Collins Ouma
Biographic Data
| ID | 1172440 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Collins Ouma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Collins |
| FAMILY NAME | Ouma |
| SIGNATURE | OUMA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maseno University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8205-8887 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The influence of demographic and socio-economic factors on non-vaccination, under-vaccination and missed opportunities for vaccination amongst children 0–23 months in Kenya for the period 2003–2014
Vaccination is crucial in reducing child mortality and the prevalence of Vaccine-Preventable-Diseases (VPD), especially in low-and-middle-income countries like Kenya. However, non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) pose significant challenges to these efforts. This study aimed to analyze the impact of demographic and socio-economic factors on non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and MOV among children ag…
Trends of non-vaccination, under-vaccination and missed opportunities for vaccination (2003–2014) amongst children 0–23 months in Kenya
Vaccines are effective and cost-effective. Non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), have contributed to incomplete vaccination coverage in Kenya. Analyzing their trends is essential for targeting interventions and improvement strategies. This study aimed to assess trends of non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and MOV among children aged 0–23 months in Kenya using data obtained from the Kenya Demographic …
Community education training to optimize the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Kamuli District, Uganda
The education intervention improved the knowledge of participants significantly. There is need to adopt and scale-up the current intervention at all levels of care to enhance proper use of medicines
Prevalence of brucellosis in livestock keepers and domestic ruminants in Baringo County, Kenya
Brucellosis is widely distributed in more than 170 countries around the world, where it poses a huge threat to animal husbandry and human health. Brucellosis is a worldwide re-emerging zoonotic disease that poses serious public health problems in many developing countries including Kenya. However, prevalence of brucellosis has not been determined in Baringo County, Kenya, yet there is a continuous movement of cattle resulting from trade and grazi…
Power dynamics as a determinant of access and utilization of nutrition services by pregnant and lactating adolescent girls in Trans-Mara East Sub-County, Narok County, Kenya
Community access to nutritional services can be increased through use of multiple avenues to reach adolescents, including school-based, health system-based, community-based approaches and even marriage registries. A heightened engagement in the identified stakeholder network is necessary when planning community conversations, to ensure a multi-stakeholder approaches in meeting the nutrition needs of adolescents
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Uptake and Associated Factors among Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Kenya
In the last two decades, the use of short-acting methods of contraception has driven the increase of contraceptive use in Kenya. We assessed the factors associated with uptake of long-acting reversible contraception by women seeking family planning services in public health facilities in Kakamega County, Kenya. A mixed methods cross-sectional study through client exit surveys among 423 women seeking family planning services was done at 12 public …
Factors in the management of feeding in nursery school children as perceived by their mothers in rural Bondo County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: The effects of malnutrition on health status and survival of children has been the subject of extensive research for several decades. Malnutrition affects physical growth, cognitive development of children, morbidity and mortality. The current study was an exploratory survey that focused on factors affecting feeding of nursery school children as perceived by their mothers in a rural setting in Usigu Division of Bondo County, Kenya. ME…
Communicating African Spirituality through Ecology
This review was set in the context of African spirituality and ecology. Specifically, the review addressed issues of African spirituality and the environment from a Kenyan context. Through analyses on existing literature, we examined African worldviews, determined how African spirituality was communicated through the environment, evaluated African ways of regulating the use of the environment, and explored challenges facing African spirituality a…
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Communicating African Spirituality through Ecology
This review was set in the context of African spirituality and ecology. Specifically, the review addressed issues of African spirituality and the environment from a Kenyan context. Through analyses on existing literature, we examined African worldviews, determined how African spirituality was communicated through the environment, evaluated African ways of regulating the use of the environment, and explored challenges facing African spirituality a…
Factors in the management of feeding in nursery school children as perceived by their mothers in rural Bondo County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: The effects of malnutrition on health status and survival of children has been the subject of extensive research for several decades. Malnutrition affects physical growth, cognitive development of children, morbidity and mortality. The current study was an exploratory survey that focused on factors affecting feeding of nursery school children as perceived by their mothers in a rural setting in Usigu Division of Bondo County, Kenya. ME…
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Uptake and Associated Factors among Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Kenya
In the last two decades, the use of short-acting methods of contraception has driven the increase of contraceptive use in Kenya. We assessed the factors associated with uptake of long-acting reversible contraception by women seeking family planning services in public health facilities in Kakamega County, Kenya. A mixed methods cross-sectional study through client exit surveys among 423 women seeking family planning services was done at 12 public …
Power dynamics as a determinant of access and utilization of nutrition services by pregnant and lactating adolescent girls in Trans-Mara East Sub-County, Narok County, Kenya
Community access to nutritional services can be increased through use of multiple avenues to reach adolescents, including school-based, health system-based, community-based approaches and even marriage registries. A heightened engagement in the identified stakeholder network is necessary when planning community conversations, to ensure a multi-stakeholder approaches in meeting the nutrition needs of adolescents
Prevalence of brucellosis in livestock keepers and domestic ruminants in Baringo County, Kenya
Brucellosis is widely distributed in more than 170 countries around the world, where it poses a huge threat to animal husbandry and human health. Brucellosis is a worldwide re-emerging zoonotic disease that poses serious public health problems in many developing countries including Kenya. However, prevalence of brucellosis has not been determined in Baringo County, Kenya, yet there is a continuous movement of cattle resulting from trade and grazi…
The influence of demographic and socio-economic factors on non-vaccination, under-vaccination and missed opportunities for vaccination amongst children 0–23 months in Kenya for the period 2003–2014
Vaccination is crucial in reducing child mortality and the prevalence of Vaccine-Preventable-Diseases (VPD), especially in low-and-middle-income countries like Kenya. However, non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) pose significant challenges to these efforts. This study aimed to analyze the impact of demographic and socio-economic factors on non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and MOV among children ag…
Trends of non-vaccination, under-vaccination and missed opportunities for vaccination (2003–2014) amongst children 0–23 months in Kenya
Vaccines are effective and cost-effective. Non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), have contributed to incomplete vaccination coverage in Kenya. Analyzing their trends is essential for targeting interventions and improvement strategies. This study aimed to assess trends of non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and MOV among children aged 0–23 months in Kenya using data obtained from the Kenya Demographic …
Community education training to optimize the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Kamuli District, Uganda
The education intervention improved the knowledge of participants significantly. There is need to adopt and scale-up the current intervention at all levels of care to enhance proper use of medicines
Medicine (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Immunology (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works) · Biology (2 works)