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Vitamin D status in healthy black African adults at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2018-12-01)
Vitamin D has been known since the twentieth Century for its benefits in bone health. Recent observational studies have demonstrated its benefits in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases ...
Metabolic syndrome and its predictors in an urban population in Kenya: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2017-12-01)
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of interrelated risk factors which doubles the risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in 5–10 years and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes 5 fold. The identification of ...
Comparison of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in screening for chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic black Africans: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2017-12)
Several equations have been developed to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The common equations used were derived from populations predominantly comprised of Caucasians with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Some of ...
Measurement of improvement achieved by participation in international laboratory accreditation in sub-Saharan Africa: the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi experience
(Oxford University Press, 2014-02-02)
As part of the ISO 15189:2007 accreditation process, the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi laboratory became the first internationally accredited hospital laboratory in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa in 2011 ...
Complete blood count reference intervals from a healthy adult urban population in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2018-06-07)
There are racial, ethnic and geographical differences in complete blood count (CBC) blood count (CBC) and therefore it is necessary to establish RIs that are population specific. Several studies have been carried out in ...
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 ...
Community participation in integrated water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) programs in supply of safe water in Trans Nzioa, Kenya
(international knowledge sharing platform, 2014)
37% of Developing world’s population lack access to clean water; 2.5 billion people lack improved basic
sanitation and hygiene facilities, over 780 million people still use unsafe drinking water. Trans Nzioa County, ...
Assess Functionality of IMCI Spatial Facility Infrastructure and Policy Utilization in Trans-Nzioa County, Kenya
(Open Science Repository Medicine, 2013)
Implementation of integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), in a comprehensive and holistic approach, forms bench mark for basic child health in promoting celebration of fifth birth day for children below five ...
Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy
(Annals of African Surgery., 2019)
Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy is a rare condition that poses a myriad of challenges in diagnosis and management of the patient. It demands on the clinician a high index of suspicion, immediate treatment involving resuscitation ...
Integrated OMICS platforms identify LAIR1 genetic variants as novel predictors of cross-sectional and longitudinal susceptibility to severe malaria and all-cause mortality in …
(Elsevier, 2019-07-01)
Background: Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium
falciparum regions.
Methods: To gain an improved understanding of SMA pathogenesis, whole genome and transcriptome ...