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An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya.
Get PDFThe neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) are an understudied group that are a major cause of illness throughout the developing world. In general, little is known about the prevalence and burden of NZDs in affected communities, particularly in relation to other infectious diseases with which they are often co-endemic. We describe the design and descriptive epidemiological outputs from an integrated study of human and animal zoonotic and non-zoonotic disease in a rural farming community in western Kenya.
Methods:
This cross-sectional survey involved 2113 people, their cattle (n = 983) and pigs (n = 91). People and animals were tested for infection or exposure to a wide range of zoonotic and non-zoonotic pathogens. Prevalence estimates, with adjustment for the complex study design, were derived. Evidence for spatial clustering in exposure or infection was identified using the spatial scan statistic.
Results:
There was a high prevalence of human parasitism in the community, particularly with hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus) (36.3% (95% CI 32.8–39.9)), Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (30.1% (95% CI 27.5–32.8)), and Plasmodium falciparum (29.4% (95% CI 26.8–32.0)). Human infection with Taenia spp. was also prevalent (19.7% (95% CI 16.7–22.7)), while exposure to other zoonotic pathogens was comparatively rarer (Brucella spp., 0.6% (95% CI 0.2–0.9); Coxiella burnetii, 2.2% (95% CI 1.5–2.9); Rift Valley fever, 0.5% (95% CI 0.2–0.8)). A low prevalence of exposure to Brucella spp. was observed in cattle (0.26% (95% CI 0–0.56). This was higher for Rift Valley fever virus (1.4% (95% CI 0.5–2.22)) and C. burnetii (10.0% (95% CI 7.7–12.2)). The prevalence of Taenia spp. cysticercosis was 53.5% (95% CI 48.7–58.3) in cattle and 17.2% (95% CI 9.1–25.3) in pigs. Mycobacterium bovis infection was found in 2.2% of cattle (95% CI 1.3–3.2), while the prevalence of infection with Mycobacterium spp. was 8.2% (95% CI 6.8–9.6) in people.
Conclusion:
Zoonotic infections in people and animals occur in the context of a wide range of co-endemic pathogens in a rural community in western Kenya. The wide diversity of pathogens under study provides a unique opportunity to explore the distribution and determinants of infection in a multi-pathogen, multi-host system
Knowledge Management Practices and Performance of Academic Libraries: A Case of Mount Kenya University, Kigali Campus Library
No full textThis research sought to determine, assess and evaluate the knowledge management practices and performance in academic libraries. The researcher chose the case study of Mount Kenya University, Kigali Campus library. The general objective of this study was to understand the knowledge management practices used in enhancing the performance of academic libraries. Specifically, the researcher identified major drivers of Knowledge Management (KM) practices in academic libraries; analyzed the KM activities needed to enhance the academic library for proper KM practice; and determined the challenges that might face the academic librarians in implementing KM. The study population included all the library staff in the university. The researcher used census to sample the total population of all the university library staff. Data was collected using questionnaires and data analysis procedures involved editing to verify the coherent of respondents in answering the questionnaires, coding to summarize and simplify the work of processing data and finally graphical representation to make statistical frequency distributions
An assessment of the framework of skills and competencies of staff managing student records at Kenya Technical Teachers College
No full textUniversities and Colleges are consistently facing challenges in managing student records in a
bid to promote service delivery in the academic field. It is with this background that the study
endeavored to assess the framework of skills and competencies of staff managing student records at
Kenya Technical Teachers College (K.T.T.C.). Descriptive survey was adopted in conducting this
research, primary data was collected by use of questionnaires while secondary data was collected
from documented materials particularly textbooks and other relevant materials such as internet,
newspapers and journals. The target population consisted staff managing student records, Human
resource personnel and Heads of departments (HODs) of KTTC. The target population was
therefore 30 respondents. The sample size for the study comprised twenty-two (22) staff in charge
of student records, four (4) HODs and four (4) human resource personnel totaling thirty (30)
respondents. The study employed purposive sampling and simple random sampling techniques to
select the sample. Purposive sampling was also used to sample key information like staff of the
college. Simple random sampling was used to select staff in KTTC registry. The data was analyzed
using the Microsoft excel package. The study findings indicated that the majority of the staff
managing student records were skilled and trained in student records management skills. It’s
therefore imperative for the college to train its staff as this will facilitate better student records
management. This implies that the majority of staffs have no experience that will enhance
efficiency. The study also established that skills and competencies lead to efficiency and
effectiveness of student records management. Based on the findings of this study the following
recommendations were made that: the philosophies of the heads of the college as well as the
records staff must represent a critical framework of skills and competencies of staff managing
student records at Kenya Technical Teachers College (K.T.T.C.)
Factors affecting public procurement in the public institutions in Kenya: a case of Kenya Institute of Education
No full textImplementation of procurement practices on the perfomance of public corporations:A case study of teachers service commission
No full textFactors influencing the performance of small and medium scale enterprises in rural areas in Kenya a case study of small and medium scale enjterprises in Kerugoya Town K
No full textMount Kenya University founder Simon Gicharu honoured as professor in Namibia
No full textWhen Mr Simon Gicharu, the founder of Mt Kenya University, is awarded an honorary professorship at the International University of Management (IUM) in Windhoek, Namibia, Monday, he will be adding another feather to one of his many caps.
After all, getting recognised for his work has become almost a normal affair.
Mr Gicharu has three honorary doctorates, a book published to his name, sits on three boards and is a recipient of the 1st Class Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS), the highest award a civilian can get in Kenya, getting recognised for his work has become almost a normal affair
An investigation of factors affecting performance of Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Makutano zone in Trans-Nzoia county
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