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Use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to Characterize Healthcare Workers' Perspectives on Financial Incentives to Increase Pediatric HIV Testing.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
BACKGROUND:
A prior randomized control trial showed financial incentives increase HIV testing rates for children of unknown HIV status. Translating evidence-based interventions such as these to scale requires an ...
Dynamics of HIV DNA reservoir seeding in a cohort of superinfected Kenyan women.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
A reservoir of HIV-infected cells that persists despite suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the source of viral rebound upon ART cessation and the major barrier to a cure. Understanding reservoir seeding dynamics ...
Assessing antigenic drift and phylogeny of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus in Kenya using HA1 sub-unit of the hemagglutinin gene.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus emerged in North America in 2009 and has been established as a seasonal strain in humans. After an antigenic stasis of about six years, new antigenically distinct variants of the virus emerged ...
Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya
(Elservier, 2020-03)
Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household ...
Female genital mutilation/cutting: Emerging factors sustaining medicalization related changes in selected Kenyan communities
(PLOS ONE, 2020-02-02)
Although female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has declined, it is pervasive albeit changing form among communities in Kenya. Transformation of FGM/C include medicalization although poorly understood has increased ...
Neonatal, infant, and child mortality among women exposed to intimate partner violence in East Africa: a multi-country analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
BACKGROUND:
Most neonatal, infant, and child deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is highest in the world. Despite these facts, research regarding ...
Influence of Temperature on the Interaction for Resource Utilization Between Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and a Community of Lepidopteran Maize Stemborers Larvae
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Intra- and interspecific interactions within communities of species that utilize the same resources are characterized by competition or facilitation. The noctuid stemborers, Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis, and the ...
Sunscreen products: Rationale for use, formulation development and regulatory considerations.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The association of sunrays with skin damage have been known since medieval times. The description of the electromagnetic spectrum facilitated the identification of the ultraviolet light spectrum as being responsible for ...
Effect of a community-based approach of iron and folic acid supplementation on compliance by pregnant women in Kiambu County, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
(PloS one, 2020-01-10)
Introduction
Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) is an essential and affordable intervention strategy
for prevention of anaemia during pregnancy. The supplements are currently provided
for free to pregnant women ...
Newly diagnosed HIV positive children: a unique index case to improve HIV diagnosis and linkage to care of parents.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Newly diagnosed HIV positive children may be unique index cases to identify undiagnosed parents. Data was used from the Pediatric Urgent Start of HAART (NCT02063880) trial, which enrolled hospitalized, ART-naïve, HIV ...