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Consequences of illicit brews on health and family food security in Bungoma county, Kenya’s Bumula and Kanduyi sub-counties.
Amakobe, Olivia Manyasa; Wakhungu, Jacob W.; Wamocho, Leonard Samita (African Journal of Social Issues, 2024-03-23)Illicit brew accounts for 60% of alcohol drunk in Kenya, with detrimental effects on health and food security. This study aimed to determine health consequences of illicit local brews on household food security was conducted ... -
Freshwater Aquaculture and Household Performance in Busia County, Kenya
Miima, Douglas Atamba; Mugalavai, Edward Musungu; Wakhungu, Jacob W. (AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)Aquaculture has become a household source of proteins, taking over the traditional red meat delicacy that promotes food security and livelihood for over 2.5 billion people. This covers approximately 40 percent of the world’s ... -
Risk Factors for Leptospirosis in Rural Communities of Bungoma County, Kenya: A Cross Sectional Survey
Nanyende, David W.; Namasaka, Donald S.; Makhanu, Ferdinand N.; Wakhungu, Jacob W. (African Journal of Empirical Research, 2024-02-29)Leptospirosis is an important re-emerging zoonosis of worldwide public health concern. Leptospirosis is caused by a bacteriumof the genus Leptospira. There was an outbreak of leptospirosis in humans in Bungoma ... -
Titanium, Zinc, Lead, Chromium, Cadmium, Cobalt and Copper Concentrations in Vegetables Produced using Wastewater in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi City County, Kenya
Rono, David K.; Wakhungu, Jacob W. (Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2021-03-02)Vegetables are rich sources of vitamins, minerals and fibres. Ingestion of vegetables contaminated with heavy metals is one of the main routes through which heavy metals enter the human body and may cause diseases. In this ...