Background Little data is available on the long-term psychosocial effects of disclosure of HIV status that may occur in late adolescence, even when disclosure is timely. Moreover, few studies have described the post-disclosure ...

Herbal remedies are widely used for the management of diabetes. Evidence of their safety and their effectiveness needs to be evaluated and documented. Metformin, a widely used drug for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) was ...

The effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease remains uncertain. Nearly one third of people who are infected with HIV are also infected with hepatitis ...

Objective: To determine the factors associated with active trachoma among children aged 1-9 years in Ol Donyo Nyokie, Kajiado County. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study which utilized both quantitative ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with ano-genital and cervical cancer. Persistence of oncogenic HPV genotypes is a requirement for development and progression of malignancies. Although, >70% of women clear incident ...

Background: The high rates of recurrent tuberculosis and HIV in Kenya raised the assumption that anti -tuberculosis drug resistance may be an increasing problem. Objective: To determine whether HIV co infection and ...

Background: Studies have shown that violence against women which is manifested in multiple forms is increasingly seen as a major public health concern. The findings from a study conducted in Kenya indicated that 46% of ...

Objective: To establish the level of ICT related content, context and process dimensions vis- a- vis the upscaling of ICT in health care facilities in Nairobi and Machakos counties. Design: A cross sectional study Setting: ...

Road traffic accidents are rapidly increasing in developing countries due to rapid motorization. There is limited data on outcomes of patients admitted in critical care units in Kenya. The study aimed at assessing ...

Background: Malaria affects millions of people worldwide with 24 million Kenyans at risk of infection annually. To develop strategies to improve use of malaria control methods, it is necessary to determine factors that ...