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A German ophthalmologist with an African heart
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
In recognition of his extraordinary commitment and contribution to academic excellence and prevention of
blindness in Eastern Africa through teaching, scientific research, advocacy and resource mobilization; the
2007 ...
A flexible joint modeling framework for longitudinal and time-to-event data with overdispersion.
(Sage Publications, 2013)
We combine conjugate and normal random effects in a joint model for outcomes, at least one of which is non-Gaussian, with particular emphasis on cases in which one of the outcomes is of survival type. Conjugate random ...
Classes of psychotic experiences in kenyan children and adolescents.
(2013)
Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) have been observed worldwide in both adults and children outside the context of a clinical disorder. In the current study, we investigate the prevalence and patterns of PLEs among children ...
Meat supplementation increases arm muscle area in Kenyan schoolchildren.
(2013)
The present study examines the effect of animal-source-food (ASF) intake on arm muscle area growth as part of a larger study examining causal links between ASF intake, growth rate, physical activity, cognitive function and ...
It is time for evidence based community interventions in prevention of blindness
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
For a long time, it has been generally assumed that the level of blindness and need for prevention of blindness services in Africa is too high and there is no justifi cation for committing the little available resources ...
Comparing pap smear, via, and hpv cervical cancer screening methods among hiv-positive women by immune status and antiretroviral therapy.
(2013-07-09)
A rigorous comparison of cervical cancer screening methods utilizing data on immune status, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and colposcopy-directed biopsy has not been performed among HIV-positive women.
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The role of dendritic cells in driving genital tract inflammation and HIV transmission risk: Are there opportunities to intervene?
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11-26)
Effective prevention of new HIV infections will require an understanding of the mechanisms involved in HIV acquisition. HIV transmission across the female genital tract is the major mode of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan ...
Risk factors for cervical precancer detection among previously unscreened HIV-infected women in Western Kenya.
(Wiley, 2013)
HIV and cervical cancer are intersecting epidemics in many low-resource settings, yet there are few accurate estimates of the scope of this public health challenge. To understand disease prevalence and risk factors for ...
Common and cluster-specific simultaneous component analysis
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
In many fields of research, so-called 'multiblock' data are collected, i.e., data containing multivariate observations that are nested within higher-level research units (e.g., inhabitants of different countries). Each ...
Assessing barriers and facilitators of implementing an integrated HIV prevention and property rights program in Western Kenya
(2013)
Despite the recognized need for structural HIV prevention interventions, few scientific programs have integrated women's property and inheritance rights with HIV prevention and treatment. The current study focused on a ...