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Building Mental Health Research Capacity in Kenya: a South-North Collaboration
(Springer, 2018-10)
This paper describes a mental health capacity-building partnership between the University of Nairobi (UON) and the University of
Washington (UW) that was built upon a foundational 30-year HIV/AIDS research training ...
Clinical nursing and midwifery research: grey literature in African countries.
(2016)
This study reviewed grey literature to assess clinical nursing and midwifery research conducted in southern and eastern African countries over the past decade.The shortage of published nursing research from African countries ...
Socio-demographic and treatment-related variables associated with CD4 cell counts in Kenyan HIV patients on second-line regimens
(KeSoBAP, 2017-08)
Background: CD4 cell response in patients on second-line therapy has not been evaluated in Kenya. Patients failing second-line are changed to third-line, however, the drugs used for third-line are expensive and unavailable. ...
Consistent condom use among highly effective contraceptive users in an HIV-endemic area in rural Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2019)
Women of reproductive age are at the highest risk of both HIV infection and unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa. Highly effective contraceptives (HECs) such as hormonal injectable and implants are widely used in ...
Quality of dairy milk obtained from automated dispensing machines in Nairobi County, Kenya
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2019)
Dairy milk is one of the most widely consumed food products. Owing to its rich
nutritional value, milk acts as a good medium for microbial growth. Suppliers have
been known to adulterate milk with various chemicals for ...
Towards Improving Quality of Food And Medicinal Products-The Role of a Pharmacist in the 21st Century.
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2019-05-07)
What Accounts For The Upturn In Infant Mortality In Kenya During The 1989-2003 Period?
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Kenya witnessed an upsurge in early childhood mortality since the late 1980s through the 2003 period. The levels
of infant mortality rates increased from 59 deaths per 1000 live births in 1989 to 78 deaths per 1000 live ...
Modelling the household cost of paediatric malaria treatment in a rural county in Kenya: do non-user fee payments matter? A partial cost of illness analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Objective The objective of this study was to develop
an econometric model for the cost of treatment of
paediatric malaria from a patient perspective in a resource
scarce rural setting of Homa Bay County, Kenya. We
sought ...
HIV-Specific Antibodies Capable of ADCC Are Common in Breastmilk and Are Associated with Reduced Risk of Transmission in Women with High Viral Loads
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
There are limited data describing the functional characteristics of HIV-1 specific antibodies in breast milk (BM) and their role
in breastfeeding transmission. The ability of BM antibodies to bind HIV-1 envelope, neutralize ...
Early Development Of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies In HIV-1-infected Infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)
Eliciting protective neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) against HIV-1 is daunting because of the extensive genetic and antigenic diversity of HIV-1. Moreover, broad and potent responses are uncommon even during persistent ...