Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Empowerment of Women in the Process of Democratization. Experiences of Kenya. Uganda and Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 1994)This Conference is part of the Friedrich Eben Stiftung commitment to women's issues. For several years the PES has been emphasising efforts to improve the status of women. Our women's programmes include all measures which ... -
Factors affecting uptake and completion of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected children at a national referral hospital, Kenya: a mixed quantitative and qualitative study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and the leading cause of death in people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV-infected children are at a higher risk of TB infection and disease compared to ... -
Biopsychosocial risk factors and knowledge of cervical cancer among young women: A case study from Kenya to inform HPV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common female reproductive cancer after breast cancer with 84% of the cases in developing countries. A high uptake of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination and screening, ... -
Time for change is now: Experiences of participants in a community-based approach for iron and folic acid supplementation in a rural county in Kenya, a qualitative study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) is recommended by World Health Organization as part of antenatal care to prevent anaemia in pregnancy. In 2010, Kenya adopted this recommendation and the current policy ... -
Dry Taps? A Synthesis of Alternative "Wash" Methods in the Absence of Water and Sanitizers in the Prevention of Coronavirus in Low-Resource Settings
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objective: Social distancing and hand washing with soap and water have been advocated as the main proactive measures against the spread of coronavirus. We sought to find out what other alternative materials and methods ... -
Immune landscape in Burkitt lymphoma reveals M2-macrophage polarization and correlation between PD-L1 expression and non-canonical EBV latency program
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: The Tumor Microenviroment (TME) is a complex milieu that is increasingly recognized as a key factor in multiple stages of disease progression and responses to therapy as well as escape from immune surveillance. ... -
Why is There Low Morbidity and Mortality of COVID-19 in Africa?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Three months since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in Africa, almost all countries of the continent continued to report lower morbidity and mortality than the global trend, including Europe and North America. We ... -
Handling missing data in modelling quality of clinician-prescribed routine care: Sensitivity analysis of departure from missing at random assumption
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Missing information is a major drawback in analyzing data collected in many routine health care settings. Multiple imputation assuming a missing at random mechanism is a popular method to handle missing data. The missing ... -
Examining which clinicians provide admission hospital care in a high mortality setting and their adherence to guidelines: an observational study in 13 hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: We explored who actually provides most admission care in hospitals offering supervised experiential training to graduating clinicians in a high mortality setting where practices deviate from guideline ... -
Lymphopenia and neutrophilia at admission predicts severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: There is a compelling need to identify clinical and laboratory predictors of unfavorable clinical course and death in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A trend towards low lymphocyte count and high ... -
Modeling the health impact and cost threshold of long-acting ART for adolescents and young adults in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Despite high efficacy of oral antiretroviral therapy (ART), viral suppression among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains low. Compared to daily oral ART, bimonthly ... -
Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Kenya: Impact assessment after five rounds of mass drug administration in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: In Kenya, over five million school age children (SAC) are estimated to be at risk of parasitic worms causing soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis. As such, the Government of Kenya launched ... -
Methodological rigor of prognostic models for predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where healthcare resources are often limited, making decisions on appropriate treatment choices is critical in ensuring reduction of paediatric deaths as well as ... -
Predictors of health workers' knowledge about artesunate-based severe malaria treatment recommendations in government and faith-based hospitals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Health workers' knowledge deficiencies about artesunate-based severe malaria treatment recommendations have been reported. However, predictors of the treatment knowledge have not been examined. In this paper, ... -
The global impact of COVID-19 on gastrointestinal endoscopy units: An international survey of endoscopists
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background & study aims: Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has markedly impacted routine medical services including gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. We aim to report the real-life performance in high volume GI ... -
Health system factors associated with post-trauma mortality at the prehospital care level in Africa: a scoping review
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Africa accounts forabout 90% of the global trauma burden. Mapping evidence on health systemfactors associated with post-trauma mortality is essential in definingpre-hospital care research priorities and mitigation ... -
Prognostic models for predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in resource-limited countries: a systematic review
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objectives: To identify and appraise the methodological rigour of multivariable prognostic models predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Design: Systematic review ... -
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: magnitude, temporal trends and projections
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2015, compared with prior years, and to estimate expected values for 2020. Methods: A systematic review and ... -
Assessment of structure and performance of cattle markets in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Cattle markets play a major role in economic empowerment among cattle-keeping communities in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the structure and performance of selected cattle markets in western ... -
The role of diversity, reserve margin and system structure on retail electricity tariffs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Electricity bills in Kenya have been an issue of concern to electricity consumers in the recent past. Highly volatile oil prices and unprecedented weather fluctuations have acted as significant shocks for electricity ...