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Utilization of Diagnostic Imaging in Dental and Maxillofacial Trauma in Selected Kenyan Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Globally, much has changed in the imaging modalities available
to investigate maxillofacial trauma. Nevertheless, the regional practice patterns are highly influenced by availability, affordability and ...
Implications of gestational age at antenatal care attendance on the successful implementation of a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine program in coastal Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background
Maternal immunisation to boost respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) specific antibodies in pregnant women is a strategy to enhance infant protection. The timing of maternal vaccination during pregnancy may be ...
Tackling an emerging epidemic: the burden of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is at a crossroad. Over the last decade, successes in the scale up of HIV care and treatment programs has led to a burgeoning number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in care. At the same time, an ...
Range Expansion of Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bats, Kenya, 2019.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Previously identified only in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and southeastern Kenya, Bombali virus–infected Mops condylurus bats were recently found »750 km away in western Kenya. This finding supports the role of M. condylurus ...
A One Health framework for integrated service delivery in Turkana County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Abstract Pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa have limited access to public services due to their mobile lifestyle, economic and political marginalization, and the limited health infrastructure that is common to arid and ...
Cancer is associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severity and mortality: A pooled analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly escalating pandemic that has spread to many parts of the world. As such, there is urgent need to identify predictors of clinical severity in COVID-19 patients. ...