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Schoolchildren's Body Mass Index and Dietary Practices Vary Across Socio-Economic Status in Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren at different levels of socio-economic status in Kenya. We explore children's weight status and ...
Cyclooxygenase-2 haplotypes influence the longitudinal risk of malaria and severe malarial anemia in Kenyan children from a holoendemic transmission region
(Nature Publishing Group, 2020-01)
Cyclooxygenase-2 [(COX-2) or prostaglandin endoperoxide H2 synthase-2 (PTGS-2)] induces the production of prostaglandins as part of the host-immune response to infections. Although a number of studies have demonstrated the ...
Studies on DNA Molecules in Identification of Unclaimed or Missing Dead Bodies Presumed Death in Western Kenya Utilizing Physical Comparison Standards
(Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 1, 2021)
Medico-legal form bench-mark of health determinants and provide integrated services towards criminal justice support in health. Investigations of medico-legal approaches are multifaceted and require expertise of multidisciplinary ...
Utilization of Individual Birth Plan Among Women Attending Postnatal Clinic at JaraUtilization of Individual Birth Plan Among Women Attending Postnatal Clinic at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu Kenya: A Hospital-Based Survey
(The journal of global health, 2020)
Background: Kenya has a maternal mortality rate (MMR) of 362 women per 100,000, partly attributed to inadequate or lack of birth and emergency preparedness, including the individual birth plan. Moreover, a paucity of data ...
To Triage or Not? Positive Predictive Value of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid for Diagnosis of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or Worse (CIN2+) among HIV-Positive Women in a Low-Resource Setting
(American Association for Cancer Research., 2021)
Purpose: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends human papillomavirus (HPV) as a primary screening test within "screen-and-treat" cervical cancer programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Following a ...
Epidemiological patterns and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial diarrhea among children in Nairobi City, Kenya
(RIGLD, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, 2020)
Aim:Determine the prevalence of enteric bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance among diarrheic children in Nairobi City, Kenya. Background: Regardless of enteric bacterial pathogens being a major ...
Potential use of new cooling technologies during Tokyo 2020 Olympics and associated ethical dilemmas
(BMJ Journals, 2021)
The environmental conditions during Tokyo Summer Olympics are expected to be comparable to previous years1 with air temperatures and relative humidity in excess of 30°C and >70%, respectively.2 A previous consensus statement ...
Phylogeography and population structure of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes in Kenya and the Serengeti ecosystem
(PLOS, 2020)
Glossina pallidipes is the main vector of animal African trypanosomiasis and a potential vector of human African trypanosomiasis in eastern Africa where it poses a large economic burden and public health threat. Vector ...
Patterns and predictors of elevated blood pressure and hypertension among primary school children in urban Kenya
(LWW, 2022)
We examined the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension among 390 primary school children of different socioeconomic status (SES) in two urban settings in Kenya and explored the association between ...
Finding the missing children for TB care and prevention in Kenya
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2022-12-01)
SETTING: One hundred high TB burden facilities in nine counties in Kenya.OBJECTIVES: 1) To increase uptake of TB preventive therapy (TPT) among child contacts aged <5 years, and 2) to increase TB diagnosis in children aged ...