Introduction: Kenya adopted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy in 1998 to strengthen disease surveillance and epidemic response. However, the goal of weekly surveillance reporting among health ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Delays in diagnosis and treatment increase morbidity and mortality from tuberculosis, and the risk of transmission in the community. Methods: ...

Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus is chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from insulin secretion, insulin action, or both and accounts for over 95% cases globally. Uncontrolled diabetes ...

Background: Depressive symptoms are potential outcomes of poorly functioning and demanding work environments. Such symptoms are frequent and cause considerable suffering for the employees as well as financial loss for ...

Integrating HIV self-testing (HIVST) into assisted partner services (APS) has potential to increase identification of people with HIV in the community, but little is known about acceptability of HIVST among partners traced ...

Background Information: Globally, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) account for 63% of mortalities. Approximately, 80% of these NCD-related deaths occur in LMICs and they contribute to at least 50% of hospital admissions. ...

In this study, ticks from pastoral communities in Kenya were tested for Rickettsia spp. infections in geographical regions where the presence of tick-borne arboviruses had previously been reported. Rickettsial and arbovirus ...

Malaria remains a major public health problem globally, despite significant success in malaria control programs in the past. Long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the major vector control method used to prevent malaria ...

Dengue is a public health concern because it is a viral hemorrhagic disease spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito vector. The disease is caused by the dengue virus (DENV) which has four different serotypes (DENV 1-4). Dengue ...

This study investigated factors influencing adherence to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) among HIV-infected adolescents in Machakos County, Kenya, using a mixedmethods approach. Quantitative data from structured ...