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Predictors of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Among Adult Patients at Saint Peter Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)
Introduction: the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become a major public health concern that threatens advances
made in global TB control efforts. Though the problem is prevalent, it did not ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Jigger Infestation Among Household Members Aged 18 to 60 Years
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/25/2012)
Introduction: Jigger infestation is an important but neglected public health problem. The study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practices
of household members on jigger infestation, practices and control within Murang’a ...
Behaviour Change and Associated Factors Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/26/2012)
Background: Initiatives aimed at behaviour change of key populations such as the female sex workers (FSWs) are pivotal in reducing the transmission of HIV. An 8-year implementation research to establish the predictor factors ...
Walking Together: Towards a Collaborative Model for Maternal Health Care in Pastoralist Communities of Laikipia and Samburu, Kenya
(10/1/2017)
Purpose: In 2009 the Kenyan Government introduced health system reforms to address
persistently high maternal and newborn mortality including deployment of skilled birth
attendants (SBAs) to health facilities in remote ...
Factors Influencing Deliveries at Health Facilities in a Rural Maasai Community in Magadi sub-County, Kenya
(Springer Nature, 1/3/2018)
Background
In response to poor maternal, newborn, and child health indicators in Magadi sub-county, the “Boma” model was launched to promote health facility delivery by establishing community health units and training ...
Feeding Habits Associated with Overweight and Obesity Amongst Secondary School Students in Private and Public Schools in Langata Nairobi Kenya
(IJSRP Publications, 2017-05)
Background; Obesity continues to pose major public
health challenges globally. This study was conducted to
determine the prevalence of overweight /obesity amongst
secondary school students in private and public schools ...
Factors influencing deliveries at health facilities in a rural Maasai Community in Magadi sub-County, Kenya
(Springer, 2018-01)
Background: In response to poor maternal, newborn, and child health indicators in Magadi sub-county, the “Boma”
model was launched to promote health facility delivery by establishing community health units and training
community ...
Improving the Standards-Based Management-Recognition initiative to provide high-quality, equitable maternal health services in Malawi: an implementation research protocol
(BMJ Global Health, 3/24/2016)
Background: The Government of Malawi is seeking
evidence to improve implementation of its flagship
quality of care improvement initiative—the Standards
Based Management-Recognition for Reproductive
Health (SBM-R(RH)).
Objective: ...
Factors Influencing Place of Delivery for Pastoralist Women in Kenya: A Qualitative Study
(2016)
Background: Kenya’s high maternal mortality ratio can be partly explained by the low proportion of women delivering in health facilities attended by skilled birth attendants (SBAs). Many women continue to give birth at ...
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Pastoralist Communities of Laikipia and Samburu Counties, Kenya: a Cross-sectional Survey
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)
Introduction: current efforts to reduce maternal and newborn mortality focus on promoting institutional deliveries with skilled birth attendants
(SBAs), and discouraging deliveries at home attended by traditional birth ...