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Decomposing Kenyan socio-economic inequalities in skilled birth attendance and measles immunization
(2013-01-07)Abstract Introduction Skilled birth attendance (SBA) and measles immunization reflect two aspects of a health system. In Kenya, their national coverage gaps are substantial but could be largely ... -
Determinants of health insurance ownership among South African women
(2005-02-28)Abstract Background Studies conducted in developed countries using economic models show that individual- and household- level ... -
Development of environmental tools for Anopheline larval control
(2011-07-06)Abstract Background Malaria mosquitoes spend a considerable part of their life in the aquatic stage, rendering them vulnerable to interventions directed to aquatic habitats. Recent successes of mosquito larval ... -
Ecologists can enable communities to implement malaria vector control in Africa
(2006-02-03)Integrated vector management (IVM) for malaria control requires ecological skills that are very scarce and rarely applied in Africa today. Partnerships between communities and academic ecologists can address this capacity ... -
Effect of a multi-faceted quality improvement intervention on inappropriate antibiotic use in children with non-bloody diarrhoea admitted to district hospitals in Kenya
(2011-11-25)Abstract Background There are few reports of interventions to reduce the common but irrational use of antibiotics for acute non-bloody diarrhoea amongst hospitalised children in low-income settings. We undertook a ... -
Effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy and development of drug resistance in HIV-1 infected patients in Mombasa, Kenya
(2009-06-16)Abstract Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is increasing in resource-limited settings (RLS) and can successfully reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality. However, virologic failure and ... -
Effects of bed nets and anti-malaria drugs use on childhood mortality in Kenya's malaria endemic and epidemic areas.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: The Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys (KDHS) data collected since 1989 indicate that malaria prone areas have consistently recorded the highest childhood mortality rates. Malaria control programme information ... -
Effects of HIV-1 infection on malaria parasitemia in milo sub-location, western Kenya
(2015-07-15)Abstract Background Malaria and HIV infections are both highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV-infected patients being at higher risk of acquiring malaria. HIV-1 ... -
Effects of HIV-1 infection on malaria parasitemia in Milo sub-location, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Abstract Background Malaria and HIV infections are both highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV-infected patients being at higher risk of acquiring malaria. HIV-1 infection is known to impair the immune response ... -
Efficacy of a group tobacco cessation behavioral intervention among tobacco users with concomitant mental illness in Kenya: protocol for a controlled clinical trial
(BMC Public Health, 2019-12)Background The rate of tobacco use among people with mental illness is nearly twice that of the general population. Psychotropic medications for tobacco cessation are relatively expensive for most Kenyans. Behavioral ... -
Efficacy of neem chippings for mosquito larval control under field conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Background An in depth understanding of mosquito breeding biology and factors regulating population sizes is fundamental for vector population control. This paper presents results from a survey of mosquito breeding ... -
Electric nets and sticky materials for analysing oviposition behaviour of gravid malaria vectors
(2012-11-14)Abstract Background Little is known about how malaria mosquitoes locate oviposition sites in nature. Such knowledge is important to help devise monitoring and control measures that could be used ... -
Emergence of new types of Theileria orientalis in Australian cattle and possible cause of Theileriosis outbreaks
(2011-02-21)Abstract Theileria parasites cause a benign infection of cattle in parts of Australia where they are endemic, but have, in recent years, been suspected of being responsible for a number of outbreaks of disease in cattle ... -
Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: past, present and the future
(2012-09-07)AbstractIn this article, we review the epidemiology of East Coast fever (ECF), a tick-borne infection of cattle, in Kenya. The major factors associated with epidemiology of ECF include the agro-ecological zone (AEZ), ... -
Ethnomedicinal study of plants used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro, Tanzania
(2012-01-06)Abstract Background An ethnomedicinal study was conducted to document medicinal plants used in the treatment of ailments in villages surrounding Kimboza forest reserve, a low land catchment forest with high number of ... -
Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu District, Kenya
(2008-05-23)Abstract Background Ethnobotanical pharmacopoeia is confidently used in disease intervention and there is need for documentation ... -
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP): the path towards a true partnership
(2009-07-20)Abstract Background European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) was founded in 2003 by the European ... -
Evaluation of a single round polymerase chain reaction assay using dried blood spots for diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in infants in an African setting
(2011-02-18)Abstract Background The aim of this study was to develop an economical 'in-house' single round polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using filter paper-dried blood spots (FP-DBS) for early infant HIV-1 diagnosis ... -
Evaluation of low density polyethylene and nylon for delivery of synthetic mosquito attractants
(2012-09-19)Abstract Background Synthetic odour baits present an unexploited potential for sampling, surveillance and control of malaria ... -
Evaluation of the influence of electric nets on the behaviour of oviposition site seeking Anopheles gambiae s.s
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-06)Background Electric nets (e-nets) are used to analyse the flight behaviour of insects and have been used extensively to study the host-oriented flight of tsetse flies. Recently we adapted this tool to analyse the ...