Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic inherited hemoglobinopathy associated with recurrent pain, emotional distress, and functional impairment that collectively diminish health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In Kenya, limited evidence exists on HRQoL among youths l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i121336
Sickle cell disease (SCD) results in alteration of both hematological and biochemical parameters of the affected individuals. In Kenya, it is estimated that 4,000 children are born with SCD annually; about 21% of children in Kisumu are born with Sickle cell trait. Study objective...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i245325
Ocular morbidities are considered a major contributor of disabling conditions in both low and high resourced countries. The overall global burden of eye diseases is estimated at 61.4 million Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) which accounts for 4% of total Disability Adjusted...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i181477
Community health outreach is part of community-based health care, an extension of facility-based primary care services used to reach the underserved. Slums population in sub-Sahara Africa has been growing by 9 million persons per year making slum occupancy to form more than 56% o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4313
Introduction: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that include ending hunger and improving nutrition, preventing child mortality, and lowering the risk of non-communicable diseases, and promoting cognitive development and education are among the many that breastfeeding is es...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i51530