Abstract Background There is an increasing need for finer spatial resolution data on malaria risk to provide micro-stratification guide sub-national strategic plans. Here, spatial-statistical techniques are used exploit routine depict heterogeneities in test positivity rate (TPR) among patients attending health facilities Kenya. Methods Routine from ( n = 1804) representing all ages over 24 mon...

Cholera is among the re-emerging diseases in Kenya. Beginning in December 2014, a persistent outbreak occurred involving 29 out of the 47 countries. Homa Bay County in Western Kenya was among the first counties to report cholera cases from January to April 2015. This case study is based on an outbreak investigation conducted by FELTP residents in Homa Bay County in February 2015. It simulates a...

-PESA is a small-value electronic payment and store-of-value system in Kenya accessible from ordinary mobile phones. It has seen exceptional growth since its introduction in March 2007. Now in use by 9 million customers—40 percent of Kenya’s adult population—the system processes more transactions domestically than Western Union does globally. M-PESA’s market success is the result of the interpl...

Methods: In a random sample of 288 smallholder pig farms in Western Kenya, pigs were weighed (kg) and their lengths and girths were measured (cm). Prediction models were generated using 75% of the data and validated using the remaining 25%. Weight was regressed on length and girth using mixed model analysis after controlling for village as a random effect. Models were developed for pigs categor...

HOLLY MCCLAIN BURKE: CONTRACEPTIVE CONTINUATION IN KENYA (Under the direction of Carolyn Tucker Halpern) Contraceptive discontinuation is high in Kenya—a quarter of family planning (FP) users discontinue within 12 months, despite having FP needs. The purpose of this dissertation was to provide the foundation for interpretation of the findings of a four-year, quasi-experimental intervention stud...

Forest extraction is an important livelihood activity for millions of low-income households in rural areas developing countries. Understanding the choices make to extract forest products can help formulate strategies preventing strains associated with degradation. This article evaluates nature, extent and determinants among western Kenya. Data were obtained from a survey 924 randomly selected M...