Infant and young child feeding practices contribute to the growth and development of infants as well as preventing the occurrence of common illnesses. Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life and thereafter introduced to complementary foods according to WHO recommendations. Infants are vulnerable to malnutrition thus nutrition and health status of the infants of...
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There is an increasing number of people in Kenya with life limiting illnesses secondary to HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Patients who suffer from these illnesses require palliative and end of life care. In developed countries such care is often given in a hospice or at home by palliative service professionals. In Kenya, there are limited such resources and...
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The Intrauterine Contraception Device (IUCD) is one of the modern Long Acting methods of contraception. It is however faced with remarkable underutilization among women of reproductive age (15-49) years in most hospitals in Kenya. This study sought to determine demographic knowledge and social-cultural factors contributing to low utilization of IUCD among women of reproductive age,...
Stunting is low height for age with poor brain and physical development. It affects about one fifth of children less than five years globally with Africa having 39% in 2017. Stunting develops during pregnancy and in children 0-23 months due to inadequate nutrition. It results to increased morbidity, mortality, reduced individual output, and predisposes children to chronic illnesses. Some...
The government of Kenya plans to largely finance Universal Health Coverage through the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). However, most of the Kenyan population do not have health insurance cover. They rely mainly on out-of-pocket payment. The reality today is that uptake of health insurance is still low in general, particularly in rural areas, where the majority of Kenyans live. Studies...
Background: Majority of Kenyans lack health insurance and therefore find it difficult to raise money for health expenditure. Studies elsewhere have shown disadvantage to uninsured individuals in terms of health care accorded to them when compared to those insured, even in provision of lifesaving medical care. There is scarcity of research in Kenya to evaluate whether lack of insurance affects...
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Kenya’s health information system (HIS) for family planning (FP) is fragmented, preventing integration of data from multiple sources in meaningful information products. Although FP is the second most-funded health program in Kenya in terms of money spent on commodities FP funding is not equitably distributed to other components of the health system, including DHIS 2, this study...
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Iron deficiency Anaemia is defined as the haemoglobin less than11g/dl. It is associated with adverse effects. The objective was to identify maternal determinants of IDA among pregnant women in migratory community of Narok County. A cross-sectional design was adopted and the study was conducted at Ewaso Ngiro Health Centre, in Narok County, targeting pregnant women. Quantitative data...
MATERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN WEST POKOT COUNTY, KENYA
Authors: Leah J. CHELOBEI, Pamela KIMETO &Wesley BOR
Affiliations: Kabarak University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Box Private Bag, Kabarak, 20157, Kenya
Correspondence: Leah Chelobei: Email leahjchelobei@gmail.com Tel: +254 728088096
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Worldwide an estimated 20% babies are born LBW and the impact...
Modalities of Healthcare Payment and their Consequences - A Qualitative Study on Kenyan Doctors
Introduction: In the past 3 years, the Kenyan government has put a spirited reform to ensure all Kenyans get universal health-care. This has led to restructuring of several entities among them the health insurance industry. This is geared at alleviating the burden of catastrophic expenditure on...
Background: Globally, there is a rise in dietary supplement use and is considered common in the developed countries with estimated use of about 40% among adult outpatients in these countries. The key documented usage of dietary supplements in low income countries is on those specific supplements which are routinely recommended to be used under close supervision of healthcare worker with...