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INFLUENCE OF OUTDOOR AND NEAR WORK ACTIVITIES ON MYOPIA AMONGST SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTSIN LURAMBI SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)The prevalence of myopia has disturbingly escalated globally with an estimationof up to 2.56 billion cases by the end of 2020. Almost halfof the earth'sinhabitants are estimatedto be myopic bythe year 2050,while ... -
INTRONIC POLYMORPHISM ALB GENE AMONG HIV-1 IN INFECTEDANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT ART-NAIVE AND ART- EXPERIENCED INJECTION SUBSTANCE USERS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08)Injection substance use is both a social and public health concern. Globally, the co- burden of human immunodeficiency virus and injection substance use (HIV-ISU) is high especially in coastal urban and peri-urban ... -
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ABOUT COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTAINMENT MEASURES AMONG STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)Public health is in danger globally due to the COVID-2019 pandemic, a highly contagious illness. This has had far-reaching effects on the educational experience of students worldwide in different regions, not only those ... -
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
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MIDWIFERY
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NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MOTHERS AND THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN 6-59 MONTHS IN MALAVA, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2023)The Kenyan government has been implementing programmes aimed at promoting good maternal nutrition practices through nutrition education programs. Despite the efforts, childhood malnutrition is still a challenge in Kenya ... -
NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG CATARACT PATIENTS ATTENDING SABATIA EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Cataract, the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment globally, induces damage to the eye through mechanisms like oxidative stress. Antioxidants are the first line of defense against oxidative stress and are ... -
PAEDIATRIC NURSING
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PREVALENCE, INTENSITY AND RISK FACTORS OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN LURAMBI SUBCOUNTY, KAKAMEGA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-06)Intestinal helminths cause diseases and death in low and middle-income countries. Pupils are among the individuals at high risk of contracting intestinal helminthiasis. The use of contaminated water and improper hygienic ... -
RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH AS A SURROGATE MARKER OF HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES AMONG PATIENTS IN AGA KHAN HOSPITAL, WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-10)Red cell distribution width (RDW) measures the morphological diversity of red blood cells (rbcs) per volume rbcs. Such diversity, characterized by significant reticulocytosis and rbcs variation in size(anisocytosis) and ... -
UTILIZATION OF NUTRITION INFORMATION ON FOOD LABELS BY DIABETIC AND HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING CLINIC AT KAKAMEGA COUNTY TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(2023)The primary role of food labels is to inform consumers on the composition of food, ingredients and their relative amounts. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are key public health problems due to lifestyle changes that ...