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Health Seeking And Sexual Behaviour Among Primary Health Care Patients In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2002){ Observational studies have associated vitamin A deficiency with vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected cells and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To assess the effect of vitamin A ... -
Health Seeking Behaviour in context. East African Medical Journal
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Health seeking behaviour in context. Olenja J. East Afr Med J. 2003 Feb;80(2):61-2
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Health Seeking Behaviour of Commercial Sex workers
(School of Nursing sciences, 2003) -
Health service pricing reforms in Kenya
(Economics Department, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Nairobi, 1997)From 1966, for about 25 years, the Government of Kenya provided health services in public clinics and hospitals free of charge in accordance with its social policy (Republic of Kenya, 1989a). In the 1980s the Government ... -
Health system challenges to integration of mental health delivery in primary care in Kenya- perspectives of primary care health workers.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-09)BACKGROUND: Health system weaknesses in Africa are broadly well known, constraining progress on reducing the burden of both communicable and non-communicable disease (Afr Health Monitor, Special issue, 2011, 14-24), and ... -
Health system factors associated with post-trauma mortality at the prehospital care level in Africa: a scoping review
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Africa accounts forabout 90% of the global trauma burden. Mapping evidence on health systemfactors associated with post-trauma mortality is essential in definingpre-hospital care research priorities and mitigation ... -
Health systems research in a low-income country: easier said than done
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 2008-06)Small hospitals sit at the apex of the pyramid of primary care in the health systems of many low-income countries. If the Millennium Development Goal for child survival is to be achieved, hospital care for referred severely ... -
The health workers for change impact study in Kenya
(Ministry of Health, Kisumu, Kenya.Departmnent of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)This paper reports the detailed results of a study of the impact of the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshop series on clients' perceptions of health services, relationships within the health centre and relations ... -
The health workers for change impact study in Kenya
(Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)This paper reports the detailed results of a study of the impact of the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshop series on clients' perceptions of health services, relationships within the health centre and relations ... -
Health Workers for Change in Kenya
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Health-care Providers'perceptions Of Intravaginal Rings For Hiv Prevention In Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Health-care providers form the backbone of health information and service delivery in many African communities. This study investigated health-care providers' (HCPs) attitudes towards a novel method of HIV ... -
Health-Seeking And Sexual Behaviors Among Primary Healthcare Patients In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)Health-seeking and sexual behaviors are important elements in the control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Goal: To examine patterns of health-seeking behavior and related sexual behavior relevant to improved ... -
Health-seeking behaviour of human brucellosis cases in rural Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Background: Brucellosis is known to cause debilitating conditions if not promptly treated. In some rural areas of Tanzania however, practitioners give evidence of seeing brucellosis cases with symptoms of long duration. ... -
Health-seeking pathway and factors leading to delays in tuberculosis diagnosis in West Pokot County, Kenya: A grounded theory study
(2018)Background Patients’ health-seeking behaviour can lead to delays in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, how- ever little is known about the experiences and treatment pathways of patients diagnosed with TB in ... -
Healthcare providers' level of involvement in provision of smoking cessation interventions in public health facilities in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Healthcare providers can play a major role in tobacco control by providing smoking cessation interventions to smoking patients. The objective of this study was to establish healthcare providers' practices regarding smoking ... -
Healthcare-seeking behavior and sexual behavior of patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi,, 2001)BACKGROUND: Sexual and health-seeking behaviors are important components of sexually transmitted disease (STD) control. GOALS: To generate data for improved STD prevention and care, and to assess sexual behavior ... -
Healthy Heart Africa-Kenya: A 12-Month Prospective Evaluation of Program Impact on Health Care Providers' Knowledge and Treatment of Hypertension.
(2019-03-14)Given the rising burden of hypertension in Africa, the Healthy Heart Africa program was developed to improve access to quality hypertension care in the primary care setting. The Healthy Heart Africa program provides a ... -
Hearing disorders in HIV positive adult patients not on anti-retroviral drugs at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2010-09)OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and type of hearing disorders in HIV positive patients not on anti - retroviral drugs (ARVs) and correlate this with the world health Organization (WHO) stage of HIV disease and ...