Suicide is one of the most common causes of death among female adolescents. A greater risk is seen among adolescent mothers who become pregnant outside marriage and consider suicide as the solution to...

: Maternal fetal and neonatal mortality are higher in low-income compared to high-income countries duernto weak health systems including poor access and utilization of health services. Despite enormou...

Kenyas maternal mortality ratio is relatively high at 342/100000 live births. Confidential enquiry into maternal deaths showed that 90 of the maternal deaths received substandard care with health work...

In Kenya 98 percent of pregnant women countrywide attend ANC and only 61rnpercent give birth in a health facility the remaining 39 percent give birth at home assisted byrna relative or traditional bir...

Cancer of the cervix is the fourth commonest cancer in women and the seventh overallrnwith estimated 528000 new cases every year GLOBOCAN 2012. Around 85 of thernglobal burden occurs in the developing...

Kenya has a considerably high number of cancer incidences and cervical topsrnthe list as the most prevalent among Kenyan women of reproductive age. As a response to thisrnworrying trend the government...

Calls for universal health coverage UHC have triggered renewed focus on strengthening primary health care PHC and improving health worker performance. In Kenya health service delivery is impeded by th...

Adolescence is a transitional development stage characterized by behavioral and hormonal changes resulting in emotional instability that predisposes adolescents to depression Jha et al.2017 Sandal et ...

Family Planning FP improves the quality of life for women however global unmet need for family plannings remains high especially in developing countries. In Kenya health care delivery including delive...

Department of Paediatrics andrnChild Health Faculty of Health Sciences University of Nairobi...