Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Gachuno, O"
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Adherence to national guidelines in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.
Musalia, A.W; Mutungi, A; Gachuno, O; Kiarie, J (2010)Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) contributes to over 90% of the paediatric HIV infections. The national PMTCT guidelines make recommendations for specific interventions to reduce ... -
Adherence to national guidelines in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.
Musalia, AW; Mutungi, A; Gachuno, O; Kiarie, J (Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2010-12)Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) contributes to over 90% of the paediatric HIV infections. The national PMTCT guidelines make recommendations for specific interventions to reduce ... -
The Afya Bora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership: dual mentorship to strengthen the next generation of African health leaders
Farquhar, C; Newman, LP; Mashalla, Y; O'Malley, G; Seloilwe, E; Gachuno, O; Odero, T; Urassa, D; Tarimo, E; Nakanjako, D; Sewankambo, N; Manabe, Y; Ousman, KB; Chapman, SA; Muecke, M; Wiebe, DJ; Voss, J; Wasserheit, JN (University of Nairobi, 2015-02)Program/Project Purpose Mentorship is critical to develop effective leaders. The Afya Bora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership program, a consortium of four African and four U.S. universities formed in 2008, has ... -
Cluster randomised trial of the uptake of a take-home infant dose of nevirapine in Kenya.
Reynolds, HW; Gachuno, O; Kayita, J; Hays, MA; Otterness, C; Rakwar, J (MEASURE Evaluation, Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)To test whether a single take home dose of infant nevirapine increased infant uptake without decreasing institutional deliveries. DESIGN: Cluster randomised post-test only study with control group. SETTING: Ten hospitals ... -
Gross presentation and histomorphological changes of placentae in patients presenting with intrauterine foetal death at Kenyatta national hospital
Owino, A; Gachuno, O; Tamooh, H; Rogena, EA (KMA, 2014)Background: There are 3.2 million annual stillbirths, at least 98% occur in low-/middle income countries, and on average, as many as two-thirds of these stillbirths are thought to occur antenatally, prior to labour. The ... -
Introducing pre-service training in comprehensive abortion care (CAC) in a situation of restrictive law
Odawa, F; Gachuno, O; Ogutu, O; Kamau, K; Ndavi, P; Kihara, A; Mutungi, A; Karanja, J (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2009)