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Socio-Demographic Characteristics of HIV-Infected Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Comprehensive Care Centre (CCC), Nairobi Kenya
(International Journal of Research Studies in Medical and Health Sciences, 2017-08)
The Global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic entered its fourth decade with approximately 34 million people living with HIV (PLHIV). The years ago to date, the antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs were been ...
Hookworm Infestations among Pregnant Teenagers in Bungoma County, Kenya
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2015-08-15)
Hookworm infection (Ancylostomiasis) and its association with hematopoietic micronutrient deficiency, contributes significantly to anaemia in poor countries. In these countries, teenage pregnancy is a major health problem ...
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. ...
Relationship Between Socio-demographic Characteristics and Attitudes of Nursing Students Toward Psychiatry in Kenya
(American Journal of Nursing Science, 2017-11-24)
There exists disparity between the level of demand for mental health nursing services and the number of psychiatric nurses available. Few students enroll in the psychiatric nursing specialty in Kenya. The aim of this study ...
Efficiency and Organizational Arrangements in the Utilization of Resources at Primary Health Care (PHC) in Machakos County, Kenya
(Economics, Medicine, 2017-05-26)
Health care is costly and there is need for rational use of health care resources for the world to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). The preventive Primary Health Care (PHC) service is cheaper than the Secondary ...
Social Networks and Students’ Performance in Secondary Schools: Lessons from an Open Learning Centre, Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015)
Given the known positive and negative effects of uncontrolled social networking among secondary school
students worldwide, it is necessary to establish the relationship between social network sites and academic
performances ...
Volatile aroma chemical constituents of fruit pulp of some Kenyan varieties of mango (Mangifera indica L.)
(American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products, 2018-03-26)
Volatiles are key constituents of mango fruit aroma and vital in defining fruit quality besides influencing
consumer preferences. In this paper, volatiles of eight Kenyan mango varieties: Ngowe, Apple, Keitt,
Boribo, ...
Impact of Drought on Food Security in West Pokot County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2017-06)
Abstract-Drought and food security are of global concern and require urgent interventions to ensure that they do not jeopardize the lives of many people and the ecosystem. West Pokot County is among the most prone counties ...
Impact of Rainfall Variability on Food production under Rainfed Agriculture in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2018-08)
Rainfall variability exacerbated by frequent dry spell occurrences within the growing seasons is a common phenomenon in many regions of the world.. Homa Bay County located in the western part of Kenya in the Lake Victoria ...
Evaluation of land use change pattern of Kajulu-Riat hill peri-urban area near Kisumu City, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2017-07)
Land-use and land-cover changes are so pervasive that, when aggregated globally, they significantly affect
key aspects of the Earth’s ecological integrity and ecosystem functioning. Such changes determine the
vulnerability ...