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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 ...
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Kenya
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 2021)
Introduction: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPECs) are a significant cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs).
In Kenya, UTIs are typically treated with b-lactam antibiotics without antibiotic susceptibility testing, ...
Novel biomarkers with promising benefits for diagnosis of cervical neoplasia: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2020)
Background: Cervical cancer screening is slowly transitioning from Pappanicolaou cytologic screening to primary
Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) or HPV testing as an effort to enhance early detection and ...
Factors Associated with Substance Abuse by Students in Medical Training Colleges in South Nyanza Region, Kenya
(British Journal of Medical Health Research, 2020)
Substance abuse is a worldwide public health challenge with college youth being among those
affected. An estimated 10-15 % of students in medical training institutions risk substance abuse
in their lifetime as they are ...
Epidemiological patterns and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial diarrhea among children in Nairobi City, Kenya
(Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2020)
Aim: Determine the prevalence of enteric bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance among diarrheic children in Nairobi
City, Kenya.
Background: Regardless of enteric bacterial pathogens being a major cause ...