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Utilization of integrated management of childhood illnesses for child health in Western Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING DIDACTICS, 2015-01)
Implementation of integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) in comprehensive and holistic, forms bench mark for fifth birth
day celebration for child health, free from Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Measles and ...
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depression among Patients with Epilepsy at Aga Khan University Teaching Hospital Nairobi
(2015-10-01)
Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression in
patients with epilepsy at Aga Khan University Hospital; Nairobi.
Design: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Setting: Neurology clinic, Aga Khan ...
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 ...
Genetic diversity and protective efficacy of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2015)
BACKGROUND
The RTS,S/AS01 vaccine targets the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum and has partial protective efficacy against clinical and severe malaria disease in infants and children. We investigated ...
Immunogenicity of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine and implications for duration of vaccine efficacy: secondary analysis of data from a phase 3 randomised controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2015)
Background The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine targets the circumsporozoite protein, inducing antibodies associated
with the prevention of Plasmodium falciparum infection. We assessed the association between anti-circumsporo ...
The Benefits of research partnerships to the community at KEMRI/Walter Reed Project
(Dspace, 2015)
Ethical Principles on Human Subject Protection in Clinical Research revolves around Autonomy, Beneficence and Justice. Beneficence requires that the benefits to research participants are maximized as you minimize the risk ...
Health care seeking behavior among caregivers of sick children who 2 had severe malarial anaemia 3
(maseno university, 2015)
Aims:
The western region in Kenya is holoendemic to malaria and experience stable P. falciparum malaria
transmission. The use of health care options has a direct influence on the outcome of severe malaria.
As such, the ...
Perspectives of Women on Strategies to Improve the Number of Male Partners Testing for HIV at the Antenatal Clinic in Western Kenya, 2015.
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,, 2015)
- Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) remains
a significant public health problem in Western Kenya. Male
partner testing at the antenatal clinic (ANC) has been cited as a
key strategy to reduce MTCT. The Western ...
Antimicrobial activity of Eugenia jambolana seeds against foodborne isolates
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research 2015;, 2015)
Food borne diseases encompass a wide spectrum of illnesses associated with the ingestion of food
contaminated by microbes. Many medicinal plants are considered to be potential antimicrobial crude drugs as
well as a source ...
Antibacterial activity of Garlic, Tulsi, Bitter guard and Cinnamon extracts against wound pathogens
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2015)
In the present study antibacterial properties of fruits harvested from natural medicinal plants garlic, tulsi, bitter
guard and cinnamon, were explored against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, ...