Background: Alcohol use during adolescence is an important risk factor for a host of physical and social problems affecting the young people globally. There is limited data on the prevalence of alcohol use among the ...

Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by filarial worms and transmitted by mosquitoes is ranked as the second largest cause of disability in the world. Infection leads clinical manifestations; lymphoedema of limbs ...

Background: Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by penetration of the female sand flea Tunga penetrans, also called jigger flea, into the epidermis of its host. It is highly prevalent where people live in extreme ...

Background Injection drug use is steadily rising in Kenya. We assessed the prevalence of both human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among injecting heroin users (IHUs) at the ...

Background: 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 ...

Background Hookworm infection is a major concern in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in children and pregnant women. Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale are responsible for this condition. Hookworm disease is one ...

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the population and health system factors affecting the transferability of health kiosks in markets in Kenya. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a partially mixed concurrent ...

Background: Effective preparedness is essential to safeguard healthcare workers (HCWs) and strengthen outbreak response. The 2022–2023 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda exposed critical gaps in healthcare ...

Background: Pregnancy and childbirth complications are leading causesof death among adolescent girls. Due to the high number of teenage pregnanciesin Bomachoge Borabu Sub-County, thisstudyaimed to determine ...

There is a shortage of information in Africa regarding the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of the Toxoplasma gondiicirculating in domestic cats (Felis catus) and the intermediate hosts such as chicken. The situation ...