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A Comparative Study on Effect of Caregivers Training on Health Outcomes of HIV Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Kenya
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2020-06-30)
The purpose of this cohort study was to assess the effect of caregiver training on health outcomes of HIV-infected
children aged 1-14 years on antiretroviral therapy in South Rift Valley, Kenya. Three hundred and twenty ...
The MOMENTUM study: Putting the ‘Three Delays’ to work to evaluate access to emergency obstetric and neonatal care in a remote island community in Western Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-03-18)
Despite worldwide improvements in maternal and infant mortality, mothers and babies in remote, low-resource communities remain disproportionately vulnerable to adverse health outcomes. In these settings, delays in accessing ...
Intermittent screening and treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy: implementation feasibility in a routine healthcare system setting in western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2020)
Background
Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for preventing malaria in pregnancy in areas of moderate-to-high transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Transdisciplinary Research Priorities for Human and Planetary Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020)
: Human health and wellbeing and the health of the biosphere are inextricably linked.
The state of Earth’s life-support systems, including freshwater, oceans, land, biodiversity, atmosphere,
and climate, affect human ...
Adaptive interventions for optimizing malaria control: an implementation study protocol for a block-cluster randomized, sequential multiple assignment trial
(BMC, 2020)
Background
In the past two decades, the massive scale-up of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has led to significant reductions in malaria mortality and morbidity. Nonetheless, the ...
Serological and molecular evidence of Brucella species in the rapidly growing pig sector in Kenya
(2020)
Abstract
Background: Brucellosis is an emerging yet neglected zoonosis that has been reported in Kenya. Epidemiological
data on brucellosis in ruminants is readily accessible; however, reports on brucellosis in pigs ...
Acceptability, adherence, and clinical outcomes, of amoxicillin dispersible tablets versus oral suspension in treatment of children aged 2–59 Months with pneumonia, Kenya: A cluster randomized controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2020-04-01)
Amoxicillin dispersible tablet (DT) is now recommended by the WHO as a first-line drug for the treatment of pneumonia in children below 5 years. The study aim was to compare acceptability, adherence and clinical outcome ...
Study of Kenyan Optometrists View on Future of Optometry and Prospective Impact on Public Health
(Research Square, 2020)
Background: VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, was to ensure that by the year 2020, a great reduction in
the incidences of avoidable blindness be recorded. This was achivable by training optometrists. Kenya
has a population ...
Rapid Assessment of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Nairobi and Mombasa counties, Kenya: A Respondent Driven Sampling Survey
(research square, 2020)
Background: A Cross-sectional Rapid Situational Assessment of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) applying Respondent Driven sampling techniques (RDS)
was used to recruit subjects/participants in a study aimed at assessing HIV ...
Association of HSCRP with an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Rattus norvegicus
(EAS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020)
Problem Statement: The side effects of antiretroviral drugs are prevalent, but the
effects of antiretroviral on cardiovascular diseases have not been documented. Limited data
is available on the effects of antiretroviral ...