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Immune Quiescence: a model of protection against HIV infection
(2013-11-20)
Abstract
Aberrant immune activation is a strong correlate of HIV disease progression, but little is known about how immune activation alters susceptibility to HIV infection. Susceptibility to HIV infection varies between ...
Short structured general mental health in service training programme in Kenya improves patient health and social outcomes but not detection of mental health problems - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
(2013-11-05)
Abstract
Trial design
A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.
Methods
Participants: Clusters were primary health care clinics on the Ministry of Health ...
Quality of hospital care for sick newborns and severely malnourished children in Kenya: A two-year descriptive study in 8 hospitals.
(2011-11-11)
Background
Given the high mortality associated with neonatal illnesses and severe malnutrition and the development of packages of interventions that provide similar challenges for service delivery mechanisms we set out ...
Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(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 ...
The origins of a research community in the Majengo observational cohort study, Nairobi, Kenya
(2010-10-21)
Abstract
Background
Since the 1980s the Majengo Observational Cohort Study (MOCS) has examined sexually transmitted infections, in ...
CD26/ dipeptidyl peptidase IV (CD26/DPPIV) is highly expressed in peripheral blood of HIV-1 exposed uninfected Female sex workers
(2010-11-25)
Abstract
Background
Design of effective vaccines against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) continues to present formidable challenges. However, individuals who are exposed HIV-1 but do not get infected may reveal ...
Implementation of a structured paediatric admission record for district hospitals in Kenya - results of a pilot study
(2006-07-20)
Abstract
Background
The structured admission form is an apparently simple measure to improve data quality. Poor motivation, ...
Comparative performance of the Mbita trap, CDC light trap and the human landing catch in the sampling of Anopheles arabiensis, An. funestusand culicine species in a rice irrigation in western Kenya
(2005-01-25)
Mosquitoes sampling is an important component in malaria control. However, most of the methods used have several shortcomings and hence there is a need to develop and calibrate new methods. The Mbita trap for capturing ...
A systematic review of existing national priorities for child health research in sub-Saharan Africa
(2005-11-21)
Abstract
Background
We systematically reviewed existing national child health research priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and ...