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How Social Determinants of Health and Health System Factors Shape the Breast Cancer Continuum in Kenya

Anjichi, Nathan; Sitienei, Loice; Busakhala, Naftali; Kisilu, Nicholas; Niemeyer, Kathryn; Keitany, Kibor; Hunter-Squires, Joanna; Elias, Hussein; Opakas, Jesse; Loehrer, Patrick; Sabul, Winnie; McArdle, Ryan; Morgan, Jennifer (Springer Nature, 2025)

Purpose of Review Breast cancer remains a significant public health concern in Kenya, where social determinants of health (SDH) significantly influence access to and outcomes across the care continuum—from screening and ...
A genome-wide association study identifies an African-specific locus on chromosome 21q22.12 associated with Burkitt lymphoma risk and survival

Tenge, Robert K. (Springer Nature, 2025)

Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a B-cell malignancy that disproportionately affects children in sub-Saharan Africa. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in a combined set of 800 childhood cases and 3865 controls ...
The Pulse Of Democracy: African Journalism In An Era Of Political Change

Kurgat, Martin (IOSR Journal Of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2025)

Amidst Africa’s shifting political terrain, journalism stands as both a barometer and a driver of democratic change. Since the 1993 declaration of World Press Freedom Day, the continent has witnessed a complex evolution ...
Intriguing taxonomic case of Pratylenchus vandenbergae : recognition as a separate species and its significant impact on various crops

Wanjau, Cecilia; Knoetze, Rinus; Girgan, Chantelle; Njira, Njira Pil; Engelbrecht, Gerhard; Couvreur, Marjolein; Bert, Wim (2024-05)

The genus Pratylenchus encompasses a diverse group of nematodes with significant implications in Agriculture. Only 24 Pratylenchus spp. have been reported in Africa to date. However, cryptic biodiversity within the genus ...
Nematode communities associated with papaya in Kenya: first report of Meloidogyne javanica and description of soil health in papaya fields

Wanjala, Situma E.; Wim, Bert; Couvreur, Marjolein; Masa, Joseph O.; Ramkat, Rose C.; Pili, Njira N. (BMC, 2025)

Background Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are major pathogens of fruit trees globally, causing substantial economic losses. In Kenya, research on papaya has focused primarily on viral diseases, particularly those caused ...
Socioeconomic status and partaking in air pollution monitoring are associated with cookstove usage across three periurban communities in sub-Saharan Africa

Mangeni, Judith (Scientific Reports, 2025)

While transitioning from polluting cooking fuels (e.g. wood, charcoal) to cleaner fuels, like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), can lead to time savings, the amount of time saved is uncertain due to minimal stove use ...
Community-Based Tourism, guest satisfaction and sustainable livelihoods of community members living adjacent to missionary guesthouses in West Pokot County, Kenya

Ng’oriarita, Plimo Jonathan (Moi Univerisity, 2025)

West Pokot County is home to many missionary guesthouses (MGHs), which function as community-based tourism (CBT) enterprises with the potential to significantly enhance the sustainable livelihoods of the local community. ...
Effect of strategic Internal marketing on performance of five Star Hotels In Nairobi County

Koech, Carolyne Jerotich (Moi Univerisity, 2025)

The hotels invest in addressing the concerns of their stakeholders such as customers, investors and suppliers to the exclusion of the internal customers or rather employees; therefore, there is little emphasis on ...
Stakeholders’ participation and implementation of the National tourism policy in Naivasha Sub County, Kenya

Wanjiku, Mary David (Moi Univerisity, 2025)

The National Tourism Policy is a set of rules, guidelines and objectives which provides a regulatory framework that integrates tourism stakeholders at National and County levels for sustainable tourism development. The ...
Supply chain management practices, competitive advantage and organizational performance of textile firms in Nairobi Kenya

Mukachisila, Sylvester Bisawo (Moi Univerisity, 2025)

