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Hepatitis B virus sero-profiles and genotypes in HIV-1 infected and uninfected injection and Non-injection drug users from coastal Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2015-07-30)
Background Information about HBV sero-markers, infection stages and genotypes in HIV-1
infected and uninfected injection and non-injection drug users (IDUs) in Kenya remains
elusive. Methods A cross-sectional study ...
MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS RESISTANCE TO ISONIAZID AND RIFAMPICIN IN A HIV-1 ENDEMIC POPULATION IN WESTERN KENYA IN 2014
(BMJ Specialist Journals, 2017-02-01)
Background The spread of mono-resistant and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
has been enhanced by delays in the identification of resistant strains. However, resistance
gene patterns and the extent and ...
Voluntary medical male circumcision scale-up in nyanza, kenya: Evaluating technical efficiency and productivity of service delivery
(Public Library of Science, 2015-02-23)
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) service delivery is complex and
resource-intensive. In Kenya's context there is still paucity of information on resource use vis-
à-vis outputs as programs scale up. ...
Effects of regional climate variability on the prevalence of diseases and their economic impacts on households in the Lake Victoria basin of Western Kenya
(Inderscience Publishers (IEL), 2016)
Effects of regional climate variability on the prevalence of diseases and their economic impacts on households in the Lake Victoria basin of Western Kenya
Presence of the knockdown resistance mutation, Vgsc-1014F in Anopheles gambiae and An. arabiensis in western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2015-12-01)
Conclusion This is the first report of Vgsc-1014F in Kenya. Based on our samples, the
mutation is present in low frequencies in both An. gambiae and An. arabiensis. It is important
that we start monitoring relative ...
Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014-07-04)
Increasing pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors has been reported in
western Kenya where long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying
(IRS) are the mainstays of vector control. To ensure the ...
Sickle cell trait is not associated with endemic Burkitt lymphoma: An ethnicity and malaria endemicity‐matched case–control study suggests factors controlling EBV...
(2014-02)
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and
Plasmodium falciparum coinfections. Malaria appears to dysregulate immunity that would
otherwise control EBV, thereby contributing to eBL ...
Determinants of cervical screening services uptake among 18–49 year old women seeking services at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital,...
(BioMed Central, 2014-08-06)
Kenyan women aged≥ 15 years are at risk of developing cervical cancer.
Currently, cervical cytology reduces cervical cancer incidence, since it allows for early
diagnosis and treatment. Uptake of cervical screening ...
Access to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and quinine in malaria holoendemic regions of western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014-07-28)
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been adopted as the most
effective treatment against malaria in many endemic countries like Kenya while quinine has
remained the second line. The objective of the current ...
THE EFFECT OF IN UTERO EXPOSURE THE PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA ON CORD BLOOD T REGULATORY CELLS THE CYTOKINES IN KENYAN I...
(AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, 2015-10-01)
The effect of in utero exposure the plasmodium falciparum malaria on cord blood t regulatory cells the cytokines in Kenyan infants