Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Pediatric saliva-based HIV testing: healthcare worker and caregiver acceptability
(University of Nairobi, 2022-04)Background: Pediatric HIV testing remains suboptimal. The OraQuick test (saliva-based test [SBT]) is validated in pediatric populations ≥18 months. Understanding caregiver and healthcare worker (HCW) acceptability of ... -
Navigating family planning access during Covid-19: A qualitative study of young women's access to information, support and health services in peri-urban Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2021-12)The COVID-19 response has profoundly affected women's access to family planning services in Kenya. While prior studies have shown how the COVID-19 response created barriers to accessing family planning (FP) services, less ... -
Emergence of Clinical Clostridioides difficile Isolates With Decreased Susceptibility to Vancomycin
(University of Nairobi, 2022-01)Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of hospital-associated antibiotic-related diarrhea and deaths worldwide. Vancomycin is one of the few antibiotics recommended for both nonsevere and ... -
Cardiovascular risk factors and markers of myocardial injury and inflammation in people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2022-06)Objectives: To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and explore associations with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hscTnI) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in people ... -
Wilful pathogens provoke a gut feeling in Parkinson's disease
(University of Nairobi, 2022-06)Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurological disorder marked by characteristic poverty and dysfunction in movement. There are many mechanisms and factors which have been postulated to be associated with the ... -
Association between human leukocyte antigen class II (HLA-DRB and -DQB) alleles and outcome of exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022-02)Introduction: human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles play an important role in the early immune response to tuberculosis (TB) by presenting antigenic peptides to CD4+ T cells, hence polymorphisms in those genes can ... -
Mental Health in Kenyan Schools: Teachers' Perspectives
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: This qualitative study, conducted in public primary and secondary schools, sought teachers' perceptions of mental health concerns that are relevant in school settings. Based on the phenomenological theory, ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among university teaching staff in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: To date, there are few studies carried out on low back pain (LBP) among university teaching staff in developing countries despite academics being a high-risk group for LBP. In Kenya, to the best of our knowledge, ... -
Cytotoxicity and Anti-hiv Activities of Extracts of the Twigs of Croton Dichogamus Pax
(University of Nairobi, 2022-02)Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a clinical syndrome resulting from infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes profound immunosuppression. Anti-HIV drugs that are currently ... -
The Prevalence and Pattern of Cannabis Use Among Patients Attending a Methadone Treatment Clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022-02)Background: Cannabis use during methadone treatment may negatively impact treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment ... -
Inadequacies in Service Delivery for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vaginitis and Vaginosis in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022-04)Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), a common cause of vaginitis, affects 75% of women in their lifetime. In Kenya, vaginitis/VVC is managed using the vaginal discharge syndrome guidelines. We assessed how frequently healthcare ... -
Childhood effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents. Literature review
(Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2021-11-24)Children's exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents at any time during their development, from intra-uterine to early developmental life, can lead to severe detrimental health effects. This is because these skin ... -
A case report of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2022)Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is defined as a rare hereditary disorder involving two or more of the ectodermal structures, which include the skin, hair, nails, teeth, and sweat glands. The two most common forms of the disease ... -
Diversity of Gut Methanogens and Functional Enzymes Associated With Methane Metabolism in Smallholder Dairy Cattle
(Research Square, 2022)Methane is a greenhouse gas with disastrous consequences when released to intolerable levels. Ruminants produce methane during gut fermentation releasing it through belching and/or flatulence. To better understand the ... -
Systemic and Mucosal Concentrations of Nine Cytokines Among Individuals with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in Nairobi Kenya
(2022-03-16)Introduction The human-restricted sexually transmitted Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) has been shown to modulate the immune response against it and consequently the cytokines produced. The levels of cytokines in NG infection ... -
Socio-demographic, economic and mental health problems were risk factors for suicidal ideation among Kenyan students aged 15 plus
(Elsevier, 2022-01-12)Background: About a third of youth with suicidal ideation develop suicidal plans and about 60% of youth with suicidal plans make suicidal attempts. This study aimed to study different types of suicidal ideation and the ... -
Assessing the accuracy of presumptive distal femoral cuts in the conduct of conventional total knee replacement in Kenyan patients with end stage osteoarthritis of the knee
(East African Orthopaedic Journal, 2021-10-18)Background: Total Knee Replacements in our setting are performed using conventional techniques. This involves use of an intramedullary rod and jig to perform the Distal Femoral Cut (DFC). Ideally the magnitude of the ... -
Factors impacting on diabetes knowledge, medication adherence and glycemic control among adult diabetics visiting a county teaching and referral hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: optimal management of diabetes involves interplay between patients' understanding of their disease and medication adherence, which would eventually influence glycemic control. However, there is scant published ... -
Examination of WHO/INRUD Core Drug Use Indicators at Public Primary Healthcare Centers in Kisii County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Irrational drug use is a global problem. However, the extent of the problem is higher in low-income countries. This study sets out to assess and characterize drug use at the public primary healthcare centers ... -
Iron as the concert master in the pathogenic orchestra playing in sporadic Parkinson's disease
(University of Nairobi, 2021-10)About 60 years ago, the discovery of a deficiency of dopamine in the nigro-striatal system led to a variety of symptomatic therapeutic strategies to supplement dopamine and to substantially improve the quality of life of ...