Medical & Health Sciences

Anaemia Phenotypes in Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment Defaulting Adults at the Comprehensive Care Clinic at the Siaya County Teaching and Referral Hospital

Abstract Background: Anaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among pe

Hepatic and Renal Functions in HIV-Positive Children with Malaria in Western Kenya

Abstract Background: The burden of HIV and malaria co-infection lies disproportio

Community attitude and practice towards skin disease prevention in a rural community in Busia County

Abstract Background: Skin conditions were the fourth leading cause of nonfatal bu

Determination of hematological response to iron and folic acid supplementation among the expectant mothers attending Kakamega County Referral Hospital, Kenya

Abstract Background Despite iron and folic acid supplementation program among exp

Socio-Economic and Health Consequences of Drugs and Substance Use in Gachie, A Peri-Urban Town on the Outskirts of Nairobi

Abstract Drug and substance abuse is a major socioeconomic and health problem to

Prevalence of Depression and Related Socio Demographic Factors Among Nurses Working at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Uasin Gishu County, Eldoret

Abstract Nurses are predisposed to developing depression which is a common mental

Effectiveness of the Devolved Primary Health Care Gatekeeper System in Machakos County, Kenya

Abstract The low health outcomes and inequities problems in developing countries

Lay HIV counselors' knowledge and attitudes toward depression: A mixed-methods cross-sectional study at primary healthcare centers in Mozambique

Abstract Introduction: Depression is the most common mental disorder among people

Hookworm Infestations among Pregnant Teenagers in Bungoma County, Kenya

Abstract Hookworm infection (Ancylostomiasis) and its association with hematopoie

Patient Perceptions on Primary Health Care (PHC) Nurses and Its Impact on Services Delivery at County Level, Machakos, Kenya

Abstract Background: Patient perceptions on services delivered by nurses are cruc

Prevalence of Dental Caries among Adult Patients in Bungoma County, Kenya

Abstract Globally, dental caries has affected nearly 100% of adult teeth. Dental

Spatially Variable Risk Factors for Malaria in a Geographically Heterogeneous Landscape, Western Kenya: An Explorative Study

Abstract/Overview Large reductions in malaria transmission and mortality have bee

Innovative Tools and OpenHDS for Health and Demographic Surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand charac

In vitro anti-cancer efficacy and phyto-chemical screening of solvent extracts of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth

Abstract Background and objectives: Kigelia africana is a medicinal plant growing

Seroprevalence of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle herds raised in Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya

Abstract A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine foot-and-mouth dise

Cervical Dysplasia, Infection, and Phylogeny of Human Papillomavirus in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women at a Reproductive Health Clinic in Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract High risk human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections ultimately cause cervica

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8), Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), and Syphilis among Female Sex Workers in Malindi, Kenya

Abstract The prevalence of Human Herpes Virus type 8 (HHV-8), Human Immunodeficie

Hypoglycemic effect of Helichrysum odoratissimum in alloxan induced diabetic mice

Abstract Diabetes mellitus is a disease of antiquity with worrying global inciden

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among an Urban Population in Kenya

Abstract OBJECTIVE: Developing countries are undergoing an epidemiologic transiti

Assessment of Risk Predisposition to Human Papilloma Virus through Cervical Infections Screening of Women Attending an Outpatient Health Facility In Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract There is limited data on comparative disposition to cervical cancer amon

Human Immunodeficiency Virus -1 and Hepatitis B Virus Co-Infections among Injecting Drug Users in Malindi, Kenya

Abstract Currently no published data addressing the burden of Human Immunodeficie

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Community towards Malaria Prevention and Control Options: A case study of Meru South District, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.

Abstract Abstract: Background: Malaria is one of the major causes of morbidity an

Molecular diversity of plankton in a tropical crater lake switching from hyposaline to subsaline conditions: Lake Oloidien, Kenya

Abstract Salinity in the climate sensitive tropical endorheic crater lake Oloidie

Hepatitis B virus sero-profiles and genotypes in HIV-1 infected and uninfected injection and Non-injection drug users from coastal Kenya

Abstract Background Information about HBV sero-markers, infection stages and geno

Larvicidal efficacy of Mundulea sericea (Leguminosae) plant extract against Anopheles gambiae (Giles) and Culex quinqefasciatus (Say) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract Background: Anopheles gambiae is the main carrier for parasites that cau

Advances in the development of molecular genetic tools for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Abstract Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a Gram-positive bacterium of great clinical

Uncovering disease determinants of Covid-19 through analysis of its molecular evolution

Abstract Covid-19 was first reported in Wuhan China but has now spread globally w

Incidence of Brucella infection in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya

Abstract Background: We implemented a longitudinal study to determine the inciden

Identification and distribution of pathogens coinfecting with Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and Rift Valley fever virus in humans, livestock and wildlife

Abstract Zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, Q fever and Rift Valley fever (R

Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock‑human ecosystems in Kenya

Abstract Brucellosis, caused by several species of the genus Brucella, is a zoono