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ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION MEETING, 2023

The program, in collaboration with Moi University, held the 2023 Annual Scientific Dissemination Meeting 31st October 2023 at Ngong Hills Hotel, in Nairobi county. The main theme of the meeting was “Role of Disease Surveillance Systems in Early Detection and Response to Public Health Emergencies in Kenya”. The sub-themes included Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation, HIV and TB, Non-Communicable Diseases, Zoonoses/One Health, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Family Health, Vector-Borne Diseases among others.

The presenters were drawn from the residents and alumni of the Advanced Level FETP, and graduates of the Basic/Frontline FETP, Intermediate FETP training.

Below is a list of the abstracts presented during this meeting.

# Presenter Title of Presentation
1.Stephen Aricha, Advanced FETP Cohort 17 Coverage and Factors associated with Utilization of Pyrethroid-Piperonyl Butoxide treated nets in Malaria Endemic Region, Western Kenya
2.Fredrick Ouma, Advanced FETP Cohort 16 Adherence to Malaria Treatment Guidelines in Health Facilities in Kenya, 2022
3.Florence Mugo, Advanced FETP Cohort 16 “Anthrax is not a mysterious disease”: Revelation from an outbreak investigation in Shinyalu, Kakamega County, Kenya, 2020
4.Charles Mulwa, Advanced FETP Cohort 16 Factors associated with Mortality among Patients with Severe Covid-19 in Nairobi Metropolis, Kenya
5.Stephen Okumu, Advanced FETP Cohort 18 Assessment of Preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease outbreak at Points of Entry and Isolation Sites in western Kenya Counties, 2022.
6.Emily Kurera, Advanced FETP Cohort 14 Factors Associated with the Use of Directly Observed Treatment among Tuberculosis Patients in Mombasa County, Kenya.
7.Hellen Masila, Advanced FETP Cohort 18 Determination of Recency of Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases at Malindi Sub-County Hospital, Kenya, 2021-2022: A Systematic Review
8.James Mariga, Graduate of Basic Epi Training Linking Drug Resistance Tuberculosis Surveillance Data to Public Health Action: Kenya Experience
9.Grace Rabut, Advanced FETP Cohort 18 Evaluation of HIV Viral Load Monitoring System, Kenya, 2022
10.Lucy Munyeki, Graduate of Basic Epi Training Factors Associated with Non-Viral Suppression among Adolescents and Young Adults on Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Nyandarua County, July 2023
11.Grace Kaluai, Graduate of Basic Epi Training Childhood tuberculosis and factors associated with favourable outcomes in Nyeri county; a retrospective study 2017-2022.
12Faith Mudachi, Advanced FETP Cohort 16 Factors associated with hypertension among Persons Living with HIV in Mombasa County, Kenya
13.Mohammed Masoud, Graduate of Basic Epi Training Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Associated Factors Among Drug Injectors in Kisauni MAT Clinic in Mombasa, Kenya 2015–2022
14.Diana Rose WangariGraduate of Basic Epi Training Factors associated with complications among Diabetes Mellitus cases in Kitui County Referral Hospital Diabetic Clinic, Kenya from June 2018 —September 2019
15.David Gitau, Graduate of Basic Epi Training Characterization of new HIV positive cases in Maragua Sub County Hospital, Murang’a County, Kenya- A cross sectional retrospective study
16.Nassoro Mwanyalu, Advanced FETP Cohort 16 Who is taking methadone in Mombasa, Kenya? a Records Review, 2015–2022
17.David Kariuki, Graduate of Basic Epi Training Assessment of Undernutrition in Children aged 6 to 59 moths enrolled at Doldol Subcounty Hospital Nutrition Clinic, Laikipia County 2019 - 2023
18.Francis Muoka, Advanced FETP Cohort 18 Evaluation of Measles Surveillance System in Kenya, 2022
19.Sarafina Sikwata, Advanced FETP Cohort 17 Cholera Outbreak following a Wedding Party in Kiambu, Central Kenya
20.Serah Nchoko, Advanced FETP Cohort 17 Cholera Outbreak in Special Institutions Machakos County, Kenya,2022
21.Qabale Duba, Advanced FETP Cohort 15 Factors associated with utilization of skilled birth attendance among women of reproductive age in North-Horr sub-County, Marsabit County, Kenya
22.Edna Salat, Advanced FETP Cohort 18 Evaluation of Rotavirus Surveillance System at Kilifi County Hospital-Kenya, 2017-2021.

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