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HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Kenya has a severe, generalized HIV epidemic, but in recent years, the country has experienced a notable decline in HIV prevalence, attributed in part to significant behavioral change and increased access to ARV (antiretroviral drugs). Adult HIV prevalence is estimated to have fallen from 10 percent in the late 1990s to about ...
Adolescent health. Adolescent health, or youth health, is the range of approaches to preventing, detecting or treating young people's health and well-being. [1] The term adolescent and young people are often used interchangeably, as are the terms Adolescent Health [2] and Youth Health. Young people's health is often complex and requires a ...
This is done by integrating mental health intervention alongside HIV education and testing models to address the mental health consequences of COVID-19 and enhance HIV outcomes. The program was piloted in Kitale, Kenya, in 2018–2019, where it successfully tested 5,000 men and their partners for HIV.
The leading causes of DALYs in Kenya in 2016 included HIV/AIDs 14.65%, diarrhoea diseases 12.45%, lower back and neck pain 2.05%, skin and subcutaneous diseases 2.47%, depression 1.33%, interpersonal violence 1.32%, road injuries 1.3%. The burden of disease in Kenya has mainly been from communicable diseases, but it is now shifting to also ...
Amina Abubakar is a Kenyan associate Professor of Psychology and Public Health at Pwani University. She is a research fellow at the Kenya Medical Research Institute. Her research considers the developmental delay in children who have HIV, malnutrition and malaria. She is an honorary fellow at the University of Oxford .
Maternal and child healthcare. The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Kenya is 530. This is compared with 413.4 in 2008 and 452.3 in 1990. The under-5 mortality rate, per 1,000 births is 86 and the neonatal mortality as a percentage of under-5's mortality is 33. In Kenya the number of midwives per 100,000 live births is ...
Karithi Ruth Wanjiru Nduati [1] is a Kenyan Pediatrician and Epidemiologist who also teaches at the University of Nairobi College of Health Sciences. [2] [3] She is also currently leading an interdisciplinary program through the University of Nairobi School of Medicine to educate physician-researchers to best implement HIV treatment and prevention methods backed by research.
The Beyond Zero Campaign is an initiative launched by Kenya's First Lady, Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta. Its goals are to improve maternal and child health in Kenya, and to reduce new HIV infections among children. [1] The campaign was unveiled in 2013 on World AIDS Day, and launched on 24 January 2014. Many international organizations have joined ...