Blood groups (antigens) are proteins, glycoproteins or glycolipids inherited surface markers on the red blood cell membranes, which determine the blood phenotypes of human beings. There are 36 blood group systems with over ...
Muna, Kennedy K.; Suleiman, M. A.; Yole, D. S.(2019-04)
Intestinal schistosomiasis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in most parts of the world, despite decades of widespread chemotherapy use. The present study determined the intermediate host proteins expressing ...
Scores of millions of people around the world are infected by Schistosoma mansoni causing considerable morbidity, mortality and loss of productivity. Safe chemotherapeutic agents have been used though there are challenges ...
Muna, Kennedy K.; Yole, D. S.; Suleiman, M. A.(2015-06)
The study tested for in vivo Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT) of soluble protein extracts from Biomphalaria pfeifferi snail. The proteins from foot and digestive gland were processed and their concentration determined ...
Wamalwa, M. W.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Omuse, G.; Kamwati, S. K.; Revathi, G.(2021-03)
Background: Hand hygiene is the precursor to improved health standards among healthcare workers and patients seeking outpatient services. Unhygienic hands may escalate the transmission of multi-drug resistance bacteria ...
Approximately 1.2 million individuals die of TB-associated health complications annually. Diabetes coexistence with TB accelerates TB disease, complicates treatment, hence aggregating the possibility of poor TB outcome.
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Magori, E. O.; Kang'ethe, S. K.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Revathi, G.; Omuse, G.(2021-03)
Background: Hospital environment can serve as an important reservoir and thus a critical element in the transmission of bacterial infections especially in critical care settings such as Surgical and new-born units. Contact ...
Wanyonyi, Lilian N.; Njoroge, Joseph M.; Otieno, Richard J.(2021-03-31)
Sports tourism is viewed as an ideal tool for supporting the livelihood of the host communities in developing countries. As an alternative way of involving the host community in tourism activities, sports tourism aims to ...
Insect pests cause significant loses to maize grains in storage. Larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus Horn) is one of the most important pests of stored maize. Synthetic pesticides are commercially available for ...
Research methods in machine learning play a pivotal role since the accuracy and reliability of the results are influenced by the research methods used. The main aims of this paper were to explore current research methods ...
We present an evaluation of the operational MODIS Leaf Area Index (LAI) product over two temperate deciduous forests and focus on the seasonal variation. Two EUROFLUX beech (Fagus sylvatica) sites, Hesse, France and Sorø, ...
Ndagijimana, D.; Mureithi, C.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.(2019-10)
Background or Objectives: Quality and safety of health care service delivery remain a challenge worldwide due to unsafe care, inappropriate practices, adverse events and medication errors that result in harm, disability ...
Nzayisenga, J.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.; Nyiligira, J.(2020-01)
Patients with type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) are at increased threat for long experiencing various problems related to medicine as they frequently received different medications for managing their ...
Beingana, G.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.; Habtu, M.(2020-10-26)
Use of technology in health care delivery is considered as one solution to speed up the health care delivery in underserved areas. Because of this, a number of health technologies have been brought into play, such as ...
This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practices towards nutrition and influencing factors among pregnant and lactating women. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Kigeme ...
Cyriaque, M.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.; Monica, M.; Erigene, R.(2020-07)
Background: In Rwanda, farmers experience health problems due to the consistency increase in mosquitoes which bring about malaria incidence. We researched to realize if there is malaria occurrence among farmers and to ...
Mashora, M. C.; Dzinamarira, T.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.(2020-02)
Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health problem. There is need for evidence-based interventions to curb new infections. HIV status disclosure, especially to sexual ...
Chantal, U. M.; Habtu, M.; Ngomi, Nicholas N.(2020-11)
The use of modern contraceptive methods is important as it assists couples to give birth to the desired number of children and space pregnancies. Government of Rwanda has put much emphasis on family planning services ...
Background: Rwanda has registered tremendous achievements in the health sector. However, neonatal morbidity remains high in some areas. This study aims to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors of neonatal ...
Across the world, Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) are recognised as first line health care providers. Overtime, the Kenyan government has acknowledged CHVs as an integral component in provision of first line health care ...