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Application of Principal Component Analysis to Assess Health Systems Capacity Using Cross Sectional Data in Rural Western Kenya
(American Journal of Public Health Research, 2019-01-05)Introduction: Strong health systems are essential platforms for accessible, quality health services, and population health and attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs). Descriptive methods have been used to ... -
CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY
(mmust, 2019-01-13)On Monday, 14th January 2019, the immediate former Vice Chancellor of MMUST, Prof. Fredrick Otieno, officially handed over the rein of leadership to the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Bosire. The event, which took ... -
Managing the invasion of guava trees to enhance carbon storage in tropical forests
(Science Direct, 2019-01-15)Tropical forests account for a substantial percentage of the world’s carbon stocks, but the consequences to carbon storage of the rapid invasiveness of the guava tree in these forests is not known. Two different forest ... -
MMUST HOLDS COMMUNITY PRAYER DAY.
(MMUST, 2019-01-20)Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) community gathered for prayers at the University’s Graduation Square on 22nd January, 2019.The prayer day was held in light of recent demise of both staff and ... -
Patient Perceptions on Primary Health Care (PHC) Nurses and Its Impact on Services Delivery at County Level, Machakos, Kenya
(Central African Journal of Public Health, 2019-01-24)Background: Patient perceptions on services delivered by nurses are crucial when assessing the quality of health services. These are most attributable to their knowledge, competent skills and other personal characteristics. ... -
Assessing Capacity and Performance of Health Systems Using Principal Component Analysis: Results from Cross Sectional Survey in Kakamega County, Western Kenya
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2019-02)Background: Strong health systems are fundamental if countries are to improve health outcomes and accelerate the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) number 3 ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing ... -
PREDICTORS OF EXCLUSIVE BREAST-FEEDING AMONG WOMEN IN FORMAL EMPLOYMENT ATTENDING CHILD WELFARE CLINIC AT JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(MMUST, 2019-02)Breast-feeding lays the foundation for healthy growth and child development. Despite the documented benefits of exclusively breast-feeding, studies have found that several predictors influence the duration of breast-feeding ... -
Inclusive Practice and Transformative Leadership Are Entwined
(Global Journal of Transformative Education, 2019-02-11)Inclusive Education (IE) is arguably a popular discourse in education systems as, not merely a concept that addresses needs of Learners with Special Needs (LSEN), but rather a relatively broad approach, continuous process ... -
Evaluating flood extent mapping of two hydraulic models, 1D HEC-RAS and 2D LISFLOOD-FP in comparison with aerial imagery observations in Gorgan flood plain, Iran
(Natural Resource Modeling, 2019-02-20)We compared flood mapping techniques using a one-dimensional (1D) hydraulic model HEC-RAS and two-dimensional (2D) LISFLOOD-FP for a 10-km reach of Gorgan River in Iran. Both models were run using the same hydrologic input ... -
Potential tropical climate-based spatio-temporal grass variability
(ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 2019-03-15)Numerous international agreements aimed at reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by signatory countries have been ratified in an attempt to combat the adverse varied impacts of climate change and promote resource use ... -
The diagnostic accuracy of Th1 (IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10) cytokines response in AFB microscopy smear negative PTB- HIV co-infected patients
(Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019-04)Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) microscopy smear remains the most widely used laboratory diagnostic technique for Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) in low-and-middle income countries. Although it is highly specific, the sensitivity ... -
Carbon Mineralization Kinetics from Legume Residues Applied to a High Altitude Acidic Soil
(International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre), 2019-04-04)An incubation study was conducted for 56 days under room temperature in a high altitude acidic soil (pH = 4.2) to evaluate carbon (C) mineralization from pea (Pisum sativum L.) residues and leaves from two agroforestry ... -
INFLUENCE OF HEADTEACHERS’ AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-04-04)Kenyan schools have been encouraged to the pressure of inclusion to embrace integration of all learners including those with disabilities. The problem is that, despite the adoption of this policy in Kenya (2009), realization ... -
Draft Genome Sequences of Two Staphylococcus warneri Clinical Isolates, Strains SMA0023-04 (UGA3) and SMA0670-05 (UGA28), from Siaya County Referral Hospital, Siaya, Kenya.
(ASM Journals, 2019-04-11)We report the complete draft genome sequences of two Staphylococcus warneri clinical isolates, strains SMA0023-04 (UGA3) and SMA0670-05 (UGA28), each of which contains one chromosome and at least one plasmid. Isolate ... -
Direct detection of bacteremia by exploiting host-pathogen interactions of lipoteichoic acid and lipopolysaccharide
(Scientific Reports, 2019-04-17)Bacteremia is a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa where childhood mortality rates are the highest in the world. The early diagnosis of bacteremia and initiation of treatment saves lives, especially in high-disease ... -
Genome Sequence of a Staphylococcus xylosus Clinical Isolate, Strain SMA0341-04 (UGA5), from Siaya County Referral Hospital in Siaya, Kenya
(ASM Journals, 2019-04-18)We report here the genome sequence of a Staphylococcus xylosus clinical isolate, strain SMA0341-04 (UGA5), which contains one chromosome and at least one plasmid. Notably, strain SMA0341-04 (UGA5) contains the tetracycline ... -
Genome Sequences of a Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolate, Strain SMA0034-04 (UGA22), from Siaya County Referral Hospital in Siaya, Kenya
(ASM Journals, 2019-04-25)Here, we report the genome sequences of a Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolate, strain SMA0034-04 (UGA22), which contains one chromosome and one plasmid. We also reveal that isolate SMA0034-04 (UGA22) contains loci in ... -
Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Strain SMA0010-04 (UGA20), a Clinical Isolate from Siaya County Referral Hospital in Siaya, Kenya
(Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019-04-25)Here, we report the sequence of a Staphylococcus pettenkoferi clinical isolate, strain SMA0010-04 (UGA20), which contains the PC1 beta-lactamase (blaZ) gene. -
A DOMAIN BASED PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF LINGUISTIC POLITENESS STRATEGIES OF LWISUKHA
(MMUST, 2019-05)The proposed study aims to analyse the linguistic politeness strategies used in Lwisukha; one of the eighteen dialects of the Luhya language spoken by the people of Western Kenya in selected domains. These domains include: ... -
Effect of locally produced complementary foods on fat-free mass, linear growth, and iron status among Kenyan infants
(Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2019-05-02)The impact of quality complementary food products on infant growth and body composition has not been adequately investigated. This study evaluated the effect on fat-free mass (FFM) accrual, linear growth, and iron status ...