Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Utility of CT scan and CA 19-9 in Predicting Non Resectability in Malignant Obstructive Jaundice . Feb 2014. :1. 22-27.
(2014-02)Background: Most patients with malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ) present with non-resectable disease. Non curative laparotomy has been associated with adverse outcome. There is need to predict non-resectable disease and ... -
The ASOS Surgical Risk Calculator: development and validation of a tool for identifying African surgical patients at risk of severe postoperative complications
(Elsevier, 2018-12-01)Background The African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) showed that surgical patients in Africa have a mortality twice the global average. Existing risk assessment tools are not valid for use in this population because the ... -
Maternal and neonatal outcomes after caesarean delivery in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study
(Elsevier, 2019-04-01)Background Maternal and neonatal mortality is high in Africa, but few large, prospective studies have been done to investigate the risk factors associated with these poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods A 7-day, ... -
Adult Wilms Tumour in pregnancy
(AJOL, 2020)Wilms’ tumor (nephroblastoma) is the most common primary renal malignancy in children, with a peak presentation in the ages 3-4 years. Wilms’ tumor is extremely rare in adults with around 300 cases described in literature. ... -
An analysis of pregnancy-related mortality in the KEMRI/CDC health and demographic surveillance system in western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2013-07-16)Background Pregnancy-related (PR) deaths are often a result of direct obstetric complications occurring at childbirth. Methods and Findings To estimate the burden of and characterize risk factors for PR mortality, we ... -
Adolescent schoolgirls' experiences of menstrual cups and pads in rural western Kenya: a qualitative study
(Practical Action Publishing, 2015-01-01)Poor menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among schoolgirls in low-income countries affects girls' dignity, self-esteem, and schooling. Hygienic, effective, and sustainable menstrual products are required. A randomized ... -
Menstrual cups and sanitary pads to reduce school attrition, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study in …
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2016-11-01)Objectives Conduct a feasibility study on the effect of menstrual hygiene on schoolgirls9 school and health (reproductive/sexual) outcomes. Design 3-arm single-site open cluster randomised controlled pilot study. Setting 30 ... -
Examining the safety of menstrual cups among rural primary school girls in western Kenya: observational studies nested in a randomised controlled feasibility study
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2017-04-01)Objective Examine the safety of menstrual cups against sanitary pads and usual practice in Kenyan schoolgirls. Design Observational studies nested in a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study. Setting 30 primary ... -
Lay health worker experiences administering a multi-level combination intervention to improve PMTCT retention
(BioMed Central, 2018-12)The recent scale-up of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services has rapidly accelerated antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake among pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa. The Mother ... -
Use of menstrual cups among school girls: longitudinal observations nested in a randomised controlled feasibility study in rural western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2018-12-01)Background A menstrual cup can be a good solution for menstrual hygiene management in economically challenged settings. As part of a pilot study we assessed uptake and maintenance of cup use among young school girls in ... -
Safety and Acceptability of Thermal Ablation for Treatment of Human Papillomavirus Among Women Living With HIV in Western Kenya
(American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2020-07)PURPOSE The WHO now recommends thermal ablation as an alternative to cryotherapy within “screen-and-treat” cervical cancer programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We conducted a safety and acceptability ... -
An assessment of the Catholic charismatic renewal towards peaceful co-existence in the Roman Catholic Church
(Academic Journals, 2010)This study concerns the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, a movement within the Catholic Church that had direct influence from the Protestant Pentecostals. Subsequently, it spread through clearly defined, pre-existing social-metric ... -
Unbounded christologies: the case of widows' christology-'Jesus Christ is breath'
(Scriptura, 2015)This article draws upon African widowhood for theological reflection. It shows that experiences of widowhood characterize widows in rural western Kenya as liminal individuals located at a threshold. These widows experience ... -
Analysis of the Composition and Rituals of the Repentance and Holiness Church in Kenya
(2015-10-01)The repentance and holiness (RHC) church in Kenya is a prophet healing church which has attracted people from all walks of life. It was founded by Prophet Dr. David Edward Owour and is among the new emerging trends that ... -
Prayer for rain: a pentecostal perspective from Kenya
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2017-10)Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, has a population of 3.5 million people. The concentration of Pentecostal and charismatic churches in Nairobi, as in other African cities, has more than doubled since the 1970s. The ... -
The Glory is Here!’Faith Brands and Rituals of Self-Affirmation for Social Responsibility in Kenya
(2017-11-21)Female Pentecostal-Charismatic (PC) church leadershave a quest to legitimize their leadership at all levels. This quest for acceptability and legitimacy to the congregation they lead can be daunting especially in ... -
Historical Manifestation of Ethnocentrism and its challenges Today
(International Journal of Applied Sociology, 2011)In this article we have begun by defining ethnocentrism. According to anthropologists, the concept combines the belief that one’s own culture is superior to other cultures, with the practice of judging other cultures by ... -
Sexuality and Sexual Scripting in African Traditional Religion: Mumbi in A Grain of
(AASR, 2018)The African novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o in his novel A Grain of Wheat introduces a female character Mumbi. Mumbi resides in a village of pre-independence Kenya and shares the same name with the first woman in the Agikuyu ... -
Psychological assessment of visual impaired children in integrated and special schools
(journal of education, 2012)Although the educational services for children with visual impairment in Kenya have expanded to include provision in the integrated school setting, not much research has been done to document the benefits of the integrated ... -
The psychology behind celibacy
(International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 2012)Celibacy began in the early church as an ascetic discipline, rooted partly in a neo-Platonic contempt for the physical world that had nothing to do with the Gospel. The renunciation of sexual expression by men fit nicely ...