Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Participation in a mobile health intervention to improve retention in early HIV care in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a gender analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Mobile health (mHealth), the delivery of healthcare via mobile communication devices, has been shown to improve HIV treatment adherence in East Africa. Despite the growth of mHealth and the gender gap in mobile phone ... -
The incidence of oesophageal cancer in Eastern Africa: Identification of a new geographic hot spot
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The incidence of oesophageal cancer (OC) varies geographically, with more than 80% of cases and deaths worldwide occurring in developing countries. The aim of this study is to characterize the disease burden of OC in four ... -
Health Workers for Change in Kenya
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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 ... -
Nutrients, functional properties, storage stability and costing of complementary foods enriched with either termites and fish or commercial micronutrients
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Application of edible insects in complementary food production has not been studied much. This study developed and evaluated complementary foods based on edible termites to combat child malnutrition in Kenya. Two complementary ... -
Millennium Development Goal Seven, Target 7C; Achievements and Barriers in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-arid Land
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Wajir County is part of Kenya’s arid land in North Eastern Kenya and has a population of approximately 662,000 (2009 census). The County’s main water supply is from underground shallow wells, and for long, ... -
The contentious interface between modern and traditional medicine practices
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Public perception of the health profession
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Porpolis-A nature cure
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Screening for tuberculosis in pregnancy: do we need more than a symptom screen? Experience from western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Objectives: 1) To explore the utility of tuberculosis (TB) symptom screening for symptoms of ⩾ 2 weeks’ duration in a routine setting, and 2) to compare differences in TB diagnosis between human immunodeficiency ... -
Choosing an effective and affordable antibiotic regimen for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) patients in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)At the STD clinic at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, a total of 1295 male patients with complaints of either urethral discharge and/or dysuria (urethritis), or genital ulcer disease (GUD) were enrolled in the ...