Abstract/Overview Gastrointestinal illnesses known as diarrheal diseases cause loose, watery stools to flow more than three times each day. Inadequate sanitation and hygiene, tainted drinking water, and other factors contribute to the estimated 4 billion cases of diarrhea that occur annually around the world. The situation is even worse in Kenya, where youngsters in Nairobi's slums are exposed to unhygienic conditions. The main goal of this study was to identify the factors that contribut...
Abstract/Overview Autism is a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders exhibited in early childhood with variable manifestations as children grow up. Therefore, teachers need to understand the condition in order to deliver apt educational services to autistic children. However, the level of awareness of the condition is poorly understood among pre-primary school teachers. This study,therefore, analyzed the understanding of the spectrum condition of autism among pre-primary school teachers...
Abstract/Overview Client satisfaction is one of the desired outcomes of health care, and it is directly tied to health service consumption. It reflects the disconnect between the service's expectations and the client's experience with it. Client retention is currently one of the most serious issues in health facilities, and this problem has been largely related to a lack of sufficient and satisfying service to clients. The goal of this facility based, cross-sectional study was to find out...
Abstract/Overview Anaemia is multi-factorial in origin and disentangling its aetiology remains problematic, with surprisingly few studies investigating the relative contribution of different parasitic infections to anaemia amongst schoolchildren. We report cross-sectional data on haemoglobin, malaria parasitaemia, helminth infection and undernutrition among 1523 schoolchildren enrolled in classes 5 and 6 (aged 10–21 years) in 30 primary schools in western Kenya. Bayesian hierarchical mo...