Background/aims: Postnatal care is offered to mothers and their babies from birth and across the postnatal period. Visits are spread over the postnatal period, and a minimum of four visits is recommended. In many studies, ...

Background: There is an increase of mobile phone use globally with Kenya being among countries with increased usage both in rural and urban areas. Despite the widespread use of mobile phone, its use in health delivery ...

Background: Medicinal plants have traditionally been used as remedies against malaria. The present review attempted to compile data on scientific research evidence on antimalarial medicinal plants screened at Kenya Medical ...

Background: An upsurge in mental distress among university students has been recorded worldwide. The emergence of COVID-19 has further complicated the mental health and well-being of university students due to frequent ...

The high organic content of abattoir-associated process water provides an alternative for low-cost and non-invasive sample collection. This study investigated the association of microbial diversity from an abattoir processing ...

Purpose Advancements in management of non-communicable diseases using regular reminders on lifestyle and dietary behaviors have been effectively achieved using mobile phones. This study evaluates the effects of regular ...

Aim: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with its 193 member states aimed to achieve reduced harmful alcohol use by year 2030. Among the key focal points were to develop alcohol care teams whose interest is to ...

The bottom-ash left after incinerating health-care waste may contain heavy metals which may leach and pollute the environment if not properly disposed of. Bottom ash samples were taken from Moi ...

Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is important in controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS especially among the Youths. The aim of the study was to determine the extent, to assess the level of awareness and to describe the ...

Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya, with close to 70 percent (24 million) of the population at risk of infection. It affects people of all age groups: children under five years of age and ...