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    • Vaginal microbicides for reducing the risk of sexual acquisition of HIV infection in women: systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Obiero, Jael; Mwethera, Peter G; Hussey, Gregory D; Wiysonge, Charles S (2012-11-06)
      Abstract Background Each year more than two million people are newly infected with HIV worldwide, a majority of them through unprotected vaginal sex. More than half of new infections in ...
    • Variations in branching of the posterior cord of brachial plexus in a Kenyan population 

      Muthoka, Johnstone M; Sinkeet, Simeon R; Shahbal, Swaleh H; Matakwa, Ludia C; Ogeng'o, Julius A (2011-06-07)
      Background Variations in the branching of posterior cord are important during surgical approaches to the axilla and upper arm, administration of anesthetic blocks, interpreting effects of nervous compressions and in repair ...
    • Who is to blame? Perspectives of caregivers on barriers to accessing healthcare for the under-fives in Butere District, Western Kenya 

      Opwora, Antony S; Laving, Ahmed MR; Nyabola, Lambert O; Olenja, Joyce M (2011-05-03)
      Abstract Background Kenya, like many developing nations, continues to experience high childhood mortality in spite of the many efforts put in place by governments and international bodies to curb it. This study ...
    • Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

      Ogoma, SB; Kannady, K; Sikulu, M; Chaki, PP; Govella, NJ; Mukabana, WR; Killeen, GF (2009-09-29)
      Malaria transmission in Africa occurs predominantly inside houses where the primary vectors prefer to feed. Human preference and investment in blocking of specific entry points for mosquitoes into houses was evaluated and ...
    • Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA Study 

      Sokka, Tuulikki; Kautiainen, Hannu; Pincus, Theodore; Verstappen, Suzanne MM; Aggarwal, Amita; Alten, Rieke; Andersone, Daina; Badsha, Humeira; Baecklund, Eva; Belmonte, Miguel; Craig-Müller, Jürgen; da Mota, Licia Maria Henrique; Dimic, Alexander; Fathi, Nihal A; Ferraccioli, Gianfranco; Fukuda, Wataru; Géher, Pál; Gogus, Feride; Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia; Hamoud, Hisham; Haugeberg, Glenn; Henrohn, Dan; Horslev-Petersen, Kim; Ionescu, Ruxandra; Karateew, Dmitry; Kuuse, Reet; Laurindo, Ieda Maria Magalhaes; Lazovskis, Juris; Luukkainen, Reijo; Mofti, Ayman; Murphy, Eithne; Nakajima, Ayako; Oyoo, George O; Pandya, Sapan C; Pohl, Christof; Predeteanu, Denisa; Rexhepi, Mjellma; Rexhepi, Sylejman; Sharma, Banwari; Shono, Eisuke; Sibilia, Jean; Sierakowski, Stanislaw; Skopouli, Fotini N; Stropuviene, Sigita; Toloza, Sergio; Valter, Ivo; Woolf, Anthony; Yamanaka, Hisashi; the QUEST-RA study group (2010-03-12)
      Abstract Introduction Work disability is a major consequence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), associated not only with traditional ...
    • Young people’s perception of sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya 

      Godia, Pamela M; Olenja, Joyce M; Hofman, Jan J; Nynke, van den Broek (University of Nairobi,, 2014)
      Background Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of young people remains a big challenge. This study explored experiences and perceptions of young people in Kenya aged 10–24 with regard to their SRH ...