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Stuck in the middle: a systematic review of authorship in collaborative health research in Africa, 2014–2016
(BMJ, 2020)
Abstract
Background Collaborations are often a cornerstone of
global health research. Power dynamics can shape if and
how local researchers are included in manuscripts. This
article investigates how international ...
Dietary intake of HIV-seropositive clients attending Longisa County Hospital Comprehensive Care Clinic, Bomet County, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-02)
Background: Dietary intake of HIV-seropositive persons remains a major concern across various settings around the globe. Inadequate dietary intake, infections and stage of disease progression elicit malnutrition among ...
Nutrition and growth outcomes are affected by aflatoxin exposures in Kenyan children
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Aflatoxin exposure, malnutrition and growth impairment in children present significant public
health problems in low- and middle-income countries. Recent epidemiology studies show that
exposure to aflatoxins through ...
Implementation, Outputs, and Cost of a National Operational Research Training in Rwanda
(Ubiquity Press, 2020)
Background:
Training and mentorship in research skills are essential to developing a critical mass of researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, reporting on the details of such training programs, ...
Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitude Among the Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia at Mathari Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2020)
Schizophrenia is a mental disease that affects how a person feels, behaves and thinks. About 51 million people
worldwide suffer from Schizophrenia globally. The main objective of the study was to determine factors that ...
A Psycho-Realist Analysis of Gabriel Omolo's 'Lunch Time' Music
(East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2020)
The ‘lunch time’ music that was sung by a music guru Gabriel Omolo in the
1970’s basically talks about behaviors of workers specifically at the industrial area in
Nairobi, Kenya. These workers are casual laborers who ...
Dietary intake of HIV-seropositive clients attending Longisa County Hospital Comprehensive Care Clinic, Bomet County, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Background: Dietary intake of HIV-seropositive persons remains a major concern across various settings around the globe. Inadequate dietary intake, infections and stage of disease progression elicit malnutrition among ...
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
(Heliyon, 2020)
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 ...
Changes in the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum dhps and dhfr drug-resistant mutations in children from Western Kenya from 2005 to 2018: the rise of Pfdhps S436H
(BMC, 2020)
Background: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the only anti-malarial drug formulation approved for intermittent
preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). However, mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum dhfr (Pfdhfr) and ...