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Detection and prevalence of a novel Bandavirus related to Guertu virus in Amblyomma gemma ticks and human populations in Isiolo County, Kenya

HELLEN KOKA; Solomon Langat, Samuel Oyola, Faith Cherop, Gilbert Rotich, James Mutisya,Victor Ofula, Konongoi Limbaso, Juliette R. Ongus, Joel Lutomiah, Rosemary Sang (PLOS One, 2024)

Emerging tick-borne viruses of medical and veterinary importance are increasingly being reported globally. This resurgence emphasizes the need for sustained surveillance to provide insights into tick-borne viral diversity ...
Challenges constraining sustainable household food security in Kasarani sub-county, Nairobi County, Kenya

PHILIP TENDET NAMENGE; George Alliwa Makalliwa; Daniel Nyamongo Sagwe (Pan African Medical Journal, 2024)

Introduction: as cities continue to grow rapidly due to urbanization, urban dwellers have experienced food insecurity resulting from an upsurge in the cost of staple foods. The study investigated the challenges ...
Exposure Factors Associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in Loima Sub-County of Turkana County, Kenya

JOSEPH A. LOTUKOI; Hellen Lydia Kutima, Christopher Anjili, Peter Wanzala (American Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016)

Background: Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) is a serious disease caused by species of the parasitic protists Leishmania. It can affect humans living in parts of the tropics and sub-tropics and is transmitted by Phlebotomus ...
Accessibility to, Acceptability of, and Adherence to HIV/AIDS Prevention Services by Men Who Have Sex with Men: Challenges Encountered at Facility Level

PRISCAH C.N OTAMBO; A. Makokha, M. Karama, M. Mwangi (Advances in Public Health, 2016)

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nairobi has been reported to be 16.4% which is a public health concern. The aim of this study was to determine factors that affected accessibility to, ...
An assessment of priority setting process and its implication on availability of emergency obstetric care services in Malindi District, Kenya

LILIAN NYAMUSI NYANDIEKA; Yeri Kombe, Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Jens Byskov, Mercy Karimi Njeru (Pan African Medical Journal, 2016)

Introduction: In spite of the critical role of Emergency Obstetric Care in treating complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth, very few facilities are equipped in Kenya to offer this service. In Malindi, availability ...
Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, Kenya

LILIAN NYAMUSI NYANDIEKA; Mercy Karimi Njeru, Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Elizabeth Echoka, Yeri Kombe (Advances in Public Health, 2016)

Background. In Malindi, rural populations face challenges in accessing skilled birth services. Consequently, the majority of women deliver at home and only seek help when they have complications. This paper reports part ...
Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Kenya- Key Informant Interviews

IRENE NJERI CHEGE; Faith Apolot Okalebo, Anastasia Nkatha Guantai, Simon Karanja, Solomon Derese (Pan African Medical Journal, 2016)

Introduction: Worldwide, plant based medicines are increasing in popularity due to perceptions of safety and efficacy. Herbalists in Kenya are widely consulted for the management of many diseases including Type 2 Diabetes ...
Correlates of individual-level stigma and unsafe abortions among women seeking abortion care in Trans Nzoia and Machakos Counties, Kenya

ERICK KIPROTICH YEGON; Peter Kabanya Mwaniki, Elizabeth Echoka, Joachim Osur (Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public, 2016)

Objectives: To compare the levels of abortion stigma in regions with high and low incidence of unsafe abortion in Kenya to explore whether abortion-related stigma is associated with incidence of unsafe abortion. Study ...
Abortion-related stigma and unsafe abortions: perspectives of women seeking abortion care in Machakos and Trans-Nzoia Counties, Kenya

ERICK KIPROTICH YEGON; Peter Mwaniki Kabanya, Elizabeth Echoka, Joachim Osur (East African Medical Journal, 2016)

Background: The rate of unsafe abortions in Kenya increased from 32 per 1000 women of reproductive age in 2002 to 48 per 1000 women in 2012-- one of the highest in Sub- Saharan Africa. Abortion-related stigma has been ...
Abortion related stigma: a case study of abortion stigma in regions with high and low incidences of unsafe abortion

ERICK KIPROTICH YEGON; Peter Mwaniki Kabanya, Elizabeth Echoka, Joachim Osur (East African Medical Journal, 2016)

Background: Abortion accounts for 35% of maternal mortality in Kenya. Kenya has reported an increase in the rate of unsafe abortions from 32 to 48 per 1000 women of reproductive age in 2002 and 2012 respectively. During ...
Understanding abortion-related stigma and incidence of unsafe abortion: experiences from community members in Machakos and Trans Nzoia counties Kenya

