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Maternal Factors Influencing Under-five Mortality in Karemo Sub-county in Siaya County, Kenya
(Research Square, 2023-03)
Background
Despite the substantial reduction of under-five mortality (U5M) across the world, about 15,000 under-fives (U5s) die daily. Majority occurs in developing countries with Sub-Saharan African countries like Kenya ...
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 ...
Effects of bacterial composition and aquatic habitat metabolites on malaria vector larval availability in irrigated and non-irrigated sites of Homa Bay county, western Kenya
(PLOS ONE, 2023)
Gravid Anopheles malaria vectors depend on both chemical and physical (including
microbial) cues for selection of preferred habitats for oviposition. This study focused on
assessing the effects of bacterial composition ...
Hemoglobinopathies, merozoite surface protein-2 gene polymorphisms, and acquisition of Epstein Barr virus among infants in Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2023)
Epstein Barr virus (EBV)-associated endemic Burkitt’s Lymphoma pediatric cancer is associated with
morbidity and mortality among children resident in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum regions in western Kenya. P.
falciparum ...
Exploring Shigella vaccine priorities and preferences: Results from a mixed-methods study in low-and middle-income settings
(Elsevier, 2023-08-09)
Shigella is the leading bacterial cause of diarrheal mortality in children and can cause long-term effects on growth and development. No licensed Shigella vaccines currently exist but several promising candidates are in ...
Comparison of Different Trapping Methods to Collect Malaria Vectors Indoors and Outdoors in Western Kenya
(Research square, 2023-08-31)
Enhanced vector surveillance, is one of the 4 pillars of the WHO’s global vector control response (2017–2030). Human landing catches are the gold standard for entomological surveys but are difficult to implement and expose ...
Human NCR3 gene variants rs2736191 and rs11575837 alter longitudinal risk for development of pediatric malaria episodes and severe malarial anemia
(BioMed Central, 2023-09-13)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality in holoendemic transmission areas. Severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 5.0 g/dL in children] is the most common clinical ...
Health Providers’ Self Reported Provision of Preconception Care and Associated Factors in Kisumu County-kenya
(Research square, 2023-09-01)
Preconception care (PCC) is the provision of health interventions to women and couples before conception occurs and is valuable in preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases. In Africa, more so in Kenya, maternal ...
The role of vitamin D status on treatment outcome among HIV-infected children receiving care in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Researchsquare, 2023-09-19)
Kenya has a paediatric HIV burden of nearly 140,000 children, of which only 48% of those
on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have achieved the desired viral suppression possibly due to vitamin D
deficiency. We explored the ...
Food price perception, food and beverage marketing and the nutritional status of children 6–24 months in Obunga slums, Kisumu Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2023)
Malnutrition is a significant problem in Africa. In Kenya, 26% of under-fives are stunted; slums are the hardest hit. Obunga slum has the highest prevalence at 40%.
A cross-sectional study was adopted; simple random ...