• The role of attachment relationship in adolescents' problem behavior development: a cross-sectional study of Kenyan adolescents in Nairobi city. 

  Wambua, GN; Obondo, A; Bifulco, A; Kumar, M (University of Nairobi, 2018)

  Background: There is a significant link between insecure attachment and the development of psychopathology in adolescence. We investigated the relationship between adolescent attachment styles and the development of ...

• Adversities and mental health needs of pregnant adolescents in Kenya: identifying interpersonal, practical, and cultural barriers to care. 

  Osok, J; Kigamwa, P; Huang, KY; Grote, N; Kumar, M (University of Nairobi, 2018)

  BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancies present a great public health burden in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (UNFPA, Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy, 2013). The disenfranchisement from ...

• Prevalence and Factors Associated with Contraceptive Use Among Kenyan Women Aged 15-49 Years 

  Lunani, LL; Abaasa, A; Omosa-Manyonyi, G (University of Nairobi, 2018)

  Uptake of contraceptives is generally low in low-income settings. For women with HIV, contraception is a reliable and affordable method of minimizing vertical transmission. We investigated the factors that affect contraceptive ...

• Definition of Threshold Levels, Obligations & Ethical - Economic Issues (SEMIs) 

  Ndinda, Stellamaris (University of Nairobi, 2018)

• Heat-Stable Carbetocin versus Oxytocin to Prevent Hemorrhage after Vaginal Birth. 

  Widmer, M; Piaggio, G; Nguyen, TM; Osoti, A; Owa, O; Misra, S; Coomarasamy, A; Abdel-Aleem, H; Mallapur, A; Qureshi, Z; Lumbiganon, P; Patel, AB; Carroli, G; Fawole, B; Goudar, SS; Pujar, YV; Neilson, J; Hofmeyr, GJ; Su, LL; Ferreira de Carvalho, J; Pandey, U; Mugerwa, K; Shiragur, SS; Byamugisha, J; Giordano, D; Gülmezoglu, AM (University of Nairobi, 2018)

  Background Postpartum hemorrhage is the most common cause of maternal death. Oxytocin is the standard therapy for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage, but it requires cold storage, which is not available in many ...

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