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Experience and perceptions on preterm births among women attending ANC Clinic at Kisumu County Hospital, Kenya
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Public Health, 2018-03)
Preterm birth is one of the main causes of neonatal death, and it is now the second leading cause of death after
pneumonia in children under the age of five. Kenya is estimated to have 12.3% preterm births and 22 ...
Factors associated with non-adherence to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to malaria in a rural population from holoendemic region of western Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012-06-24)
Background
Over the years, reports implicate improper anti-malarial use as a major contributor of morbidity and mortality amongst millions of residents in malaria endemic areas, Kenya included. However, there are limited ...
Global diversity, population stratification, and selection of human copy-number variation
(Science, 2015-09-11)
In order to explore the diversity and selective signatures of duplication and deletion human copy-number variants (CNVs), we sequenced 236 individuals from 125 distinct human populations. We observed that duplications ...
Interferon-γ responses to Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidate antigens decrease in the absence of malaria transmission
(Peer J, 2017-01-10)
Background
Malaria elimination campaigns are planned or active in many countries. The effects of malaria elimination on immune responses such as antigen-specific IFN- γ responses are not well characterized.
Methods
IFN- ...
Sensitivity of fever for diagnosis of clinical malaria in a Kenyan area of unstable, low malaria transmission
(BMC, 2014-04-30)
Background
Malaria in highland areas of Kenya affects children and adults. Local clinicians include symptoms other than fever when screening for malaria because they believe that fever alone does not capture all cases of ...
Factors associated with default from TB treatment among tuberculosis patients in Busia County
(IJASSH, 2016-08)
Tuberculosis remains a major health problem in many tropical countries, including Kenya. Defaulting from treatment has been an obstacle to treatment management control. Inability to complete the prescribed regimen is quite ...
Knowledge, practices and perception of health care workers on diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis: a case study of Bureti Sub County, Kericho, Kenya
(INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH, 2018)
Background: Despite the advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, effective diagnosis remains a challenge among children. Several countries have rolled out effective diagnostic methods but capacity of health care workers ...