Kinuthia Geoffrey Kariuki, Gicheru Michael Muita, Ngure Peter Kamau and Kabiru Ephantus Wanjohi2024-05-142024-05-142011-07Kinuthia G. K., Gicheru M. M., Ngure P. K., and Kabiru E. W. (2011): Lifestyles and Practices that Enhance Malaria and Typhoid Fever in Njoro District, Kenya. Journal of Community Healthhttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4627Journal ArticleUnhygienic practices have been associated with the spread of parasitic and bacterial infections in rural areas. This study was designed to verify the link between the frequencies of malaria and typhoid fever with selected rural practices in Njoro District, Kenya. A cross-sectional study involving observations, questionnaires and interviews was conducted to determine the socio-economic variables and practices/lifestyles in 336 randomly selected homesteads. Frequencies of malaria and typhoid fever in two randomly selected health centers were determined through a retrospective study for the period from 2004 to 2009. The respondents had large families (68%), low education level (67%) and high responsibility burden (67%). Individuals who did not boil drinking water constituted 61%. Boiling drinking water was less common among the poor, Odds Ratio (OR) of 2.36, v2 = 9.88, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) of 1.38–4.03. Respondents who washed their hands in a basin after using the latrines comprised 79.8% while 4.8% did not. 18.5% of theenMalaria Typhoid fever Odds ratio Practices Blood testsArticle