South Sudan: An Epidemiological, Sociological, and Entomological Study
(PubMed, 2020-04-24)Background: An epilepsy prevalence of 4.4% was documented in onchocerciasis-endemic villages close to the Maridi River in South Sudan. We investigated the role of the Maridi dam in causing an onchocerciasis-associated ... -
Safety monitoring of artemisinin combination therapy through a national pharmacovigilance system in an endemic malaria setting
(BioMed Central, 2/5/2013)Background The National Malaria Control Programme in Senegal, introduced since 2006, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT administration) for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria cases. In this framework, an ... -
A Scorecard for Assessing Functionality of Community Health Unit in Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)The Pan African Medical Journal. 2016;25 (Supp 2):10 -
Sexual and Reproductive Health among Primary and Secondary School Pupils in Mwanza, Tanzania: Need for Intervention
(Taylor and Francis, 2010-05-27)A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 892 randomly selected pupils, aged 12 and above, attending 18 primary schools (PS) and five secondary schools (SS) in four communities of Mwanza Region in Tanzania. ...