LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS AS LEARNING AND TARGET NEEDS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR TOUR GUIDE DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN KENYA. by Douglas Ondara Orang'i

“…Consequently, this paper looked at the target and language learning needs of tour guide learners pursuing an ESP course in Kenya from the students’ perspective, teachers’ perceptions and employers’ perceptions as far as the ESP course offered to learners is concerned. …”
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COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security among Urban Refugee Youth in Kenya: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective by Cherie Enns, Samuel Owuor, Abbey Lin, Kristin Swardh, William Kolong

“… This study analyzes the experiences of urban refugee communities, more specifically, the challenges young South Sudanese refugees living in Kenya face. We divert from the comprehensive examination of refugees in camps to focus on urban youth amid Kenya’s refugee policy changes and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Fungi and Aflatoxin Levels in Traditionally Processed Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Products in Homa Bay County, Kenya by Boniface Oure Obong’o, George Ayodo, Fanuel Kawaka, Morelly Kathy Adalla

“…A total of 38 samples were collected from the local markets in 7 subcounties in Homa Bay County, Kenya. The levels of aflatoxin were determined using an indirect competitive ELISA protocol. …”
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Understanding health system responsiveness to public feedback at the sub-national level: Insights from Kilifi County, Kenya. by Nancy Kagwanja, Lucy Gilson, Benjamin Tsofa, Jill Olivier, Hassan Leli, Sassy Molyneux

“…In this paper we share a system responsiveness framework to reflect this wider conceptualisation and illustrate how we used this framework combined with Aragon's insights on organisational capacity, to explore system responsiveness practices at sub-national level in Kenya. Drawing on interviews and group discussions we specifically consider how two governance structures -Health Facility Committees (HFCs) and Sub-County Health Management Teams (SCHMTs)- found in many Low-and-Middle-Income (LMIC) health systems receive, process, and respond to public feedback. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and predictors of diabetic retinopathy screening among patients with type 2 diabetes in Nairobi County, Kenya by Lagatt C Faith, Harun Kimani

Subjects: “…Attitude; diabetes complications; diabetes mellitus; diabetic retinopathy; Kenya; knowledge.…”
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“An Endless Cycle of Worry and Hardship”: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Food Security of Somali Migrants and Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya by Zack Ahmed, Jonathan Crush, Bernard Owusu

“…Based on the results of a household survey and in-depth interviews with Somali migrants in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2022, this study documents the pandemic-related experience of these migrants in food access and consumption and assesses the overall impacts of COVID-19 on their food security. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of incident haemodialysis-treated adult patients in Kenya: Brief paper about basic research by Samuel K. Kabinga, Seth O. McLigeyo, Anson K. Mwango, Davies O. Otieno, Evans A. Onyango, Priscah D. Chemutai, Duncan G. Irungu, John N. Ndungu

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Barriers to and impacts of hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs in Kenya: A qualitative study. by Hannah N Manley, Lindsey R Riback, Mercy Nyakowa, Matthew J Akiyama, Peter Cherutich, John Lizcano, Ann Kurth, Abbe Muller

“…Using Rhodes' Risk Environment Framework to guide our work, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 35 PWID who received HCV treatment in methadone clinics and drop-in-centers (DICs) in Nairobi and coastal Kenya supported by peer case managers from August to September 2019. …”
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Prevalence of Ticks Infesting Dairy Cattle and the Pathogens They Harbour in Smallholder Farms in Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya by Shepelo Getrude Peter, Hellen Wambui Kariuki, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Daniel Waweru Gakuya, Ndichu Maingi, Charles Matiku Mulei

“…This study aimed at determining the tick species infesting dairy cattle in Nairobi, Kenya, and the pathogens they harbour. While ticks are well-known vectors of major bacterial pathogens of both veterinary importance and public health importance, few studies have investigated the range of the tick species and the associated pathogens, especially present in unique dairy production systems, which compromise animal welfare, such as those in peri-urban areas. …”
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Healthcare research and development (R&D) as reflected in digital news: Analysis from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa by Emily Ndulue, Sandra Roberts, Praise Abraham

“… This study used a new open-source repository of African news media to study coverage of healthcare research and development (R&D) in the news ecosystems of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. A corpus of more than 5 million potentially relevant news articles was filtered through refined queries, ultimately yielding 2,917 highly topically relevant articles from 377 publications. …”
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Effectiveness of Clinical Training in Influencing the Outcome of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid in Selected Facilities at a County in Kenya by Evah Maina, Abednego Ongeso, Nancy Maingi

