Research Papers – Page 16 – Amref Health Africa

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy response on access to and utilization of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health services in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. A cross-sectional qualitative study conducted in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia assessed how the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy responses affected access to and utilization of reproductive, maternal, child, and adolescent health services. Through 63 in-depth interviews with women of reproductive… Read More
Equity in Covid 19 – Mitigation and Policy responses in Africa At the onset of the pandemic, many African governments acted quickly to suppress the virus through various public health measures, including lockdowns, mobilizing healthcare resources and designing responses to support the economy and the population. There were, however, significant variations… Read More
Unmasking the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Care in Bungoma County, Kenya After the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, the global focus solely shifted to fighting the pandemic. Tuberculosis (TB) services were affected in that the number of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients… Read More
Uptake of Drug Susceptibility Testing and Factors Associated among TB Patients in Bungoma County, 2018-2022 Drug Susceptibility Tests play an important role in developing strategies to identify and treat patients at high risk of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Kenya is among countries with a high burden for Tuberculosis, and Multidrug-resistant/Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and detection of… Read More
Factors Associated with Loss to Follow Up among Tuberculosis Patients in Embu County, 2016-2021 Loss of follow-up among Tuberculosis patients is a significant challenge for Tuberculosis control. It may lead to prolonged infectiousness of Tuberculosis cases, increased rate of treatment failure, relapse, progression to drug-resistant TB, and deaths. The study aimed at identifying factors… Read More
Vaccination Coverage and Predictors of Vaccination among Children Aged 12–23 Months in the Pastoralist Communities of Ethiopia: A Mixed Methods Design This study assessed vaccination coverage and its associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in pastoralist Ethiopia. It was conducted in three woredas of the Afar region using a community-based cross-sectional mixed methods design with quantitative and qualitative methods. A… Read More
Exploring the Influence of Sociocultural Factors on the Non-Utilization of Family Planning amongst Women in Ethiopia’s Pastoralist Regions This study aimed to explore the sociocultural determinants of family planning (FP) utilization among women in pastoralist areas of Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted involving 682 reproductive-aged women selected from three regions in pastoralist districts. Hierarchical logistic regression… Read More
Lessons from the deployment and management of public handwashing stations in esponse to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: A cross-sectional, observational study During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, 5,311 handwashing stations were distributed by the National Business Compact Coalition (NBCC) to help combat the virus. This study evaluated 316 of these stations across five counties, assessing functionality, usability, and accessibility. Despite initial… Read More

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Ebola Outbreak in Africa: Strengthening Africa’s Health Security