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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 ...
The impact of Community Led Alternative Rite of Passage on Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Kajiado County, Kenya: A Quasi-experimental Study
(PLOS ONE, 4/28/2021)
Introduction
In Kenya, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is highly prevalent in specific communities such as the Maasai and Somali. With the intention of curtailing FMG/C prevalence in
Maasai community, Amref Health ...
The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Undernutrition among Under-five Children in South Sudan Using the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) Methodology
(BMC Nutrition, 2021-05-28)
Background
Conflict regions bear the heaviest brunt of food insecurity and undernutrition. South Sudan is one of the fragile countries following years of conflict that led to large displacements. Moderate to severe ...
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of COVID-19 among the youth in Kenya
(Springer Nature, 2021-05)
Cases of the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in Kenya have continued to increase rapidly, since the first case in the country was confirmed in March 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, the health and socio-economic ...
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 ...
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and the Effects of COVID-19 Among the Youth in Kenya
(Research Square, 2021-01-11)
Background: Cases of the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in Kenya have continued to increase
rapidly, since the first case in the country was confirmed in March 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, the
health and ...
Community health volunteers' contribution to tuberculosis patients notified to National Tuberculosis program through contact investigation in Kenya
(CrossMark, 2020)
Background: Contact investigation is important in finding contacts of people who have Tuberculosis (TB) disease so that they can be given treatment and stop further transmission. The main objective of this study was to ...
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and the Effects of COVID-19 on Health Seeking Behaviors Among Young People in Kenya
(Research Square, 2020-06-17)
Background: The cases of Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in Kenya have been increasing
rapidly, since the rst case was conrmed in early March, 2020. In the wake of the crisis around COVID-
19, the health and ...
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of COVID-19 among the youth in Kenya
(Springer, 2021)
Abstract
Background: Cases of the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in Kenya have continued to increase rapidly, since the first case in the country was confirmed in March 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, the ...