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Antimalarials: Review of Plasmepsins as Drug Targets and HIV Protease Inhibitors Interactions
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2018)
Malaria is a major global health concern with the majority of cases reported in regions of South-East Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Western Pacific, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Qualitative analysis of phytoconstituents in tragia brevipes plant
(International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Analysis, 2013)
The study was conducted to analyze the phytoconstituents of Tragia brevipes plant leaves. The plant samples were
extracted using methanol and water in the ratio 9:1. The phytoconstituents study was done using standard ...
Polymorphisms in Fc gamma receptor (FcγRIIIA-176 F/V) and Toll-like receptor (TLR9 [-1237 T/C]) are associated with protection against severe malarial anemia an...
(American Society for Microbiology, 2012-10-08)
Understanding the immunogenetic basis of naturally acquired immunity to
Plasmodium falciparum infection would aid in designing a rationally-based malaria vaccine.
Variants within the Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) mediate ...
(− 7402 T/G and-4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(Bio Med Central, 2013)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe
malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb)< 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most
common clinical manifestation of severe ...
Diagnosis disclosure to adolescents living with HIV in rural Kenya improves antiretroviral therapy adherence and immunologic outcomes: A retrospective cohort study
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
Background & aims Emphasis on adolescent HIV has increased worldwide as antiretroviral treatment has greatly extended life expectancies of HIV-positive children. Few evidence-based guidelines exist on the optimal time to ...
Sex in the Green Lodging: The Voices of Medically Circum-cised Fishermen on the Shores of Lake Victoria, Western Ken-ya
(HSOA Journal of AIDS Clinical Research and STDs, 2018-03-22)
Fishing communities have been reported as one of the highest-risk groups for HIV infection in Kenya and other countries with high HIV and AIDS prevalence. Studies along Lake Victoria region, where HIV and AIDS had a ...
Developing and implementing a pediatric emergency care curriculum for providers at district level hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case study in Kenya
(Frontiers, 2017)
Introduction: Emergency medicine is a relatively new field in sub-Saharan Africa and dedicated training in pediatric emergency care is limited. While guidelines from the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) ...
Child health in peri-urban communities of Kenya: determinants and challenges
(Academic Journals, 2010)
Infant and child death in developing countries constitute the largest age category of mortality. This is
because children under the age of five years are the group most vulnerable to diseases caused by
inadequate child ...
Pedestrian safety and the built environment: a review of the risk factors
(SAGE Publications, 2015-11)
Urban and regional planning has a contribution to make toward improving pedestrian safety, particularly in view of the fact that
about 273,000 pedestrians were killed in road traffic crashes in 2010. The road is a built ...
Gender Role Strain and the Precarious Manhood of Sexual Minority Kenyan Men
(Educational Publishing Foundation, 2019)
Examining the impact of precarious manhood on the mental health of sexual minority men living
in Kenya, we hypothesized that (a) men who have sex with men exclusively (MSME) and men
who have sex with men and women (MSMW) ...