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Comment on "Encephalopathy in patients with COVID-19: A review"
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
I read with great interest the article by Garg et al 1 on “Encephalopathy in patients with COVID‐19: A review.” The authors performed a review of published reports on coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19)‐associated encephalitis ...
Improving Utilization of HIV Viral Load Test Results Using a Quality Improvement Collaborative in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Kenya has the world's fourth largest burden of HIV, with an estimated adult HIV prevalence of 4.8% and 1.6 million people living with HIV (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2019). In response, the Government of ...
Factors influencing livestock export in Somaliland’s terminal markets
(Springer, 2020-01-09)
Livestock export from Somaliland to the Arabian Peninsula countries is an important economic activity and the mainsource of Somaliland’s foreign exchange earnings. We have employed multiple regression time series analysis ...
Treatment Outcome and Its Associated Factors Among Multidrug-resistant (Mdr-tb) Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Kenya- a Retrospective Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Introduction: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis is described as tuberculosis caused by a genetic variant of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis which is resistant to most potent anti-TB drugs i.e. isoniazid and rifampicin. Kenya is ...
Improving the management of hypertension and diabetes: An implementation evaluation of an electronic medical record system in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Objective: To evaluate the implementation of a novel electronic medical record (EMR) system for management of non-communicable diseases (NCD) (hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM)) in health facilities in informal ...
Swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) species diversity and distribution in Africa: The Papilionidae collection at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Species data from the Museum collections have been shown to be of great value as a tool for prioritising conservation actions in Africa (Fjeldsa and Tushabe 2005). The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) have an ...
Effectiveness of a brief psychoeducational intervention on postnatal depression in the slums, Nairobi: a longitudinal study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Research has shown that postnatal depression (PND) is higher in low- and middle-income countries as compared to higher-income countries. Despite this, little is known about practical interventions in these poorly resourced ...
Morphometric Dimensions of the Calcaneus
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Calcaneal morphometric dimensions influence surgical treatment plans after injury. These dimensions display population heterogeneity, and there is a paucity of data in the setting of our hospital in Kenya. Further, estimation ...
RNAi technology for management of banana bunchy top disease
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is one of the world's most destructive viral diseases of banana and plantain, causing up to 100% yield loss in severe cases. The disease is vectored by banana aphids (Pentalonia nigronervosa) ...
Access to Healthcare in a time of COVID-19: Sex Workers in Crisis in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This paper uses empirical data collected from 117 female sex workers living in informal settlements in Nairobi and 15 healthcare providers to highlight specific effects of COVID-19 and related restrictions on healthcare ...