In 2015, Kenya advanced a national Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Policy
(ASRH) whose main objective was to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies in the
country. Despite the implementation of the ASRH policy, the ...
In an attempt to safeguard the education of the girl child, the government of Kenya
through the Ministry of Education (MoE) introduced the re-entry policy (which was
later changed to re-admission policy) that was established ...
Primary school teachers require relevant and timely information in order to perform
their roles effectively. However, teachers in most public primary schools in Kenya have
limited access to information sources partly ...
For Kenya to realize vision 2030 its socio-political and economic blueprint, there is
need to invest more in education which is under the social pillar in the document. In
terms of enrolment, pre-primary schools in Mbita ...
uidance and counseling services are usually provided in learning institutions in Kenya.
The Ministry of Education has put much effort in terms of offering these services to
learners by the teachers. However, unrest in ...
An effective internal control system should be able to provide managers with the means
to increase accountability for their plans and to obtain reasonable assurance that the
programs they direct meet established goals ...
Background: The informal economy sprawl contributes to challenges in occupational safety. Assessing the extent of primary occupational safety and health services compliance in informal automotive garages informs tailored ...
World over, tax disputes have attracted several resolution mechanisms chief of which are Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and litigation. The constitution and the Revenue laws do not conclusively provide guidelines to ...
Background: Mental illness related stigma is the negative stereotype towards people
with mental illness. The manifestation of stigma in healthcare can range from denial
of care, long waiting times, provision of sub-standard ...
Background: Globally, the burden of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is vast, both conferring significant morbidity and mortality risks. H. pylori, categorized as a class 1 carcinogen ...
Background: Inotropes and vasopressors are administered to offer hemodynamic
support to patients in shock, as a temporary measure to allow for correction of the
underlying disease. Inotropes increase cardiac output while ...
Background: Cancer is the 3rd leading cause of mortality in Kenya. The increasing prevalence of cancer has necessitated administration of chemotherapy in an outpatient setting. Therefore, any debilitating and distressing ...
Background: Failed extubation is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In addition to acute airway complications, re-intubated patients have higher mortality rates, prolonged hospital length of stay and higher ...
Background: Breech presentation occurs in approximately 3% to 4% of all women at
term with the incidence varying with the gestational age of the foetus. They are a
major concern for both pregnant mothers and their ...
Background: Intra-abdominal abscesses are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality around the world. More so in developing countries like Kenya where diagnosis and management are usually carried out late due to factors ...
Background: Obstructive jaundice is a specific type of jaundice, where symptoms
develop due to a narrowed or blocked biliary tree, preventing the normal drainage of
bile from the liver into the intestines. It can have ...
Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a non-invasive somatic treatment
that is highly effective for severe mood, catatonic and psychotic disorders but remains
underutilized, with a lot of variations in its use ...
Background: A majority of women experience moderate to severe pain during labour that eventually affects the parturient, and fetus. Maternal health care providers have an extensive role to play in meeting the analgesic ...
Background: There is growing interest in mental illnesses associated with chronic
medical conditions. Several studies suggest higher rates of psychiatric disorders in
medically ill than in non-medically ill. Sickle cell ...
Background: Worldwide, infectious diseases are an important cause of morbidity
and mortality. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2050, these
diseases are anticipated to contribute to 13 million deaths ...