ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of health education on hygiene practices of food vendors in public secondary schools at Oshimili south local government area in Delta state. The purpose of the study is to assess the practice of food hygiene and effect of health education on hygiene practices of food vendors in the schools. The Quasi-experimental design (one group pretest & Post test) was used for the study. The total population of 54 food vendors in five public secondary schools at Osh...
ABSTRACT A cross-sectional study was conducted in Arusha city and Meru District Council, Tanzania, from October to December 2012, to assess the awareness of smallholder dairy farmers, milk vendors and milk retailers to milk quality and health risks associated with raw milk consumption. A total of 105 respondents were interviewed and milk samples collected for laboratory analysis. Laboratory assessment included physical and microbial quality using standard procedures and antibiotic residues u...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to determine the effects of aerobic exercises on bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and pyridinoline among sedentary women at post-menopause. Menopause has been linked to increase bone turnover, which could lead to osteoporosis and consequently, bone fracture. However, exercises are more desirable in management and prevention of osteoporosis. This study was quasi-experimental involving 20 participants’ sedentary women at postmenopause selected using purpos...
ABSTRACT A well-functioning health system works in harmony among the six pillars; trained and motivated health workers, functional infrastructure, consistent supply of essential medicines and technologies and sufficient funding.Africa is uniquely affected by maternal health challenges with a maternal mortality estimated at 686/100,000 live births. These deaths are avoidable with proper medical intervention.Kenya has high maternal mortality estimated at 360/100,000 live births.This study soug...
ABSTRACT Bacteria under family Flavobacteriaceae (in this study were also referred to as Flavobacteria) are important pathogens of fish, people, many other animals and plants. In this study, Flavobacteria from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African catfish (Clarius gariepinus) were identified and characterized from the selected farms in Uganda. Gill and skin swabs were obtained from a total of 119 fish from 19 farms and were dissected aseptically to sample internal organs. The samp...
ABSTRACT Test anxiety is conceived as the hyper-arousal condition that results in physiological, emotional and intellectual changes that prevent the effective use of the previously learned information while taking an examination. It is composed of “worry” which a cognitive anxiety related with performance and “emotionality” the arousal of autonomic nervous system in evaluative situations (Morris & Liebert 1970 in Ndirangu 2009). Examination performance is the grade point or scores ob...
In the World, a deficiency of iron is the most common nutrition disorder affecting more than 30% of the global populace more so children and women. Countries in the developing world are working in programs on implementing the Iron and folic acid supplementation although the effectiveness of curbing anemia is usually affected by noncompliance to iron and folic acid supplements by women who are pregnant. In Nyeri County, anemia among pregnant women has continued to rise. The purpose of th...
Anaemia is the most common medical related disorder during pregnancy, and has become a major health related problem in a large number of developing nations, mainly where deficiency in nutrition, worm infestation and malaria are common. Both pregnant and nonpregnant women are affected by this disorder. Even so, most women lack adequate knowledge regarding causes of anaemia in pregnancy as the most commonly cited cause is inadequate iron. This study sought to determine factors associated with a...
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that elevated heavy metal concentrations in water and sediments may be biomagnified along the aquatic food chains/webs and eventually affecting human health through the consumption of metal-contaminated water and/or fish from such water bodies. This study was conducted to assess the concentration of heavy metals in the tissues of Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis, Protopterus aethiopicus and Clarias gariepinus fish species of Lake Baringo and compare the results w...
49% of pregnant women are able to make four or more ANC visits in Sub Saharan part of Africa. General objective of the study was to find out factors influencing uptake of ANC in public health facilities in Taita Taveta County. The specific objectives were; to assess influence of early initiation of ANC on uptake of ANC in, determine influence of skilled health providers’ attitude on uptake of ANC, establish influence of availability of community health volunteers on uptake of ANC and de...
ABSTRACT The oil crops sector had been identified as one of the entry points in the execution of the food reliance and a vehicle for poverty reduction by government of Kenya (MoA, 2008). As a result many studies and development projects aimed at promoting soybean and sunflower in Kenya have been undertaken since the 1990s. While a lot of studies have been based on low adoption of these crops, challenges like gender roles, access to and control of the farmland remain undocumented. To address t...
ABSTRACT Iron deficiency anaemia is still the leading cause of maternal mortality and poor pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to determine aetiology and risk factors associated with iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant women in Kilosa district, Tanzania. A longitudinal study involved 368 pregnant women aged 15 to 49 years in the second trimester followed to term. Socio-demographic and biochemical data were collected. Anaemia status was determined based on Hb cut-off values as recommended...
ABSTRACT Aflasafe KE01 is a biological control product comprising of four atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus which are native in Kenya. This study determined the efficacy of Aflasafe KE01 on the population of aflatoxin producing fungi and aflatoxin contamination of maize in alternate seasons. Field efficacy trials were carried out in aflatoxin hot spots in Kathiani and Wote sub Counties in lower Eastern Kenya. Twenty four maize fields were selected at random in each Sub County where 12 ...
Sleep is a condition of body and mind which typically recurs for plenty of hours every night where the muscles are relaxed, the nervous system is inactive, and consciousness is temporarily suspended. It is also a natural part of human life. It is practically related to learning, practice, and physical and mental health of a person (Jalali et al., 2020). The capacity of an individual in learning, academic performance, and neural-behavioral functions are affected by their sleep quality.
ABSTRACT Maternal undernutrition is a significant nutrition problem in Tanzania. Chronic energy deficiencies, iron deficiency anaemia, iodine deficiency disorder and vitamin A deficiency are the major manifestations of maternal undernutrition. This study examined the quality of nutrition services at RCH clinics in addressing maternal undernutrition in Temeke District. A cross-sectional study design, involving 100 pregnant women and 108 RCH providers from 12 selected health facilities were em...