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Barriers to and impacts of hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs in Kenya: A qualitative study by Hannah N. Manley, Lindsey R. Riback, Mercy Nyakowa, Matthew J. Akiyama, Peter Cherutich, John Lizcano, Ann Kurth, Abbe Muller

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Implementation of RedCap data systems in Kenyan psychiatric rehabilitation: a community case study by Neal Patel, Matthew Turissini, Florence Jaguga, Julius Barasa, Lily Okeyo, Mercy Kimaiyo, Gilliane Kosgei, Naomi Kipkorir, Edith Kamaru Kwobah

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Socioeconomic disparities in child malnutrition: trends, determinants, and policy implications from the Kenya demographic and health survey (2014 - 2022) by Amos O. Okutse, Henry Athiany

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An evaluation of the effectiveness of an updated pre-service midwifery curriculum integrated with emergency obstetric and newborn care in Kenya: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Duncan N. Shikuku, Catherine Mwaura, Peter Nandikove, Alphonce Uyara, Helen Allott, Lucy Waweru, Lucy Nyaga, Edna Tallam, Issak Bashir, Eunice Ndirangu, Carol Bedwell, Sarah Bar-Zeev, Charles Ameh

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Determinant of unmet need for family planning among adolescent and young women in Kenya: multilevel analysis using recent Kenyan demographic health survey by Beyene Sisay Damtew, Hinsermu Bayu Abdi, Beker Ahemed Hussien, Getahun Tiruye, Nafyad Tolossa Urgie, Beniam worku Yigezu, Sifan Ahmed Mohammed, Bezawit Melak Fente

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Effects of social determinants on children’s health in informal settlements in Bangladesh and Kenya through an intersectionality lens: a study protocol by Helen Elsey, Alastair H Leyland, Linsay Gray, Laura Dean, Bachera Aktar, Zahidul Quayyum, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Ivy Chumo, Caroline Kabaria, Blessing Mberu, Samuel Saidu, Lana Whittaker, Lakshmi K Josyula, Md Imran Hossain Mithu, Ross Forsyth, Eliud Kibuchi, Varun Sai, Sureka Garimella, Proloy Barua, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha, Tasmiah Selim, Ibrahim Gandi

“…In these proposed studies, we aim to examine how key Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) factors at child and household levels combine to affect under-five health conditions, who live in slums in Bangladesh and Kenya through an intersectionality lens.Methods and analysis The protocol describes how we will analyse data from the Nairobi Cross-sectional Slum Survey (NCSS 2012) for Kenya and the Urban Health Survey (UHS 2013) for Bangladesh to explore how SDoH influence under-five health outcomes in slums within an intersectionality framework. …”
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How does the rise in contraceptive usage predict pregnancy termination among young women in Kenya? an in-depth multilevel analysis by Stephen Okechukwu Chukwudeh, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Oluwatobi Abel Alawode, David Olawade, Sinegugu Shongwe, Ritika Tiwari

“…Methods A total of 12,166 women aged 15–24 years old from Kenya were drawn using a secondary dataset from the most recent Kenya Demographic Health Surveys conducted in the year 2022. …”
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The capacity and training needs of primary health care workers in Nyeri and Nakuru counties of Kenya: a cross-sectional study by Josphat Martin Muchangi, Kioko Kithuki, Sarah Jebet Kosgei, Mary Mathenge, Deborah Kioko, Bryson Sifuma, Billian Sawenja, Samuel Kamau

“…BackgroundHealth systems based on primary healthcare (PHC) have reduced costs and are effective for improved health outcomes. Kenya’s health system grapples with providing equitable access to essential health services, but there is increasing commitment by the government to strengthen primary healthcare. …”
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Malaria and Geohelminthiasis Coinfections in Expectant Women: Effect on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in a Malaria Endemic Region in Kenya by Wekesa Antony Wanyonyi, Chrispinus Siteti Mulambalah, David H. Mulama, Elizabeth Omukunda, Darwin Injete Siteti

“…For a better understanding of this coinfection in expectant mothers, a cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the effect of the coinfection on maternal health and birth outcomes in expectant mothers in Bungoma County, Kenya. To collect data on malaria and maternal haematological parameters, blood samples were obtained from 750 participants aged 18-49 years and analyzed. …”
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