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When Demand Exceeds Supply: Water Demand for Non-Resident Students at The University of Kabianga, Kenya
(EPRA International Journal of Economic Growth and Environmental Issues- Peer Reviewed Journal, 2024-12) Anne Sietinei
Assessment of Microbial Contamination and Diversity on Used Facemasks Disposed Within Kabianga Shopping Centre
(UoK, 2021-06) Timothy M. James
Background and Aim: The origin of the novel human coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and its potential for harm increased face masks in the environment due to their daily disposal by a large number of populations. Thereby posing a health risks indirectly through the release of pathogens into the environment when the facemask is poorly disposed. The used facemasks have respiratory secretions on them and can be dispersed and transmitted through the air hence putting the health of the people around the dumpsites at risk of infection by the nasopharyngeal pathogens released from the disposed facemask to the environment. This study aims at assessing the microbial contamination and the diversity of microorganisms in a used, disposed facemask. Methods: The samples of used, disposed facemasks were obtained from the Kabianga market dumpsite. 20 samples were collected. The in-vitro analysis involved inoculation of a section of facemask mask from the internal and external surfaces in an enrichment media for isolation of bacteria and successive isolation by spread plate method on selective and non-selective media. Screening for Candida species was done by contact method on Candida agar. Group or genus of isolated bacteria and fungi were preliminarily identified by Gram’s stain and lactophenol cotton blue. Results: The predominant isolated bacteria contaminated on the inside of the used masks were mostly grampositive bacteria, such as Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Some gramnegative species, such as Acinetobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. and Shigella spp. Were found. The fungal isolates included strains of Candida species. Conclusion: The study proves that used face mask contains viable pathogenic microorganisms which are capable of causing a health risk when the pathogens are released into the environment.
Bridging the Compliance Gap: An Assessment of Dietary andPhysical Activity Adherence Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients inKericho County, Kenya
(Wiley Journal of Diabetes Research, 2025-12-03) Florence Wandia; Joel Wanzala
Adherence to lifestyle modification recommendations plays a significant role in the management of diabetes mellitus, which commonly affects elderly groups. Low or nonadherence to dietary and physical activity recommendations is a major problem that retrogresses efforts invested in diabetes care and management. This subject is underexplored in Kenya, with no existing study conducted in Kericho County. The study is aimed at bridging the existing compliance gap through assessment of dietary and physical activity adherence among Type 2 diabetes patients aged 40+ years in Kericho County, Kenya. A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 207 type 2 diabetes patients at Kericho County Referral Hospital using a pretested and structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was conducted. Validated and customized perceived dietary adherence questionnaire (PDAQ) and global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) were utilized. Data on sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics, and diet and exercise were collected from selected respondents through systematic random sampling technique. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS Version 26. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify factors influencing adherence, with significance set at < 0.05. Results showed that 51.7% and 35.3% of the respondents were adherent to recommended dietary and physical activity, respectively. Being aged ≥ 70 years (AOR = 2 13, 95% CI: 1.01– 4.87, p = 0 02), postprimary education (AOR = 1 71, 95% CI: 1.39–5.28, p = 0 02), absence of comorbidities (AOR = 1 68, 95% CI: 1.33–1.08, p = 0 01), and absence of complications (AOR = 1 57, 95% CI: 1.32–1.96, p = 0 03) had higher likelihood of adherence to dietary recommendations. Unmarried patients (AOR = 0 22, 95% CI: 0.07–0.68, p = 0 008) and lack of family support (AOR = 0 51, 95% CI: 0.31–0.91, p = 0 01) were significantly associated with lower adherence to dietary recommendations. Higher odds of physical activity adherence were associated with postprimary education (AOR = 1 75, 95% CI: 1.27–3.18, p = 0 03) and diabetes duration of > 10 years (AOR = 1 52, 95% CI: 1.03–2.13, p = 0 04), while lower among patients aged ≥ 70 years (AOR = 0 64, 95% CI: 0.29–0.87, p = 0 02) and lacked family support (AOR = 0 54, 95% CI: 0.37–0.85, p = 0 04). These findings underscore urgent need for targeted and context-specific tailored health education, promotion of family support and involvement, and designing of individualized lifestyle modification plan that integrated functional disparities for sustainable adherence and improved diabetes outcomes.
