ABSTRACT Malaria is a public health problem in more than 90 countries inhabited by over 2.4 billion people. Currently the cheapest drugs for treatment of malaria are becoming ineffective as malarial parasites develop resistance. Historically, local communities have used local flora for prophylaxis and treatment of malaria for centuries. The objective of the study was to determine the plant sources of anti malarial herbs and factors influencing their use in Boro Division, Siaya County. The spe...
ABSTRACT A shallow well is a hole dug, bored or drilled less than 50M deep to extract water. Contamination of shallow wells with fecal matter presents a grave public health threat in developing countries, such as Kenya, where large numbers of households lack access to clean and safe water supplies and rely on untreated surface water sources or shallow unprotected groundwater for domestic utilization. A report by WHO shows that 1 billion people practice open defecation with nine out of ten of ...
ABSTRACT Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to public health and is driven by various factors including the overuse or misuse of antibiotics in poultry production which could lead to development of resistant bacteria that can be transferred to humans and hence compromise human medicine. The use of antibiotics in poultry production could be for vaccination/prophylaxis, treatment or growth promotion. This study was a cross-sectional study in Bungoma county that sought to establish the...
ABSTRACT Sexual abstinence is an important pillar for HIV prevention amongst adolescents. However, according to 2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) almost one in every four men under age 24 had their sexual intercourse before age 15. Comparing with the 2003 KDHS, there was small increase in age at first sex, with median age at first sex among women and men increasing from 17.8 to 18.2 years and 17.1 to 17.6 years respectively. This precisely indicates that school-going adolescents...
ABSTRACT Drug abuse is a major public health problem among the youth worldwide especially in developing countries. The accessibility, affordability, and consumption of abused drugs by the youths have attracted great concern among public health personnel. The impact of drug abuse in human health and well-being is substantial and its contribution ranges from medical, social, family, legal and economic problems which are created by its uncontrolled use. Thus, drug abuse-related problems among th...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to analyze the adequacy and utilization of instructional resources for learners with mental retardation in special schools in Nyanza Province. The study also aimed at finding out the type of instructional resources available in the schools and how they were acquired. The study was guided by five research objectives which were to find out the types of instructional resources that are available for learners with mental retardation; to determine teach...
ABSTRACT Fish is a worldwide distributed food commodity regarded a cheap source of protein especially in the developing countries like Kenya. It provides a good balance of protein, vitamins and minerals. However, bacteria occur naturally on the skin, in the gut and in the slime of living fish, even though they do no harm to the, the microorganisms may cause harm to consumers. Also, some of the microorganisms associated with fish may carry genes of antibiotic resistance that can be passed to p...
ABSTRACT Laboratories are potentially dangerous work environment, often containing a wide variety of toxic, flammable, corrosive, and reactive compounds that can cause harm or injury if safety standards are not adhered to. Although several studies show laboratory safety is a growing concern for schools, little national data exist on the current safety of facilities, equipment, and practices. There is an exponential rise in student population in secondary schools in Kenya that leads to safety ...
ABSTRACT Study of electron impact excitation of autoionizing states of alkali atoms is very important because it can explain the additional peaks which appear in the ionization curve of the alkali atoms. Very many researches have been made on the research of electron impact excitation of autoionizing states of alkalis using close coupling method, R-matrix and Distorted Wave Method. But in the Distorted Wave applied to electron impact excitation of rubidium atom only the real potential i.e. st...
ABSTRACT The access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health care is a crucial concern surrounding the advancement of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights. Making clinical services attractive to the younger generation has remained a challenge. Sexual and reproductive health services remain underutilized by the youth living on the streets. Unfortunately, this group is exposed to a very hostile environment on the streets, has a highly mobile and unprotected lifestyle often ...
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly airborne bacterial infectious disease which usually targets the lungs (pulmonary TB) and affects any organ outside pulmonary parenchyma (Extra-pulmonary TB), and is a major cause of illness and death worldwide. It causes ill-health among millions of people each year and ranks as the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide, after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). About one third of the world’s population is i...
ABSTRACT Indigenous knowledge is the local knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. It is the basis for local-level decision-making in agriculture, health care, food preparation, education, natural resource management, and a host of other activities. This study was to establish the existence of the indigenous knowledge in the community of central division in Isiolo District and its role in the prediction of natural disasters. The research design used in the study was survey. Th...
ABSTRACT Virtually unheard of three decades ago, AIDS is, at the turn of the century, one of the best known and most talked about diseases on the globe. The study sought to establish clients‟ satisfaction with HIV/AIDS care services offered at the Machakos District Hospital CCC and the possible factors that influence their satisfaction. A lot of resources have been channelled towards the fight against the pandemic but very little has been done on satisfaction of those services from the reci...
Abstract Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. In Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients, it causes end organ diseases leading to increased morbidity and mortality in the population due to down-regulation of the immune system of the affected individuals. The prevalence of Cytomegalovirus infection is high in the general population. Its prevalence in Kenya has been found to be above 93% (CMV-IgG) in HIV infected children. Despite, a high Cytomega...
ABSTRACT Globally, the rate of maternal mortality is unacceptably on the rise. A considerable number of women are dying from pregnancy or child birth related complications across the world. Many initiatives have been intensified on policy intervention to curb the high cases of maternal mortality. Delivery in unhygienic conditions without the assistance of a skilled birth attendant may lead to adverse health outcomes. Maternal mortality rates in Kenya remain high at 362 per 100,000 live birth...