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Prevalence of hearing loss in children following bacterial meningitis in a tertiary referral hospital
(BioMed Central, 2014)
This study aimed to examine hearing function in a group of children aged between the ages of six months and twelve years admitted with bacterial meningitis so as to determine the prevalence and degree of sensorineural ...
The monetary burden of cystic echinococcosis and its distribution based on gender and age in Turkana North District, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, 2014)
Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. The disease occurs worldwide, and is endemic in Turkana and Maasai areas, Kenya. The objective of the study was to assess ...
Physical condition and maintenance of mosquito bed nets in Kwale County, coastal Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Despite the extensive ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) over the last decade, the effective lifespan of these nets, especially their physical integrity, under true operational conditions is not ...
Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa
(BioMed Central, 2014)
This study focused on the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.The specific objectives were to prepare a synthesis on the situation of health systems’ components, to analyse the correlation ...
Indirect cost of maternal deaths in the WHO African Region in 2010
(BioMed Central, 2014)
An estimated 147,741 maternal deaths occurred in 2010 in 45 of the 47 countries in the African Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of this study was to estimate the indirect cost of maternal deaths ...
Development of a specimen-sparing multichannel bead assay to detect antiparasite IgG4 for the diagnosis of Schistosoma and Wuchereria infections on the coast of Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014)
To better delineate the impact of parasitic coinfection in coastal Kenya, we developed a novel specimen-sparing bead assay using multiplex flow immunoassay (MFI) technology to simultaneously measure serum or plasma ...
Management of healthcare waste in national teaching and referral hospitals in Kenya
(Inderscience Publishers Ltd, 2014)
Health-care waste in health facilities should be segregated accurately and generation rates established. The data so obtained supports the management of health-care waste in institutions by putting in place waste minimization ...
ORIGINAL RESEARCH Open Access Health financing in the African Region: 2000 – 2009 data analysis
(International Archives of Medicine, 2014)
In order to raise African countries probability of achieving the United Nations Millennium. Development Goals by 2015, there is need to increase and more efficiently use domestic and external funding to strengthen health ...
Technical and scale efficiency of public community hospitals in Eritrea: an exploratory study
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014)
Eritrean gross national income of Int$610 per capita is lower than the average for Africa (Int$1620) and considerably lower than the global average (Int$6977). It is therefore imperative that the country’s resources,including ...
Equity in reproductive and maternal health services in Bangladesh
(BioMed Central, 2014)
The target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is now closer than ever.
There is lack of sufficient progress in achieving the MDG targets in many low- and middle-income countries.
Furthermore, there ...