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Developing and implementing a pediatric emergency care curriculum for providers at district level hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case study in Kenya
(Frontiers, 2017)
Introduction: Emergency medicine is a relatively new field in sub-Saharan Africa and dedicated training in pediatric emergency care is limited. While guidelines from the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) ...
Knowledge and perceptions about indoor residual spray for malaria prevention in Mumberes division, Nandi County in Central province of Kenya
(African journals online, 2017)
Malaria control and intervention tools usage and coverage in community depend on community acceptability and compliance. Indoor residual spray (IRS) and long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) are the preferred and ...
Tumor infiltrating leukocyte density is independent of tumor grade and molecular subtype in aggressive breast cancer of Western Kenya
(Springer, 2017)
Tumors commonly are infiltrated by leukocytes, or tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TILs). It remains unclear, however, if the density and type of individual TILs has a direct or simply correlative role in promoting poor ...
Assessment of patient satisfaction levels in a County Referral Hospital: A case of Busia County Referral Hospital
(Baraton Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2017)
In health care settings, excellence is measured in health outcomes and patient satisfaction. As part of monitoring
and evaluation envisioned by health policy framework in Kenya, assessing patient satisfaction is one ...
Research capacity building integrated into PHIT projects: leveraging research and research funding to build national capacity
(BMC Health Services Research, 2017)
Background
Inadequate research capacity impedes the development of evidence-based health programming in sub-Saharan Africa. However, funding for research capacity building (RCB) is often insufficient and restricted, ...
Comparative evaluation of fluorescent in situ hybridization and Giemsa microscopy with quantitative real-time PCR technique in detecting malaria parasites in a holoendemic region of Kenya
(Springer, 2017)
arly and accurate diagnosis of malaria is important in treatment as well as in the clinical evaluation of drugs and vaccines. Evaluation of Giemsa-stained smears remains the gold standard for malaria diagnosis, although ...
Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan preschool children: a community-based survey
(BMC Hematology, 2017)
Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) has been used to screen and manage iron deficiency in individual
children, but it has also been recommended to assess population iron status. The diagnostic utility of ZPP used in
combination ...
Synergistic blending of high-valued heterocycles inhibits growth of Plasmodium falciparum in culture and P. berghei infection in mouse model
(Scientific Reports, 2017)
A series of phthalimide analogues, novelized with high-valued bioactive scaffolds was synthesized by means of click-chemistry under non-conventional microwave heating and evaluated as noteworthy growth inhibitors of ...
Assessment of palliative care services in western Kenya
(AME, 2017)
Background: The need for palliative care services is rapidly increasing due to the rising number of patients with non-communicable diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the current availability and barriers ...
Indoor and outdoor malaria vector surveillance in western Kenya: implications for better understanding of residual transmission
(Springer, 2017)
The widespread use of indoor-based malaria vector control interventions has been shown to alter the behaviour of vectors in Africa. There is an increasing concern that such changes could sustain residual transmission. This ...