Textile firms in Kenya face numerous challenges, including high raw material costs, inadequate transportation infrastructure, heavy taxation, price fluctuations, and expensive energy, which hinder their ability to ...
Employee Hiring Process, Organizational Culture And Quality Service Delivery In Kajiado County Government, Kenya

Rawua, Priscah Mosomba (Moi Univerisity, 2025)

In Kenya, devolution aimed to enhance service delivery to citizens. However, service delivery remains poor despite devolving services to counties, leading to deteriorating county performance and growth rates. A government ...
Effect of Digital Banking on Financial Performance of micro and Small Enterprises in Nairobi County,

Kamunyu, Rose Wanjiru (Moi Univerisity, 2024)

Financial performance of MSEs is critical to the performance of the economy since MSEs are some of the best supporters of the government through employment. In recent years’ banks have developed innovative products and ...
Verbal strategies and interpersonal meanings of impolite metapragmatic comments in Kirundi fictional conversations

Gatabazi, Jean Bosco (Moi University, 2025)

Interpersonal relationships are enacted during interaction where they are created, maintained, or transformed through language use. Whereas it has been argued in linguistic pragmatic studies that impoliteness is used to ...
Audit committee characteristics, firm size and fraudulent financial reporting among listed firms in East Africa community

Nyamumbo, Bethsheba (Moi Univerisity, 2025)

Corporate accounting scandals involving firms such as Enron, WorldCom, Mumias, Uchumi, among others, have demonstrated managerial motive in fraudulent financial reporting and the effectiveness of audit committee in ...
Technical Performance Assessment Of The Garissa Solar Power Plant in Kenya

Maina, Nelius Waithira (Moi Univerisity, 2025-03)

The Garissa Solar Power Plant is a significant contributor to Kenya's goal of achieving 100% clean energy by 2030. Despite its significance, the lack of publicly available analyzed technical performance data limits ...
Effect of revenue Enforcement Strategies On Excise Tax Compliance among Water Manufacturing Companies In Nakuru, Kenya

Abung’ana, Mercyline Nanga (Moi Univerisity, 2024-06)

Domestic excise tax performance has fluctuated over the years, with varying growth rates and inconsistencies in reported figures. In FY 2020/21, there was a 12.0% growth following a 6.4% decline the previous year, ...
Modeling mortality risk among HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy using survival methods: insights from Kaplan-Meier, Cox Proportional Hazards Models, and Log Rank Tests

Karimi1, Winfred Gitunga; Muriungi, Robert; Gekara, Frank Onyambu; Gacheri, Christine (European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2025-04)

Background: Despite significant advancements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV/AIDS continues to be a critical health challenge in Meru County, Kenya, particularly regarding the high mortality rates among people ...
Prevalence of Critical Illness at a National Referral Hospital in Kenya

Srour1; Sirera, M B.; Kerema, J.; Khan, B.A.; Navuluri;, N. (American Journal of Respiratory Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2025-05)

RATIONALE: Access to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is significantly limited for patients in the public sector in Kenya and subSaharan Africa (SSA). Still, very few epidemiologic studies to measure the prevalence of critical ...
Is membership in microfinance initiatives associated with viral load suppression among HIV patients? evidence from western Kenya

Thapa, Bishnu Bahadur; Genberg, Becky; Wachira, Juddy; Steingrimsson, Jon; Galarraga, Omar (BMC Global and Public Health, 2025-06-25)

Background Social and economic factors have considerable influence on the lives of people living with HIV (PLHIV). These factors shape their health behaviors, willingness to engage with other members of their communities ...
A community-based approach to cervical cancer prevention in western Kenya: An AMPATH feasibility project

Orang’o, Omenge; Tonui, Philip; Muthoka, Kapten; Kiptoo, Stephen; Maina, Titus; Agosa, Mercy; Ermel, Aaron; Tong, Yan; Brown, Darron (SAGE Open Medicine, 2022-04-29)

Objectives: Centralized programs have been ineffective in reducing the burden of cervical cancer among Kenyan women. A community-based pilot study was initiated to screen Kenyan women for cervical cancer and to vaccinate ...

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