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Immune Quiescence: a model of protection against HIV infection
(2013-11-20)Abstract Aberrant immune activation is a strong correlate of HIV disease progression, but little is known about how immune activation alters susceptibility to HIV infection. Susceptibility to HIV infection varies between ... -
Institutional capacity for health systems research in East and Central African schools of public health: knowledge translation and effective communication.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)BACKGROUND: Local health systems research (HSR) provides policymakers and practitioners with contextual, evidence based solutions to health problems. However, producers and users of HSR rarely understand the complexities ... -
Systems Biology in the Context of Big Data and Networks.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Science is going through two rapidly changing phenomena: one is the increasing capabilities of the computers and software tools from terabytes to petabytes and beyond, and the other is the advancement in high-throughput ... -
Industrial air pollution in rural Kenya: community awareness, risk perception and associations between risk variables
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Background Developing countries have limited air quality management systems due to inadequate legislation and lack of political will, among other challenges. Maintaining a balance between economic development and ... -
Open access academic publishing and its implications for knowledge equity in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Traditional, subscription-based scientific publishing has its limitations: often, articles are inaccessible to the majority of researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where journal subscriptions or one-time ... -
Is universal health coverage the practical expression of the right to health care?
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The present Millennium Development Goals are set to expire in 2015 and their next iteration is now being discussed within the international community. With regards to health, the World Health Organization proposes universal ... -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya: challenges to implementation
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Background The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lauded as one of the more successful HIV prevention measures. However, despite some gains in the prevention of mother-to-child ... -
Attitudes of nursing staff towards computerisation: a case of two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
(2014)Background The health sector is faced with constant changes as new approaches to tackle illnesses are unveiled through research. Information, communication and technology have greatly transformed healthcare practice the ... -
Systems analysis and improvement to optimize pMTCT (SAIA): a cluster randomized trial
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Background Despite significant increases in global health investment and the availability of low-cost, efficacious interventions to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (pMTCT) in low- and middle-income countries ... -
A push-pull system to reduce house entry of malaria mosquitoes
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Background Mosquitoes are the dominant vectors of pathogens that cause infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever and filariasis. Current vector control strategies often rely on the use of pyrethroids ... -
Lithology and Geological Structures as Controls in the Quality of Groundwater in Kilifi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Aims: Saline and brackish water has been encountered in more than half of the boreholes across Kilifi County. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between lithology and structural geology and the quality ... -
Spatio temporal dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Spatio-temporal dynamics of pastoral grazing resources influences the pastoral production system. Obtaining timely and reliable information on the status of these resources will support planning and early response to ... -
Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya: A population-based survey
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Urbanisation has been described as a key driver of the evolving non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic. In Africa, hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular problem. We determined the prevalence and ... -
Young people’s perception of sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Background Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of young people remains a big challenge. This study explored experiences and perceptions of young people in Kenya aged 10–24 with regard to their SRH ... -
Beyond health aid: would an international equalization scheme for universal health coverage serve the international collective interest?
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)It has been argued that the international community is moving ‘beyond aid’. International co-financing in the international collective interest is expected to replace altruistically motivated foreign aid. The World Health ... -
Molasses as a source of carbon dioxide for attracting the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Most odour baits for haematophagous arthropods contain carbon dioxide (CO2). The CO2 is sourced artificially from the fermentation of refined sugar (sucrose), dry ice, pressurized gas cylinders or propane. ... -
A national population-based assessment of 2007–2008 election-related violence in Kenya
(2014-01-18)Abstract Background Following the contested national elections in 2007, violence occurred throughout Kenya. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, ... -
Correlation of EGFR, pEGFR and p16INK4 expressions and high risk HPV infection in HIV/AIDS-related squamous cell carcinoma of conjunctiva
(2014-02-26)Abstract Background Squamous cell carcinoma of conjunctiva has increased tenfold in the era of HIV/AIDS. The disease pattern has also changed in Africa, affecting young persons, ... -
Prevalence of hearing loss in children following bacterial meningitis in a tertiary referral hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)OBJECTIVE: To establish the proportion of children who develop sensorineural hearing loss after bacterial meningitis and to correlate such loss with patient factors. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case review. SETTI ...