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Traditional healers and provision of mental health services in cosmopolitan informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
(2013)
Objective:
The study aimed to investigate the types of mental illnesses treated by traditional healers, and their methods of identifying and treating mental illnesses in their patients.Method:In urban informal settlements ...
A review of the trends of lymphomas in the equatorial belt of Africa
(2011-09)
Lymphomas represent one of the most frequent cancer types in Africa. In particular, approximately 30,000 non-Hodgkin lymphomas occur in the equatorial belt of Africa each year and these tumours are in among the top-ten ...
TP53 mutations, human papilloma virus DNA and inflammation markers in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from the Rift Valley, a high-incidence area in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2011-10)
BACKGROUND:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus is one of the most common malignancies in both men and women in eastern and south-eastern Africa. In Kenya, clinical observations suggest that this cancer is frequent in ...
Changes in plasma viral load and penile viral shedding after circumcision among HIV-positive men in Kisumu, Kenya.
(2013)
BACKGROUND::
We conducted a prospective cohort study of HIV-positive men ages 18-35 years in Kisumu, Kenya to determine if medical circumcision of ART-naïve HIV-positive men leads to increased viral load and penile viral ...
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 ...
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Messenger RNA Testing in Physician- and Self-Collected Specimens for Cervical Lesion Detection in High-Risk Women, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
BACKGROUND:
Little is known about the performance of physician-versus self-collected specimens for high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) messenger RNA (mRNA) testing or risk factors for hrHPV mRNA positivity in physician- ...
Evaluation of urine CCA assays for detection for detection of Schistosoma mansoni infection in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-01)
Although accurate assessment of the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni is important for the design and evaluation of control programs, the most widely used tools for diagnosis are limited by suboptimal sensitivity, slow ...
Malacological survey and geographical distribution of vector snails for schistosomiasis within informal settlements of Kisumu City, western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2011-12)
BACKGROUND:
Although schistosomiasis is generally considered a rural phenomenon, infections have been reported within urban settings. Based on observations of high prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection in schools ...
Does The Pattern Of Innervation Of Brachialis By The Musculocutaneous Nerve Influence The Presence Or Absence Of The Radial Nerve Contribution?
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The innervation of brachialis muscle by the musculocutaneous nerve has been described as either type I or type II and the main trunk to this muscle is rarely absent. The contribution by the radial nerve however ranges from ...
Community health workers' experiences and perspectives on mass drug administration for schistosomiasis control in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)
Abstract. The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) includes communitywide treatment in areas with ≥ 25% prevalence of schistosomiasis along the shores of Lake Victoria using community ...