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Factors associated with tuberculosis drug resistance among presumptive multidrug resistance tuberculosis patients identified in a DRTB surveillance study in western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2024-12-01)Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is caused by M. tuberculosis (Mtb) with resistance to the first-line anti-TB medicines isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF). In Western Kenya, there is reported low prevalence of ... -
The Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment in Regular Institutions in Kenya: An Analysis of Policy and Legal Framework
(IJRISS, 2024-04-24)This study is concerned with the inclusion of students with visual impairments in the regular institutions in Kenya. The purpose is to study the policy documents that have been guiding the inclusion of students with ... -
The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Tertiary Institution: A Review of Related Literature on Strategies of Making Curriculum Accessible to Students Visual Impairments
(IJRISS, 2024-11-11)The inclusion of students with disabilities including those with visual impairment (VI) has become a popular trend in most countries of the world. However, students with VI still face challenges in accessing curriculum ... -
Uro-pathogens: Prevalence of bacterial agents, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of urinary tract infections among pregnant women living with HIV in Kisumu County, Kenya
(J Clin Images Med Case Rep, 2025)During pregnancy, urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections, particularly in women living with HIV worldwide, and can lead to poor perinatal and maternal outcomes. This study determined the ... -
Measuring the effect of antenatal family planning counseling on the intention for early postpartum family planning among postpartum mothers in Western Kenya
(Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health, 2025-01-30)Maternal and Child Health (MCH) care continuum provides a great opportunity for PPFP interventions integration especially antenatal FP counseling. This study measured the effect of antenatal FP counseling on the intention ... -
Assessing the application of adapted theory of planned behaviour in predicting postpartum family planning intentions in a pragmatic randomized control trial in Western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2025-02-05)In developing countries like Kenya, addressing the high population growth rate necessitates a focus on early Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP) use. Despite the critical need for PPFP, few researchers explore the application ... -
Hybrid versus vaccine immunity of mRNA-1273 among people living with HIV in East and Southern Africa: a prospective cohort analysis from the multicentre CoVPN 3008 (Ubuntu) study
(Elsevier, 2025-02-01)With limited access to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in lower income countries, and people living with HIV (PLWH) largely excluded from clinical trials, Part A of the multicentre CoVPN 3008 (Ubuntu) study aimed to assess the ... -
Proximal and distal minority stressors and mental health among young gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in Kisumu, Kenya
(American Journal of Community Psychology, 2024-12-04)Young gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) inKenya experience pervasive intersectional stigma and discrimination, contribut-ing to elevated levels of negative mental health symptoms. Grounded ... -
Parenting Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Conduct Problems in Seven Countries
(Springer US, 24-11-07)This study advances the understanding of risk and protective factors in trajectories of conduct problems in adolescence in seven countries that differ widely on a number of sociodemographic factors as well as norms related ... -
Exploring Rabi Oscillations, Maximally Entangled States and Perfect Teleportation in the Anti-Jaynes-Cummings Interaction: Insights into Quantum Dynamics and Entanglement Applications
(BP International, 2024-11-11)This study presents a method for producing maximally entangled qubit states, also known as entangled anti-polariton qubit states, in the anti-Jaynes-Cummings interaction mechanism. We show that, in an initial vacuum-field, ... -
Radiological study of the ossification process of medial clavicular epiphysis: The influence of sex and laterality
(Folia Morphologica, 2024-10-30)Radiological examination of bones such viz, clavicle have been developed to estimate the age of an individual without valid identification, or when suspected of providing inaccurate age. However, there is a paucity of ... -
The Syntax of Head-Marked Phrases and Head-Marking Morphemes in Lunyore
(Indiana Journal of Arts & Literature, 2024-10-22)A language is head-marking if the grammatical marks showing agreement tend to be placed on the heads of phrases. Lunyore like many bantu languages is agglutinating and therefore has a rich and complex morphology. The ... -
Semantic Role-Marking in Lunyore Morphology and Syntax
(East African Scholars Multidisciplinary Bulletin, 2024)Semantic roles denote different semantic relations that a noun phrase plays with respect to the action or state described by a predicate of a sentence. Semantic is another universal feature of language, if there is an event ... -
Accelerometry-derived Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity Predicts Overall Survival In Patients With Cancer In The Pleural Space: 2896
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2024-10-01)To investigate the association of accelerometry-derived moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with 3-year overall survival (OS) in patients with MPE. -
Evaluation Of A State-wide, Community-based Exercise Program In Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment: A Subgroup Analysis Of The Life Now Exercise Program : 2927
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2024-10-01)To assess the uptake and effectiveness of a community exercise program (Life Now Exercise) in patients during cancer treatment. -
Immediate Versus Delayed Exercise on Health-related Quality of Life in Patients Initiating Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Results from a Year-long Randomised Trial
(Elsevier, 2024-10-05)An array of treatment-related toxicities result from androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa), compromising function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Exercise has been demonstrated ... -
Effects of short-and long-term exercise training on cancer cells in vitro: Insights into the mechanistic associations
(Elsevier, 2024-10-05)Exercise is a therapeutic approach in cancer treatment, providing several benefits. Moreover, exercise is associated with a reduced risk for developing a range of cancers and for their recurrence, as well as with improving ... -
The expanding role of exercise oncology in cancer care: An editorial highlighting emerging research
(Elsevier, 2024)Cancer remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality [1]. Despite improved survival rates, many survivors face treatment-related side effects that compromise recovery, increase disease risk, and lower quality ... -
Community education training to optimize the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Kamuli District, Uganda
(2024-07-31)Community health education improves members health-seeking and utilization behaviours. To enhance the community knowledge and optimize the use of Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), we carried out a community ... -
Counting formulas and bijections of nondecreasing 2-noncrossing trees
(Electronic Journal of Mathematics, 2024-07-02)In this paper, we introduce nondecreasing 2-noncrossing trees and enumerate them according to their number of vertices, root degree, and number of forests. We also introduce nondecreasing 2-noncrossing increasing trees ...