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Polymorphic variability in the 3'untranslated region (UTR) of IL12B is associated with susceptibility to severe anaemia in Kenyan children with acute Plasmodium falc...
(BioMed Central, 2011-08-06)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality among African children. Innate immunity provides the first line of defence against P.
falciparum infections, particularly in young children ...
Knowledge and behaviour as determinants of anti-malarial drug use in a peri-urban population from malaria holoendemic region of western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2011-04-20)
The appropriate use of anti-malarial drugs determines therapeutic efficacy and
the emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria. Strategies for improving drug
compliance require accurate information about current ...
Bacteremia in Kenyan children presenting with malaria
(American Society for Microbiology, 2011-02-01)
Since the etiologies and clinical outcomes of bacteremia in children with
Plasmodium falciparum infections, particularly in areas of holoendemic malaria
transmission, are largely unexplored, blood cultures and comprehensive ...
Natural monocytic acquisition of haemozoin and rantes polymorphisms: association with malarial disease outcomes and functional changes in children from Wester...
(2011-08-15)
Plasmodium falciparum is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children residing
in holoendemic transmission areas largely from severe malarial anaemia (SMA). Although
overproduction of inflammatory-derived ...
Turning point
(Nature Research, 2011-02-01)
Collins Ouma became a molecular biologist to help thwart malaria's high mortality rate in his
native Kenya. Last November, he won the Royal Society Pfizer award for his work on
identifying genes that may confer protection ...
Malaria in Kakuma refugee camp, Turkana, Kenya: facilitation of Anopheles arabiensis vector populations by installed water distribution and catchment systems
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Malaria is a major health concern for displaced persons occupying refugee camps in sub-Saharan
Africa, yet there is little information on the incidence of infection and nature of transmission in these ...
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) ...
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 ...
Relationship of the availability of micronutrient powder with iron status and hemoglobin among women and children in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2011-09)
Background
Micronutrient powder is a potential strategy to improve iron status and reduce anemia in refugee populations.
Objective
To evaluate the effect of the availability of home fortification with a micronutrient ...
Assessing micronutrient status in the presence of inflammation: comparing approaches in children aged 2-6 years from rural Western Kenya
(2011)
Introduction: Malnutrition and Inflammation are highly and concurrently prevalent in
preschool children in rural Western Kenya, making estimation of those at risk of deficiency
difficult. Different approaches have been ...