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The effect of antenatal iron supplementation on fibroblast growth factor-23 concentration in mothers and infants: a randomised controlled trial in rural Kenya
(BioScientifica, 2017-07-01)
Objectives: Murine studies have shown that iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause abnormal phosphate and bone metabolism in offspring by elevating concentrations of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23). FGF23 exists in ...
Schoolchildren's Body Mass Index and Dietary Practices Vary Across Socio-Economic Status in Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren at different levels of socio-economic status in Kenya. We explore children's weight status and ...
Household Food Security and Nutritional Status of HIV Sero-Positive Patients in Longisa County Hospital, Kenya
(Kenya Nutritionists and Dietitians Institute (KNDI), 2018)
The ASOS Surgical Risk Calculator: development and validation of a tool for identifying African surgical patients at risk of severe postoperative complications
(Elsevier, 2018-12-01)
The African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) showed that surgical patients in Africa have a mortality twice the global average. Existing risk assessment tools are not valid for use in this population because the pattern of ...
To Triage or Not? Positive Predictive Value of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid for Diagnosis of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or Worse (CIN2+) among HIV-Positive Women in a Low-Resource Setting
(American Association for Cancer Research., 2021)
Purpose: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends human papillomavirus (HPV) as a primary screening test within "screen-and-treat" cervical cancer programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Following a ...
Health facility cost of cesarean delivery at a rural district hospital in Rwanda using time-driven activity-based costing
(Springer US, 2019)
Objective To determine the health facility cost of cesarean section at a rural district hospital in Rwanda. Methods Using time-driven activity-based costing, this study calculated capacity cost rates (cost per minute) for ...
Patterns and predictors of elevated blood pressure and hypertension among primary school children in urban Kenya
(LWW, 2022)
We examined the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension among 390 primary school children of different socioeconomic status (SES) in two urban settings in Kenya and explored the association between ...