Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Knowledge"
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Acute respiratory infections in rural samia-bugwe county Tororo District, Uganda: knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers, and mortality
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 1995-08)A study of 300 mothers who had children aged below five years was carr ied out to descri be their KAP concerning ARI, their heal th seeking behaviour and also describe some risk factors and estimate ARI mortality among ... -
Adolescent fertility: knowledge attitude and practices of out of school adolescents of reproductive health, contraception and their sexual behavior
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)This study was based on a sample of 377 never married adolescents (230 males and 147 females) attending Youth Polytechnics in Busia District. This number represented about half the total enrolment in those institutions. ... -
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice on tuberculosis among health care workers in Busia and Teso districts, Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2000-05)Tuberculos(TB) has re-emerged as a serious public health problem worldwide mainly due to the increasing HIV related TB. Despite effort to control this deadly disease the prevalence and mortality rates still rise steadily ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about STD/HIV/Aids education among primary and secondary public school teachers in Nairobi and Machakos districts, Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2001)Children aged less than 15 years comprise 50% of Kenya's population while adolescents aged 10-19 years are 20% of the total population. Youth between 10-14 years comprise the population that is relatively free of AIDS ...