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Clinical laboratory hematology reference values among infants aged 1month to 17 months in Kombewa Sub-County, Kisumu: A cross sectional study of rural population in Western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021-03-17)
There is an urgent need for reliable region-specific hematological reference values for clinical monitoring. Laboratory reference ranges are important for assessing study participant
eligibility, toxicity grading and ...
Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021-01-14)
To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted
<48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria.
Case report: Acute Kidney Injury, Liver impairment, Severe Anemia in a child with Malaria and Hyperparasitaemia
(Global journal of medical and clinical case reports, 2021-01-19)
Severe Malaria is a medical emergency mainly because of its rapid progression to complications and death if not promptly and adequately treated. In 2018 WHO put
the incidence of P. falciparum Malaria in the African region ...
National stakeholder preferences for next-generation rotavirus vaccines: Results from a six-country study
(Elsevier, 2021)
Currently available live, oral rotavirus vaccines (LORVs) have significantly reduced severe rotavirus hospitalizations and deaths worldwide. However, LORVs are not as effective in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) ...
Differential Gene Expression in Host Ubiquitination Processes in Childhood Malarial Anemia
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021)
: Malaria remains one of the leading global causes of childhood morbidity and
mortality. In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission regions, such as western
Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < ...
Baseline incidence of meningitis, malaria, mortality and other health outcomes in infants and young sub-Saharan African children prior to the introduction of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine
(BioMed Central, 2021)
The lack of background disease incidence rates in sub-Saharan countries where the RTS,S/AS01E
malaria vaccine is being implemented may hamper the assessment of vaccine safety and efectiveness. This study
aimed to document ...
Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity?
(BMJ Specialist Journals, 2021)
In 2019, 2.4million neonates (infants <28 days
of age) died globally. Of these, over 80% were
preterm infants (<37 weeks gestation), with the
majority born in low-income and middle-income
countries.1
Complications ...
Influence of home learning environment on Students’ Performance in Mathematics in Public Secondary Schools in Migori County, Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 2021)
Performance in Mathematics has been poor at secondary level in Kenya despite initiatives like
Strengthening Mathematics and Science Studies Education (SMASSE), providing text books and employing
trained mathematics ...
The Influence of acreage of Land under Artisanal Gold Mining on Maize Crop Yields in Ikolomani Sub County, Kakamega Kenya
(East African Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021)
Performance in Mathematics has been poor at secondary level in Kenya despite initiatives like
Strengthening Mathematics and Science Studies Education (SMASSE), providing text books and employing
trained mathematics ...
Factors predisposing women and children to indoor air pollution in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya
(Resarch Square, 2021)
Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) is an increasing public health hazard in developing countries.
Although fuelwood and kerosene are still heavily relied on as energy sources among households in the
Sub-Saharan Africa, ...