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Factors Associated with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa A systematic and meta-analysis
(ResearchGate, 2020-08-19)Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are common complications of pregnancy globally, including sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Although it has a high burden of maternal and neonatal mortality and ... -
Enabling and Hindering Factors of Health Surveillance Assistants’ Roles in the Provision of Contraceptive Services in Mangochi, Malawi
(Springer, 2020-04-20)Background: Contraceptive services are essential for promoting people’s health, and economic and social wellbeing. Despite increased contraceptive use over the past decades, unmet need is still high in Malawi. As a result ... -
Determinants of Preterm Birth Among Mothers who Gave Birth at Public Hospitals in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia A Case-Control Study
(ResearchGate, 2019-11-11)Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a public health issue worldwide. In developing nations, like Ethiopia, PTB is under reported and underestimated. However, it is the leading cause of neonatal and under-five mortality ... -
COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A Geospatial Analysis of Vulnerability to Infection, Case Severity and Death
(ResearchGate, 2021-01-27)Background COVID-19 has caused a global public health crisis affecting most countries, including Ethiopia, in various ways. This study maps the vulnerability to infection, case severity and likelihood of death from COVID-19 ... -
ARP Impact Evaluation Final Report
(Amref Health Africa, 2020-07-03)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Founded in 1957, Amref Health Africa is an international health development organisation whose core mission is to increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human ... -
Adequacy of Prenatal Care and its Association with Low Birth Weight in Ndola and Kitwe, Zambia
(Gavin Publishers, 2020-09-23)Background: Prenatal care is one of the recommended interventions globally to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. In most Sub-Saharan African countries, high rates of poor pregnancy outcomes coexist with high Antenatal ... -
Functional Analysis of HIV-1 subtypes B and C HIV-1 Tat exons and RGD/QGD motifs with respect to Tatmediated transactivation and Apoptosis
(AIDS, 2008-08)HIV-1 Tat is known to influence several intracellular functions including its ability to activate long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter-mediated transactivation and cause apoptosis [1–3]. Although a number of studies ... -
Challenges for Scaling up ART in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Retrospective Study in Kibera, Kenya
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009-04-01)Objective: To determine levels of dropout and adherence in an antiretroviral treatment (ART) program in sub-Saharan Africa's largest urban informal settlement, Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. Method: Retrospective cohort ... -
Household Sanitation in Uasin Gishu District in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 1992-11)In rural Uasin Gishu District in 1990, 78.2% of the households had pit latrines, 11.3% ventilated improved pit latrines, 0.8% water-borne and 9.7% with no toilet facilities. On inspection, 97% of the toilet facilities were ... -
Biological and Behavioural Impact of an Adolescent Sexual Health Intervention in Tanzania: A Community-Randomized Trial
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-02)Objective: The impact of a multicomponent intervention programme on the sexual health of adolescents was assessed in rural Tanzania. Design: A community-randomized trial. Methods: Twenty communities were randomly allocated ... -
HIV and Syphilis Serostatus of Antenatals in Traditional Maasai Pastoralist Communities in Kajiado District, Kenya: 1989-1992
(Tropical Doctor, 1999-04)Although much research has been carried out on high risk populations, little is known about HIV prevalence in traditional rural communities who limit contact with other tribes, non-traditional tribesman and Europeans. This ... -
Hepatic Hydatid Cyst in a Turkana Woman - case report
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 1999-03)An unusual case of hepatic hyd:1tid cyst in a 27-year old female is reported. The patient had nbdominal distension of 111-year duration, pain, 1>allor of mucous membranes, and was grossly w:1sted. Ultrasono~rnphy revealed ... -
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 ... -
Fintechs’ Future in Kenya: Does Social Influence Matter?
(Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-11-07)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 was analyzed ... -
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 ...
