Access to Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has rapidly expanded in resource limited settings. Gaps however remains for children in maintaining long-term adherence to ART, and thus sustain virological suppression and prevent ...

Cholera is an acute watery diarrhoea disease caused mainly by Vibrio Cholerae O1 and less commonly by Vibrio Cholerae O139. Cholera can lead to severe disease and death if untreated. It is transmitted through faecal oral ...

Globally, anemia is one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies with the children under five being the most affected. African region has highest prevalence of 62.3%. Locally, previous studies have shown Kwale county ...

Hyperthyroidism is defined as the excess production and release of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland resulting in inappropriately high serum levels. The most common causes include diffuse toxic goiter, toxic multinodular ...

Clean and plentiful water provides the foundation for prosperous communities. Changing climate patterns are threatening lakes and rivers, while key sources of drinking water are being overdrawn or tainted with pollution. ...

Pregnancy presents itself with a myriad of both physical and physiological changes. Some of these changes may affect the levels of pregnant women activities should they be accompanied by musculoskeletal disorders hence ...

Higher rates of unplanned or unwanted pregnancies occur amongst university age women, with majority of them being unplanned. Emergency contraception comprises drugs with various dosages (the emergency contraceptive pill) ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains one of the major worldwide public health burdens and a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma. There is growing evidence that HBV genotypes influence not only clinical outcomes ...

Type-2 diabetes mellitus is recognized as a key non-communicable disease affecting over 425 million people globally, with only half of them currently diagnosed. One key indicator of mortality associated with type-2 diabetes ...

Production of domestic animals plays a central role to the livelihood of pastoralists inhabiting marginalized arid and semi-arid regions of northern Kenya. Pastoralists rely on their domestic animals such as goat, cattle ...