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Prevalence of Serostatus Disclosure To Sexual Partners Among HIV Infected Women in Kisii District, Western Kenya
(AJOL, 2011)
Objective: To establish the prevalence and factors that determine serostatus disclosure to sexual partners among HIV infected women.
Design: Hospital-based cross-sectional study.
Setting: Patient’s Support Centre (PSC) ...
Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission using Single, Dual and Triple ARV Prophylaxis Regimens and their Correlates in Western Kenya:
(A KeSoBAP Publication, 2016)
d: It is estimated that 2.1 million individuals worldwide became newly infected with HIV in 2013, and this
included 240,000 children (<15 years). Most of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa and were infected by ...
Commercial Bicyclist Injuries in Kisumu City, Kenya: an Epidemiology of a Neglected Problem
(International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, 2015-04)
: Background: Commercial bicycling has become a popular mode of transportation in Kenya, in both rural and
urban areas since early 1990’s. In Kisumu city, however, its related injuries cause significant morbidity and ...
Adherence; COVID-19; Control guidelines
(2012)
Abstract. 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 ...
Epidemiology of taeniosis, cysticercosis and trichinellosis in Iran: A systematic review
(2018)
Abstract
Background: The aim of this review was to establish the current epidemiology of
taeniosis, cysticercosis and trichinellosis among humans and animals in Iran by carry‐
ing out a comprehensive assessment of ...
Rethinking our Rigor Mortis: Creating space for more adaptive and inclusive truth-seeking in community-based global health research in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-06-18)
As global health researchers, we have long embraced the conviction that
the answers to complex problems of poverty and disease will reveal
themselves if only we apply enough scientific rigor. Yet, at the
community level, ...
Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan preschool children: a community-based survey
(BMC Hematology, 2017)
Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) has been used to screen and manage iron deficiency in individual
children, but it has also been recommended to assess population iron status. The diagnostic utility of ZPP used in
combination ...
Synergistic blending of high-valued heterocycles inhibits growth of Plasmodium falciparum in culture and P. berghei infection in mouse model
(Scientific Reports, 2017)
A series of phthalimide analogues, novelized with high-valued bioactive scaffolds was synthesized by means of click-chemistry under non-conventional microwave heating and evaluated as noteworthy growth inhibitors of ...
Nutritional service needs of pregnant and lactating adolescent girls in trans-Mara east Sub-County, Narok County: focus on access and utilization of nutritional advice and services
(BioMed Central, 2019-12)
Background
An understanding of the association between adolescent nutrition, adolescent pregnancy and their quest for healthcare services may elucidate a basis for intervention and formulation of programs that enhance ...
Sensitivity of fever for diagnosis of clinical malaria in a Kenyan area of unstable, low malaria transmission
(BioMed Central, 2014-12-01)
Malaria in highland areas of Kenya affects children and adults. Local clinicians include symptoms other than fever when screening for malaria because they believe that fever alone does not capture all cases of malaria.