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Clinical malaria incidence and health seeking pattern in geographically heterogeneous landscape of western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2022)
Malaria remains a public health problem in Kenya despite sustained interventions deployed by the government. One of the major impediments to effective malaria control is a lack of accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. ...
Patterns and predictors of elevated blood pressure and hypertension among primary school children in urban Kenya
(LWW, 2022)
We examined the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension among 390 primary school children of different socioeconomic status (SES) in two urban settings in Kenya and explored the association between ...
Sisonke phase 3B open-label study: Lessons learnt for national and global vaccination scale-up during epidemics
(AJOL, 2022)
Sisonke is a multicentre, open-label, single-arm phase 3B vaccine implementation study of healthcare workers (HCWs) in South Africa, with prospective surveillance for 2 years. The primary endpoint is the rate of severe ...
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Kenya: a multicentre cohort study
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2022)
To assess outcomes of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and to determine the predictors of mortality.
Gender equity in health research publishing in Africa
(BMJ Specialist Journals, 2022)
Women researchers find it more difficult to publish in academic journals than men, an inequity that affects women’s careers and was exacerbated during the pandemic, particularly for women in low-income and middle-income ...
Effectiveness of the Ad26. COV2. S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study): results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study
(Elsevier, 2022)
We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in health-care workers in South Africa during two waves of the South African COVID-19 epidemic.
Profiling genome-wide recombination in Epstein Barr virus reveals type-specific patterns and associations with endemic-Burkitt lymphoma
(BioMed Central, 2022-12)
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is potentiated through the interplay of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum malaria. To better understand EBV’s biology and role in eBL, we characterized genome-wide ...
Habitat Diversity, Stability, and Productivity of Malaria Vectors in Irrigated and Nonirrigated Ecosystems in Western Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2022-11-05)
Several sub-Saharan African countries rely on irrigation for food production. This study examined the impact
of environmental modifications resulting from irrigation on the ecology of aquatic stages of malaria vectors
in ...
Finding the missing children for TB care and prevention in Kenya
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2022-12-01)
SETTING: One hundred high TB burden facilities in nine counties in Kenya.OBJECTIVES: 1) To increase uptake of TB preventive therapy (TPT) among child contacts aged <5 years, and 2) to increase TB diagnosis in children aged ...
Availability of quality health information on morbidity and mortality indicators to improve maternal healthcare services in Migori county, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2022-03-31)
Assessing availability of quality health information on maternal morbidity and mortality
indicators in the provision of quality healthcare services is critical. The study used retrospective
and prospective study designs ...