Browsing School of Health Science by Author "Mbijiwe, Jane"
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Assessment of Physical Activity Level and Its Effects on Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Patients Attending Kiambu Level Five Hospital, Kenya
Mbijiwe, Jane; Chege, Peter; Munyaka, Ann (2019)Hypertension is a global public health concern since it contributes to onset of heart related diseases. Control of blood pressure among hypertensive patients is important to reduce cardiovascular disease ... -
Assessment of Physical Activity Level and Its Effects on Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Patients Attending Kiambu Level Five Hospital, Kenya
Mbijiwe, Jane; Chege, Peter; Munyaka, Anne (International Journal of Health Sciences & Research, 2019)Hypertension is a global public health concern since it contributes to onset of heart related diseases. Control of blood pressure among hypertensive patients is important to reduce cardiovascular disease events. Lifestyle ... -
Caregiver factors influencing nutritional status of preschool children in Mwingi West, Kitui County Kenya.
Mbijiwe, Jane; Ndung’u, Zipporah; Kinyuru, John (2022)Children are at an increased risk of malnutrition, with many undernourished children being highly susceptible to preventable premature death and morbidity. Insufficient dietary intake, infections, food insecurity, and ... -
Enrichment of Fermented Sorghum Flour with Pumpkin Pulp and Seed for Production of a Vitamin A and Iron Enhanced Supplementary Food
Mbijiwe, Jane; Ndung’u, Zipporah; Kinyuru, John (Journal of Food Research, 2021)Vitamin A and iron deficiencies are prevalent in preschool children being a public health concern. The study aimed at developing a flour blend formulation made of sorghum, pumpkin pulp and seeds and examining its contribution ... -
IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERN IN THE POPULATION OF NAIROBI, KENYA
Mbijiwe, Jane; Kiiru, Samuel; Konyole, Silvenus; Ndung’u, Nancy; Kinyuru, John (Journal of Agriculture Science & Technology, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on food systems globally especially due to its containment measures and this has disrupted food consumption patterns among individuals. The study compared food consumption patterns ... -
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Level in Hypertensive Patients Attending Kiambu District Hospital, Kenya
Mbijiwe, Jane; Chege, Peter; Munyaka, Ann (International Journal of Health Sciences & Research, 2017)Uncontrolled hypertension is the primary cause of cardiovascular disease occurrence which greatly contributes to fatality worldwide. Obesity is known to impact cardiovascular health, being an appropriate predictor of ...