Research

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

Microbial infections in the twenty first century: a continuous challenge

Abstract/Overview Ever since the first case report of HIV infection approximately

Evaluation of three rapid diagnostic test kits in the diagnosis of plasmodium species infections among primary school children in Baringo County, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Background: Due to the difficulty in implementing microscopy-ba

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

Mapping potential Anopheles gambiae s.l.larvaldistribution using remotely sensed climatic andenvironmental variables in Baringo, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) is responsible 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

Modeling of liver cancer risk factors and dynamics at community level

Abstract/Overview Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant cancer of the liv

Patterns and trends of malaria morbidity in Western highlands of Kenya

Abstract/Overview A study of patterns and trends of malaria morbidity was conduct

Effect of dietary carbohydrate sources on the growth of Oreochromis Niloticus L: A case of Kaaka fish farm, Namutumba district, Eastern Uganda

Abstract/Overview A 16-week field experiment was carried out at Kaaka fish farm i

Changes in b cell populations and Merozoite surface protein-1-specific memory b cell responses after prolonged absence of detectable p. falciparum infection

Abstract/Overview Clinical immunity to malaria declines in the absence of repeate

Evolution of the primate trypanolytic factor APOL1

Abstract/Overview ApolipoproteinL1 (APOL1) protects humans and some primates agai

Epidemiology of plasmodium-helminth co-infection in Africa: populations at risk, potential impact on anemia, and prospects for combining control

Abstract/Overview Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths is

Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages

Abstract/Overview Schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) (hookworm, Tr

Earth-eating and reinfection with intestinal helminths among pregnant and lactating women in western Kenya

Abstract/Overview We conducted a longitudinal study among 827 pregnant women in N

Technical efficiency in public hospitals in Kenya: a two –stage data envelopment analysis

Abstract/Overview The paper uses the DEA technique to estimate efficiency scores

Malaria vector abundance is associated with house structures in Baringo County, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Malaria, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, is the most

A prospective study of endothelial activation biomarkers, including plasma angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2, in Kenyan women initiating antiretroviral therapy

Abstract/Overview Background HIV-1-related inflammation is associated with increa