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What motivates maternal and child nutrition peer educators? Experiences of fathers and grandmothers in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Peer-led dialogue groups (i.e., support or self-help groups) are a widely used community-based strategy to improve maternal and child health and nutrition. However, the experiences and motivation of peer ... -
"What took you so long?" The impact of PEPFAR on the expansion of HIV testing and counseling services in Africa.
(Global HIV and AIDS, Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lusaka, Zambia, 2012)HIV testing and counseling services in Africa began in the early 1990s, with limited availability and coverage. Fears of stigma and discrimination, complex laboratory systems, and lack of available care and treatment ... -
Wheeze as an adverse event in pediatric vaccine and drug randomized controlled trials: A systematic review.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-25)INTRODUCTION: Wheeze is an important sign indicating a potentially severe adverse event in vaccine and drug trials, particularly in children. However, there are currently no consensus definitions of wheeze or associated ... -
"When I was circumcised I was taught certain things": risk compensation and protective sexual behavior among circumcised men in Kisumu, Kenya.
(2010-08)BACKGROUND: Male circumcision has been shown to reduce the transmission of HIV from women to men through vaginal sex by approximately 60%. There is concern that men may engage in risk compensation after becoming ... -
When is the last time you looked for Diffuse Infiltrative Lymphocytosis Syndrome (DILS) in HIV patient?
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome (DILS) is characterised by a persistent CD8+ lymphocytosis and lymphocytic infiltration of various organs. The exact prevalence isn’t known but some studies have ... -
"When they are all grown, I will tell them": Experience and perceptions of parental self-disclosure of HIV status to children in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: There is mixed evidence on the influence of self-disclosure of one's HIV status on mental health, health behaviours and clinical outcomes. We studied the patterns of self-disclosure among parents living with ... -
When we are together I feel at home." Types and sources of social support among youth newly diagnosed with HIV in Kenya: implications for intervention
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)Social support helps youth manage psychosocial stress. Though many studies have investigated the role of social support in helping youth in developed countries cope with their HIV status, such research is lacking among ... -
Whenever you need support, you first turn to the group": motivations and functions of WhatsApp groups for youth living with HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Social support is a critical component of achieving positive health outcomes for youth living with HIV (YLWH). Mobile health (mHealth) has significant potential for providing social support to YLWH. However, little is known ... -
Where do developing World clinicians obtain evidence for practice: a case study on pneumonia
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197. Nairobi, Kenya, 2000-07)There are few data on the practice of evidence based medicine in the developing world, nor on the actual sources of evidence that clinicians use in practice. To test the hypothesis that there was variation between and ... -
Where Do Female Sex Workers Seek HIV and Reproductive Health Care and What Motivates These Choices? A Survey in 4 Cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background A baseline cross-sectional survey among female sex workers (FSWs) was conducted in four cities within the context of an implementation research project aiming to improve FSWs’ access to HIV, and sexual and ... -
Where does it come from?" experiences among survivors and parents of children with retinoblastoma in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Genetic testing and counseling have become integral to the timely control of heritable cancers, like the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma. This study aimed to determine attitudes, knowledge and experiences related to ... -
Where Does it Come from?" Experiences Among Survivors and Parents of Children with Retinoblastoma in Kenya.
(2018-06-27)Genetic testing and counseling have become integral to the timely control of heritable cancers, like the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma. This study aimed to determine attitudes, knowledge and experiences related to ... -
Where is the global in global mental health? A call for inclusive multicultural collaboration.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)No abstract available -
Where will this illness take me? Reactions to HIV diagnosis from women living with HIV in Kenya
(Department of Nursing, University of Nairobi, 2011-04)The purpose of our study was to develop an in-depth understanding of the reactions of 40 urban and rural HIV-infected Kenyan women to HIV diagnosis. We employed narrative inquiry principles to guide this qualitative ... -
WHISPER or SHOUT study: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial assessing mHealth sexual reproductive health and nutrition interventions among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Introduction New interventions are required to reduce unintended pregnancies among female sex workers (FSWs) in low- and middle-income countries and to improve their nutritional health. Given sex workers’ high mobile phone ... -
White blood cell (WBC) counts in children with sickle cell anaemia.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1981)No abstract available -
White patches of the Oral Mucosa
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The WHO AWaRe Antibiotic Book: providing guidance on optimal use and informing policy
(University of Nairobi, 2022)MS reports grants from: (1) the ADILA project (Antimicrobial Resistance, Prescribing, and Consumption Data to Inform Country Antibiotic Guidance and Local Action; funder, Wellcome Trust; grant holder, St Georges; April, ...