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Community-based lifestyle intervention improves metabolic syndrome and related markers among Kenyan adults
(University of Nairobi, 2022-03)
Purpose: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and type-2 diabetes. The study aimed to establish the efficacy of a community-based lifestyle intervention on MetS in Kenyan adults using ...
The Unusual High Origin Radial Artery in a Black Kenyan Population: A Cadaveric Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022-03)
Background: The anatomy of the radial artery draws great interests among anatomists for its frequent involvement in variations. Equally, these variations have gained significant attention from clinicians because of the ...
Genetic connectivity of trypanosomes between tsetse-infested and tsetse-free areas of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022-03)
The prevalence rates of trypanosomes, including those that require cyclical transmission by tsetse flies, are widely distributed in Africa. Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense are actively maintained in regions ...
Prevalence of esophageal squamous dysplasia in relatives of patients with esophageal cancer in Southwestern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022-06)
Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and its asymptomatic precursor lesion, esophageal squamous dysplasia (ESD), are common in East Africa. It is unknown whether family history of esophageal cancer is a ...
Knowledge Attitudes and Practice of Breastmilk Expression and Storage Among Working Mothers With Infants Under Six Months of Age in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Background: Expression and storage of breastmilk is a strategy that ensures continued breast milk consumption in the event of temporary separation of an infant from the mother. However, many studies show that working mothers ...
Vaccination of Household Chickens Results in a Shift in Young Children’s Diet and Improves Child Growth in Rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Childhood growth faltering remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa. Rural communities dependent on household food production with limited off-farm income or liquid assets to bridge seasonal food availability are ...
Nutritional Quality of Four Novel Porridge Products Blended With Edible Cricket (Scapsipedus Icipe) Meal for Food
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Currently, no data exist on the utilization of the newly described cricket species (Scapsipedus icipe) meal as additive in food products, though they have high protein (57%) with 88% total digestibility as well as a variety ...
Educators' perceptions of the early impact of COVID-19 on midwifery training in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
(University of Nairobi, 2022-05)
Background: This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the perceptions of Kenyan midwifery educators regarding the early impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the continuity of midwifery education.
Methods: ...
The Journey of the Lingual Artery from the Neck to the Oral Cavity: A Cadaveric Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022-03)
Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional.
Objective: The origin of the lingual artery (LA) has been well studied due to its implication in neck dissection, but the course thereafter to the oral cavity is less described. ...
Constituents of Croton Megalocarpus With Potential Anti-hiv Activity
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Reported herein is an anti-HIV monochlorinated compound, 1β-acetoxy-3β-chloro-5α,6α-dihydroxycrotocascarin L (1), of the rare crotofolane diterpenoid class. Compound 1, a suspected artifact of extraction, along with the ...