• Association Between Khat (Catha edulis) Chewing and Infection with Helicobacter pylori: A Case Control Study in Nairobi County 

  MOHAMED ABDI HASSAN; K Mohamed, N Zipporah, L Hudson (East African Medical Journal, 2015)

  Background: Khat (Catha edulis) is a psycho-stimulant substance grown and widely chewed in East Africa. The use of Khat leads to a number of health complications however its adverse effects and prevalence are not well ...
• The Influence of Household Socio-Economic Characteristics and Awareness on Aflatoxin Contamination of Maize in Makueni County, Kenya 

  JAMES MWASHEMBE MALUSHA (East African Medical Journal, 2015)

  Background: Aflatoxicosis resulting from consumption of contaminated maize poses a significant public health problem in many countries including Kenya, and many people living in developing countries could be chronically ...
• Predictors of maternal mortality among women of reproductive age seeking health care services at Kisii Level 5 Hospital 

  ALFRED A. OSORO; Z Ng’ang’a, M Mutugi, P Wanzala (Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Eastern and Central Africa, 2015)

  Background: The safe motherhood initiative was launched in 1987 as a flagship to set a base to reduce maternal mortality. Despite efforts by government and international agencies, Kenya has continued to experience a rise ...
• Nutrition Status and Associated Morbidity Risk Factors among Orphanage and Non-Orphanage Children in Selected Public Primary Schools within Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya 

  ELIZABETH WANJIRU MWANIKI; AN Mokokha, JN Muttunga (East African Medical Journal, 2015)

  Background: Most of the nutritional surveys that have been carried out in Kenya have concentrated on children aged five years and below who are under the care of their parent(s). The HIV/AIDS, conflict, natural disasters, ...
• Herbal Product Processing Practices of Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Kenya- Key Informant Interviews 

  IRENE NJERI CHEGE; Faith Apolot Okalebo, Anastasia Nkatha Guantai, Simon Karanja, Solomon Derese (Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2015)

  Introduction: Herbalists in Kenya use self-taught processing practices which are inadequate. The objective of this study was to conduct an assessment of selected practices used by herbalists during drug processing and ...
• Strong Association between Human and Animal Brucella Seropositivity in a Linked Study in Kenya, 2012–2013 

  ERICK MOGAKA OSORO; Peninah Munyua, Sylvia Omulo, Eric Ogola, Fredrick Ade, Peter Mbatha, Murithi Mbabu, Zipporah Ng'ang'a, Salome Kairu, Marybeth Maritim, Samuel M. Thumbi, Austine Bitek, Stella Gaichugi, Carol Rubin, Kariuki Njenga, and Marta Guerra (The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015-08)

  Brucellosis is a common bacterial zoonotic infection but data on the prevalence among humans and animals is limited in Kenya. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in three counties practicing different livestock production ...
• Effects of low birth weight on time to BCG vaccination in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: an observational cohort study 

  MARTIN KAVAO MUTUA; Rhoune Ochako, Remare Ettarh, Henrik Ravn, Elizabeth Echoka & Peter Mwaniki (BMC Pediatrics, 2015-08)

  Background The World Health Organization recommends Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination against tuberculosis be given at birth. However, in many developing countries, pre-term and low birth weight infants get ...
• Neglect of elderly sexuality - a risk factor for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in Kenya and beyond: A review 

  DANIEL NYAMONGO SAGWE (Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 2015-02)

  Currently, there is a global trend in increased longevity in Kenya and beyond compared to any other period in history. This has culminated in continued social life including sexual activity with ageing. However, there is ...
• P16INK4a/Ki-67 dual stain cytology for cervical cancer screening in Thika district, Kenya 

  CAROLINE WANGARI NGUGI; Schmidt, Dietmar; Wanyoro, Karanja; Boga, Hamadi; Wanzala, Peter; Muigai, Anne; Mbithi, John; von Knebel Doeberitz, Magnus; Reuschenbach, Miriam (Infectious Agents & Cancer, 2015-08)

  The identification of suited early detection tests is one among the multiple requirements to reduce cervical cancer incidence in developing countries. We evaluated p16(INK4a)/Ki-67 dual-stain cytology in a screening ...
• Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Sand Fly Traps with Different Baits 

  MONG'ARE SAMUEL; Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Philip Ngumbi, Johnstone Ingonga, Peter Ngure (Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 2015-07)

  Sand flies are small haematophagous insects that transmit Leishmania parasites. Infection with Leishmania parasites results in diseases known as leishmaniases which can be grouped into three main forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous ...
• Development of immunoassays for detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus based on Consensus env gp41 Immunodominant Region Peptide from HIV-1 infections in Kenya 

  JAMES HUNGO KIMOTHO; Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Edna Nyairo, Missiani Ochwoto, Nicholas Nzioka, Francis Ogolla, Michael Kiptoo (African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2015)

  Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is characterized by high rates of genetic variability in vivo that could affect the performance of the HIV antibody-based detection kits. Objective: This study aimed at ...
• Drug Resistance Testing in HIV Infected Individuals on Treatment and Naive: Implications on Treatment Outcome 

  WINFRIDA CHERIRO; Gideon Kikuvi, Simeon Mining, Wilfred Emonyi, Erick Rutto, Elijah Songok and Michael Kiptoo (Journal of HIV for Clinical and Scientific Research, 2015-11)

  Background: The Government of Kenya started offering ART in the public sector since 2003. Despite the dramatic reduction in AIDS related morbidity and mortality, the emergence and spread of drug resistance (DR) threatens ...
• High Prevalence of HIV Low Abundance Drug-Resistant Variants in a Treatment-Naive Population in North Rift Kenya 

  WINFRIDA CHERIRO; Michael Kiptoo, Gideon Kikuvi, Simeon Mining, Wilfred Emonyi, and Elijah Songok (AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2015-11)

  The advent of antiretroviral treatment (ART) has resulted in a dramatic reduction in AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. However, the emergence and spread of antiretroviral drug resistance (DR) threaten to negatively ...
• GC-MS analysis of pesticidal essential oils from four Kenyan plants 

  GLADYS KEMUNTO ONYAMBU; R Maranga, M Ndungu, GM Mkoji, PG Kareru, A Wanjoya (African Journal of Biotechnology, 2015-04)

  Essential oils are complex mixtures of odours and steam volatile compounds which are deposited by plants in the subcuticular space of glandular hairs, in excretory cavities and canals or exceptionally in heart wood. Essential ...
• Development and Evaluation of an in-House IgM-Capture ELISA for the Detection of Chikungunya and Its Application to a Dengue Outbreak Situation in Kenya in 2013 

  CAROLINE WASONGA; Shingo Inoue, James Kimotho, Kouichi Morita, Juliette Ongus, Rosemary Sang, and Lillian Musila (Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015-04)

  Chikungunya (CHIK) is a mosquito-borne viral disease. In the 2004 CHIK outbreak in Kenya, diagnosis was delayed by lack of accurate diagnostics. The study aimed to develop and evaluate an in-house IgM-capture ELISA (in-house ...
• Relationship between antibody susceptibility and lipopolysaccharide O-antigen characteristics of invasive and gastrointestinal nontyphoidal Salmonellae isolates from Kenya 

  SANAYA ROBERT ONSARE; Francesca Micoli, Luisa Lanzilao, Renzo Alfini, Chinyere K Okoro, Anne W Muigai, Gunturu Revathi, Allan Saul, Samuel Kariuki, Calman A MacLennan, Simona Rondini (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015-03)

  Background: Nontyphoidal Salmonellae (NTS) cause a large burden of invasive and gastrointestinal disease among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. No vaccine is currently available. Previous reports indicate the importance ...
• Breast Milk as a Potential Source of Epstein-Barr Virus Transmission Among Infants Living in a Malaria-Endemic Region of Kenya 

  IBRAHIM ISMAIL DAUD; Carrie B. Coleman, Nicholas A. Smith, Sidney Ogolla, Kenneth Simbiri, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Zipporah W. Ng'ang'a, Peter O. Sumba, John Vulule, Robert Ploutz-Snyder, Arlene E. Dent, and Rosemary Rochford (The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015-05)

  Background. We previously reported that infants in Kenya were infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) at <6 months of age, suggesting that mothers were the likely source of transmissible virus to the infant. In this study, ...
• Plasmodium falciparum Infection is Associated with Epstein–Barr Virus Reactivation in Pregnant Women Living in Malaria Holoendemic Area of Western Kenya 

  IBRAHIM ISMAIL DAUD; Sidney Ogolla, Asito S. Amolo, Eunice Namuyenga, Kenneth Simbiri, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Zipporah W. Ng’ang’a, Robert Ploutz-Snyder, Peter O. Sumba, Arlene Dent & Rosemary Rochford (Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2015-03)

  Background The role of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in EBV transmission among infants early in life remain elusive. We hypothesized that infection with malaria during pregnancy could cause EBV reactivation leading to ...
• Infection rates and correlates of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria among Tuberculosis retreatment cases In Kenya 

  JACQUELINE JEPKEMBOI LIMO; Bii Christine, Musa Otieno Ngayo, Galgalo Tura, Mutua Daniel, Nkirote Rose, Nyerere Andrew (Prime Journal of Social Science (PJSS), 2015-07)

  Kenya is ranked among top African countries with high TB cases coupled with high HIV/AIDS burden. The TB problem has been compounded by the emergence of non-Tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) as opportunistic infections in the ...
• Uptake of Second Dose of Measles-Containing Vaccine among Children in Kakamega County, Kenya 

  FREDRICK MIKE MAKOKHA; P. M. Wanjala 4, J. Githuku2, 3, and H. L. Kutima1 (International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2015-07)

  Measles is a major cause of death and complications among young children worldwide despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. Per annum over 158,000 cases of measles mortality are reported globally, ...

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