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Innovative tools and OpenHDS for health and demographic surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya
(2015-09-01)
Abstract
Background
Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other ...
Effects of bed nets and anti-malaria drugs use on childhood mortality in Kenya's malaria endemic and epidemic areas.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: The Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys (KDHS) data collected since 1989 indicate that malaria
prone areas have consistently recorded the highest childhood mortality rates. Malaria control programme
information ...
Pentoxifylline as an adjunct therapy in children with cerebral malaria
(2010-12-21)
Abstract
Background
Pentoxifylline (PTX) affects many processes that may contribute to the pathogenesis of severe malaria and it has been shown to reduce the duration of coma in children with cerebral malaria. This pilot ...
A critical assessment of the WHO responsiveness tool: lessons from voluntary HIV testing and counselling services in Kenya
(2009-12-22)
Abstract
Background
Health, fair financing and responsiveness to the user's needs and expectations are seen as the essential objectives of health systems. Efforts have been made to conceptualise and measure ...
An intervention to improve paediatric and newborn care in Kenyan district hospitals: Understanding the context
(2009-07-23)
Abstract
Background
It is increasingly appreciated that the interpretation of health systems research studies is greatly facilitated ...
Institutional capacity for health systems research in East and Central African schools of public health: knowledge translation and effective communication.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
Local health systems research (HSR) provides policymakers and practitioners with contextual, evidence based solutions to health problems. However, producers and users of HSR rarely understand the complexities ...
The impact of Fogarty International Center research training programs on public health policy and program development in Kenya and Uganda
(2013-08-21)
Abstract
Background
The Fogarty International Center (FIC) has supported research capacity development for over twenty years. While the mission of FIC is supporting and facilitating global health ...
Major depressive disorder in a Kenyan youth sample: relationship with parenting behavior and parental psychiatric disorders
(2013-05-10)
Abstract
Background
Studies on mental health problems during childhood and youth development phases have reported that families of children diagnosed with a depressive disorder tend to be ...
Prevalence of hearing loss in children following bacterial meningitis in a tertiary referral hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)
OBJECTIVE:
To establish the proportion of children who develop sensorineural hearing loss after bacterial meningitis and to correlate such loss with patient factors.
STUDY DESIGN:
Retrospective case review.
SETTI ...
Age and menopause affect the expression of specific cytokines/chemokines in plasma and cervical lavage samples from female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2013-10-22)
Aging of the immune system, known as immunosenescence, is associated with profound changes in both innate and adaptive immune responses, resulting in increased susceptibility to infection and a decreased ability to respond ...