Research Papers: Recent submissions
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Ever-use of Contraceptives among Sexually Experienced Kenyan Secondary School Girls
(AMREF, 1992-09)A nationwide /{AP study was conducted in September 1992 to establish aspects of Adolescent Fernale /-lea/th and Sexuality including contraception among girls attending secondary schools in Kenya. Using randomising and ... -
An Evaluation of Surveillance of Malaria at Primary Health Care in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 1997-09)As less than twenty five per cent of persons suffering from malaria seek formal treatment in most of sub-Saharan Africa, Facility-based morbidity statistics are inadequate for monitoring malaria control programmes. This ... -
Amoebiasis - Entamoeba Histolytica Infections: A Review
(East African Medical Journal, 1986-01)Many populations of Entamoeba histolytica, identified by enzyme electrophoresis, are non-pathogenic, and as infections are frequently self limiting, treatment of asymptomatic cyst' passers may often be unnecessary. ... -
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 ... -
The Short-Term Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Low-income Households in Rural Kenya: An Analysis Using Weekly Financial Household Data
(Elsevier, 2020-11-25)This research assesses how low-income households in rural Kenya coped with the immediate economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses granular financial data from weekly household interviews covering six weeks ... -
Are Mentorship and Training the Key in Provision of Emergency Obstetric and New-Born Care (EmONC) Services? A Formative Evaluation of Pre and Post in Samburu County, Kenya
(Scientific Research, 2021-12-28)Background: In Kenya, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is approximated to 362 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births while the stillbirth rate stands at 23 deaths per 100 live births which are far below the target of ... -
Are Mentorship and Training the Key in Provision of Emergency Obstetric and New-Born Care (EmONC) Services? A Formative Evaluation of Pre and Post in Samburu County, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2021-12-28)Background: In Kenya, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is approximated to 362 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births while the stillbirth rate stands at 23 deaths per 100 live births which are far below the target of ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of Reengineered Library Services and Spaces for Improved User Experience in Universities in Kenya
(Journal of Arts & Humanities (JAH), 2019-04)Innovation and transformation have been synonymous with the library environment, as they strive to rethink the services they offer amidst the changing information landscape. This paper assesses the ... -
Group Occupational Health Service in a Developing Country
(British Medical Journal, 1970-11-28)Summary: In 1967 an experimen:.11 group occupational health service was set up in Dar t!S Salaam to provide direct service to industrial firms. T 3rget companies were visited by a doctor, smaller firn . in rotation ... -
Adaptive Scenarios in Quality Improvement (QI): a Case Study of an International Health Development and Research Organization Embracing Change.
(International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Research Gate, 2015-11)Background: Health care organizations are under immense pressure to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care delivery. To date little research into how health organizations in resource-limited settings take up, ... -
Improved treatment services significantly reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in rural Tanzania - results of a randomized controlled trial
(AIDS: Rapid Science Publishers, 1997-08-07)Objective: To evaluate the impact of improved case management for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) at the primary health care level on the incidence and prevalence of STD. Design: Community-randomized controlled ... -
Institutionalizing Leadership Management and Governance for Health System Strengthening in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Partnership for Health System Strengthening in Africa (PHSSA) Programme
(European Journal of Business and Management Research, 2021-11-15)Health systems in an emerging economy, specifically Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized as fragile with low implementation of Universal Health Coverage. While acknowledging that the cause of the inadequacy in emerging ... -
A Comparative Study of Echinococcus Granulos from Human and Animal Hosts in Kenya Using Isoelectric Focusing and Isoenzyme Analysis
(Australian Society for Parasitology, 1981-11-20)A comparative s1udy of Echinococcus granulosus from human and animal hosts in Kenya using isoelectric: focusing and isoenzyme analysis. International Journal for Parasitology 12: 515-521. The soluble enzyme extracts from ... -
The Problem of Communications in Medical Practice in East Africa
(East African Medical Journal, 1969-06-16)PERHAPS it is salutary for those of us who live in the luxury of Nairobi to consider for a moment the fi\edical problems at the periphery. It goes without question that the centre has to be built up first in order to ... -
Cardiovascular Disease in the Masai
(Journal of Atherosclerosis Research, Elseviers Publishing Company, 1963-08-09)The hypothetical relationship between dietary behavior and the development of atherosclerosis and consequent cardiovascular complications is not well established. While it is widely said that a large intake of animal fat ... -
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 ... -
Global Health in the Age of COVID-19: Responsive Health Systems Through a Right to Health Fund
(Health and Human Rights Journal, 2020-06)We propose that a Right to Health Capacity Fund (R2HCF) be created as a central institution of a reimagined global health architecture developed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such ... -
Fintechs’ Future in Kenya: Does Social Influence Matter?
(Journal of African Business, 2021-11-07)ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of social influence on continuous intention to use Fintech mobile money lending app services in Kenya. A sample of 342 respondents was selected using convenience sampling. Data ... -
Factors Influencing TB Treatment Interruption and Treatment Outcomes among Patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019
(PLOS ONE, 2021-04-06)Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality as a single infectious agent globally with increasing numbers of case notification in developing countries. This study seeks to investigate the clinical and ...
