School of Pure, Applied and Health Sciences (JA): Recent submissions
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Repellent Effects of Ocimum Suave Extracts and Compounds against Prostephanus Truncatus Horn
(2021-04-08)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 ... -
Quality and Safety Management of Health Care Service Delivery among Public Hospitals in Rwanda: a Cross-Sectional Survey
(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 ... -
Drug-related problems among type II diabetes mellitus patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study
(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 ... -
The influence of health technology on principal-agent relationship: a study of virtual doctor consultations in Rwanda
(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 ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Nutrition and Influencing Factors among Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kigeme Refugee Camp, Rwanda
(2020-06)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 ... -
Social and physical factors influencing malaria incidence among farmers in Bugesera District, Rwanda
(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 ... -
A multi-institutional, cross-sectional study on disclosure of HIV status to sexual partner(s) and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS attending selected hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda
(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 ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Modern Contraceptive Methods Dropout among Women of Reproductive Age in Gatsibo District in Rwanda
(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 ... -
Predisposing factors of neonatal morbidity in Gicumbi District, Rwanda
(2021-01-19)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 ... -
Challenges and Opportunities for promoting Maternal, New born, and Child Health in urban informal settlements: perspectives of Community Health Volunteers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2016-10)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 ... -
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With a+Thalassemia
(2017-03)Background-—Recent studies have discovered that a-globin is expressed in blood vessel walls where it plays a role in regulating vascular tone. We tested the hypothesis that blood pressure (BP) might differ between normal ... -
Analysis of Patterns of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in an Urban Slum Setting in Nairobi, Kenya
(2016-03)Background: Insufficient physical activity and sedentary behavior are key risk factors for the emergence of noncommunicable diseases in the sub-Saharan African setting. Given the limited evidence base, research is required ... -
Interlinkage among cardio-metabolic disease markers in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya
(2016-02-09)Introduction: The main cardio-metabolic diseases _ mostly cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and ischemic disease _ share common clinical markers such as raised blood pressure and blood glucose. The pathways of development ... -
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With the Sickle Cell Trait
(2017-05-22)The potential association between sickle cell trait (SCT) and increased arterial stiffness/blood pressure (BP) has not been evaluated in detail despite its association with stroke, sudden death, and renal disease. We ... -
Treatment of tungiasis with a twocomponent dimeticone: a comparison between moistening the whole foot and directly targeting the embedded sand fleas
(2017)Background: Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is caused by the penetration of female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans, Siphonaptera) into the skin. It belongs to the neglected tropical diseases and is prevalent in South America, ... -
Implementation of genomics research in Africa: challenges and recommendations
(2018-01-16)Background: There is exponential growth in the interest and implementation of genomics research in Africa. This growth has been facilitated by the Human Hereditary and Health in Africa (H3Africa) initiative, which aims to ... -
The effect of enhanced public–private partnerships on Maternal, Newborn and child Health Services and outcomes in Nairobi–Kenya: the PAMANECH quasi-experimental research protocol
(2014-09-30)Introduction: Rapid urbanisation in Kenya has resulted in growth of slums in urban centres, characterised by poverty, inadequate social services and poor health outcomes. The government's initiatives to improve access to ... -
Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population crosssectional study
(2018-09-27)There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the growing consumption of processed and calorie-dense ... -
Treatment of Tungiasis with Dimeticone: A Proof-of- Principle Study in Rural Kenya
(2014-07)Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in resource-poor communities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by an inflammatory response against penetrated female sand fleas ... -
Fully immunized child: coverage, timing and sequencing of routine immunization in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(2016-05)Background: More efforts have been put in place to increase full immunization coverage rates in the last decade. Little is known about the levels and consequences of delaying or vaccinating children in different schedules.Vaccine ...
