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WASH facilities affecting menstrual hygiene management among adolescent school girls in Chuka Sub-county in Tharaka Nithi County
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Introduction: Menstrual hygiene management has not been satisfactorily addressed in developing countries due to insufficient WASH facilities. This results to poor health outcomes for adolescent school girls. The purpose ...
Methods of pharmaceutical waste management disposal practiced in sanitation value chain by community pharmacies and households in Nkubu Town
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Introduction: Pharmaceutical Waste Management (PWM) has emerged as a challenging issue, with both health and environmental negative impacts. The study assessed the common methods of pharmaceutical waste management disposal ...
Comparative awareness on Zoonoses between residents of Igembe Central at the human-wildlife interface and inhabitants of the non-wildlife zones of Tigania West, Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Introduction: Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans. Persons with low knowledge and exposure to wildlife and domestic animals or their products are at higher risk. Extensive research ...
Corona virus pandemic response among health workers in selected health facilities in Meru County
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Corona virus pandemic has exerted an unprecedented burden on health care systems, governments and health workers across the world. It has hampered health care delivery globally with far reaching effects in African countries ...
Yellow fever virus disease: a systematic review of reemergence, incidence and mortality in Isiolo county, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Yellow fever is an endemic arboviral disease caused by yellow fever virus (YFV), with high fatality. WHO (Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics) is a plan to control YFV, with strategies to be carried out from 2017 to 2026. YFV ...
Community toilets management strategies in promotion of public hygiene in municipality ward of Meru, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Rapid population growth has significantly contributed to inadequate sanitation facilities especially in slums. The inadequacy in sanitation facilities results to poor hygiene thus promote spread of sanitation-related ...
Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices of health care waste management among nurses in Nyambene Level 4 hospital
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Healthcare waste management requires an organized, systematic channeling of waste, consistent with acceptable public health and environmental safeguards (Vanesh et al., 2019). The Ministry of Health estimates that 47% of ...
Comparative awareness on Zoonoses between residents of Igembe Central at the human-wildlife interface and inhabitants of the non-wildlife zones of Tigania West, Meru County, Kenya/
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)
Introduction: Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans. Persons
with low knowledge and exposure to wildlife and domestic animals or their products are at higher
risk. Extensive ...
An Assessment of the performance of the National Health Research System in Mauritius to accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage
(Research Square, 2022-07-27)
Background: The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) is that every individual has access to quality health services without running the consequences of financial hardship. The World health report 2013"Research for ...
Findings of a community screening programme for human cystic echinococcosis in a non-endemic area
(Public Library of Science, 2022-08-15)
Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis caused by infection with the larval stages of the taeniid cestodes of the species complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. It is prevalent among transhumant communities in East ...