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Associations between Stunting, Wasting and Body Composition: A Longitudinal Study in 6- to 15-Month-Old Kenyan Children
(Elsevier, 2023-04)
Early growth and body composition may influence the risk of obesity and health in adulthood. Few studies have examined how under nutrition is associated with body composition in early life. We assessed stunting and wasting ...
Bacteriome in Ticks Collected from Domestic Livestock in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022-02-18)
Background: Metagenomics approaches are increasingly being utilized as “dipstick” for microbial carriage. In this study, 16S rRNA metagenomics was used to probe for microbial community that resides in the ticks, those they ...
Serological Evidence of Yersiniosis, Tick-Borne Encephalitis, West Nile, Hepatitis E, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Lyme Borreliosis, and Brucellosis in Febrile Patients Presenting at Diverse Hospitals in Kenya
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, 2020-04-28)
Data on pathogen prevalence is crucial for informing exposure and disease risk. We evaluated serological evidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), West Nile (WN), Hepatitis E virus (HEV), Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever ...
Effect of Locally Produced Complementary Foods on Fat‐Free Mass, Linear Growth, and Iron Status among Kenyan Infants: A randomized Controlled Trial
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019-04-24)
The impact of quality complementary food products on infant growth and body composition has not been adequately investigated. This study evaluated the effect on fat‐free mass (FFM) accrual, linear growth, and iron status ...
Sensitivity of vegetation to climate variability and its implications for malaria risk in Baringo, Kenya
(PLOS ONE, 2018-07-05)
The global increase in vector borne diseases has been linked to climate change. Seasonal vegetation changes are known to influence disease vector population. However, the relationship is more theoretical than quantitatively ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“We don’t want our clothes to smell smoke”: changing malaria control practices and opportunities for integrated community-based management in Baringo, Kenya
(Springer Nature, 2018-05-09)
Background: The decline in global malaria cases is attributed to intensified utilization of primary vector control interventions and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). These strategies are inadequate in many ...
Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers
(Springer Nature, 2017-07-04)
Background
Community Case Management of malaria (CCMm) is one of the new approaches adopted by the World Health Organization for malaria endemic countries to reduce the burden of malaria for vulnerable populations. It is ...