Background: Home based HIV testing and counseling (HBTC) increases access to services and is associated with high testing uptake. Alongside testing, individuals are offered HIV prevention messages with an aim of helping ...

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings is effective when backed up with adequate clinical, immunological, and virologic monitoring. Undetected, virologic failure results in increased HIV-1 ...

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a condition, which manifest in various forms such as acute, uncomplicated bacterial pyelonephritis, complicated UTI, recurrent cystitis and asymptomatic bacteriuria. Urinary ...

Background Malaria accounts for ~21% of outpatient visits annually in Kenya; prompt and accurate malaria diagnosis is critical to ensure proper treatment. In 2013, formal malaria microscopy refresher training for microscopists ...

Introduction: Rotavirus is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years worldwide. This study aimed to characterize the circulating genotypes of rotavirus and to determine risk factors of ...

Introduction Kenya is ranked 15th on the list of 22 high-tuberculosis (TB) burden countries with a case notification rate of 440 cases per 100,000 persons. Interruption of TB treatment is one of the major obstacles to ...

Introduction male partner involvement in elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV activities remains low in Western Kenya, despite its importance in reducing rates of child HIV transmission. We sought ...

Introduction: rates of caesarean sections (CS) have been rising globally over time. Our study sought to identify factors associated with CS among mothers delivering at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Nairobi city county, ...

Introduction: hepatitis B virus infection is a major public health problem worldwide and in Africa. This would be the first ever documented study on epidemiology of Hepatitis B infections in the newly formed Republic of ...

Purpose: Injury and violence is a major killer of children throughout the world, responsible for about 950 000 deathsannually,in children and young people under the age of 18 years.The World Health ...