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Influence of intermittent preventive treatment on transplacental transfer of anti-measles immunoglobulin-g antibodies in mother-infant pairs from Ahero sub-county hospital in Kisumu county, western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2021)
Measles still remains one of the leading causes of vaccine preventable deaths globally with 140,000 deaths in 2019. These deaths occur despite the existence of a safe and effective measles vaccine. In Kenya, annual measles ...
Correlation of vitamin D levels and immune status in Hiv positive children aged 3 to 14 years attending Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and referral hospital in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide phenomenon and it’s more prevalent in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive individuals. This prevalence could be higher in children from sub-Saharan Africa where the HIV burden ...
Performance of one-step spanbio™ rapid test in detection of giardia lamblia in Busia county referral hospital, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The protozoan flagellate parasite Giardia lamblia is the aetiologic agent for giardiasis, an infectious disease with significant burden in developing countries. Currently, clinical signs and symptoms accompanied by microscopy ...