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Patterns and trends of malaria morbidity in Western highlands of Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-12)
A study of patterns and trends of malaria morbidity was conducted in Kericho district in Kenya
western highlands prone to occurrences of malaria epidemics. Kericho district supports small scale and large scale tea farming, ...
Spatial clustering of malaria and associated risk factors during an epidemic in a highland area of western Kenya
(Blackwell publishing Ltd., 2004-07)
The epidemiology of malaria over small areas remains poorly understood, and this is particularly true for malaria during epidemics in highland areas of Africa, where transmission intensity is low and characterized by acute ...
Prevention of anaemia in pregnancy using insecticide-treated bednets and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in a highly malarious area of Kenya: a randomized controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2003-05)
To compare the effects of intermittent treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) given during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), or the combination of both on ...
Relationships between anaemia and parasitic infections in Kenyan schoolchildren: A Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach
(Elsevier, 2008)
Anaemia is multi-factorial in origin and disentangling its aetiology remains problematic, with surprisingly few studies investigating the relative contribution of different parasitic infections to anaemia amongst schoolchildren. ...
Red blood cell immune complex binding capacity in children with sickle cell trait (HBAS) living in p. falciparum malaria holoendemic region of Western Kenya
(IJTDH, 2012)
Malaria infection leads to the formation of circulating immune complexes (CICs) which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of complicated malaria which includes severe malarial anemia. Children with sickle cell trait ...
Decreased prevalence of anemia in highland areas of low malaria transmission after a 1-Year interruption of transmission
(Oxford University Press, 2011-11-03)
Background. Malaria control campaigns have reduced malaria transmission to very low levels in many areas of Africa. Yet the extent to which malaria interruption or elimination might decrease the prevalence of anemia in ...
Artisanal Fishing Supports Breeding of Malaria Mosquitoes in Western Kenya
(BMC, 2019)
Background: Everyday hundreds of people, mainly men, set out to take part in a vibrant artisanal capture fshing (ACF) industry on Lake Victoria. It is not known whether actions of artisanal fshers, in their unrelenting ...
Innovative Tools and OpenHDS for Health and Demographic Surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya
(BMC, 2015-09-01)
Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other hand considered to be under-documented due to improper basic health ...