The effective management of acute pain remains a challenge to many households
especially in resource-poor countries. In Kenya, healthcare seeking behavior associated
with the management of acute pain at the household ...
Cyclospora cayetanensis, a coccidian protozoan parasite, that causes diarrhoea in
immunocompetent as well as immunocompromised individuals with or without
international travel., The biology and epidemiology of C. ...
Plants may contain ingredients that have anti-parasitic activity against parasites of medical significance. Chenopodium ambrosoides (Wormseed) a wide spread herb in the Family Chenopodiacea was investigated for anti-schistosomal ...
Medicinal plant products are common medication therapy in traditional healing
practices. However, the product plant species and their health value are often not
scientifically authenticated. Given multiple challenges ...
Plants may contain ingredients that have anti-parasitic activity against parasites of
medical significance. Chenopodium ambrosoides (Wormseed) a wide spread herb in
the Family Chenopodiacea was investigated for ...
Infections due to antibiotic resistant microorganisms have become widespread in
recent years, and resistance rates among key pathogens have continued to grow at an
alarming rate worldwide and the search for novel ...
Infections due to antibiotic resistant microorganisms have become widespread in recent years, and resistance rates among key pathogens have continued to grow at an alarming rate worldwide and the search for novel antimicrobial ...
Home based testing and counseling is an innovative strategy geared to increase
access and uptake of HIV testing services by the population by reaching those who
for various reasons have not had a chance to test for HIV. ...
The study was conducted to explore substance abuse among youth in respect to their
association on risky sexual related behavior. The study was conducted among 4
th year
university students in Kenya where substance abuse ...
Helicobacter pylori is a spiral, Gram-negative micro-aerophilic bacterium that
chronically infects the gastric mucosa of more than half of all people worldwide, and is a
major cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer (PU) ...
The World Health Organization have established that poor sanitation and food handling
practices may be some of the factors contributing to food related illnesses in developing
countries including Kenya. The vending of ...
Diarrhoeal disease is a worldwide public health problem mostly affecting children,
the immunocompromised and elderly in developing countries. Among children in
developing countries, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ...
Transmission of Influenza A viruses between humans and pigs is associated with
occupational and environmental exposures. The main objective of the study was to
identify the influenza viruses circulating among humans, ...
The double burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a
global health challenge. Its management differs from that of either disease alone.
Tuberculosis treatment regimens (Rifampicin and Isoniazid) ...
Chikungunya is a re-emerging disease which has become an important public health
concern globally. In Kenya, there was a Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreak in
Lamu and Mombasa in 2004, which spread to the islands in the ...
Unwanted pregnancies among HIV discordant couples are a surrogate marker for high
risk sexual intercourse. Among HIV discordant couples there is an ever present risk of
HIV transmission to the infants born of the HIV ...
Unwanted pregnancies among HIV discordant couples are a surrogate marker for high risk sexual intercourse. Among HIV discordant couples there is an ever present risk of HIV transmission to the infants born of the HIV ...
The incidence of unsafe abortion has been on the rise over the last 10 years with Kenya
reporting one of the highest rates of unsafe abortions in sub-Saharan Africa region. Due
to controversy about abortion, anyone ...
The incidence of unsafe abortion has been on the rise over the last 10 years with Kenya reporting one of the highest rates of unsafe abortions in sub-Saharan Africa region. Due to controversy about abortion, anyone associated ...
Substance abuse amongst university students is a major public health concern because it predicts health-related problems later in life. The campus environment favours risky behaviours such as substance use and risky sexual ...