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    • VAR2CSA Serology to Detect Plasmodium falciparum Transmission Patterns in Pregnancy 

      Ana Maria Fonseca, Raquel Gonzalez, Azucena Bardaji, Chenjerai Jairoce, Maria Ruperez, Alfons Jimenez, Llorenc Quinto, Pau Cistero, Anifa Vala, Charfudin Sacoor, Himanshu Gupta, Jennifer Hegewisch-Taylor, Joe Brew, Nicaise Tuikue Ndam, Simon Kariuki, Marta Lopez, Carlota Dobano, Chetan E Chitnis, Peter Ouma, Michael Ramharter, Salim Abdulla, John J Aponte, Achille Massougbodji, Valerie Briand, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Meghna Desai, Michel Cot, Arsenio Nhacolo, Esperanca Sevene, Eusebio Macete, Clara Menendez, Alfredo Mayor (CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2020)
      Pregnant women constitute a promising sentinel group for continuous monitoring of malaria transmission. To identify antibody signatures of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure during pregnancy, we dissected IgG responses ...

    • Voluntary medical male circumcision scale-up in nyanza, kenya: Evaluating technical efficiency and productivity of service delivery 

      Aduda, Dickens S Omondi; Ouma, Collins; Onyango, Rosebella; Onyango, Mathews; Bertrand, Jane (Public Library of Science, 2015-02-23)
      Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) service delivery is complex and resource-intensive. In Kenya's context there is still paucity of information on resource use vis- à-vis outputs as programs scale up. ...

    • “When you talk it out… you will feel like the burden has somehow gone down, you will feel light”: Social Support Received by Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men … 

      Laura Jadwin-Cakmak, Kendall Lauber, Elijah Ochieng Odhiambo, Ben Collins, Edwin Gumbe, Gabriella A Norwitz, Teddy Aloo, Katherine A Lewis, Felix Okutah, K Rivet Amico, Kennedy Olango, Wilson Odero, Susan M Graham, Gary W Harper (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022)
      Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience many sexual orientation-related stressors that negatively influence physical and mental health, making it imperative to understand their experiences ...

    • Wound dressing techniques and costs at a county hospital 

      Pamela Amatta Odhiambo, Kennedy Omondi (The Surgical Society of Kenya, 2019)
      Background: Wound management is one of the commonest procedures conducted in surgical departments across health facilities in Kenya. Objective: This study aimed at exploring wound dressing techniques used at Migori ...