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Evaluation of knowledge and skills retention on basic emergency obstetric and newborn care among skilled birth attendants in selected Counties of Western Kenya

Kibiwott, Doris; Sum, Ann Mwangi; Kang’ethe, Simeon (MJ&M Biolabs, Kenya, 2024-09-04)

Maternal mortality remains a pressing concern in the African Region, with preventable deaths occurring every two minutes globally. Despite concerted efforts to mitigate this issue, the African Region continues to grapple ...
Factors associated with motivation of healthcare workers in Mavoko Sub-County, Machakos County, Kenya

Mule, Angela Kathure (Moi University, 2025)

Background: Healthcare workers (HCW) are the various cadres of qualified health professionals offering healthcare services. The healthcare system in Kenya faces critical human resources challenges for health demands like ...
Experiences and factors associated with utilization of directly observed treatment strategy (DOTs) among tuberculosis patients in Mombasa County, Kenya

Kurera, Emily Chinyavu (Moi University, 2024)

Background: Tuberculosis burden in Kenya is 558/100,000 population as per the TB Prevalence survey of 2016. Directly observed treatment for TB, (DOTs) is a TB control strategy recommended by WHO, whereby anti-tuberculosis ...
FIGO good practice recommendations to standardize the assessment of outcomes following vesicovaginal fistula surgery

Browning, Andrew; Trautvetter, Lilli; Slinger, Gillian; Akhter, Sayeba; Ayenachew, Fekade; Chapa, James; Demrew, Yeshineh; Mabeya, Hillary; Majinge, Peter; Pathirana, Vindhya; Raassen, Thomas (Wiley, 2024-11-21)

Obstetric fistula is a debilitating childbirth injury causing immense suffering for women and girls with the condition. The majority of fistulas can be successfully treated with a surgical repair, performed by a competent ...
Towards enhancing creativity in university settings: does hope of academic knowledge workers matter?

Rehema, Namono; Kemboi, Ambrose Kiplimo; Chepkwony, Joel (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021-10)

Purpose Although a burgeoning body of literature has established the influence of hope and employee creativity, the debate on the relative importance of hope and its components of pathway and agency on its outcomes has not ...
Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on rice (Oryza sativa) in Kenya with a focus on Hirschmanniella oryzae

Njira Njira, Pili; Chelal, John; Biwot, John; Ndirangu, Kiama J. (2024-11)

Rice ranks as the third most important staple cereal food crop in Kenya, following maize and wheat. The demand for rice has been increasing at a faster rate than most cereals, occasionally requiring imports to meet local ...
Entrepreneurs psychological perspective and enterprise graduation in Eldoret Town, Kenya

Tallam, K. Zakayo; Odwori, O. Paul; Matelong, K. Nebert; Gloria, Tuwei J. (2014)

Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) enormously contribute to the Kenyan economy through employment and income generation. In spite of this contribution, their performance in terms of graduation is little understood. The ...
Human element of service delivery and customer retention: the case of a selected service enterprise in Kenya

Nebert, Matelong K.; Tubey, Ruth J.; Omboto, Peter I.; Tuwei, J. Gloria (2015)

Shoe shine enterprises find it difficult to envision and understand what aspect connote high quality to consumers, and the levels of the aspects that are required to deliver high quality service. However retention as an ...
Shoe shine entrepreneurs social responsibility practices on loyalty in Eldoret town, Kenya

Matelong, Nebert K.; Sergon, David C.; Tuwei, Gloria J.; Cheptumo, Irene J. (2013)

Micro Enterprises providing services for example haircutting, key making, M-pesa, hair dressing, child care, cleaning, video selling, hawkers and shoe shining to mention but a few find it difficult to envision and ...
Insecticidal potential of essential oils from Cupressus lusitanica growing in ecological zones of Rwanda against adult housefly, Musca domestica L

Nteziyaremye, Papias; Cherutoi, Jackson; Makatiani, Jacqueline; Muhizi, Théoneste (African Association of Insect Scientists, 2023)

