School of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Predictors of serum ferritin and haemoglobin during pregnancy, in a malaria-endemic area of Western Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2013)Between 2000 and 2004, a cross-sectional survey was conducted, as part of a prospective cohort study, among the women attending antenatal-care clinics in Bondo district, a malaria-endemic area of western Kenya. The aim was ... -
Validity of the vaginal discharge algorithm among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya.
(PubMed, 2000-02)Objective: To evaluate the validity of diVerent algorithms for the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among pregnant and non-pregnant women consulting health services for vaginal discharge in Nairobi, Kenya. ... -
HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya
(International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2002-01-22)To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya. Methods: Of the 3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) from 1989 to 1998, ... -
Eff ect of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on health and education in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
(ScienceDirect, 2008-07-18)Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in early childhood, yet its consequences for health and education during the school-age years remain poorly understood. We examined the effect of intermittent preventive ... -
Mapping potential Anopheles gambiae s.l.larvaldistribution using remotely sensed climatic andenvironmental variables in Baringo, Kenya
(PubMed, 2018-06-21)Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) is responsible for the transmission of the devastating Plasmodium falciparum (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae) strain of malaria in Africa. This study investigated the relationship ... -
Human papillomavirus types in women with invasive cervical carcinoma by HIV status in Kenya
(Wiley-Liss, 2007)To evaluate the fraction of invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) that could be prevented in HIV‐infected women by vaccines currently available against human papillomavirus (HPV)16 and 18, we conducted a cross‐sectional study ... -
Filarial-specific antibody response in east African bancroftian filariasis: effects of host infection, clinical disease, and filarial endemicity
(The American Society of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2006)The effect of host infection, chronic clinical disease, and transmission intensity on the patterns of specific antibody responses in Bancroftian filariasis was assessed by analyzing specific IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, and IgE ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya -- variation in clinical and parasitological patters
(Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2004)As part of a larger study on the effects of permethrin-impregnated bednets on the transmission of Wucherena bancrofti, subjects from 12 villages in the Coastal province of Kenya, south of Mombasa. were investigated. The ... -
Malaria morbidity among school children living in two areas of contrasting transmission in Western Kenya
(The American Society of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2005)Research in malaria-endemic areas is usually focused on malaria during early childhood. Less is known about malaria among older school age children. The incidence of clinical attacks of malaria was monitored, using active ... -
Mineral content of traditional leafy vegetables from western Kenya.
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)Socio-economic changes that have taken place in Africa have influenced people's eating habits in both rural and urban set-ups. Most people prefer introduced foods to traditional foods, including plant foods whose consumption ... -
Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection: Parasite transmission intensity, Filaria-specific antibodies, and host immunity in two East African communities
(American Society for Microbiology, 2007)We compared the age profiles of infection and specific antibody intensities in two communities with different transmission levels in East Africa to examine the contribution of humoral responses to human immunity to the ... -
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 ... -
Knowledge and practice about cervical cancer and pap smear testing among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, 2003-11)Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in developing countries. Population-based cyto-logic screening and early treatment does reduce morbidity and mortality associated with ... -
Geophagy among pregnant and lactating women in Bondo District, western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2004-12)Geophagy was studied among 827 pregnant women in western Kenya, during and after pregnancy. The women were recruited at a gestational age of 14–24 weeks and followed-up to 6 months post-partum. The median age (range) of ... -
Impact of HIV infection on invasive cervical cancer in Kenyan women
(PubMed, 2003-09)To determine the association between invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and HIV infection in Kenyan women. Case-control, with ICC patients as cases, and women with uterine fibroids as controls. Medical and socio-demographic ... -
Bacterial meningitis in children admitted in hospitals within Nairobi.
(PubMed, 1998)Four hundred and ninety nine children (aged between one month and five years) admitted with clinical features of meningitis were recruited in cross-sectional survey of bacterial meningitis in hospitals within Nairobi. ... -
Technical efficiency in public hospitals in Kenya: a two –stage data envelopment analysis
(International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018-05-10)The paper uses the DEA technique to estimate efficiency scores in Kenyan public hospitals and then applies the Tobit regression to study inter-hospital variation in the scores. The DEA analysis reveals that small hospitals ... -
Malaria vector abundance is associated with house structures in Baringo County, Kenya
(PLO, 2018-06-11)Malaria, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, is the most prevalent vector borne disease in Baringo County; a region which has varied house designs in arid and semi-arid areas. This study investigated the association ... -
Bacterial meningitis in children admitted in hospitals within Nairobi.
(PubMed, 1998-02)Four hundred and ninety nine children (aged between one month and five years) admitted with clinical features of meningitis were recruited in cross-sectional survey of bacterial meningitis in hospitals within Nairobi. ...