Background: A large number of deaths worldwide are attributed to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Diabetes, an important NCD, contributes to this large mortality mainly through cardiovascular complications. Cardiovascular ...

Background: The majority of students in the institutions of higher learning are single, young adults who easily fall prey to exuberance coupled with adequate freedom in campus life that predisposes them to High Risky Sexual ...

Purpose: Inadequate sanitation is a major factor that causes diarrhea in school-aged children, this leads to a number of health problems, including stunted growth, diarrheal illness and even death. The main objective of ...

Background Podoconiosis (mossy foot) is a neglected non-filarial elephantiasis considered to be caused by predisposition to cumulative contact of uncovered feet to irritative red clay soil of volcanic origins in the ...

BACKGROUND: Substance use poses a significant threat to the health, social and economic fabric of families, communities and nations. In Kenya, alcohol and drug abuse has been identified as a hindrance to education, development ...

Kenya is ranked 15th among the 22 high Tuberculosis burden countries. Slum residents in Nairobi experience a high mortality burden (50%) mainly caused by TB and HIV and AIDS. Despite Community Health Volunteers being ...

Background: Machakos County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. In the current study performance of ambulance services were measured using indicators such as response time, on-scene time, clients’ satisfaction and ...

Introduction: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) play a major role in HIV/AIDS response. Despite their massive effort to promote health care, nutrition and socio-economic empowerment to people living with the disease, ...

Background: Since HIV/AIDS was reported in Kenya the country has been and continues to be impacted negatively in all sectors. Despite Government’s intervention initiatives to mitigate the impact, patients continue to succumb ...

Objective: To compare the clinical outcomes of femoral shaft fractures managed surgically and conservatively by traction. Design: A prospective quasi experimental study at the Thika level 5 hospital. Methods: 148 ...