Adherence to Dietary Recommendations and Associated Factors Among Adults Aged 40 Years and Older with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study at Kericho County, Kenya
(Journal of Current Health Sciences., 2026-01-15) Florence Wandia; Joel Wanzala; Irine Chepngetich
Type 2 diabetes is a major public health problem globally. There are limited data on adherence to dietary recommendations and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes patients, especially in Kericho, Kenya. Therefore, this study assessed the level and factors associated with adherence to dietary recommendations among type 2 diabetes patients aged 40+ years in Kericho County. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Kericho County Referral Hospital in Kericho County, involving 414 type 2 diabetes patients aged 40+ years. Data was collected using validated and standardized structured questionnaires. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze data. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with dietary adherence. Out of 414 participants, only 43.5% had good adherence to dietary recommendations. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that participants aged 70 years and above (AOR: 10.99, 95% CI: 1.61 – 25.08, p = 0.014), attained tertiary/college education (AOR: 8.20, 95% CI: 1.61 – 19.04, p = 0.021), no comorbidity (AOR: 2.78, 95% CI: 1.30 – 5.93, p = 0.008), had not experienced any complication (AOR: 3.09, 95% CI: 1.37 – 6.99, p = 0.007) had higher odds of good adherence to the recommended diet. Additionally, respondents with over 10 years since being diagnosed with diabetes (AOR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.27 – 0.78, p = 0.024), had not received diabetes nutritional education (AOR: 0.15, 95% CI: 0.08 – 0.59, p <0.001), and lived with more than five family members (AOR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.19 – 0.87, p < 0.001) had a lower likelihood of good adherence to dietary recommendations. The rate of dietary adherence was found to be relatively low in Kericho County, and significantly influenced with age, education level, comorbidity, diabetesrelated complications, exposure to diabetes nutritional education and family structure. Provision and the implementation of structured and culturally tailored nutrition education using routine clinic-based counseling, standardized meal-planning guides, peer support groups, and regular dietitian follow-up to strengthen adherence and improve glycemic outcomes.
Determinants Of Behavioural Intention to Adopt Food Safety Principles Among Vegetable Growers in Punjab India and Nakuru, Kenya: The Case of Good Agricultural Practices (Gaps)
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Innovation, 2024) Carolyne Cherotich; Manmeet Kaur
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) is a well-structured framework embraced voluntarily to ensure food safety along the entire vegetable value chain. Limited research has explored the perspective of vegetable growers’ perspectives across distinct countries and continents regarding GAP. To address this gap, our study sought to understand the factors influencing the vegetable growers’ inclination to adopt GAP in Punjab State, India and Nakuru County, Kenya. The target population for the study was 1000 vegetable growers. A sample size of 200 vegetable growers was arrived at by use of Cochran Formula. Employing an ex-post facto study design, we collected primary data through surveys conducted with 200 randomly selected vegetable growers evenly split between Punjab and Nakuru. Utilizing an interview schedule, we assessed the determinants influencing growers’ intention to adopt GAP, ranking them using the Relative Importance Index (RII). Correlation of behavioural intention on determinants and behavioural intention multiple regression on determinants were also analysed. Predominantly, growers highlighted production costs, market exclusivity, training, government support, and labour accessibility as pivotal factors influencing their GAP adoption. There was a statistically significant linear relationship between adoption determinants and behavioural intention in Punjab (r=-.225*, p < .024) and in Nakuru (r=.275**, p < .006). The overall adequacy of the multiple regression model within Punjab state did not reach statistical significance, as evidenced by an F-statistic of 1.699, yielding a p-value of 0.661 (F (15, 84) = 1.699, p = 0.066), whereas the overall model fitness within Nakuru County exhibited statistical significance, evident from an Fstatistic of 8.042 with a p-value less than 0.0005 (F (15, 84) = 8.042, p < 0.0005). Consequently, the study offers essential policy implications concerning GAP utilization within the agricultural sectors of India and Kenya.