Malaria causes approximately 200 million infections and 500,000 deaths yearly. The emergence and spread of antimalarial drug resistance is a major challenge towards control efforts globally. Nonetheless, integrated vector ...

Surgical site infection refers to an infection that occurs at or near a surgical incision site within 30 days post operation. Caesarean section is one of the most performed surgical procedures carried out in obstetrics ...

Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is the most important viral disease of groundnuts in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, GRD attack especially before flowering results in 100% loss in pod yield. Surveys were conducted between ...

Background: Multidrug‑resistant (MDR) diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) are a leading cause of morbidity and treatment failure among children under five, yet Kenyan data on circulating DEC pathotypes, resistance profiles, ...

One of the biggest challenges in the card payments industry is figuring out the purchasing intent of cardholders and key transaction drivers. Prior studies have mostly focused on e-commerce, credit card transactions, and ...

Drug-resistant bacteria kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. In 2019, an estimated 1.3 million deaths globally were attributable to bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The resistance genes in bacteria ...

Cervical cancer is the 4th leading cancer affecting women globally. In Kenya, it is placed 2nd as the most diagnosed cancer and top cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Early diagnosis (Stages I and II) is ...

The amount of information materials held by academic libraries is enormous and ever increasing at an astonishing rate as new pieces of information are now not only present in the physical form but also in digital sources. ...

Rugby-related injuries are a leading cause of drop-out from competitive sports, high insurance compensation, disability and socioeconomic marginalization worldwide. The debilitating effect of these injuries on players may ...

Tuberculosis is the most frequent life-threatening opportunistic disease among people living with HIV/AIDs (PLHIV) and it remains a leading cause of mortality, even among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). ...