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Sexuality Experiences of Secondary School Students in Nakuru, Kenya: a Cross-Sectional Study
(2018-06)Background: Adolescence is a phase where one is inquisitive about sex and sexuality. It is but natural to exchange the half-baked feelings and experiences with peers. These days the environment that includes public media ... -
Measles Incidence in South Africa: a Six-Year Review, 2015-2020
(2022-08)In 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed to eliminate measles in five regions by 2020. This retrospective descriptive study reviewed measles surveillance data in South Africa for the period 2015-2020 to document ... -
Tuberculosis Treatment and Resulting Abnormal Blood Glucose: a Scoping Review of Studies from 1981 - 2021
(2022-12)Hyperglycaemia is a risk factor for tuberculosis. Evidence of changes in blood glucose levels during and after tuberculosis treatment is unclear. Conclusion: Elevated blood glucose in normoglycaemic patients receiving ... -
Community Health Workers: An Underappreciated Asset to Tackle NCD
(PubMed, 2016-12)NCD are an urgent social, economic, and health issue, and we need solutions at the community level to tackle them. There is dearth of skilled health force to tackle the challenges posed by NCD. Training and empowering ... -
Considerations for Establishing Successful Coronavirus Disease Vaccination Programs in Africa
(2021-08)The accelerated development of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) candidate vaccines is intended to achieve worldwide immunity. Ensuring COVID-19 vaccination is crucial to stemming the pandemic, reclaiming everyday life, and ... -
COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Vaccine Hesitancy in Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
(PubMed, 2023-03-31)The current healthcare system’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Ethiopia and limit its effects on human lives are being hampered by hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine. The aim of this study was to assess the ... -
From Vaccine to Visa Apartheid, How AntiBlackness Persists in Global Health.
(PubMed, 2023-02-27)Global health evolved from colonial medicine and hence deeply rooted in the white supremacy mindset. Anti-Blackness is an inescapable consequence. Definitions of anti-Blackness revolve around the positioning of Black people, ... -
Strengthening Health Systems in Communities: The Experiences of Amref Health Africa
(PubMed, 2016)Africa is grappling with a set of challenges including; a multiple disease burden, malnutrition, illiteracy, environmental degradation, inequality, inequity, debilitating poverty situation and governance of the available ... -
Changes in Solo and Partnered Sexual Behaviors following the First COVID-19 Wave: Data from an International Study of 26 Countries
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-07-05)Objective: To determine individual- and country-level factors associated with self-reported changes in solo and partnered sexual behaviors in an international sample of adults during COVID-19. Methods: Data were from the ... -
Amref Alternative Rites of Passage (ARP) model for female genital mutilation/cutting, teenage pregnancies, and child, early and forced marriages in Kenya:
(2023)The Amref Alternative Rites of Passage (ARP) model was initiated in 2009. To date, about 20,000 girls have been supported by their communities to denounce female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and graduate into ‘maturity’ ... -
Performance & Utilization of Handwashing Stations deployed in response to COVID-19 in Kenya:
(2021)Handwashing, although a simple task, is lifesaving and adherence to proper hand hygiene has been strongly linked to prevention of gastrointestinal infections, respiratory infection, influenza, healthcare-associated infections, ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on HIV/AIDS Programming in Kenya:
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Quality an Essential Ingredient for Enhanced Health Sector Workforces in Africa
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Seizing the Moment:
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Uganda Country Case Study: Equity in COVID-19 mitigation and policy responses
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Neck Pain among the Hospital Front and Back Office Workers at the Nairobi Hospital, Kenya
(International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, 2023-06)Objective: To identify the prevalence and risk factor of neck pain among the hospital front and back-office workers at The Nairobi Hospital, Kenya. Material and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional studies was carried ... -
Effects of Covid-19 Among School Adolescents in Kween District
(Heroes for Gender Transformative Action, 2022)The ISPHD programme (Heros4GTA) is a joint district-based programme implemented by the consortium of Amref Health Africa in Uganda, Cordaid, MIFUMI, and the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) for the period ... -
Knowledge And Use Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills (Ecp) Among 15-24years Olds In 9 High-Burden Districts In Uganda
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Reducing unmet need for contraceptive services among youth in Homabay and Narok counties, Kenya:
(BMC Health Services Research, 2021)Abstract Background: Access to contraceptive services is a cornerstone of human well-being. While Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) promote family planning in Kenya, the unmet need for contraceptives among youth remains ... -
Alternative Rites of Passage Project: Voices from the Community
(AMREF Health Africa, 2021)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 resources for health, ...
