Browsing School of Public Health by Subject "Kenya"
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Assessing treatment outcomes of people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy at Kakamega County General Hospital in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background: The goal of ART therapy is sustained viral load suppression with good immunological and clinical response. This optimal response to therapy results in the prevention of emergent ART drug-resistant mutations, ... -
Assessment of knowledge and attitudes to HIV and sexual risk behaviour among 15-19-year-old learners in Ngong Sub-District, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Since the early 1980s when the first case of HIV was diagnosed, AIDS remains a serious and threatening health crisis in the world. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic having 67 % of the ... -
Assessment of prescribing patterns and availability of anti-malarial drugs to children under five years of age in a rural district in Kenya
(University of Western Cape, 2013)Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prescribing practices and availability of antimalarial drugs to children under five years of age in primary health care facilities in Bondo district. -
Availability of essential medicines for chronic disease vs. communicable disease in Kenya as an indicator of age-related inequities in access
(University of Western Cape, 2012)Background: A growing concern about possible age-related inequities in health care access has emerged in the increasing debate on the challenges of population ageing and health in sub-Saharan Africa. Older persons may ... -
Factors influencing adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy at a General Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Sub-Saharan Africa is home to two thirds of the 33 million HIV infected individuals worldwide. In 2007 there were an estimated 1.5 million Kenyans infected with HIV, and 166 000 new infections in 2008. The introduction of ... -
Prevalence and quality of syndromic diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections within the Kisumu incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya
(2010)Background: STIs are of major public health concern in developing countries, not least because they facilitate transmission of HIV, but also because they are important causes of mortality and morbidity among African ... -
The role of men in family planning: an exploration of perceptions of men towards contraceptive use by women in Marigat Location, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)