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Jane Rutto

Publications (4)

Assessment of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy (TPT) Uptake among Healthcare Workers at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya: Barriers and Recommendations

Lilian Kinya Kinyua, Jane Rutto, Elias Kinoti & Fredrick Otieno · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) in high-burden tuberculosis (TB) settings face elevated occupational risk of latent TB infection (LTBI). Although Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy (TPT) reduces progression risk by 60–90%, uptake among Kenyan HCWs remains suboptimal. Aim: To a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101443

Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya

Pharis Kaumbuthu Mutia, Dorothy Kagendo Kithinji, Jane Rutto & Patrick Kubai · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2026

Background: Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus constrains treatment options and complicates infection prevention. Facility-specific susceptibility data are important for empirical treatment, antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance. This study assessed the antimi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101200

Establishment of Multi-Institutional Model for the Delivery of Livestock Technology Needs in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya

John Kidali, Simon Omondi, Irene Ogali, Jane Rutto & Moses Orwa · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2023

This study was carried out in Isiolo and   Kajiado counties. Livestock production and marketing have been hampered by the unavailability and accessibility to livestock technologies, and information sharing. The overall objective of this study was to assess a multi-institutional m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i61931

Physical and Social Demographic Factors Affecting Utilization of Pit Latrine in Tigania East, Meru County, Kenya

Sylvia M. Nkatha, Eric M. Muchiri, Patrick Kubai & Jane Rutto · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2020

Introduction: Globally, poor sanitation is the cause of childhood diseases. Annually, more than 19,500 people die from diarrhea of which 17,100 are children. Diarrhea, which accounts for 16% of deaths among the children below 5 years, is highly linked to open defecation (OD). Poo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i830302