Medical & Health Sciences

Determinants of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission among HIV Exposed Infants in Siaya County, Kenya

Abstract/Overview In Kenya, approximately 3.3% to 4% of infants born annually are

Perceptions of contraceptives as factors in birth outcomes and menstruation patterns in a rural community in Siaya county, Western Kenya

Abstract/Overview Unmet need for contraception persists in Kenya despite an incre

The Cost Implications of Reaching Universal Coverage of Maternity Health Services in Siaya County, Western Kenya

Abstract/Overview In Kenya, no studies have attempted to model alternative scenar

Risk factors for liver Cancer in HIV endemic areas of Western Kenya

Abstract/Overview Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant cance

Knowledge on Risk Factors to Breast Cancer and Self -Examination, among Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) at Longisa County Referral Hospital, Bomet County, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Globally, breast cancer incidence is on the rise, especially in

High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural Western Kenya: Implications for human health

Abstract/Overview Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging

Strong association between human and animal Brucella seropositivity in a linked study in Kenya, 2012–2013

Abstract/Overview Brucellosis is a common bacterial zoonotic infection but data o

Coxiella burnetii in humans, domestic ruminants, and ticks in rural Western Kenya

Abstract/Overview We conducted serological surveys for Coxiella burnetii in archi

Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis and Candidatus Rickettsia Asemboensis in fleas from human habitats, Asembo, Kenya

Abstract/Overview The flea-borne rickettsioses murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi) a

Malaria hotspot areas in a highland Kenya site are consistent in epidemic and non-epidemic years and are associated with ecological factors

Abstract/Overview Background Malaria epidemics in highland areas of East Africa h

Successful global health research partnerships: What makes them work?

Abstract/Overview There are many successful global health research partnerships,

Decreased prevalence of anemia in highland areas of low malaria transmission after a 1-Year interruption of transmission

Abstract/Overview Background. Malaria control campaigns have reduced malaria tran

Standardization and validation of a cytometric bead assay to assess antibodies to multiple Plasmodium falciparum recombinant antigens

Abstract/Overview Background Multiplex cytometric bead assay (CBA) have a number

Evaluating parental screening tool for developmental milestone in children under five years in rural Western Kenya

Abstract/Overview Background: An estimated 200 million children suffer from devel

Comparative study of aminosidine, etophamide and nimorazole, alone or in combination, in the treatment of intestinal amoebiasis in Kenya

Abstract/Overview 417 patients suffering from intestinal amoebiasis were randomly

Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers

Abstract/Overview Background Community Case Management of malaria (CCMm) is one o

Acceptability of human immunodeficiency virus testing in patients with invasive cervical cancer in Kenya

Abstract/Overview Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is common in areas where human i

Endothelial activation biomarkers increase after hiv-1 acquisition: plasma vcam-1 predicts disease progression

Abstract/Overview Objective—We aimed to determine whether endothelial activation

Bancroftian filariasis infection, disease, and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa

Abstract/Overview Bancroftian filariasis infection, disease and specific antibody

Lay knowledge and management of malaria in Baringo County, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Background: Malaria, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of

Urinary cytokines in Schistosoma haematobium-infected schoolchildren from Tana Delta District of Kenya

Abstract/Overview Background: Pathological changes due to infection with Schistos

Increased complement deposition on red blood cells in children with sickle cell trait

Abstract/Overview Aims: Immune-mediated mechanism, such as deposition of compleme

Validity of the vaginal discharge algorithm among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya.

Abstract/Overview Objective: To evaluate the validity of diVerent algorithms for

Effect of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on health and education in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Abstract/Overview Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in early ch

Filarial-specific antibody response in east African bancroftian filariasis: effects of host infection, clinical disease, and filarial endemicity

Abstract/Overview The effect of host infection, chronic clinical disease, and tra

Malaria morbidity among school children living in two areas of contrasting transmission in Western Kenya

Abstract/Overview Research in malaria-endemic areas is usually focused on malaria

Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection: Parasite transmission intensity, Filaria-specific antibodies, and host immunity in two East African communities

Abstract/Overview We compared the age profiles of infection and specific antibody

Spatial clustering of malaria and associated risk factors during an epidemic in a highland area of western Kenya

Abstract/Overview The epidemiology of malaria over small areas remains poorly und

Knowledge and practice about cervical cancer and pap smear testing among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the leading cause of cancer-r

Effects of HIV-1 infection on malaria parasitemia in milo sub-location, western Kenya

Abstract/Overview Malaria and HIV infections are both highly prevalent in sub-Sah