ABSTRACT The public is exposed to all sorts of nutrition issues which they need to understand in order to reach the right decisions. The overall objective of the study was to assess nutrition information offered by providers of alternative health care to people with seemingly dietary-related problems. The study design was cross-sectional, in which a sample size of 375 clients and 75 practitioners were interviewed using a structured questionnaire as a tool to collect information. Snowball and...
The second biggest killer disease triggered by a single infectious agent and the leading cause of mortality for children living with HIV (CLHIV) is Tuberculosis (TB), rendering it an significant public health concern that needs aggressive preventive steps. In some nations, Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) has been introduced to shield children from the development of latent TB infection to active disease and also to avoid TB reinfection after exposure to an open case of childhood TB. The im...
ABSTRACT Periodontitis is defined as a long-term inflammatory disease of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone occurring as a response to bacterial plaque. Periodontal diseases are estimated to affect more than 95% of the adult population in Kenya. Low birth weight is defined by the World Health Organization as neonatal birth weight of 2500 g or less, regardless of gestational age. It is estimated to contribute 60 to 80 percent of all neonatal deaths The Kenya Demographic Health Survey ...
ABSTRACT The Kenyan constitution seeks to guarantee every citizen the right to quality healthcare services but is hampered geographical location, socio-economic statuses, and education among other factors of intended recipients. The country has a high mobile phone penetration rate and mobile devices have revolutionized the way people interact. Digitalization of the healthcare sector is a vital aspect that contributes to effective delivery of care services. This study set out to assess about ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of health education on hygiene practices of food vendors in public secondary schools at Oshimili south local government area in Delta state. The purpose of the study is to assess the practice of food hygiene and effect of health education on hygiene practices of food vendors in the schools. The Quasi-experimental design (one group pretest & Post test) was used for the study. The total population of 54 food vendors in five public secondary schools at Osh...
ABSTRACT A cross-sectional study was conducted in Arusha city and Meru District Council, Tanzania, from October to December 2012, to assess the awareness of smallholder dairy farmers, milk vendors and milk retailers to milk quality and health risks associated with raw milk consumption. A total of 105 respondents were interviewed and milk samples collected for laboratory analysis. Laboratory assessment included physical and microbial quality using standard procedures and antibiotic residues u...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to determine the effects of aerobic exercises on bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and pyridinoline among sedentary women at post-menopause. Menopause has been linked to increase bone turnover, which could lead to osteoporosis and consequently, bone fracture. However, exercises are more desirable in management and prevention of osteoporosis. This study was quasi-experimental involving 20 participants’ sedentary women at postmenopause selected using purpos...
ABSTRACT A well-functioning health system works in harmony among the six pillars; trained and motivated health workers, functional infrastructure, consistent supply of essential medicines and technologies and sufficient funding.Africa is uniquely affected by maternal health challenges with a maternal mortality estimated at 686/100,000 live births. These deaths are avoidable with proper medical intervention.Kenya has high maternal mortality estimated at 360/100,000 live births.This study soug...
ABSTRACT Bacteria under family Flavobacteriaceae (in this study were also referred to as Flavobacteria) are important pathogens of fish, people, many other animals and plants. In this study, Flavobacteria from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African catfish (Clarius gariepinus) were identified and characterized from the selected farms in Uganda. Gill and skin swabs were obtained from a total of 119 fish from 19 farms and were dissected aseptically to sample internal organs. The samp...
ABSTRACT Test anxiety is conceived as the hyper-arousal condition that results in physiological, emotional and intellectual changes that prevent the effective use of the previously learned information while taking an examination. It is composed of “worry” which a cognitive anxiety related with performance and “emotionality” the arousal of autonomic nervous system in evaluative situations (Morris & Liebert 1970 in Ndirangu 2009). Examination performance is the grade point or scores ob...
In the World, a deficiency of iron is the most common nutrition disorder affecting more than 30% of the global populace more so children and women. Countries in the developing world are working in programs on implementing the Iron and folic acid supplementation although the effectiveness of curbing anemia is usually affected by noncompliance to iron and folic acid supplements by women who are pregnant. In Nyeri County, anemia among pregnant women has continued to rise. The purpose of th...
Anaemia is the most common medical related disorder during pregnancy, and has become a major health related problem in a large number of developing nations, mainly where deficiency in nutrition, worm infestation and malaria are common. Both pregnant and nonpregnant women are affected by this disorder. Even so, most women lack adequate knowledge regarding causes of anaemia in pregnancy as the most commonly cited cause is inadequate iron. This study sought to determine factors associated with a...
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that elevated heavy metal concentrations in water and sediments may be biomagnified along the aquatic food chains/webs and eventually affecting human health through the consumption of metal-contaminated water and/or fish from such water bodies. This study was conducted to assess the concentration of heavy metals in the tissues of Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis, Protopterus aethiopicus and Clarias gariepinus fish species of Lake Baringo and compare the results w...
49% of pregnant women are able to make four or more ANC visits in Sub Saharan part of Africa. General objective of the study was to find out factors influencing uptake of ANC in public health facilities in Taita Taveta County. The specific objectives were; to assess influence of early initiation of ANC on uptake of ANC in, determine influence of skilled health providers’ attitude on uptake of ANC, establish influence of availability of community health volunteers on uptake of ANC and de...
ABSTRACT The oil crops sector had been identified as one of the entry points in the execution of the food reliance and a vehicle for poverty reduction by government of Kenya (MoA, 2008). As a result many studies and development projects aimed at promoting soybean and sunflower in Kenya have been undertaken since the 1990s. While a lot of studies have been based on low adoption of these crops, challenges like gender roles, access to and control of the farmland remain undocumented. To address t...