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PREDICTORS OF SYMPTOMS OF POSTNATAL DEPRESS ION AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN LAMU AND KILIFI COUNTIES, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2019-09-28)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 ... -
DETERMINANTS OF POOR TREATMENT OUTCOME AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
(Pwani University, 2016-05)In 2013, an estimated 9 million people developed TB and 1.5 million died from the disease. Many countries globally have adopted DOT strategy which addresses factors of poor treatment outcome at community and health ... -
RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY STUDENT NURSES AMONG INFANTS AGED BETWEEN ZERO TO ONE YEAR IN KILIFI COUNTY HOSPITAL, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-12)Anthropometric measurements are inexpensive and non-invasive way of assessing nutritional status of children. Reliable and accurate anthropometric data is fundamental in monitoring and improving health status of children. ... -
EXPLORING 23 YEARS DATA OF RAINFALL AND MALARIA POSITIVE FRACTION IN AREAS UNDER KILIFI HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
(Pwani University, 2017-05)Malaria has been identified as the disease most likely to be affected by climatic changes. Identifying climatic factor that influence the incidence of malaria by modifying the abundance of mosquito populations or the ... -
URBAN ECOLOGY OF CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS AND AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITOES AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF ARBOVIRUSES IN COASTAL KENYA
(Pwani University, 2018-08)round: The emergence and re-emergence of arboviral infections in humans around the world threatens global health and security. Although there are several arthropod borne viruses, the most prevalent and pose great risk are ... -
UPTAKE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN AGED18-49 YEARS IN MALINDI SUB COUNTY HOSPITAL
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-11-08)Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide with an estimated annual incidence of 0.5 million cases and 300,000 deaths. More than 85% of new cases and deaths occur in developing countries. In ... -
THE PREVALENCE OF UPTAKE OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN MALINDI SUBCOUNTY, KENYA AND THE ROLE OF MALE SPOUSE INVOLVEMENT
(Pwani University, 2016-04)The contraceptive use prevalence rate in Africa at 31% still remains lower than that of the world, 63%. The rate of maternal mortality in the developing world is high where a total of 529,000 women die at childbirth due ... -
PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES FOR HOME DELIVERY AMONG HIV INFECTED WOMEN IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-09-07)While progress has been made towards scaling up facility deliveries, many women in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) continue to deliver at home. Home deliveries substantially contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality. To ... -
CONCOMITANT CO-INFECTIONS OF MALARIA AND SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-08-07)Background: The wide and overlapping distribution of parasites in Africa often results in high co-infection rates. The main factors influencing this phenomenon, also known as multi-parasitism, include high frequencies of ... -
BARRIERS TO UPTAKE OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE (18-45 YEARS) IN MFANGANO ISLAND, HOMABAY COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-07)Family Planning (FP) is voluntary prevention of pregnancy and it entails the interruption of a chain of events that leads to conception. Family planning is important because it helps reduce the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), ...
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