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

Abstract/Overview Aims: Immune-mediated mechanism, such as deposition of complement (C3b) on erythrocytes leading to enha

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 the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydi

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 the transmission of the devastating Plas

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 childhood, yet its consequences for health

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 transmission intensity on the patterns of s

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 during early childhood. Less is known a

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 intensities in two communities with dif

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 understood, and this is particularly true f

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-related death among women in developing c

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-Saharan Africa, with HIV-infected patients

Modeling of liver cancer risk factors and dynamics at community level

Abstract/Overview Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant cancer of the liver arising from uncontrolled multiplicat

Patterns and trends of malaria morbidity in Western highlands of Kenya

Abstract/Overview A study of patterns and trends of malaria morbidity was conducted in Kericho district in Kenya western

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 in Namutumba district to investigate the

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 repeated parasite exposure. However, little is

Evolution of the primate trypanolytic factor APOL1

Abstract/Overview ApolipoproteinL1 (APOL1) protects humans and some primates against several African trypanosomes. APOL1

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 ubiquitous throughout Africa, although i

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, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoid

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 Nyanza Province, western Kenya, to determ

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 in Kenyan public hospitals and then appl

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 prevalent vector borne disease in Baring

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 increased levels of biomarkers of vascular adh

Sickle cell trait (HbAS) is associated with increased expression of erythrocyte complement regulatory proteins CR1 and CD55 levels in children

Abstract/Overview Aims: Erythrocyte complement regulatory proteins, complement receptor 1 (CR1) and decay accelerating fa

The impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Human Papillomavirus Co-Infection on HPV genotype distribution and cervical lesion grade in a semi-urban population in Tigoni, Kenya

Abstract/Overview Background: Cervical cancer, a common cause of death among women, is attributable to human papilloma vi

Risk Association between Human Leucocyte Antigens (HLA) and Cervical Neoplasia in Kenyan women

Abstract/Overview Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide (Franco et al

Prevalence and correlates of genital warts in Kenyan female sex workers

Abstract/Overview Background—Our goal in the present study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of genital wa

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in women with invasive cervical carcinoma by HIV status in Kenya and South Africa

Abstract/Overview Data on the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in cervical carcinoma in women with HIV are

Intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria to prevent low birth weight in newborns in a cohort of pregnant women from a malaria endemic area.

Abstract/Overview Objective: To determine and describe the patterns of low birth weight in newborns of a cohort of mother

Costs and cost-effectiveness of delivering intermittent preventive treatment through schools in Western Kenya

Abstract/Overview Awareness of the potential impact of malaria among school-age children has stimulated investigation int

Relationships between anaemia and parasitic infections in Kenyan schoolchildren: A Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach

Abstract/Overview Anaemia is multi-factorial in origin and disentangling its aetiology remains problematic, with surprisi

Sensitivity of vegetation to climate variability and its implications for malaria risk in Baringo, Kenya

Abstract/Overview The global increase in vector borne diseases has been linked to climate change. Seasonal vegetation cha