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Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Carriage in Nigeria: a two-site, population-based survey.

Adetifa IMO, Adamu AL, Karani A, Waithaka M, Odeyemi KA, Okoromah CAN, Bello MM, Abubakar IS, Inem V, Scott JAG. (Scientific Reports, 2018-02)

Changes in nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage of vaccine-type (VT) Streptococcus pneumoniae can be used to assess the effectiveness of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10). We conducted a baseline carriage survey in rural ...
National burden of hospitalized and non-hospitalized influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness in Kenya, 2012-2014.

Dawa JA, Chaves SS, Nyawanda B, Njuguna HN, Makokha C, Otieno NA, Anzala O, Widdowson MA, Emukule GO. (Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 2018-01)

Background: Influenza-associated respiratory illness was substantial during the emergence of the 2009 influenza pandemic. Estimates of influenza burden in the postpandemic period are unavailable to guide Kenyan vaccine ...
Naturally Acquired Rift Valley Fever Virus Neutralizing Antibodies Predominantly Target the Gn Glycoprotein.

Wright, D; Allen, ER; Clark, MHA; Gitonga, JN; Karanja, HK; Hulswit, RJG; Taylor, I; Biswas, S; Marshall, J; Mwololo, D; Muriuki, J; Bett, B; Bowden, TA; Warimwe, GM (iScience, 2020-10)

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease first discovered in Kenya in 1930. Numerous animal studies have demonstrated that protective immunity is acquired following RVF virus (RVFV) infection and that this ...
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 ...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in female sex workers in an STI clinic in Nairobi, Kenya

AHMED, AMINA ABDULLAHI; Samson Muuo Nzou; Gideon Kikuvi; Matilu Mwau (PLOS ONE Journal, 2022-02-22)

Gonorrhea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the second most prevalent curable sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are at a higher risk of contracting gonorrhea due to their risky sexual ...
Neonatal mortality in Kenyan hospitals: a multisite, retrospective, cohort study

Irimu, Grace; Aluvaala, Jalemba; Malla, Lucas; Omoke, Sylvia; Ogero, Morris; Mbevi, George; Waiyego, Mary; Mwangi, Caroline; Were, Fred; Gathara, David; Agweyu, Ambrose; Akech, Samuel; English, Mike (BMJ Journals, 2021-05)

Background: Most of the deaths among neonates in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) can be prevented through universal access to basic high-quality health services including essential facility-based inpatient ...
Neonatal nasogastric tube feeding in a low-resource African setting using ergonomics methods to explore quality and safety issues in task sharing.

Omondi GB, Serem G, Abuya N, Gathara D, Stanton NA, Agedo D, English M, Murphy GAV. (BMC Nursing, 2018)

Background: Sharing tasks with lower cadre workers may help ease the burden of work on the constrained nursing workforce in low- and middle-income countries but the quality and safety issues associated with shifting tasks ...
Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes and association with quality of life among adults living with HIV: a cross-sectional focus on a low-literacy population from coastal Kenya.

Nyongesa MK, Mwangala PN, Mwangi P, Kombe M, Newton CRJC, Abubakar AA. (BMJ Open, 2018-09)

Objectives: Our aim was to compare the neurocognitive performance and mental health outcome of adults living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy with that of community controls, all of low literacy. Furthermore, we also ...
The NeuroDev Study: Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Kenya and South Africa

de Menil V, Hoogenhout M, Kipkemoi P, Kamuya D, Eastman E, Galvin A, Mwangasha K, de Vries J, Kariuki SM, Murugasen S, Mwangi P, Singh I, Stein DJ, Abubakar A, Newton CR, Donald KA, Robinson E (Cell Press, 2019-01)

he NeuroDev study will deeply phenotype cognition, behavior, dysmorphias, and neuromedical traits on an expected cohort of 5,600 Africans (1,800 child cases, 1,800 child controls, and 1,900 parents) and will collect whole ...
Neurodevelopment Disorders study group. Prevalence, risk factors, and neurobehavioral comorbidities of epilepsy in Kenyan children.

