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A seir model for the spread of influenza
(KIBU, 2019-06-12)
Many acute infectious diseases have been controlled with the help of research and technology in biological and medical fields. However, influenza, which spreads rapidly in the population, remains a cyclical issue, leading ...
Multi-agent based healthcare for the affordable and accessible health consultancy services-Kenya
(KIBU, 2019-06-12)
The health sector is an enormous environment characterized by its shared, distributed decisional aspect, its management of care, requiring a communication and a complex coordination of the various medical departments, ...
Healthcare challenges faced by street children on the street of Bungoma Town Bungoma County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2019-06-12)
Street children globally face healthcare challenges amidst the eco for universal healthcare for all by the United Nation. In spite of the clarion call, the Kenyan government caters for children in public schools leaving ...
Need for clinical pastoral care in the face of chronic ailments, universal health care perspective
(KIBU, 2019-06-13)
When patients are confronted with chronic diseases, spirituality comes in to play an important role as a coping strategy. There are moments when Patients share that some spiritual and existential needs have not been met. ...
Implementation of bit torrent peer to peer systems for sharing resources for continuous medical education (CME): Case for the Mhealth4afrika project in Bungoma County
(KIBU, 2019-06-12)
The Ministry of Health in Bungoma County in collaboration with the mHealth4Afrika project has been implementing a mobile/web based patient centric primary health care support platform at 23 different facilities across the ...
Open defecation practices in Lodwar, Kenya: A mixed-methods research
(KIBU, 2019-06-12)
As of the year 2014, about 2.5 billion people globally lacked access to improved sanitation. The situation is even worse in the sub-Saharan African countries including Kenya. The practice of open defecation (OD) peaks ...
Health your greatest wealth: The role of alternative remedies
(KIBU, 2019-06-12)
The lifestyles human beings embrace result in 75% of diseases especially the cancers, HIV and its opportunistic infections which cause morbidity and mortality. Poor diet, lack of exercising and rest result in chronic ...
An analysis of socioeconomic factors affecting avocado production around Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya with special emphasis on flooding and its implications
(KIBU, 2019-06-13)
Climate change which is caused by global warming has become a very important aspect of agricultural production in the world. Some of the impacts of climate change are rising temperatures, droughts, flooding and intense ...
Lifestyle ailments in prison: Application of the cell based health care model
(KIBU, 2019-06-12)
In prisons across the world, HIV epidemic presents a major challenge to prison communities. Imprisonment continues to rise due to key socio-economic parameters, internal shocks such as political bickering and external ...
Distribution and Occurrence Viruses infecting Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) in Western Kenya
(KIBU, 2019-06-13)
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is the most widely grown pulse and a major food security
crop in East Africa, including Kenya. It is the main source of protein and starch for over 300
million people in East Africa and ...