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How to do no harm: empowering local leaders to make care safer in low-resource settings.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In a companion paper, we showed how local hospital leaders could assess systems and identify key safety concerns and targets for system improvement. In the present paper, we consider how these leaders might implement ... -
Impact of being an adolescent mother on subsequent maternal health, parenting, and child development in Kenyan low-income and high adversity informal settlement context.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Women who have experienced adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood are disproportionately affected in terms of their health and parenting capabilities, as well as their offspring’s health. Guided by Stress ... -
Impact on HIV infection on invasive cervical cancer in Kenyan Women AIDS
(School of Medicine, 2003)OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and HIV infection in Kenyan women. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control, with ICC patients as cases, and women with uterine fibroids as ... -
Implications of gestational age at antenatal care attendance on the successful implementation of a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine program in coastal Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Maternal immunisation to boost respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) specific antibodies in pregnant women is a strategy to enhance infant protection. The timing of maternal vaccination during pregnancy may be ... -
In vitro antifungal susceptibility of yeasts and molds isolated from sputum of tuberculosis relapse and retreatment patients.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction opportunistic fungal infections due to immunosuppression coupled with antifungal drug resistance are an emerging challenge globally. The present study examined the antifungal susceptibility of yeasts and molds ... -
Interferon Gamma Release Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test Performance in Pregnant Women Living With and Without HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: HIV and pregnancy may affect latent TB infection (LTBI) diagnostics. Tuberculin skin test (TST) and newer generation QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) evaluations in pregnant women living with HIV (WLHIV) and ... -
Laparoscopic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: detection of SARS-COV-2 in abdominal tissues, fluids, and surgical smoke.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: There are still concerns over the safety of laparoscopic surgery in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients due to the potential risk of viral transmission through surgical smoke/laparoscopic pneumoperit ... -
Mental Health Challenges and Needs among Sexual and Gender Minority People in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people in Kenya face pervasive socio-cultural and structural discrimination. Persistent stress stemming from anti-SGM stigma and prejudice may place SGM individuals at increased ... -
A One Health framework for integrated service delivery in Turkana County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Abstract Pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa have limited access to public services due to their mobile lifestyle, economic and political marginalization, and the limited health infrastructure that is common to arid and ... -
Oral Health Status among 12-YearOld Children in a Rural Kenyan Community
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objectives: To determine the oral health status among schoolchildren in a rural Kenyan community and examine the relationship between oral symptoms and perceived general health. Participants: 150 pupils, aged 12 years, ... -
Perceived general health in relation to oral health status in a rural Kenyan elderly population
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: This study aimed to determine the present oral health status of the rural Kenyan elderly population and to investigate whether oral health status is associated with the perceived general health. Methods: A ... -
Performance of International AIDS Vaccine Initiative African clinical research laboratories in standardised ELISpot and peripheral blood mononuclear cell processing in support of HIV vaccine clinical trials.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Standardisation of procedures for performing cellular functional assays across laboratories participating in multicentre clinical trials is key for generating comparable and reliable data. Objective This ... -
Perinatal depression and its impact on infant outcomes and maternal-nurse SMS communication in a cohort of Kenyan women
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Perinatal depression is broadly defined as depressive symptoms during pregnancy or within the 12 months following delivery, affecting approximately 20-25% of pregnant and postpartum women in low- and middle-income ... -
Policy and research frame of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: reflections on urban informality.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)How has the informality of urban slums exposed a gap in policy formulation and research questions in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? This paper seeks to identify the appropriate questions and ... -
Prevalence and pubo-umbilical index of pyramidalis muscle in a select Kenyan population.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Purpose: Pyramidalis is a lower anterior abdominal wall muscle that is considered vestigial and shows variations in prevalence and size. It's been utilized as an anatomical landmark and harvested for use in various surgical ... -
Range Expansion of Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bats, Kenya, 2019.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Previously identified only in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and southeastern Kenya, Bombali virus–infected Mops condylurus bats were recently found »750 km away in western Kenya. This finding supports the role of M. condylurus ... -
Reframing Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries for Equity in the Era of Universal Health Coverage: Findings and Recommendations from the Kenya NCDI Poverty Commission.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Kenya has implemented a robust response to non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs); however, key gaps in health services for NCDIs still exist in the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The ... -
The relationship between tooth brushing frequency and personal hygiene habits in teenagers
(University of Nairobi, 1993)A survey of 904, 14-17 year old school children from secondary schools around Nairobi was done to find out if there was any relationship between toothbrushing frequency and personal hygiene habits. The students completed ... -
Skewed logit model for analyzing correlated infant morbidity data.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Infant morbidity is a topic of interest because it is used globally as an indicator of the status of health care in a country. A large body of evidence supports an association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) ... -
Stakeholder perceptions of current practices and challenges in priority setting for non-communicable disease control in Kenya: a qualitative study.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Objective To explore the stakeholders’ perceptions of current practices and challenges in priority setting for non-communicable disease (NCD) control in Kenya. Design A qualitative study approach conducted within a ...