Background: Meat has been the main source of protein foodstuff globally since ancient times to date. However, it should not habour disease causing agents. Its high nutritive value has been found to hasten microbial ...

Background: Excessive alcohol consumption affects nutritional status in two major ways. One it displaces other foods from the diet, two it affects metabolism and utilization of both macro and micro nutrients. Intake of ...

Background: Indiscriminate fever management using antimalarial drugs escalates patients' health risk, especially those <5 years old, with the likelihood of accelerating the emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria ...

With the rise in antimicrobial resistances globally, the urge of getting new lead compounds that can inhibit microbial growth and virulence factors production is becoming a reality. In this study Samburu (Kenya) anti-diarrhoeal ...

Background: Most women with breast cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease leading to poor treatment outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the socio-economic and cultural factors that ...

Place and Duration of the Study: This study was carried out in Kisii County, Kenya in 2021, during the months of February to June. Methodology: Multi-stage random sampling was used. Participants suspected to be having ...

Background: Anaemia during childhood adversely affects mental, physical and social development of the children, therefore morphological patterns of anaemia in under- five children are considered essential for classification, ...

Neonatal sepsis is a major concern with maternal and neonatal risk factors greatly being associated with development of neonatal sepsis. In this study, we sort to determine the associated risk factors and microbial profiles ...

Immune responses during pregnancy are specifically regulated to allow fight against infections and prevent any damage to the growing fetus. HIV infections, a pro-inflammatory infection, present a challenge to the enhancement ...

Sickle cell trait blood can cause complications in transfused patients. Objective: This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of sickle cell trait among the blood donors and its impact in transfused patients in Bungoma ...