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The Delphi Panel Method for Generating Health Information
(Oxford University Press, 12/1/1993)The Delphi panel technique was tested as a component of a health information system in 1991 in rural Kenya. Twenty-six panel members were selected from twelve villages in a sub-district with a population of 160000. Most ... -
Determinants of clients’ satisfaction with healthcare services at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi - Kenya
(International Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2014-01)This study aims to identify factors which determine patients’ satisfaction with health care services at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi Kenya. It assessed the client’s satisfaction with health care services at Pumwani ... -
Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Behaviour Intentions among the Youth in Kenya: A Cross-sectional Study
(BMC, 2022-06-23)Introduction: COVID-19 has become a public health concern globally with increased numbers of cases of the dis ease and deaths reported daily. The key strategy for the prevention of COVID-19 disease is to enhance mass ... -
Determinants of Delivery Practices Among Afar Pastoralists of Ethiopia
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/26/2012)Introduction: In a previous qualitative study in Afar, it was reported that most mothers deliver at home, assisted by Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs). However, determinant factors of delivery practices in this region ... -
Determinants of Health Facility Delivery Among Women in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)Introduction: Kenya records a high maternal mortality ratio 362 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births. Tharaka Sub County has poor transport infrastructure, low levels of socio-economic status and long distances to health ... -
Determinants of Preterm Birth Among Mothers who Gave Birth at Public Hospitals in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia A Case-Control Study
(ResearchGate, 2019-11-11)Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a public health issue worldwide. In developing nations, like Ethiopia, PTB is under reported and underestimated. However, it is the leading cause of neonatal and under-five mortality ... -
Determinants of Quality in Home-based Management of Malaria by Community Health Volunteers in Rural Kenya
(The journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 7/31/2021)Introduction: Kenya adopted the World Health Organization’s recommendation of community case management of malaria (CCMM) in 2012. Trained community health volunteers (CHVs) provide CCMM but information on quality of ... -
Determinants of Quality In-home-based Management of Malaria by Community Health Volunteers in Rural Kenya
(The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020-12-16)Abstract Introduction: Kenya adopted the World Health Organization’s recommendation of community case management of malaria (CCMM) in 2012. Trained community health volunteers (CHVs) provide CCMM but information on quality ... -
Determinants of Treatment Interruption among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Select Health Facilities in Embu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Current Aspects, 2022-08)Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease which is highly transmissible from one person to another. The transmission occurs through airborne particles which are released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, spits, laughs ... -
Determinants of Use of Skilled Birth Attendant at Delivery in Makueni, Kenya: A Cross Sectional Study
(Springer Nature, 2015-02-03)Background: Kenya has a maternal mortality ratio of 488 per 100,000 live births. Preventing maternal deaths depends significantly on the presence of a skilled birth attendant at delivery. Kenyan national statistics estimate ... -
Determinants of Birth Asphyxia among Preterm Newborns in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies Protocol
(BMC, 2022-02-19)Background: Birth asphyxia accounted for nearly 50% of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan African countries. This scenario has been worst in Ethiopia where every two out of three deaths attributed to birth asphyxia. ... -
Determinants to Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV among Patients at Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(International Journal of Advance in Scientific Research and Engineering, 2021-05)Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (eMTCT) services are critical to achieve national and global targets of 90% antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in PMTCT, and mother-to-child transmission rates less ... -
Direct Financial Assistance for Improved Maternal and Child Health Data: A Pilot Study Supporting the Health Management Information System in Malawi
(BMC Health Services Research, 2022-03-05)Background: The health management information system (HMIS) is an integral component of a strong health care system. Despite its importance for decision-making, the quality of HMIS data remains of concern in low- and ... -
Echinococcus granulosus: Ultrastructural Effect of Albendazole Therapy
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 1994-11)The effects of the anthelmintic Albendazole against Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cysts in Turkana patients given orally were studied by means of ultrasound as well as light microscopy, scanning and transmission electron ... -
Effect of an Interactive Text-messaging Service on Patient Retention during the First Year of HIV Care in Kenya (WelTel Retain): An Open-label, Randomised Parallel-group Study
(Lancet Public Health, 2018-04-04)Background—Retention of patients in HIV care is crucial to ensure timely treatment initiation, viral suppression, and to avert AIDS-related deaths. We did a randomised trial to determine whether a text-messaging intervention ... -
The Effect of Bi-annual Community-directed Treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic villages in South Sudan: a study protocol
(2019-07-16)Introduction: HIV self-testing could add a new approach to scaling up HIV testing with potential of being high impact, low cost, confidential, and empowering for users. Methods: Pregnant women attending antenatal clinics ... -
The Effect of Combining Business Training, Microfinance, and Support Group Participation on Economic Status and Intimate Partner Violence in an Unplanned Settlement of Nairobi, Kenya
(SAGE Publishing, 6/4/2018)Intimate partner violence (IPV) has myriad negative health and economic consequences for women and families. We hypothesized that empowering women through a combination of formal business training, microfinance, and IPV ... -
The Effect of COVID-19 and Its Control Measures on Sexual Satisfaction Among Married Couples in Kenya
(Elsevier Inc., 2021)Background: COVID-19 was first diagnosed in Kenya in March 2020 following which the government instituted control measures which could have affected people's sexual satisfaction and overall quality of life including ... -
Effect of Ivermectin Treatment on the Frequency of Seizures in Persons with Epilepsy Infected with Onchocerca volvulus
(MDPI, 2020-12-31)A clinical trial performed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), among persons with epilepsy (PWE) infected with Onchocerca volvulus treated with anti-seizure medication suggested that ivermectin reduces the seizure ... -
The Effect of Prelacteal feeding on Full breastfeeding in Nairobi.
(East African Journal of Public Health, 2011-03-24)To assess the effect of pre-lacteal feeding on full breastfeeding in the first six months of life in selected hospitals, Nairobi Province. Pre-lacteal feeding has been internationally discouraged because of its negative ...