Background More than half of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals in Kenya are unaware of their status, and young women carry a disproportionate burden of incident HIV infections. We sought to determine ...

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) causes considerable morbidity and mortality in Kenya. However, data on the factors associated with nutritional status among children aged 5-12 years at Kacheliba Sub County Hospital is nonexistent. ...

Background: Improving maternal health by three quarters is the fifth millennium development goal that is set to be achieved through the provision of skilled attendance during delivery. However, the proportion of Skilled ...

Introduction: hepatitis B Viral Infection (HBV) remains one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally accounting for 38-53% of chronic liver diseases and about 686,000 deaths annually. The prevalence of HBV ...

Objective: To determine knowledge and practices on infant feeding, socio-demographic factors that influence choice of infant feeding method and nutritional status of children aged 6 to 24 months attending Mother Child ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with observed levels of adherence to ant rabies PEP vaccine among animal bite victims in Machakos level five hospital. Methodology: The study used ...

Ascaris lumbricoides is a nematode parasite that causes the common tropical infection ascariasis in humans. It is also considered among the neglected tropical diseases. Diagnosis relies mainly on microscopy-based methods ...

Background: Leishmania major causes cutaneous leishmaniasis which leads to painful skin sores in humans. In the current study, efficacy of combination therapy of A. secundiflora and C. citrinus against L. major infected ...

Background Human Coronaviruses (HCoV) are a common cause of respiratory illnesses and are responsible for considerable morbidity and hospitalization across all age groups especially in individuals with compromised immunity. ...

Allium sativum and Aloe secundiflora water extracts have antileishmanial activities. In the present study, the efficacy of combination therapy using A. sativum and A. secundiflora against L. major was studied both ...