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Intervention Time Series Modeling of Infant Mortality: Impact of Free Maternal Health Care
(Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 2020-09-07)
Infant mortality is an important marker of the overall society health. The 3rd goal of the Sustainable Development Goals aims at reducing infant deaths that occur due to preventable causes by 2030. Due to increased infant ...
BUKUSU MALE RITUAL CIRCUMCISION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: A QUEST FORTHE FUNDAMENTALS
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)
Among the many African rites of passage, maleritualcircumcisionremainsone of the most important and outstanding because of thevitalelements associated with it. Many written documents on Bukusu male ritual ...
FACTORS INFLUENCING NURSES' COMPETENCE ON INTRAVENOUS FLUID THERAPY IN UNDER-FIVES WITH DEHYDRATION IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY HOSPITALS KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-12)
Intravenous fluid therapy is a procedure used to administer fluids to the body through the veins. The
objective of this study was to analyze the factors that affect competence of nurses on intravenous
fluid therapy in ...
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 ...
Prognostic Potential of RDW in Discriminating Hemoglobinopathies among Patients reporting to Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu
(Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2022-08-13)
Background
Red cell distribution width (RDW) measures the extent of variation in red blood cell (RBC) volume in terms of coefficient of variation. It reflects the degree of variation in RBC’s sizes and shapes, characteristic ...
Sub-Acute Toxicity Effects of Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Entada abyssinica on Biochemical, Haematological and Histopathological Parameters in Wistar Albino Rats
(Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021-09-07)
Background: Whereas the efficacy of Entada abyssinica (fabaceae) extracts against various ailments has been scientifically validated, its safety has not been established. This study was undertaken to evaluate the toxicity ...
GENDER DIMENSIONS IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INFLUENCING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE BETWEEN POKOMO AND ORMA COMMUNITIES IN TANA RIVER COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-25)
Increasing conflicts in many parts of the world are responsible for many losses of lives and destruction to property. In Tana River County of Kenya, conflicts have persistently occurred among the Pokomo and Orma ...
SIMULATION OF RAINFALL SURFACE RUNOFF- WATER QUALITY EFFECTS ON SURFACE WATER BODIES IN MID-BLOCK OF YALA
(MMUST, 2019-11)
In Kenya and other countries in the world, most water treatment works derive their raw
water from rivers that flow in a watershed. Lack of proper management of watershed leads
to high runoff generated and subsequent ...
Traditional Medicinal Uses, Phytoconstituents, Bioactivities, and Toxicities of Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. (Fabaceae): A Systematic Review
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2021-03-04)
Background. Many studies have been undertaken on the medicinal values of Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. (Fabaceae). The details, however, are highly fragmented in different journals, libraries, and other publication ...