Malaria remains a major public health problem globally, despite significant success in malaria control programs in the past. Long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the major vector control method used to prevent malaria ...
Dengue virus (DENV) and Yellow fever virus (YFV) are RNA viruses belonging to the genus Flavivirus and family Flaviviridae. Their emergence and re-emergence have become crucial public health problems, especially in Sub-Saharan ...
Dengue is a public health concern because it is a viral hemorrhagic disease spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito vector. The disease is caused by the dengue virus (DENV) which has four different serotypes (DENV 1-4). Dengue ...
Schistosomiasis is a disease of global public health importance among populations residing in Schistosoma-infection prone areas. Global interventions have not succeeded yet in control, elimination nor eradication of the ...
This study investigated factors influencing adherence to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) among HIV-infected adolescents in Machakos County, Kenya, using a mixedmethods approach. Quantitative data from structured ...
BACKGROUND: Decidual macrophages are essential during pregnancy playing the most critical role in tolerance, tissue priming, parturition, and postpartum recapability. Change in the placental microenvironment leading to ...
Assisted partner services (aPNS) is a recommended public health approach to promote HIV testing for sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with HIV. Offering HIV selftesting (HIVST) within aPNS has the potential to ...
Introduction
Worldwide, complications that occur in pregnancy, at childbirth, and in the immediate postnatal period (puerperium) are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among Women of Reproductive Age (WRA). ...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 63% of deaths worldwide. Of these, fifty per cent of hospital admissions and over eighty per cent occur in LMICs. The Kenyan government prioritized communicable disease management ...
Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogenic bacterium that can evolve rapidly to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a global health concern that is associated with ...
Ticks are excellent vectors of pathogens that cause morbidity and mortality in man, livestock and wildlife. At least 900 species of ticks are known globally. With the expansion of ticks into new habitats as a result of ...
More than 600,000 deaths from malaria were recorded in 2020, making it a serious public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, especially for pregnant women. In Kenya, 75% of the population is at risk, with Busia County ...
About 9% of Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) children have moderate acute malnutrition and
2% of children in developing countries have Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). There is
no such information about children to allow planning ...
Male partner participation in activities targeting elimination of MTCT of HIV (eMTCT)
remains low in Kisumu East Sub-County, despite its critical importance in reducing
rates of MTCT. The Sub-County has a high MTCT of ...
Antimicrobial use in agriculture, livestock and in human health has increased over the
years leading to increase in antimicrobial resistance among strains that can also find
their way into the aquatic environments. Rivers ...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) co-infections
are common all over the world. Several studies have shown that HIV infection
modifies the course of HBV infection by increasing rates of ...
Male circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures in human history. Scientists
predicted the medical benefit of this procedure as early as mid-19th century. Results from
three clinical trials conducted in Kenya, ...
The increasing prevalence of asthma in developing countries during the last decade
continues to represent a significant public health problem, causing both economic
and social burdens. It remains an area of considerable ...
Q fever is a highly endemic, globally distributed zoonosis caused by Coxiella
burnetii. The pathogen host rage is varied although domestic small ruminants are the
frequent source of human infection. The disease is ...
Breast milk is the safest and most natural food for an infant and provides complete
nutritional needs up to six months of age. It is important for growth and reduces infant
morbidity and mortality. Exclusive breastfeeding ...