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Malaria in Kakuma refugee camp, Turkana, Kenya: facilitation of Anopheles arabiensis vector populations by installed water distribution and catchment systems
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Malaria is a major health concern for displaced persons occupying refugee camps in sub-Saharan
Africa, yet there is little information on the incidence of infection and nature of transmission in these ...
Prevalence of Serostatus Disclosure To Sexual Partners Among HIV Infected Women in Kisii District, Western Kenya
(AJOL, 2011)
Objective: To establish the prevalence and factors that determine serostatus disclosure to sexual partners among HIV infected women.
Design: Hospital-based cross-sectional study.
Setting: Patient’s Support Centre (PSC) ...
Low reliability of home-based diagnosis of malaria in a rural community in western Kenya
(2011)
Home-based management of malaria is promoted as a major strategy for improving prompt delivery of effective malaria treatment in Africa. This study aimed to determine the proportion of children who tested positive for ...
Relationship of the availability of micronutrient powder with iron status and hemoglobin among women and children in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2011-09)
Background
Micronutrient powder is a potential strategy to improve iron status and reduce anemia in refugee populations.
Objective
To evaluate the effect of the availability of home fortification with a micronutrient ...
Assessing micronutrient status in the presence of inflammation: comparing approaches in children aged 2-6 years from rural Western Kenya
(2011)
Introduction: Malnutrition and Inflammation are highly and concurrently prevalent in
preschool children in rural Western Kenya, making estimation of those at risk of deficiency
difficult. Different approaches have been ...
Using Food Grade Lye “omushelekha” in the Formulation of Health Products from Commonly Consumed African Indigenous Vegetables and Vegetable Combinations
(Functional Foods in Health and Disease, 2011-05-24)
: Lye, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide has been used over the years in
food preparation including the preparation of vegetables and dried meat products, washing or
chemical peeling of fruits and vegetables, cocoa ...