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Understanding Abortion-Related Stigma and Incidence of Unsafe Abortion: Experiences from Community Members in Machakos and Trans Nzoia Counties Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 9/26/2016)
Introduction: The rate of unsafe abortions in Kenya has increased from 32 per 1000 women of reproductive age in 2002 to 48 per 1000 women
in 2012. This is one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2010, Kenya changed ...
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Cooking Fuel Use Patterns, Income and Food Security in an Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2020-10-26)
Approximately 2.5 billion individuals use solid fuels (e.g. wood, coal) for cooking, exposing them to health-damaging household air pollution (HAP). A COVID-19 lockdown may impact the cooking habits, earning power, food ...
Prevalence of Asphyxia and Readiness for Neonatal Resuscitation in Kenya
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 1/19/2018)
Background:
Birth asphyxia accounts for one-third of neonatal mortality worldwide.
Aims:
To determine the prevalence of birth asphyxia and associated risk factors at one Kenyan hospital; and to describe caregivers' readiness ...
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 ...
Acceptance of a Malaria Vaccine by caregivers of sick children in Kenya
(BioMed Central, 5/1/2014)
Background
Several malaria vaccines are currently in clinical trials and are expected to provide an improved strategy for malaria control. Prior to introduction of a new vaccine, policymakers must consider the socio cultural ...
Stroke distribution patterns and characteristics in Kenya’s leading public health tertiary institutions: Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
(Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 2018-03)
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. However, there is limited clinic-epidemiological data on stroke to inform decision making. This study sought to establish ...
Underlying Sociocultural Practices Influencing Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Kajiado District
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc, 4/25/2019)
Background: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) often has lifelong negative consequences for a woman’s physical and mental health but is still practiced in some parts of Kenya including Kajiado County. We aimed to ...
Effectiveness of Kenya's Community Health Strategy in delivering community-based maternal and newborn health care in Busia County, Kenya: non-randomized pre-test post test study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/26/2012)
Background: Maternal mortality ratio and neonatal mortality rate trends in Kenya have remained unacceptably high in a decade. In 2007, the
Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation adopted a community health strategy to ...
Cystic Echinococcosis in Turkana, Kenya: The Role of Cross-Sectional Screening Surveys in Assessing the Prevalence of Human Infection
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 5/30/2017)
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Infection
leads to formation of cysts within the viscera of the human host. In the 1980s, the transhumant population of ...
‘Keeping Healthy in the Backseat’: How Motherhood interrupted HIV treatment in recently delivered women in Kenya
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 6/22/2011)
Although there is a large body of literature related to the experiences of motherhood and aspects of the change
that it brings about, how the experience of motherhood affects the healthcare of women with chronic illness ...