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Causes of injuries resulting in a visit to the emergency department of a Provincial General Hospital, Nyanza, western Kenya
(African Health Sciences, 2012-06-02)Background: There is increasing importance of trauma not only as a major cause of surgical admissions, but also as a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, and disability. Objective: To document injury-related visits ... -
Distribution and abundance of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River in Kenya and Tanzania
(Infection Ecology & Epidemiology (Taylor & Francis), 2014-10-24)We purposively selected 39 sampling sites along the Mara River and its two perennial tributaries of Amala and Nyangores and sampled snails. In addition, water physicochemical parameters (temperature, turbidity, dissolved ... -
Fitness cost of resistance for lumefantrine and piperaquine-resistant Plasmodium berghei in a mouse model
(Gimode et al. Malaria Journal, 2015)Background: The evolution of drug-resistant parasites is a major hindrance to malaria control, and thus understanding the behaviour of drug-resistant mutants is of clinical relevance. The study aimed to investigate how ... -
PfEMP1 DBLα Sequence Tags in Genomic DNA of P. falciparum Field Isolates from Two Malaria Endemic Sites in Kenya
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2015)Background Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub- Saharan Africa. PfEMP1 protein, coded for by a family of about sixty variant var genes, is a parasite ... -
Mapping of DBLα Sequence Tags of Field Isolates from Two Malaria Endemic Sites in Kenya
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2015)Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) found on the surface of infected erythrocytes (IEs) mediate antigenic variation during P. falciparum infection enabling the parasite evade host immune responses ... -
Field Lessons from a Zoonotic Disease Study in the Nairobi Health Surveillance System
(International Society for Disease Surveillance, 2015)Objective Disseminate field lessons from a zoonotic disease study nested on the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS). The study investigates the emergence and introduction of zoonoses in urban ... -
Socio-Demographic and Economic Determinants of Umbilical Cord Infection among Neonates at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
(International Journal of Health Sciences & Research, 2015)Background: Infections are the single most important cause of neonatal mortality and it is estimated that 300,000 infants die annually from tetanus and 460,000 die because of severe bacterial infections, of which cord ... -
Outcomes of Severely Malnourished Children Aged 6 - 59 Months on Outpatient Management Program in Kitui County Hospital, Kenya
(Open Journal of Pediatrics, 2015)Background: Severe acute malnutrition is a widely prevalent problem in developing countries and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, children with severe acute malnutrition were rehabilitated within ... -
Qualitative Study of Factors Associated with Home Deliveries and Practices in Kilifi County-Kenya
(International Journal of Health Sciences & Research, 2015)Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality is a global health challenge and majorities are associated with lack of trained supervision at delivery especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, according to the demographic ... -
Presence and distribution of mosquito larvae predators and factors influencing their abundance along the Mara River, Kenya and Tanzania
(Springer Plus, 2015)Among all the malaria controlling measures, biological control of mosquito larvae may be the cheapest and easiest to implement. This study investigated baseline predation of immature mosquitoes by macroinvertebrate predators ... -
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles among Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Athi River Water in Machakos County, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2015-09)Antimicrobial use in agriculture, livestock and human health has increased over the years leading to the increase in antimicrobial resistance that can also find its way to the aquatic environment. Rivers can act as reservoirs ... -
Maternal Continuing Folic Acid Supplementation after the First Trimester of Pregnancy Increased the Risk of Large-for-Gestational-Age Birth: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study
(Nutrients, 2016)Supplementation with folic acid (FA) was proven to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) and was recommended worldwide before and during early pregnancy. However, much less is knownregardingtheroleof FAafter the12thgestational ... -
Cesarean section may increase the risk of both overweight and obesity in preschool children
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016)Background: The increase rates of cesarean section (CS) occurred at the same period as the dramatic increase of childhood overweight/obesity. In China, cesarean section rates have exponentially increased in the last 20 ... -
The mode of delivery affects the diversity and colonization pattern of the gut microbiota during the first year of infants' life: a systematic review
(BMC Gastroenterology, 2016)Background: The human gut is the habitat for diverse and dynamic microbial ecosystem. The human microbiota plays a critical role in functions that sustain health and is a positive asset in host defenses. Establishment of ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Anaemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in the Second and Third Trimesters at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya
(Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016-01)Background: Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional deficiency diseases observed globally and affects more than a quarter of the world’s population. Globally, 41.8% pregnant women and close to one third of non-pregnant ... -
Cord Care Practices and Omphalitis among Neonates Aged 3 - 28 Days at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2016-01)Background: Omphalitis (umbilical cord infection) among new-borns is common and a major cause of neonatal deaths in developing countries. Annually about 4 million neonatal deaths occur around the world; of these, more than ... -
Estimation of relationship between eating habits and body mass index of students in Mount Kenya University, Rwanda
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2016-07-12)Background: Eating habits are a major concern among university students especially due to the transition from home environment where parents determine what to be eaten, to new environments where they or their peers choose ... -
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B among pregnant women in Kigali, Rwanda
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2016-11)Background: Hepatitis B virus belongs to the family Hepadnaviridae. It is the commonest cause of chronic viral hepatitis. It is responsible for up to 80% of primary liver cancers. Despite the existence of a safe and ... -
Health Care Worker’s Experience on Rapid Diagnostic Test (Rdt) for Malaria and Their Views on Community Acceptability of Rdt in Rubavu District, Rwanda: Qualitative Study
(Malaria control & Elimination, 2017)Background: Malaria remains one of the major public health problems in Rwanda. The country introduced artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) at community level using community health workers (CHWs) for treatment of uncomplicated ...
