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The Trends of Progesterone Hormone in Advancing Pregnancy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Women: A Cohort Study in Western Kenya
(2012)
Despite many studies on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and pregnancy,
there is still insufficient information regarding the effect of HIV on progesterone in advancing
pregnancy. In a prospective cohort study, 44 ...
Assessment of palliative care services in western Kenya
(AME, 2017)
Background: The need for palliative care services is rapidly increasing due to the rising number of patients with non-communicable diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the current availability and barriers ...
Disclosing HIV Serostatus to sexual partners among HIV infected women in KisiI DistricT, Kenya: A qualitative study
(The African Journal of Health Sciences,, 2013)
Study objective: As the rates of HIV infection continues to soar in many parts of the world, concerted efforts have been mounted on counseling to help HIV infected individuals disclose their serostatus to their sexual ...
Parasitic causes of liver and heart condemnation and their economic effects in the Lake Victoria Basin: a retrospective abattoir survey in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(2012)
Malnutrition is a major cause of human mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and every effort must be made to
conserve the available sources of protein for human use. Animals and especially livestock are a major source of ...
Effectiveness of Out-patient Therapeutic Program on Nutrition among Under Fives: A Retrospective Study of Kisumu East District, Kenya
(2013)
Abstract Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) has been implemented with great success.
Monitoring and evaluation against program objectives is integral. This study aimed to assess
effectiveness of OTP program in Kisumu ...
Indoor and outdoor malaria vector surveillance in western Kenya: implications for better understanding of residual transmission
(Springer, 2017)
The widespread use of indoor-based malaria vector control interventions has been shown to alter the behaviour of vectors in Africa. There is an increasing concern that such changes could sustain residual transmission. This ...
Using an electronic medical record system to describe injury epidemiology and health care utilization at an inner-city hospital in Indiana
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)
Injuries are a major public health problem worldwide. In the
USA, injuries cause 146, 400 deaths annually, with 31
million non-fatal injury visits to emergency departments
(EDs). EDs thus represent an important source ...
Low reliability of home-based diagnosis of malaria in a rural community in western Kenya
(2011)
Home-based management of malaria is promoted as a major strategy for improving prompt delivery of effective malaria treatment in Africa. This study aimed to determine the proportion of children who tested positive for ...
Acceptable food products processed from underutilized crop
(Research Gate, 2017)
Underutilized crops are rich in micronutrients but are only cultivated at subsistence level (1). Food processing
technologies, particularly at household level, are challenging and often not applicable to traditional crops ...
Daily consumption of zinc fortified water increases daily zinc intake and improves overall morbidity from common childhood infections in rural Kenyan children: a randomized …
(2016-05-17)
Background: Zinc deficiency is considered a significant public health problem in preschool
children in Africa together with infections such as diarrhea, which further deplete the body of
zinc. Young children are more ...