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Quality of hospital care for sick newborns and severely malnourished children in Kenya: A two-year descriptive study in 8 hospitals.
(2011-11-11)Background Given the high mortality associated with neonatal illnesses and severe malnutrition and the development of packages of interventions that provide similar challenges for service delivery mechanisms we set out ... -
Quality of life among patients living with epilepsy attending the neurology clinic at kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi, Kenya: a comparative study
(2013-06-18)Abstract Background Most of the studies on epilepsy in Kenya and indeed the sub-Saharan region of Africa mainly focus on prevalence, psychiatric profile, and factors associated with increased ... -
Quantifying behavioural interactions between humans and mosquitoes: Evaluating the protective efficacy of insecticidal nets against malaria transmission in rural Tanzania
(2006-11-10)Abstract Background African malaria vectors bite predominantly indoors at night so sleeping under an Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) ... -
Raiding pastoral livelihoods: motives and effects of violent conflict in north-western Kenya
(2012-12-03)Abstract Conflicts related to livestock raiding are not new phenomena in many pastoral societies in the Horn of Africa. Traditionally, various pastoral communities use raiding as a cultural practice for restocking of ... -
Recognition of depression in children in general hospital-based paediatric units in Kenya: practice and policy implications
(2009-10-28)Background :Physical disorders are commonly comorbid with depression in children attending general medical facilities. However, the depression component is rarely recognise. Methods: A questionnaire on sociodemographics ... -
Relationship between anthropometric measures and early electrocardiographic changes in obese rats
(2014-12-18)Abstract Background The degree of cardiovascular function impairment parallels the degree of obesity and obese subjects have abnormal changes on the electrocardiogram (ECG). ... -
'Relief of oppression': An organizing principle for researchers' obligations to participants in observational studies in the developing world
(2010-06-30)Abstract Background A central question in the debate about exploitation in international research is whether investigators and ... -
Responding to maternal, neonatal and child health equipment needs in Kenya: a model for an innovation ecosystem leveraging on collaborations and partnerships
(BMJ, 2020-04-24)Background Up to 70% of medical devices in low-income and middle-income countries are partially or completely non-functional, impairing service provision and patient outcomes. In Sub-Saharan Africa, medical devices not ... -
Responses to pandemic AS03-adjuvanted A/California/07/09 H1N1 influenza vaccine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals
(2012-08-31)Abstract Background Influenza infection may be more serious in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals, therefore, vaccination against seasonal and pandemic strains is highly ... -
Retraction: Trapping mosquitoes using milk products as odour baits in western Kenya
(2010-08-25)AbstractThis article, Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:55, has been retracted by the Editor because there are unresolved issues relating to authorship and content. -
Risk factors of gastrointestinal nematode parasite infections in small ruminants kept in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya
(2007-04-20)Abstract Background Helminth infections in small ruminants are serious problems in the developing world, particularly where nutrition ... -
Risky HIV sexual behaviour and depression among University of Nairobi students
(2015-04-11)Abstract Background Prevalence rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among the youth are disproportionately high compared to that of other age groups in Kenya. ... -
Sampling of An.gambiae s.s mosquitoes using Limburger cheese, in combination with heat and moisture as baits in a homemade trap
(2011-08-11)Abstract Background Ample evidence has shown that odour baited traps are likely to provide an objective monitoring tool for the host-seeking fraction of mosquito vectors of diseases like malaria and bancroftian filariasis. ... -
Self-reported use of internet by cervical cancer clients in two National Referral Hospitals in Kenya
(2012-10-09)Abstract Background Cervical cancer remains a devastating disease in Kenya accounting for more than 2000 deaths each year. Lack of information on cervical cancer prevention and management has been attributed to the ... -
Sero-epidemiology of Peste des petits ruminants virus infection in Turkana County, Kenya
(2015-04-08)Abstract Background Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease of small ruminants. Serum samples from sheep (n = 431) and goats (n = 538) of all ages were ... -
Sex-specific induction of CYP6 cytochrome P450 genes in cadmium and lead tolerant Anopheles gambiae
(2013-03-15)Abstract Background Anopheles gambiae, one of the main Afro-tropical mosquito vector of malaria, has adapted to heavy metals in its natural habitat, and developed resistance to most ... -
Sexual reproductive health service provision to young people in Kenya; health service providers¿ experiences
(2013-11-14)Abstract Background Addressing the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of young people remains a challenge for most developing countries. This study explored the perceptions and experiences ... -
Shifting parental roles, caregiving practices and the face of child development in low resource informal settlements of Nairobi: experiences of community health workers and school teachers
(Springer Nature, 2018-11-26)Approximately, 42% of the Kenyan population live below the poverty line. Rapid growth and urbanization of Kenya’s population have resulted in a changing poverty and food security environment in high-density urban areas. ... -
Short structured general mental health in service training programme in Kenya improves patient health and social outcomes but not detection of mental health problems - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
(2013-11-05)Abstract Trial design A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. Methods Participants: Clusters were primary health care clinics on the Ministry of Health ...