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Malaria remains a major public health problem in Kenya and accounts for an estimated 16 percent of outpatient consultations. Malaria transmission and infection risk in Kenya are determined largely by altitude, rainfall patterns, and temperature, which leads to considerable variation in malaria prevalence by season and across geographic regions.
Grassroots activism is an important social force in Kenya, especially for women and is not just a modern phenomenon. [28] Campaigns led by Kenya women have included issues such as FGM, women's political participation and gender-based violence. [29] [30] [31] Leading protests can put activists like Wanjeri Nderu at risk of violence. [32]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." [1] Identified by the 2012 World Development Report as one of two key human capital endowments, health can influence an individual's ability to reach his or her full potential in society. [2]
A suggested increase in family planning in Kenya may also curb repeat abortions for some women. [22] The 2008-2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey uncovered that 43% of women in Kenya who gave birth in the previous five years from when the report was documented communicated the births as "unwanted or mistimed". [23]
In the devolved government, the Kenya Health Policy 2014 – 2030 provides guidance to the health sector in terms of identifying and outlining the requisite activities in achieving the government's health goals. [19] The policy is aligned to Constitution of Kenya and global health commitments.
Some leading causes of disability in Kenya include HIV/AIDS contamination. [6] Because Kenya is a middle- to low-income country, people are less likely to receive proper treatment to prevent the transmission of the disease and to prevent its development. The HIV/AIDS disease can lead to physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments. [7]
The 7th edition of AIDS in Kenya reports an HIV prevalence rate of eight percent in adult women and four percent in adult men. Populations in Kenya that are especially at risk include injecting drug users and people in prostitution, whose prevalence rates are estimated at 53 percent and 27 percent, respectively.
Feminism in Kenya concerns the organized efforts to improve the rights of the girls and women of Kenya. [1] The modern feminist movement, which took off in the early 1960s and also in the 1970s, gained impetus through the establishment of various organisations such as Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (Women’s Progress) [ 2 ] and Kenya Women’s ...