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Gender Role Strain and the Precarious Manhood of Sexual Minority Kenyan Men
(Educational Publishing Foundation, 2019)
Examining the impact of precarious manhood on the mental health of sexual minority men living
in Kenya, we hypothesized that (a) men who have sex with men exclusively (MSME) and men
who have sex with men and women (MSMW) ...
Human and Animal Trypanosomiasis in Lambwe Valley Foci, Kenya–Current Situation and Latent Trypanotolerance
(Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2019-03-28)
Human and animal trypanosomiasis are threats to both animal and human health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous integrated vector control programs in Lambwe Valley foci have not been in tandem with insights aimed at investigating ...
Socio-demographic and facility-based determinants of perceived quality of nutrition Services of Pregnant and Lactating Adolescent Girls in Trans-Mara east Sub-County, Narok County, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2019-12-01)
Background: It has been established that use and utilization of nutrition services among adolescents are highly
linked to availability, access, cost and quality of care. The main objective of this study was to assess the ...
PRESCRIPTION KNOWLEDGE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AT THE MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(International Journal of pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 2019)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause 30% of deaths globally and
are reported to be on the increase in sub-Saharan Africa. Medications prescribed for
a CVD require a lifetime commitment. As a result patient must adhere ...
Influence of blood meal and age of mosquitoes on susceptibility to pyrethroids in Anopheles gambiae from Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2019)
Background: Physiological characteristics (age and blood feeding status) of malaria vectors can influence their
susceptibility to the current vector control tools that target their feeding and resting behaviour. To ensure ...
Wound dressing techniques and costs at a county hospital
(The Surgical Society of Kenya, 2019)
Background: Wound management is one of the commonest procedures conducted in surgical departments across health facilities in Kenya.
Objective: This study aimed at exploring wound dressing techniques used at Migori ...
Diversity of brucellosis and multi-strain co-infection in a transboundary livestock production system between Tanzania and Kenya
(AAS Open Res, 2019-08-05)
Objective: Brucellosis is a debilitating zoonotic disease affecting humans and animals with high prevalence in Kenya and Tanzania. This study was conducted to detect and identify the Brucella species circulating in various ...
Genetic variation in interleukin-7 is associated with a reduced erythropoietic response in Kenyan children infected with Plasmodium falciparum
(BioMed Central, 2019-12-01)
Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of malaria-related morbidity and mortality in children. The genetic factors that influence development of SMA and inefficient erythropoiesis, a central pathogenic feature of ...
Rethinking our Rigor Mortis: Creating space for more adaptive and inclusive truth-seeking in community-based global health research in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-06-18)
As global health researchers, we have long embraced the conviction that
the answers to complex problems of poverty and disease will reveal
themselves if only we apply enough scientific rigor. Yet, at the
community level, ...
Nutritional service needs of pregnant and lactating adolescent girls in trans-Mara east Sub-County, Narok County: focus on access and utilization of nutritional advice and services
(BioMed Central, 2019-12)
Background
An understanding of the association between adolescent nutrition, adolescent pregnancy and their quest for healthcare services may elucidate a basis for intervention and formulation of programs that enhance ...