• ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING SURGICAL AND ONCOLOGY CLINIC AT GARISSA COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL, GARISSA COUNTY, KENYA. 

  MAALIM, ABDI BASHIR (Pwani University, 2022-11-11)

  Esophageal Cancer (EC) is the tenth most frequent cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Globally, there are an approximated 604,100 new EC cases and 544,076 deaths annually. There are two primary histological subtypes of ...

• HYGIENE PRACTICES OF FOOD HANDLERS AND THE BACTERIAL LOAD OF FRESH VEGETABLE SALAD IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA ALICE AWINO 

  ODUNDO, ALICE AWINO (Pwani University, 2021-08-01)

  Consumption of fresh vegetable salad has increased all around the world. Many consumers strive to eat healthy diets to protect themselves from illnesses such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. Despite the ...

• DISTRIBUTION OF COMMON DISEASES ACROSS STUDENTS’ SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS FROM 2013 TO 2017 AT PWANI UNIVERSITY, KILIFI, KENYA 

  KAHINDI, JANET MEDZA (Pwani University, 2022-02-03)

  Amidst the beehive of learning activities that take place at institutions of higher learning like Pwani University, common diseases have been observed to take root. While studies on diseases among university students have ...

• BIOMARKERS OF LATE POST-DISCHARGE MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN TREATED FOR COMPLICATED SEVERE MALNUTRITION 

  WECHESSA, CECILLIA NAFULA (Pwani University, 2022-02-17)

  Introduction: Despite strict adherence to the WHO guidelines, children with complicated severe malnutrition (CSM) have high mortality rates following discharge from hospital but the underlying mechanisms amenable to ...

• RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED SCHOOL FACTORS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG TEACHERS IN PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KILIFI NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA. 

  MUENDO, ANGELA MUTULI (Pwani University, 2022-07-13)

  Job satisfaction is an essential ingredient for employees to perform effectively on tasks in any organization. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selected school factors and job satisfaction ...

• DIABETES KNOWLEDGE, SELF CARE PRACTICES AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL AMONG DIABETES PATIENTS IN KITUI COUNTY REFFERAL HOSPITAL 

  ISHMAEL, AYEGA ANTONY (Pwani University, 2022-03-03)

  Background: Diabetes is a serious disease that causes devastating personal suffering and financial burden worldwide. Nevertheless, minimal burden occurs through proper diabetes knowledge and self-care practices by effective ...

• IMPACT OF PRE-EXISTING HOST CYTOKINE PROFILE AND PATHOGEN EXPOSURE ON SUBSEQUENT HIV-1 ACQUISITION IN A HIV-1 HIGH RISK POPULATION IN COASTAL KENYA 

  FWAMBAH, LYNN (Pwani University, 2022-07-21)

  Background: Pathogenic bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections comprise the biggest burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). Constant exposure to these infections has been reported to lead to an altered ...

• USING WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING TO DETERMINE THE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS AND ACQUISITION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AT SELECTED REFERRAL HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS IN UGANDA AND TANZANIA 

  SSERWADDA, IVAN (Pwani University, 2022-11-14)

  The recent comeback of multidrug resistant pathogens through persistent misapplication of antibiotics has aggravated their threat to worldwide human public health and well-being. Determining the scope of the antimicrobial ...

• ANALYSIS OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM DRUG RESISTANCE MARKERS IN SCHOOLS IN WESTERN KENYA 

  KENYANSA, OSOTI VICTOR (Pwani University, 2022-09-26)

  Malaria is a killer disease despite all the advances made in controlling it. Control measures such as using bed nets that have been treated by insecticides nets and treating malaria with artemisinin-based drugs have reduced ...

• KINETICS OF ANTIBODIES AND CYTOKINE LEVELS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS AND THE ROLE OF AN UNDERLYING HIV INFECTION IN COVID-19 SEVERITY 

  KIMOTHO, JOHN NDERITU (Pwani University, 2022-05-06)

  Background Upon exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), antibody responses are generated but their overtime kinetics remain unclear. A hyper-inflammatory state, defined by overproduction ...

• FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY, IN KILIFI COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL 

  ALI, KHADIJA ABDULNASSIR (Pwani University, 2022-09-30)

  Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are one of the common causes for perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder that complicates about 3-8% pregnancies ...

• MEASURING ANTI-GAMETOCYTE IMMUNITY IN A LONGITUDINAL COHORT OF NATURALLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  MUASYA, WILLIAM ILUA (Pwani University, 2021-10-04)

  Introduction Over the last two decades, there has been a significant decrease in the global cases of malaria. However, since 2015, there has been an increase in the reported cases that has led to identification of loopholes ...

• EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND THEIR CORRELATES AMONG HIV INFECTED, HIV-EXPOSED UNINFECTED AND HIV UNEXPOSED UNINFECTED ADOLESCENTS IN KILIFI, KENYA 

  KINGI, KAINGU KASHERO (Pwani University, 2021-05-08)

  Background: The United Nations AIDS report of 2019, projected that 37.9 million people were living with HIV with 1.7 million children having been infected by HIV globally(UNAIDS, 2019). Most of the children’s infections ...

• FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AS PROVIDERS OF BASIC HEALTH CARE IN GANZE SUB-COUNTY, KILIFI COUNTY-KENYA 

  MUNYWOKI, CATHERINE NDUKU (Pwani University, 2021-01-05)

  The global scarcity of competent, motivated health workers is widely recognized as a significant obstacle to strengthening health systems and advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Community Health Workers (CHWs) play ...

• ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, ANXIETY, STRESS AND DIABETES SELF-CARE AMONG ADULTS LIVING WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  ONYANGO, AGNES ADHIAMBO (Pwani University, 2021-06-17)

  Background: Depression, anxiety and stress are common conditions affecting psychological wellbeing of adults living with Diabetes Mellitus. These conditions can worsen complications due to diabetes and self-care leading ...

• DETERMINANTS OF JIGGER INFESTATION: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  MWANDOE MDINDI, RICHMOND (Pwani University, 2022-01-20)

  Jigger infestation is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the jigger flea and is common in resource limited settings. Jigger lesions are susceptible to bacterial super- infections and tend to complicate the infection ...

• NEUROPSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES OF EPILEPSY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC FEATURES AMONG CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  Odhiambo, Berrick Otieno (Pwani University, 2021-09-21)

  Epilepsy is a serious brain and commonly co-occurs with mental disorders. This study aimed at assessing the association between electroencephalographic features and neuropsychiatric comorbidities of epilepsy and underlying ...

• ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG TEENAGE MOTHERS IN KILIFI COUNTY GANZE SUB COUNTY SOKOKE WARD 

  MTAVA, EMMANUEL KATAMA (Pwani University, 2021-03-17)

  The global teenage birth rate declined from 65 births per 1000 women in 1990 to 47 births per 1000 women in 2015. Despite this overall progress,the global population of teenagers continues to grow, projections indicate ...

• PREVALENCE AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  KOMBE, DISMUS RAMADHAN (Pwani University, 2019-09)

  Teenage (10 to 19 years) pregnancy is a worldwide challenge. Despite major efforts made to reduce the burden of teenage pregnancy, the burden is still high especially in low and middle income countries with the highest ...

• PREDICTORS OF SYMPTOMS OF POSTNATAL DEPRESS ION AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN LAMU AND KILIFI COUNTIES, KENYA 

  HIRIBAE, MOHAMED MOROA (Pwani University, 2020-03-12)

  Background mental health problems are of major public health concern, worldwide. However, there is limited systematic research investigating the correlates and impact of postnatal mental health problems in low and middle-income ...

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