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Rapid Assessment of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Nairobi and Mombasa counties, Kenya: A Respondent Driven Sampling Survey
(research square, 2020)Background: A Cross-sectional Rapid Situational Assessment of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) applying Respondent Driven sampling techniques (RDS) was used to recruit subjects/participants in a study aimed at assessing HIV ... -
Rapid Epidemiological Appraisal of Spatial Distribution of Animal Bite Injury Cases and Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Research Square, 2020)Animal bites in humans provide an important source of epidemiological information which is crucial in enhancing rabies surveillance in humans and animals. Rabies post exposure prophylaxis consumes substantial resources ... -
Rapid Situational Assessment of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Nairobi and Coastal regions of Kenya: A Respondent Driven Sampling Survey
(Research Gate, 2020)Background: A Cross-sectional Rapid Situational Assessment of People Who Inject Drug (PWIDs) applying Respondent Driven sampling techniques (RDS) was used to recruit subjects/participants in a study aimed at assessing ... -
Reduced transplacental transfer of a subset of Epstein-Barr virus-specific antibodies to neonates of mothers infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria during pre...
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015-11-01)Over 35% of children in a region of malaria endemicity are infected with Epstein- Barr virus (EBV) by 6 months of age. This susceptibility may be linked to impaired transplacental transfer of antibodies. In this study, ... -
Research capacity building integrated into PHIT projects: leveraging research and research funding to build national capacity
(BMC Health Services Research, 2017)Background Inadequate research capacity impedes the development of evidence-based health programming in sub-Saharan Africa. However, funding for research capacity building (RCB) is often insufficient and restricted, ... -
Resilience among gay/bisexual young men in Western Kenya: psychosocial and sexual health outcomes
(Wolters Kluwer, 2015-12-01)To explore associations between intrapersonal and interpersonal factors and both sexual and psychosocial resilient outcomes among young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in Western Kenya. -
Rethinking our Rigor Mortis: Creating space for more adaptive and inclusive truth-seeking in community-based global health research in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-06-18)As global health researchers, we have long embraced the conviction that the answers to complex problems of poverty and disease will reveal themselves if only we apply enough scientific rigor. Yet, at the community level, ... -
Rethinking the economic costs of hospitalization for malaria: accounting for the comorbidities of malaria patients in western Kenya
(Springer, 2021)Malaria causes significant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among children under five years of age and places a huge economic burden on individuals and health systems. While this burden has been ... -
Risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Global Scientific Journals, 2024-07-07)The current study aimed to investigate risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya. -
Road traffic accidents in Kenya: An epidemiological appraisal
(Nairobi Medical Association of East Africa, 1995)A descriptive analysis of road traffic accident (RTA) and injury data in Kenya was done using routine accident reports, official statistical abstracts, published and unpublished surveys. The characteristics of injury-producing ... -
Road traffic injuries and alcohol in Eldoret, Kenya: epidemiology and policy analysis
(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1997)Road traffic “accidents” are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya, exerting a considerable burden on health care services. Human error is recognized as the leading cause. Alcohol is suspected to be an important ... -
Road traffic injuries in developing countries: a comprehensive review of epidemiological studies
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1997-05)Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults worldwide. Nearly three‐quarters of road deaths occur in developing countries and men comprise a mean 80% of casualties. This review ... -
Road traffic injuries in Kenya: magnitude, causes and status of intervention
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2003-04-01)Road traffic crashes exert a huge burden on Kenya’s economy and health care services. Current interventions are sporadic, uncoordinated and ineffective. This report offers a descriptive analysis of secondary data obtained ... -
THE ROLE OF A NURSE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT AT KAPSABET DISTRICT HOSPITAL: A GLOBAL HEALTH CONCERN.
(Baraton Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2015)A disaster is a catastrophic incident that commonly leads to immense damage and devastation. Whether the cause of the event is natural or man-made, the outcomes can be shocking (Coppla, 2011). Preparedness is one of the ... -
Role of Commercial Bicyclists in Road Traffic Injuries in Kisumu City, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, 2015)Background: Commercial bicycling has become a popular mode of transportation in Kenya, in both rural and urban areas since early 1990’s. In Kisumu city, however, its related injuries cause significant morbidity and ... -
The role of knowledge and attitude on HIV and Aids prevention practices among secondary school students: a cross-sectional study of Gwassi south sub-county, Homa Bay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Background: Homa Bay County HIV prevalence is the highest and 4.5 times the national prevalence. Young people aged 15-24 years account for 22% of this prevalence in the County. Majority of these young people are high ... -
The Role of Participatory Learning and Action on Strengthening the Different Domains of Empowerment on Self-medication with Antimicrobials in Nyalenda Informal Settlement, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019-08-30)Self-medication with antimicrobials (SMWA) is a common global practice. Studies in Nyalenda B Ward, an informal settlement in western Kenya, found that significant households (76.6%) perceived the practice of SMWA as ... -
Sensitivity of fever for diagnosis of clinical malaria in a Kenyan area of unstable, low malaria transmission
(BioMed Central, 2014-12-01)Malaria in highland areas of Kenya affects children and adults. Local clinicians include symptoms other than fever when screening for malaria because they believe that fever alone does not capture all cases of malaria. -
Serological and molecular evidence of Brucella species in the rapidly growing pig sector in Kenya
(2020)Abstract Background: Brucellosis is an emerging yet neglected zoonosis that has been reported in Kenya. Epidemiological data on brucellosis in ruminants is readily accessible; however, reports on brucellosis in pigs ... -
Seroprevalence of anti-dengue virus 2 serocomplex antibodies in out-patients with fever visiting selected hospitals in rural parts of western Kenya in 2010-2011: a cr...
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2014)There has been a recent increase in the spread of dengue to rural areas. Rural parts of western kenya are naturally prone to mosquito-borne diseases, however, limited research has been documented on infections with ...
