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Policy Environment for Prevention, Control and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases in Primary Health Care in Kenya
(Springer, 2018-05)Background: In Kenya, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) accounted for more than 10% of total deaths and 4% of total Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in 2015 with a steady increase over the past decade. The main objective ... -
Postpartum Depression among Postnatal Women as a Result of Disrespect and Abuse during Labour and Delivery
(GAVIN PUBLISHERS, 2020-09-25)Introduction: Evidence suggests that health care providers habitually fail to provide respectful maternity care during facilitybased delivery. This study explored the relationship between disrespect and abuse experienced ... -
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 ... -
Predictors of Public and Private Healthcare Utilization and Associated Health System Responsiveness among Older Adults in Ghana
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-06-04)Background: Previous studies investigating factors associated with healthcare utilization by older Ghanaians lack distinction between public and private health services. The present study examined factors associated with ... -
Preliminary report - Effectiveness of expanded delivery mechanisms channels and empowerment of caregivers in improving access of ORS and Zinc in Narok County, Kenya
(Ministry of Health, Kenya, 2015-09)Millennium development goal 4 calling for a reduction of child deaths by two thirds by 2015 up from the 1990 levels is unlikely to be achieved in Africa. Pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria account for more than 50% of deaths ... -
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Women During COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions: A Community-Based Study
(SAGE, 2020-12)Objective: Ethiopia has taken unprecedented preventive measures, such as confinement to home and closure of schools and offices to halt the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, such orders may have been associated ... -
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pneumonia among Under-fives with Acute Respiratory Symptoms: A Cross Sectional Study at a Teaching Hospital in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2021-12-01)Objectives: This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of pneumonia among children under-five years pre senting with acute respiratory symptoms. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study at the Pediatric ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence and Barriers to Ending Female Genital Cutting:
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Prevalence and Barriers to Ending Female Genital Cutting: The Case of Afar and Amhara Regions of Ethiopia
(MDPI, 2020-10-29)Female genital cutting (FGC) remains highly prevalent in Ethiopia, in spite of a slowly decreasing trend over the last decade. In an effort to inform and strengthen FGC interventions in Ethiopia, this study aimed to assess ... -
Prevalence and diversity of cystic echinococcosis in livestock in Maasailand, Kenya
(Springer, 8/23/2012)Abstract Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by several members of the Echinococcus granulosus species complex. In East Africa, several species/strains are known to occur in livestock and humans, but ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of HIV Sero-discordance among Cohabiting Couples Tested in northern Tanzania
(PanAfrican Medical Journal, 2015-11-23)Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa where HIV/AIDS epidemic is predominantly generalized, majority of HIV infections occur among heterosexual couples. The majority of people do not know their sero-status. Thus, utilisation ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of Stunting among Children of Age Between 6 to 23 Months in Four Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(2020-08-14)mortality in the first two years of life. It is used to assess nutritional status of children by measuring their length/height and age. The purpose of this study was to assess prevalence and factors associated with ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease Among Patients Presenting at a Haemodialysis Unit in Dodoma, Tanzania
(East African Health Research Journal, 2018-01)Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem worldwide, due to its epidemic proportions and the associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, data on the burden of CKD among patients ... -
Prevalence of malaria in southern Sudan
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 11/4/1996)The prevalence of malaria in the human population of southern Sudan was studied during March to April, 1996. A total of 330 people including adults and children were screened for malaria by microscopic examination of Giemsa ... -
Preventing Female Genital Mutilation in High Income Countries: a Systematic Review of the Evidence
(2019-07)Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is prevalent in communities of migration. Given the harmful effects of the practice and its illegal status in many countries, there have been concerted primary, secondary and ... -
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 ... -
Prospective Results after First-time Surgery for Obstetric Fistulas in East African Women
(Springer, 4/20/2007)The objective of this study was to document the complications, outcomes and causes of obstetric fistulas in East African women who underwent first-time surgical repair. Attention was also paid to social background and ... -
Provision of Essential Health Package in Public Hospitals: a Case of Homabay County Hospitals, Kenya
(2016-05)Introduction: Essential Health Packages (EHP) delivery is likely to strengthen service delivery. Healthcare utilization rate is 77% for the sick. 44% and 18% who don't seek care are hindered by cost and distance respectively. ... -
Psychometric Evaluation of a Cross-Culturally Adapted Felt Stigma Questionnaire Among People Living with HIV in Kenya.
(ResearchGate, 2013-08)Psychometric properties of an 18-item HIV felt stigma questionnaire were evaluated utilizing data collected froma diverse ethnic and socioeconomic group of 370 people living with HIV/AIDS and receiving HIV/AIDS-relatedhealth ...