ABSTRACT Provision of safe water, adequate sanitation and hygiene has been lauded as one way of preventing diarrhoeal infections and improving health especially in developing countries. However, lack of safe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene practices in most parts of rural Kenya, has continued to be a challenge exposing the populace to diarrhoea episodes and possible deaths. In this regard, many Non-Governmental Organizations and governmental agencies have tried to provide water,...
ABSTRACT Amoxicillin dispersible tablet (DT) is now recommended by the World Health Organization as a first line product for treatment of pneumonia in children below 5 years. This formulation, is however, not readily available in most of Africa. The main aim of this study was to compare the acceptability, adherence and clinical outcome of amoxicillin dispersible tablets to that of the conventional Amoxicillin oral suspension (OS) in treatment of children aged 2-59 months with pneumonia in Ken...
Abstract Client satisfaction is influenced by the efficiency of services offered in health facilities. When services are offered promptly, clients are more likely to comply with prescribed treatment. Long waiting time has frequently been mentioned as one factor which may limit health service utilization by any given community. Studies carried out in developing countries show that clients spent 3-4 hours in outpatient departments before seeing the doctor. Studies have shown that long waiting t...
Abstract The Internet has a lot of academic resources that are of significance to university students and their research in regard to various courses. However, most studies have indicated that, most university students use the Internet for entertainment rather than academic purposes. Hence, a lot of Internet academic resources may not be utilised well since most students have no interest in them or they are not aware of their existence. This study has focussed on the use of Kiswahili academic...
Abstract Ongoing work on the ‘blue carbon’ has established that vegetated coastal ecosystems – mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes – are exceptionally powerful natural carbon sinks. Hence, there are important applied arguments for understanding the role of these ecosystems in climate change mitigation. Many gaps in knowledge remain, with seagrasses in particular being poorly understood. The overall aim of the present study was to understand the role of seagrass meadows of Gazi Bay...
ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa, 34.8 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed per 100,000 women annually and 22.5/100,000 women die from the disease. The disease burden is higher in the developing countries with lower screening rates. Despites of the magnitude of this problem, Kenya still has a screening rate of 3.2% therefore cervical cancer prevalence has not been established. Having been shown to be effective with other health indicators and being members of the communities, community he...
ABSTRACT The increase in prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in members of enterobacteriaceae is posing a major challenge in treatment of bacterial infections and paving way to emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens. Multidrug resistance pathogens such as strains of bacteria (Escherichia coli) produce extended spectrum Beta-lactamases hence are a global problem. Alternative treatment is therefore needed to cure the bacterial infections. Bidens pilosa is among the plants that have been ...
ABSTRACT Literature and history represent the morphing of social, political and cultural realities. The two employ similar techniques so that in a subtle sense literature is really an artistic reflection of history. The historical process is captured and transformed by literature. Miguna Miguna’s Peeling Back the Mask and Kidneys for the King have been dismissed by historians, the literati and even the common Kenyan as unworthy of academic pursuit. The commentators argue that being a barris...
ABSTRACT Health information systems (H.I.S) collect, collate, analyze, evaluate, store and disseminate health information used for planning, forecasting, budgeting, decision making plus monitoring and evaluating health programs. Utilization of H.I.S has however been noted to be inadequate in Kenya thus denying the patients the benefits that would be realized if such information was used to improve services. The general objective of this study was to compare H.I.S in public with private health...
ABSTRACT A WHO report on health workers infections during the 2014-2016 Ebola virus epidemics in Guinea and Liberia found a number of deficiencies from challenges in training to human factors and characteristics of PPE equipment. Studies have highlighted that ineffective management of biohazards in developing countries can compromise the quality of patient care and create occupational and environmental health risks. An assessment conducted in Kenya in 2013 showed that 18-64% of laboratory fac...
ABSTRACT Misiani was a great musician and pioneer of benga music. He sang about almost about anything and everything, but people remember him for his political songs. He sang when Kenya was still under firm grip of despotic politics of both Kenyatta the first president of Kenya and later Moi and Kibaki the second and third presidents respectively. Fearlessly, Misiani confronts the politics of the day using his music. Despite the fact that his songs were/are loaded with imagery and symbolism, ...
LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Corporate Governance Models for Faith Based Organisations………..... 43 Table 2: Summary of Related Literature ………………………………………….. 45 Table 3: Selected Case Organisations‟ details..…………………….……………… 64 Table 4: Study Population …………………………………………………………… 65 Table 5: Sample Size …………………………………………………………………. 69 Table 6: ...
ABSTRACT In Kenya, 21% of deaths to women of reproductive age were due to pregnancy related causes in 2014. Nairobi County is ranked 3rd amongst the leading 15 Counties in Kenya in maternal deaths. Kamukunji sub County, with a high proportion of people of Somali origin, is one of the sub-counties with comparably high maternal death rates in Nairobi County. Kenya is promoting skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth for both mothers and new-borns in line with the WHO recommendations. Howev...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page ………………………………………………………………………….…………….1 Declaration …………………………………………………………………………….....……….2 Table of contents …………………………………………………….……..……………………..3 Chapter One: Introduction ………………………..…………………………...……… 5 1.1 Introduction ....................
ABSTRACT Lake Victoria is an important source of fish. Nonetheless, fish has been reported to be of low microbiological quality as they have been reported to be contaminated with Escherichia coli, Vibrio spp, Shigella spp and Salmonella. Nevertheless these microbial contaminants of fish in Lake Victoria have not been linked to their possible reservoirs, therefore making it difficult for regulatory agencies and fishers minimize fish contamination. Furthermore, it is not known if E. coli contam...