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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 ...
Sexual Risk Reduction Strategies Among HIV Infected Men Receiving ART in Kibera, Nairobi
(Taylor & Francis, 2/22/2011)
This paper explores motivational factors and barriers to sexual behaviour change among men receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART). Twenty in-depth interviews were undertaken with male patients enrolled at the African ...
Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis B in Mwanza, Tanzania
(7/17/1997)
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is endemic and poses a grave public health problem in Africa where it is mainly transmitted from mother to baby or during childhood. Sexual transmission has also been suggested to play a role in ...
Barriers to Sexual Reproductive Health Services and Rights Among Young People in Mtwara district, Tanzania: a Qualitative Study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/26/2012)
Background: In Tanzania over 1/3 of the population is under 24 years. Nationwide 23% of teenagers have started childbearing. However, Mtwara
Region has the highest percentage (25.5%) of teenagers who begin childbearing ...
Access to HIV Prevention Services among Gender-based Violence Survivors in Tanzania
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/25/2012)
Introduction: Currently, Tanzania's HIV prevalence is 5.7%. Gender inequality and Gender Based Violence (GBV) are among factors fuelling the spread of HIV in Tanzania. This study was conducted to assess universal access ...
Factors Affecting the Utilisation of Improved Ventilated Latrines Among Communities in Mtwara Rural District, Tanzania
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/25/2012)
Introduction: The Tanzania government, working in partnership with other stakeholders implemented a community-based project aimed at increasing access to clean and safe water basic sanitation and promotion of personal ...
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 ...
Making Aid effective at the Community Level: The AMREF Experience
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-09)
Effective use of donor aid is critical in achieving the sixth Millennium Development Goal –reversing the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2015. The Paris Declaration of 2005 identified five key principles for aid effectiveness: ...
Laboratory Malaria Diagnostic Capacity in Health Facilities in Five Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
(2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-12)
Objectives and methods: Quality laboratory services are a requisite to guide rational case management of malaria. Using a pre-tested, standardized assessment tool, we assessed laboratory diagnostic capacity in 69 primary, ...
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 ...