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A call for African universities to define their research priorities
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Cancer ecosystem assessment in West Africa: Health systems gaps to prevent and control cancers in three countries: Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal
(ResearchGate, 2020-03-25)Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a rapid epidemiological transition with the increasing incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). Among these, cancer is one of the main causes of death in adults. This ... -
Capacity and Readiness of Civil Society Organisations to Implement Community Case Management of Malaria in Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)Introduction: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) contribute to achieving development goals through advocacy, social mobilisation and provision of health services. CSO programming is a key component of Global Fund (GF) ... -
Cardiovascular Disease in the Masai
(Journal of Atherosclerosis Research, Elseviers Publishing Company, 1963-08-09)The hypothetical relationship between dietary behavior and the development of atherosclerosis and consequent cardiovascular complications is not well established. While it is widely said that a large intake of animal fat ... -
CASE 1: THE CYTOCHROME P450 SYSTEM
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A case-control study on risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in West Pokot County, Kenya
(Trop Med Int Health, 2024-10-29)Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe parasitic disease transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. VL is endemic in West Pokot County, Kenya, where effective strategies to interrupt transmission are impeded by ... -
Challenges and Outcomes of Haemodialysis among Patients Presenting with Kidney Diseases in Dodoma, Tanzania
(CrossMark, 2017-07-04)Background: Kidney Diseases contribute a significant proportion to the global burden of non-communicable diseases. Haemodialysis services as the main modality of renal replacement therapy in most resource limited countries ... -
Challenges Associated with Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls Attending Bocharia Primary School in Nyamira County, Kenya
(Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023)Abstract Background: Approximately, half a million of adolescent girls in the world feel frustrated during their monthly period due to poor menstrual hygiene practices. In the low-and-middle income countries, about ... -
Challenges for Scaling up ART in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Retrospective Study in Kibera, Kenya
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009-04-01)Objective: To determine levels of dropout and adherence in an antiretroviral treatment (ART) program in sub-Saharan Africa's largest urban informal settlement, Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. Method: Retrospective cohort ... -
Challenges in Controlling the Ebola Outbreak in Two Prefectures in Guinea: Why Did Communities Continue to Resist?
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2015-10-11)Introduction: The Ebola outbreak emerged in a remote corner of Guinea in December 2013, and spread into Liberia and Sierra Leone in the context of weak health systems. In this paper, we report on the main challenges faced ... -
Changes in Solo and Partnered Sexual Behaviors following the First COVID-19 Wave: Data from an International Study of 26 Countries
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-07-05)Objective: To determine individual- and country-level factors associated with self-reported changes in solo and partnered sexual behaviors in an international sample of adults during COVID-19. Methods: Data were from the ... -
Chapter 16 Socio-Demographic Determinants Of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents: A Case Study Of Homa-Bay County, Ken
(CEDRED Publications, 2022-11)Abstract Over the past decade, prevalence of risky sexual behavior among adolescent 15-19 years has been on upward trajectory. Globally, more than a half of adolescents engage in risky sexual behaviour. Sub-Saharan ... -
Chapter 1: Barriers to Behaviour Change as a Response to STD Including HIV/AIDS: The East African Experience
(Resistances to Behavioural Change to Reduce HIV/AIDS Infection, 1999)This chapter is based on a regional project being implemented in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia by the African Medical Research Foundation. The project, which targets young people aged 10-25 years, is a five-year ... -
Chapter 37. Training Teachers for Health Workers
(1980)To develop health services so that they cover a greater proportion of the world 's population we need more health workers, and to train more health workers appropriately we need more teachers. Health workers of all kinds ... -
Chapter 9 Health-Facility Characteristics Influencing the Uptake of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Adolescents 15-19 years: A Case-Study of Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(The Centre for Democracy, Research and Development CEDRED Nairobi, Kenya, 2020-10)Health facility factors have been highly associated with the uptake of health servicer not only among adolescents but also to the general population at large. Nevertheless, because of special sexual and reproductive needs ... -
Characterization of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes and their Correlates Among Women Living with HIV Attending Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic in Mukono, Uganda
(Amref International University, 2023-07)Background: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a prevalent infection transmitted sexually worldwide. Studies have revealed a higher prevalence for HPV infection amongst HIV positive women. It is important to screen for HPV ... -
Charting a novel path towards Ebola virus disease preparedness: Considerations for preventive vaccination
(PLoS Med, 2005-02-24)In June 2024, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, launched a preventive vaccination program against Ebola virus disease (EVD). This marks a historic shift in the management of EVD, allowing at-risk countries across sub-Saharan ... -
Chlorproguanil/Dapsone for the Treatment of Non-severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Kenya: a pilot study
(Oxford University Press, 5/1/1988)Chlorocycloguanil, the active metabolite of chlorproguanil, was synergistic in vitro with dapsone against 2 culture-adapted Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya; maximal synergy occurred at lower concentrations that ... -
Cholera prevention, control strategies, challenges and World Health Organization initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A narrative review
(Elsevier, 2023)The resurgence of cholera is presenting unusual challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), where it is considered endemic in nine-member states. The risk of a cholera outbreak spreading to non-endemic countries ...
