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Determination of reference intervals for common chemistry and immunoassay tests for Kenyan adults based on an internationally harmonized protocol and up-to-date statistical methods
(Public Library of Science, 2020-07-09)
Due to a lack of reliable reference intervals (RIs) for Kenya, we set out to determine RIs for
40 common chemistry and immunoassay tests as part of the IFCC global RI project.
21 Days of Social Synergistic Pilot Survey on Community Participation to Determine the Level Virulence of COVID-19 in Africa before Re-Opening of the Education Sector in an …
(ACTA SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2020-05)
21 days of Synergistic community participation survey [2] to determine reopening of education sector in Africa remain a key cradle to create psycho social confidence in parents, pupils and students since they left school ...
Toward Cervical Cancer Elimination: Evaluation of Access to Diagnostic Services After Referral to a Specialist Gynecologist Clinic at a Major Referral Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya
(American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2020-07)
Women in low- and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality. WHO recommends screening with visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), followed by treatment in a ...
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 ...
Estimating Annual Fluctuations in Malaria Transmission Intensity and in the Use of Malaria Control Interventions in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine safety, effectiveness, and impact will be assessed in pre- and post-vaccine
introduction studies, comparing the occurrence of malaria cases and adverse events in vaccinated versus unvaccinate ...
Association between Haematological parameters and Sickle cell genotypes in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria residents in Kisumu County in Western Kenya
(Research Squire, 2020)
ackground: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder due to point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in substitution of Valine for Glutamic acid. The SCD is prevalent in P. falciparum endemic regions such as ...
Association between haematological parameters and sickle cell genotypes in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria resident in Kisumu County in western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2020)
Background
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder due to point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in substitution of Valine for Glutamic acid. The SCD is prevalent in P. falciparum endemic regions such as ...
Intermittent screening and treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy: implementation feasibility in a routine healthcare system …
(BioMed Central, 2020)
: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for preventing malaria in pregnancy in areas of moderate-to-high transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. However, due ...
The Role of Income Generating Activities in Sustainable Retention of Community Health Volunteers in Primary Health-Care Service Provision in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Annals of Community Health, 2020)
The role of community health volunteers (CHVs) in provision of primary health-care (PHC) has been widely acclaimed as poignant. CHVs help not only in addressing shortage in trained health workers but also in improving ...
Esteem Needs and the Retention of Community Health Volunteers in Primary Health Care Service Provision in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Annals of Community Health, 2020)
The main objective of this study was to investigate how the self-esteem of the Community health volunteers (CHVs) influences the retention of CHVs in primary health-care (PHC) service provision. The study design was ...