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An assessment of facility-based care of diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure across western Kenya
(Kenya Medical Association, 2018)
Background: Low- and middle- income countries account for three-fourths of the global non- communicable disease related mortality. In response to the increasing number of non- communicable disease diagnoses in Kenya, the ...
Sex in the Green Lodging: The Voices of Medically Circum-cised Fishermen on the Shores of Lake Victoria, Western Ken-ya
(HSOA Journal of AIDS Clinical Research and STDs, 2018-03-22)
Fishing communities have been reported as one of the highest-risk groups for HIV infection in Kenya and other countries with high HIV and AIDS prevalence. Studies along Lake Victoria region, where HIV and AIDS had a ...
Candidate-gene based GWAS identifies reproducible DNA markers for metabolic pyrethroid resistance from standing genetic variation in East African Anopheles gambiae
(Springer, 2018)
Metabolic resistance to pyrethroid insecticides is widespread in Anopheles mosquitoes and is a major threat to malaria control. DNA markers would aid predictive monitoring of resistance, but few mutations have been discovered ...
Shisha use among students in a private university in Kigali city, Rwanda: prevalence and associated factors
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Background
All over the globe shisha smoking is fast growing among different age brackets. Shisha use has been reported to be increasing among youths in African major cities. Its use is documented to result in health ...
Impact of Four Years of Annual Mass Drug Administration on Prevalence and Intensity of Schistosomiasis among Primary and High School Children in Western Kenya: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018)
Schistosomiasis remains a major public health problem in Kenya. The World Health Organization recommends preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel (PZQ) to control morbidity due to schistosomiasis. Morbidity is
considered ...
Prevalence and predictors of injuries in Kenya: findings from the national STEPs survey
(BioMed Central, 2018-11-01)
Injuries are becoming an increasingly important public health challenge globally, and are responsible for 9% of deaths. Beyond their impact on health and well-being, fatal and non-fatal injuries also affect social and ...
Epidemiology of taeniosis, cysticercosis and trichinellosis in Iran: A systematic review
(2018)
Abstract
Background: The aim of this review was to establish the current epidemiology of
taeniosis, cysticercosis and trichinellosis among humans and animals in Iran by carry‐
ing out a comprehensive assessment of ...
Community Acceptability of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) as a Strategy in the Fight against the Spread of HIV and AIDS among Residents of Homa-Bay County Kenya
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2018)
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces female-to-male transmission of HIV by about 60% leading to the global WHO and UNAIDS recommendation of VMMC to men. A traditionally non-circumcising Luo ethnic ...
Effect of Community Dialogue on Self-Initiated Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) and Uptake of HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) among Male Residents of Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2018)
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces transmission of HIV by about
60%. The WHO and UNAIDS recommended it as a new HIV prevention intervention. Counties in
western Kenya region which are predominantly ...
Tick-borne zoonoses in the Order Rickettsiales and Legionellales in Iran: A systematic review
(PLOS, 2018)
Tick-borne zoonoses in the Order Rickettsiales and Legionellales cause infections that
often manifest as undifferentiated fevers that are not easy to distinguish from other causes
of acute febrile illnesses clinically. ...