Background Informed consent is an important safeguard for participants enrolled in mental health research. However, several factors affect the informed consent process. This study explored the ethical challenges encountered ...

Worldwide, the design of a workstation in many garment industries is usually done with minimal consideration of anthropometric data. This may cause hazards and reduce work efficiency as a result of sitting for long ...

Renewable energy sources such as biofuels play a critical role in climate change mitigation and in meeting the rising global energy demand. To achieve carbon neutrality, biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel and biogas ...

Introduction: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) affects greater than 95% of the global population, and when acquired at an early age, results in poor control of viral replication and increased risk to subsequent chronic ...

Rapid urbanisation, high population growth, and accelerated development are posing sustainability challenges to secondary cities like Eldoret, especially in the areas of food security and nutrition, despite the urban ...

Natural fibers are becoming a more viable alternative as people become more conscious of the negative effects that making and discarding synthetic fibers have on the environment and the rising expense of materials made ...

Water is essential for life; however, many people in developing countries, particularly in rural areas, lack access to clean and safe piped water. Lack of appropriate water treatment makes such people to consume untreated ...

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic inflam‑ matory skin disease with a global prevalence of 1–5%, however its clinical and demographic pro‑ fle in Kenya remains underexplored. This arti‑ cle describes the establishment ...

Background: Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Kenya experience psychosocial challenges shaped by developmental transitions and social and health system contexts. Limited research has examined ...

Banana is a one of the important foods and cash crops in Kenya, yet its post-harvest byproduct, which includes the pseudo stem is largely underutilized. The limited utilization of banana pseudo stem poses a missed ...