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Microgeographic Epidemiology of Malaria Parasites in an Irrigated Area of Western Kenya by Deep Amplicon Sequencing
(IDSA, 2021)
To improve food security, investments in irrigated agriculture are anticipated to increase throughout Africa. However, the extent to which environmental changes from water resource development will impact malaria epidemiology ...
Multiple drug resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Shigella isolated from diarrhoeic children at Kapsabet County referral hospital, Kenya
(Springer, 2021)
Diarrhoea is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. In Kenya, it has a 21% case fatality with Enteropathogenic E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella spp. and Salmonella spp. accounting ...
Sociocultural Determinants of Alcohol Abuse by Youths in Luanda Sub-county, Vihiga County, Kenya
(ESJ Natural/Life/Medical Sciences, 2021)
The World Health Organization (WHO, 2014) indicates that 3.3
million deaths or 5.9% of all global deaths annually are attributable to alcohol
abuse. The WHO (2014) further indicates that the global burden of disease ...
Antenatal iron supplementation, FGF23, and bone metabolism in Kenyan women and their offspring: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
(The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021)
Background
Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) regulates body phosphate homeostasis primarily by increasing phosphaturia. It also acts as a vitamin D-regulating hormone. Maternal iron deficiency is associated with perturbed ...
From Semiotics to Three-Dimensional Multimodality
(Indiana Publications, 2021)
Semiotics traces its roots to Ferdinand de Saussure’s classical book Course de Linguistique Generale in
which it is defined as the study of signs, signifiers and the signified in order to relate with meaning. It is the ...
Food Environment in and around Primary School Children’s Schools and Neighborhoods in Two Urban Settings in Kenya
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021)
Abstract: We conducted a cross-sectional study to provide an overview primary school children food
environment in two urban settings in Kenya. Six schools, catering to children from low-, medium- and
high-income households ...
Agricultural Production, Traditional Foods and Household Food Insecurity in Rural Kenya: Practice, Perception and Predictors
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)
lthough rural households in Kenya rely on agricultural production for their livelihood, attaining food security is challenging in
areas experiencing harsh agro-ecological conditions. We utilized
mixed methods research ...
Association Between Primary School Students’ Unhealthful Behaviors and Overweight/Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Urban Kenya
(Research Square, 2021)
: Although obesity prevalence is known to be rising in East Africa, research on childhood obesity is still minimal. We conducted a cross-sectional study to
examine the prevalence of unhealthful dietary patterns, physical ...
Increased investment in gametocytes in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in the wet season
(BMC, 2021)
Background: Transmission stemming from asymptomatic infections is increasingly being recognized as a threat to malaria elimination. In many regions, malaria transmission is seasonal. It is not well understood whether ...