Kind CJ, Newton CRJC, Kariuki SM (Epilepsia Open., 2017-08)

Objective: To investigate the prevalence, risk factors, clinical features, and neurobehavioral comorbidities of epilepsy and acute symptomatic seizures in schoolaged children in Kilifi, Kenya. Methods: Randomly selected ...
A new benzophenone, and the antiplasmodial activities of the constituents of <i>Securidaca longipedunculata</i> fresen (Polygalaceae)

Ochora, DO; Kakudidi, E; Namukobe, J; Heydenreich, M; Coghi, P; Yang, LJ; Mwakio, EW; Andagalu, B; Roth, A; Akala, HM; Wong, VKW; Yenesew, A (Natural Product Research, 2021-05)

Extracts from Securidaca longipedunculata showed antiplasmodial activities against reference clones and clinical isolates using SYBR Green I method. A new benzophenone, 2,3,4,5-tetramethoxybenzophenone (1) was isolated and ...
New Prototype Screened Doors and Windows for Excluding Mosquitoes from Houses: A Pilot Study in Rural Gambia.

Jawara M, Jatta E, Bell D, Burkot TR, Bradley J, Hunt V, Kandeh B, Jones C, Manjang AM, Pinder M, Stone S, D'Alessandro U, Knudsen J, Lindsay SW. (The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018-12)

Despite compelling evidence that modern housing protects against malaria, houses in endemic areas are still commonly porous to mosquitoes. The protective efficacy of four prototype screened doors and two windows designs ...
Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening for Early Detection of Hearing Loss in Nairobi, Kenya

Serah Ndegwa, Debara Tucci, James Lemons, Florence Murila, Susan Shepherd, Moses Mwangi, Isaac Macharia, John Ayugi (2023)

BACKGROUND Early detection of hearing loss and subsequent intervention leads to better speech, language and educational outcomes giving way to improved socioeconomic prospects in adult life. This can be achieved through ...
Newcastle disease vaccine adoption by smallholder households in Tanzania: Identifying determinants and barriers.

Campbell ZA, Marsh TL, Mpolya EA, Thumbi SM, Palmer GH. (PLOS One, 2018-10)

Background: Food security is critical to achieving sustainable growth, poverty reduction, and political and economic stability. Livestock have the potential to improve the food security of smallholder households in ...
Non-Adherence to Medication and Influencing Factors in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Gatundu Level 5 Hospital in Kiambu County

Kyalo, Caroline Katunge (2023)

Type-2 diabetes mellitus is recognized as a key non-communicable disease affecting over 425 million people globally, with only half of them currently diagnosed. One key indicator of mortality associated with type-2 ...
Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria isolated from Pulmonary samples in sub-Saharan Africa - A Systematic Review and Meta Analyses.

Okoi C, Anderson STB, Antonio M, Mulwa SN, Gehre F, Adetifa IMO. (Scientific Reports, 2017-09)

Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa is not as well described as for pulmonary tuberculosis. Earlier reviews of global NTM epidemiology only included subject-level data ...
Novel approaches in the detection of Yellow Fever Virus in febrile patients visiting selected health facilities in Western Kenya

Kwallah, Allan Biwott (2015)

Globally, the threat of emerging and re-emerging arboviral infections continues to be a major public health concern. The detection and diagnosis of many of these diseases remains a challenge, and it is clear that novel ...
NTESTINAL PARASITE INFECTIONS IN PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN KIBERA INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS

ANIEL NJENGA MUTURI (KEMRI Graduate School, 2025)

Infections with intestinal parasites are a major public health problem in children in developing countries like Kenya. School-going children are considered more vulnerable to intestinal parasitic infections and thus ...
Nurses' Knowledge of Evidence-Based Preventive Measures for Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Kiambu County Referral Hospitals, Kenya

Jocyline Mukiri; Albanus Mutisya Kyalo; Justus Maingi Simba; Irene Gacheri Mageto (African Journal of Health Sciences, 2025-04-25)

BACKGROUND Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) remain one of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) despite established preventive guidelines. Nurses play a key role in implementing ...
Nutrition Status and associated Morbidity Risk Factors among Children in Orphanages and Non Orphanage Children in selected Primary Schools within Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya (2009)

Mwaniki, Elizabeth Wanjiru (2013)

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). On the other hand, HIV/ AIDS, conflicts, natural ...

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