Publications by authors named "John Kariuki"
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- Only 12% of Kenyan women participate in breast cancer screening programs, highlighting a significant gap in early detection, which is crucial for reducing the disease's risks.
- The study involved 317 women of reproductive age from Turbo Sub-County, using a mixed-method approach to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and lifestyle factors affecting screening uptake.
- Findings revealed that awareness of breast cancer signs notably increased screening likelihood, with positive attitudes boosting screening rates even further, while factors like breastfeeding and physical activity were also linked to higher screening rates.
Despite its effectiveness, oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc use for managing diarrhoea among under-5 children (U5C) is low in Nigeria. We assessed the barriers to utilisation and sources of ORS/zinc in Oyo State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional mixed-methods design was adopted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStable isotope and elemental ratios in hair are influenced by the environment, including both climate and geology. Stable carbon isotopes can be used to give estimates of the C/CAM fraction of diets of herbivorous mammals; stable nitrogen isotopes are related to the local water deficit; strontium isotopes are determined by the local geology. We studied hair from rhinos in Kenya to determine spatial patterns in δC, δN, and Sr/Sr ratios.
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