YEGON, ERICK KIPROTICH; Peter Mwaniki Kabanya, Elizabeth Echoka, Joachim Osur (Pan African Medical Journal, 2016)

Introduction: The rate of unsafe abortions in Kenya has increased from 32 per 1000 women of reproductive age in 2002 to 48 per 1000 women in 2012. This is one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2010, Kenya changed ...
Fully immunized child: coverage, timing and sequencing of routine immunization in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

MARTIN KAVAO MUTUA; Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Nicholas Ngomi, Henrik Ravn, Peter Mwaniki & Elizabeth Echoka (Tropical Medicine and Health, 2016)

Background More efforts have been put in place to increase full immunization coverage rates in the last decade. Little is known about the levels and consequences of delaying or vaccinating children in different schedules. ...
Adherence to Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Factors Associated with Optimal Adherence among Adolescent and Adult PLWHA Attending Comprehensive Care Centres in Selected Hospitals in Nairobi County

MULI WILFRED KISINGU; Charles F L. Mbakaya, Anselimo Makokha, Gabriel G. Mbugua, James Kariuki, Erastus Muniu (Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)

Background: Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has saved many lives from imminent deaths among PLWHA. However, the success is pegged on optimal (>95%) adherence to the ART by the PLWHA. The main objective of this study was to ...
Nutritional Status of Adolescent and Adult PLWHA on Anti-Retroviral Treatment, Attending Various Comprehensive Care Centres in Nairobi County, Kenya

MULI WILFRED KISINGU; Charles F L. Mbakaya, Anselimo Makokha, Gabriel G. Mbugua, James Kariuki, Erastus Muniu (Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)

Background: Maintaining nutritional needs of People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) who are on AntiRetroviral Treatment (ART) helps to strengthen their immune system and optimize response to medical treatment. The main ...
Enteric pathogens and factors associated with acute bloody diarrhoea, Kenya

NJUNGUNA CHARLES KURIA; Ian Njeru, Elizabeth Mgamb, Daniel Langat, Anselimo Makokha, Dismas Ongore, Evan Mathenge & Samuel Kariuki (BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016)

Background Shigellosis is the major cause of bloody diarrhoea worldwide and is endemic in most developing countries. In Kenya, bloody diarrhoea is reported weekly as part of priority diseases under Integrated Disease ...
Ovicidal and Larvicidal Effects of Ricinus communis L.(Euphorbiaceae) Extracts on Phlebotomus duboscqi

MONG'ARE SAMUEL; Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Philip Ngumbi, Johnstone Ingonga, Peter Ngure (European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2016)

Aims: To evaluate the Ovicidal and larvicidal effects of Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) extracts on Phlebotomus duboscqi. Study Design: A comparative experimental design using extracts obtained from the leaf and bark of ...
Isolation and characterization of a novel Rickettsia species (Rickettsia asembonensis sp. nov.) obtained from cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis)

MAINA ALICE N.; Alison Luce-Fedrow, Sylvia Omulo, Jun Hang,Teik-Chye Chan, Fredrick Ade, Dereje D. Jima, Eric Ogola, Hong Ge, Robert F. Breiman, Moses K. Njenga and Allen L. Richards (International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2016)

A novel rickettsial agent, ‘Candidatus Rickettsia asembonensis’ strain NMRCiiT, was isolated from cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis, from Kenya. Genotypic characterization of the new isolate based on sequence analysis of ...
Types of Herbal Medicine Used for HIV Conditions in Vihiga County, Kenya

ANTONY OMONDI RADOL; Michael Kiptoo, A. O. Makokha and Festus M. Tolo (European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2016)

Aim: To identify types of herbal medicine used for HIV conditions in Vihiga county, Kenya.Study Design:Qualitative ethno botanical survey.Place and Duration of Study:Hamuyundi sub-location, west Sabatia location, ...
The prevalence of TEM and SHV genes among Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli

BONVENTURE WACHEKONE JUMA; Samuel Kariuki, Peter G Waiyaki, Marion M Mutugi, Wallace D Bulimo (African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2016)

Background: Antimicrobial resistance to cephalosporin, penicillin and aztreonam is mediated by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) via hydrolysis of antibiotics. The most common bacteria associated with ESBL among ...
Aflatoxin M1 Contamination of Milk and Its Products in Bomet County, Kenya

GLADYS LANGAT; Matsusawa Tetsuhiro, Tohru Gonoi, Vivienne Matiru, Christine Bii (Scientific Research Publishing Journal, 2016)

Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a major carcinogenic compound that may be found in milk and dairy products resulting from ingestion of aflatoxin B1 by dairy animals. The study aimed at determining the level of aflatoxin M1 in milk ...

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