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Diagnostic Performance of Saliva Samples in Asymtomatic COVID-19 Infected Patients in Kakamega Kenya
(EAS Journal of Parasitology and Infectious Diseases, 2024-01-17)The pandemic coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 in the world has caused a large infected population suffering from COVID‐19. To curb the spreading of the virus, WHO urgently demanded an extension of screening and testing; thus, a ... -
Outcome of Midwife-Led Debriefing on Postpartum Depression in Western Region, Kenya
(Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 2024-07-01)Context: Giving birth is a traumatic experience for women, and if unresolved, the emotions it causes can have a lasting negative impact on mental health, including depression in the postpartum period. Depression is a ... -
The Place of ChatGPT in Institutions of Higher Learning: A Resident Evil
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2024-04)The Chat GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a tool created by Open-AI which is trained using supervised and reinforcement learning methods like Natural Language Processing (NLP). This language model currently ... -
Advancing Steel Component Repair by Investigating the Surface Properties of Mild Steel Plates Coated with Alumina Using Metal Inert Gas Welding
(Journal of Physics: Conference Series,, 2024-05)Arc-welding coatings are extensively employed within the informal sectors of many African countries to repair various machine components, such as gear teeth, machine shafts, bushings, and many others. In the pursuit of ... -
Internal auditor’s independence, firm size and financial performance of deposit taking SACCOS in Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, 2024-06-01)Audits are essential because of the separation of ownership and control in modern economies. Shareholders or owners delegate resources to management to enhance their wealth under this arrangement. Therefore, they want the ... -
Hematological profiles of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2024-05-21)Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) mortality remains high despite current availability of effective anti-TB drugs. This could be due to pathophysiological derangements that are not fully understood and managed during ... -
Itraconazole and voriconazole resistance profiles in candida isolates from Nairobi Metropolitan City public referral hospitals
(East African Medical Journal, 2024-07-01)Background: The emergence and spread of azole antifungal drug resistance including cross-resistance hinders their effective utilization in the therapy and prophylaxis of candidiasis. Methods: This study analysed the ... -
Navigating the Transition Tightrope
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2024-05-11)This study examined Kenya's national security threats resulting from the withdrawal of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). This was in light of previous Peace Support Operation ... -
Factors Influencing Patient Waiting Time in Emergency Department of Khunyangu Sub-County Hospital, Busia Kenya
(Bayero Journal of Nursing and Health Care, 2023-10-16)Background: Waiting time remains an important indicator of quality health services. The emergency department is the most critical area of any hospital. For patients who are in urgent need of hospitalization, delayed ... -
Prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of uncorrected refractive errors in school-going adolescents in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Ophthalmology Journal, 2024-03-28)BACKGROUND: Efforts to mitigate vision loss due to uncorrected refractive errors (UREs) in Africa remain unpredictable. This study investigated the prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of UREs in school-going ... -
Health managers’ perspectives of community health committees’ participation in the annual health sector planning and budgeting process in a devolved unit in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2024-03-20)Introduction health sector planning and budgeting are concerned with identifying priorities that guide budgetary allocation to improve health outcomes. Engaging the community in this process empowers them to manage their ... -
Effect of food-based nutrition intervention on management of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV in Busia County Hospital, Kenya
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2024-02-29)Good nutrition optimizes benefits of ART (Antiretroviral therapy) and increases treatment adherence, both prolongs lives of PLHIV (NASCOP, 2014), without proper care and management it exposes them to non-communicable ... -
Hematological profiles of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2024-04-09)Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) mortality remains high despite current availability of effective anti-TB drugs. This could be due to pathophysiological derangements that are not fully understood and managed during ... -
Assessment of groundwater vulnerability in Webuye Municipality, Kenya
(Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater (JARWW), 2023-09-12)Access to safe water and sanitation is a basic human right and is enshrined in the sustainable development goal 6. Consequently, resources have been channeled towards development and improvement of water sources. Unlike ... -
Variation in Total Electron Content Over Ethiopia During the Solar Eclipse Events
(Radio Science, 2024-04-08)his work studies variations of ionospheric total electron content (TEC) during four distinct solar eclipse events over the Ethiopia region. Dual-frequency global positioning system (GPS) data obtained from UNAVCO over Addis ... -
Availability and helpfulness of low vision assistive devices for low vision learners attending inclusive schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Ophthalmology Journal, 2024-05-02)BACKGROUND: Low-vision assistive devices play an essential role in improving the reading performance and quality of life of low-vision children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A school-based observational cross-sectional study ... -
Green Procurement and Service Delivery of County Governments in Western Region, Kenya
(International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Development, 2024)The framers of the Public Procurement Law envisaged to streamline how public procurement should be conducted in order to realize value for money in public procuring entities. The primary objective of the research thus was ... -
Factors Influencing Nurse Interns’ Competence in Physical Assessment for Adult Patients
(Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 2024-03-31)Context: Physical assessment is essential to the overall health assessment, constituting the nursing process's first phase. The physical assessment competence of nurse interns has been observed as insufficient in evaluating ... -
Institutional Factors Influencing Self-Directed Learning Readiness among Nursing Students in Medical Training Colleges in Siaya County, Kenya
(eepublisher.com, 2024-04-24)Context: Self-directed learning (SDL) is a prominent pedagogical approach in nursing education. The success of self-directed learning hinges upon an individual's readiness, which is influenced by the complexity of factors. ... -
Prevalence of visual impairment and estimation of refractive errors among school children in Kakamega, Kenya
(Int J Ophthalmol, 2024-05-18)AIM To investigate the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and provide an estimation of uncorrected refractive errors in school-aged children, conducted by optometry students as a community service. METHODS The study ...