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Measuring fecal testosterone in females and fecal estrogens in males: comparison of RIA and LC/MS/MS methods for wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus)
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)
The development of non-invasive methods, particularly fecal determination, has made possible the assessment of hormone concentrations in wild animal populations. However, measuring fecal metabolites needs careful validation ...
The Rise and Fall of HIV in High-Prevalence Countries: A Challenge for Mathematical Modeling
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)
Several countries with generalized, high-prevalence HIV epidemics, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, have experienced rapid declines in transmission. These HIV epidemics, often with rapid onsets, have generally been attributed ...
Affordable assessment of newborn brain health following perinatal asphyxia in East Africa: a pilot study (728.6)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Perinatal asphyxia is a major cause of infant mortality in the developing world with 280,000 deaths per year in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Brain injuries resulting from asphyxia can have detrimental effects on brain function, ...
Unreported antiretroviral use by HIV-1-infected participants enrolling in a prospective research study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)
A Pilot Comparison of Standardized Online Surgical Curricula for Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02-12)
IMPORTANCE Surgical conditions are an important component of global disease burden, due in part to critical shortages of adequately trained surgical providers in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES To assess the ...
Variants in host viral replication cycle genes are associated with heterosexual HIV-1 acquisition in Africans.
(2014-01-23)
OBJECTIVE::
We evaluated genetic variants in 51 candidate genes encoding proteins that interact with HIV-1 during the virus life cycle for association with HIV-1 outcomes in an African cohort.
METHODS::
Using a ...
Developing Clinical Strength-of-Evidence Approach to Define HIV-Associated Malignancies for Cancer Registration in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01-23)
BACKGROUND:
Sub-Saharan Africa cancer registries are beset by an increasing cancer burden further exacerbated by the AIDS epidemic where there are limited capabilities for cancer-AIDS match co-registration. We undertook ...
A multifaceted intervention to reduce rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in a resource-limited setting.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)
BACKGROUND:
Health care-associated infections such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are prevalent in resource-limited settings. This study was carried out to determine whether a multifaceted ...
The political origins of health inequity: the perspective of the Youth Commission on Global Governance for Health.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02-15)
Right from primary school, I liked science: understanding health research capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa through Kenyan training experiences.
(2014)
Defining research career paths that enable Africans to address local and global health issues is essential for population health. This study was conducted to better understand how international health training programs ...