Milk and dairy products form essential constituents in daily meals of the residents of
Bomet and other parts of Kenya. Dairy products are highly nutritious and may be
susceptible to contamination by bacteria, molds ...
Mursik is traditional fermented milk. Fungi are among the major contaminants of milk
including mycotoxigenic fungi. Mycotoxigenic fungi may grow in mursik and produce
mycotoxins that can cause poisoning to consumers. ...
Type-2 diabetes mellitus is recognized as a key non-communicable disease affecting
over 425 million people globally, with only half of them currently diagnosed. One key
indicator of mortality associated with type-2 ...
The number of children who die before the age of five is excessively high and they are
associated with high prevalence of malnutrition. Poor breast-feeding and complementary
feeding practices among other factors exacerbate ...
Childhood nutrition tops the global agenda for socio economic development and
children need healthy teeth to masticate food for their nutritional supply. This study
determined the nutritional status, prevalence of dental ...
Nutritional status is a significant predictor of survival rate in adult People Living with HIV/AIDS
(PLWHA). While public opinion assumes that PLWHA are prone to malnutrition, there is very
little documented data about ...
This was a descriptive study with the objective of investigating the obstetric care in home delivery process. It involved looking at the pre, intra and post partum practices with the aim of finding out whether they comply ...
Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health problem in the world. It is estimated that
60% of all employees experience LBP at some point in their lives. In Kenya, it is
estimated that 64% of tea pickers suffer from LBP ...
Rock quarrying is one of the common but most dangerous industries to work in
relative to other industries globally. The workers are exposed to a variety of health
hazards. The evaluation of occupational health and safety ...
Tanzania is among the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with high prevalence of HIV
infection. The country has implemented several interventions for control and prevention,
including care and treatment with ARV drugs. The ...
O'nyong’nyong fever, caused by infection with a mosquito-borne East African
alphavirus, is an acute, non-fatal illness characterized by fever and polyarthralgia.
Alpha viruses such as Chikungunya and O’nyong’nyong are ...
Measles is a severe, vaccine-preventable disease that causes extensive morbidity and
mortality in large parts of the world. Despite the widespread use of measles vaccine,
either as a single antigen vaccine or as a component ...
Oral health is an essential and integral part of overall health throughout human life.
The mouth is the mirror that reflects human’s health and well-being. Poor oral health
has negative consequences on individuals’ ...
Oral diseases are the most prevalent non-communicable public health problems affecting
about 3.58 billion people globally, with dental caries being the most prevalent condition
(Oral Health - World Health Organization, ...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the most serious epidemics to ever have affected
humanity. About 40 million people were infected with HIV in 2001, and millions have
already died of AIDS. Many more people are affected ...
Pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria than non-pregnant women. This
susceptibility is highest in first and second pregnancies of continuous malaria exposure.
Placental malaria leads to poor birth outcomes and ...
Delays in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and start of treatment increase morbidity and mortality from tuberculosis (TB), and the risk of its transmission in the community. This study was conducted to investigate factors that ...
Malaria is a serious public health problem particularly in Africa. Over the years,
the situation has worsened because of the development of drug resistance to many
of the previously efficacious and affordable antimalarial ...
A large number of deaths worldwide are attributed to non-communicable diseases
(NCDs). These NCDs are leading causes of deaths to more people yearly compared to
other causes put together. Statistics show that about 80% ...
Human papilloma virus is a common sexually transmitted viral infection that affects
both men and women .A strong association has been found between presence of
HPV and occurrence of cervical cancer. HPV infection is a ...