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Opioid-Free Labor Analgesia: Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant Combined with Ropivacaine
(Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2022)Background Side effects of the use of opioid analgesics during painless delivery are the main factors that affect rapid postpartum recovery. Opioid use can result in dangerous respiratory depression in the patient. Opioids ... -
Food safety practices of cooked food hawkers in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(African Journal of Food Science, 2022)Hawking of cooked foods is an important economic activity, especially for low-income earners. However, the trade raises public health concerns particularly due to the likely breaches of food safety standards. Thus, this ... -
Assessment of the Midwives Knowledge on Utilization of Partograph in Management of Labour in Public Health Facilities in Tharaka Nithi County
(International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2021-12)The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended Partograph as a labor management tool due to its impact in reducing obstetric labor complications and maternal deaths over the years. This labor management tool is ... -
A survey on knowledge, attitude, and practice about antibiotic prescribing and resistance among medical practitioners in Kenya [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
(AAS Open Research, 2022)Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat worldwide and especially in developing countries. Irrational antibiotic prescription as well as lack of the requisite knowledge and awareness of proper antibiotic ... -
Factors Associated with Household Dietary Diversity among Internally Displaced Persons in Nakwamekwei Camp, Kenya
(Science and Education Publishing, 2021)The objective of this study was to assess factors associated with household dietary diversity score (HDDS) among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nakwamekwei IDP camp. A total of 159 IDPs aged≥18 years were recruited ... -
Patient and Health System Related Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication among Patients at Chuka Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, 2021)Antihypertensive medication is one way to manage hypertension but many hypertensive patients do not optimize drug therapy to achieve blood pressure control. Hypertensive medication non-adherence continues to become a ... -
Measuring and Influencing Behavior Change in Dietary Intake: Integrated Photovoice Approach in Nutrition Interventions in Eastern Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)A study conducted in two wards of Tharaka Nithi subcounty in Kenya documented the impact of using photovoice as a learning tool to build awareness about diets in order to influence behavior change, as well as a method ... -
Efectiveness of in-service training plus the collaborative improvement strategy on the quality of routine malaria surveillance data: results of a pilot study in Kayunga District, Uganda
(Springer Nature, 2021)Background: Surveillance data are essential for malaria control, but quality is often poor. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efectiveness of the novel combination of training plus an innovative quality improvement ... -
Factors Affecting Cervical Cancer Screening among Women Below 25 Years in Kithare Area, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2021)Cervical cancer is the most common neoplasm among women globally affecting approximately 500,000 women with 275,000 succumbing to the disease every year. The prevalence of cervical cancer is disproportionately high in ... -
Assessment, Training and Evaluation of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Competences for Midwives in Tharaka-Nithi and Embu Counties, Kenya.
(Science Publishing Group, 2016)Abstract: Midwifery education in many countries currently follows a didactic curricular model where students learn through classroom lecture with little opportunity for skills practice, simulation and role play needed to ... -
Perspectives of continuing professional development for Kenyan midwives.
(2014)Abstract Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provides an important strategy for reduction of ma-ternal morbidity and mortality with the aim of attaining Millennium Development goals (MDG) four ... -
Evaluation of midwives’ and nurses’ continuing professional development in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in embu county, Kenya.
(Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4:249-259, 2014)Continuing professional development (CPD) is one of the principal means by which health professionals (Nurses and midwives) maintain, improve, and broaden the knowledge and skills required for optimal patient care and ... -
Essential Maternal and Newborn Care Skills Training for Midwives: Their Impact on Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortalities in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-01-27)Continuing professional development (CPD) continues to gain acceptance as a model for health care professionals to engage in lifelong learning. Little is known about how CPD participants put the experience and the new ...
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