The housefly, Musca domestica Linnaeus is a household pest mostly controlled by use of synthetic insecticides that often affect the environment and promote insecticide resistance. Plants of Cupressaceae family are often ...
The Legacy of Colonial Policies on Agricultural Development in Independent Kenya; 1954 to 1992

Samoei, Basiliano; Opondo, Paul; Kurgat, Paul (African Journal of History and Geography, 2025)

The LDSB schemes of 1961/62 formed the second phase and a continuation of the official colonial agricultural policy (Swynnerton Plan of 1954). However, the political situation in the immediate pre independence period ...
Teenage mothers’ re-entry experiences into Seecondary Schools: a case study of Kakiri Sub County-Wakiso District, Uganda

Nassuna, Prossy (Moi university, 2023)

Despite there being Teenage Mothers Re-entry Guidelines in Uganda, teenage mothers’ re-entry has been a major social, economic, and health challenge in the country. Their experiences of re-entry and retention in mainstream ...
Challenges and opportunities in East African doctoral supervision

Chang’ach, John K.; Barasa, Mercy Chemutai; Rugut, Cornelius; Ronoh, Janet; Chemwor, Ezekiel (2024)

In a changing doctoral supervision environment, challenges and opportunities in doctoral supervision need to be better understood to provide the right support for quality doctoral supervision. This paper offers a contextual ...
Lipid Control and Factors Associated with LDL-C Control among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Statins in Western Kenya

Joyster*, Mungania; Kigen, Gabriel; Kamuren, Zipporah; Maritim, Alice (International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2024-08-21)

Background: Dyslipidemia is the presence of abnormal blood lipid parameters, characterized by increased LDL-C, triglycerides, and total cholesterol but reduced HDL-C. It is a common finding in patients with T2DM, occurring ...
Characteristics of Esophageal cancer among symptomatic patients referred for endoscopy in Eldoret, Kenya

Ayuo, P. O.; Some, F. F.; Kiplagat, J. (East African medical journal, 2021-10-10)

Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) ranks number 8 in incidence among all cancers worldwide and was the 6th. most common cause of cancer mortality in 2020. In Kenya, EC is the fourth most common cancer. EC has uneven ...
Knowledge of Blood Transfusion among Junior Medical Doctors in Kenya

Kipkulei, Japheth C.; Maiyoh, Geoffrey K.; Okero, Richard B. O.; Lotodo, Teresa; Jepngetich, Hellen; Buziba, Nathan (2025-02-12)

Background: Blood transfusion (BT) is crucial to the provision of modern health care. However, blood is scarce and costly, and its use is associated with risks. Therefore, the medical professionals who handle it should ...
Lecturers and students perceptions of adequacy of teaching and learning resources in advent of Covid-19 at Kenya Medical Training College – Kenya

Mbati, Benson Kondo (Moi University, 2024)

Background: Teaching and learning resources are very essential to pedagogy. However, challenges such as lack of adequate human resources, physical facilities, teaching aids, and finances existed due to high students’ intake. ...
Determining the use of simulation in teaching and learning among staff in Kenya Medical Training Campuses offering medical laboratory sciences

Kavinya, Prominah Muia (Moi University, 2024)

Background: Medical education utilizes simulation, which is a strategy that enhances learning, teaching, and assessment as students get ready to practice clinically. Acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes by medical ...
Integration of Information and Communication Technology in instruction of Geography

Mwaluko, Frank Zakaria; Musamas, Josephine; Tarmo, Albert Paulo (2023)

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a significant aspect of teaching and learning. Despite its significance, ICT is not fully integrated into the teaching and learning of Geography in Tanzania. The ...
Prevalence and correlates of electrocardiographic indications for invasive cardiac procedures among patients with reduced ejection fraction heart failure in Western Kenya

Gathigia, Charity Anne (Moi University, 2025)

Background: Heart failure is a heterogeneous and life-threatening syndrome that affects more than 26 million individuals globally. The phenotype Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) contributes to 60% of ...

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