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One Wednesday in May 2023, a small group gathered at an outdoor café in Barcelona, Spain, sipping coffee in t...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 25, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
"I Am Now Five Steps Ahead": How Co-design Platforms Sustain Kenyan Community Health Volunteer Engagement
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2023;17(3):e9.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38661742 (Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships)
Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hanna-Joy Renner Naomi W Makobu Simon Mbugua Wilson Karuri Kamiru Dorothy Oluoch Angela Donelson Mary B Adam Source Type: research
Public health assessment of Kenyan ASGM communities using multi-element biomonitoring, dietary and environmental evaluation
This study aimed to characterise exposure pathways and risks among ASGM communities. Human hair, nails, urine, water, and staple food crops were collected and analysed from 144 ASGM miners and 25 people from the ASGM associated communities. Exposure to PHEs was predominantly via drinking water from mine shafts, springs and shallow-wells (for As>Pb>Cr>Al), with up to 366 µg L-1 arsenic measured in shaft waters consumed by miners. Additional exposure was via consumption of locally grown crops (for As>Ni>Pb>Cr>Cd>Hg>Al) besides inhalation of Hg vapour and dust, and direct dermal contact with Hg. Ur...
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - April 23, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Maureene Auma Ondayo Michael J Watts Olivier S Humphrey Odipo Osano Source Type: research
The Walter Reed Project, Kisumu Field Station: Impact of Research on Malaria Policy, Management, and Prevention
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230115. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The Kisumu field station, comprising four campuses, has until recently been devoted primarily to research on malaria countermeasures. The Kombewa Clinical Research Center is dedicated to conducting regulated clinical trials of therapeutic and vaccine candidates in development. The center's robust population-based surveillance platform, along with a...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 23, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Peter M Sifuna Michal Mbinji Tina O Lucas Irene Onyango Hoseah M Akala John N Waitumbi Bernhards R Ogutu Jack N Hutter Walter Otieno Source Type: research
The Walter Reed Project, Kisumu Field Station: Impact of Research on Malaria Policy, Management, and Prevention
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230115. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Walter Reed Project is a collaboration between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research of the United States Department of Defense and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The Kisumu field station, comprising four campuses, has until recently been devoted primarily to research on malaria countermeasures. The Kombewa Clinical Research Center is dedicated to conducting regulated clinical trials of therapeutic and vaccine candidates in development. The center's robust population-based surveillance platform, along with a...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Peter M Sifuna Michal Mbinji Tina O Lucas Irene Onyango Hoseah M Akala John N Waitumbi Bernhards R Ogutu Jack N Hutter Walter Otieno Source Type: research
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella species among children discharged from hospital in Western Kenya
The emergence and spread of β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella spp. has been associated with a substantial healthcare burden resulting in therapeutic failures. We sought to describe the proportion of phenotypic res... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - April 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Doreen Rwigi, Andrew K. Nyerere, Mame M. Diakhate, Kevin Kariuki, Kirkby D. Tickell, Timothy Mutuma, Stephanie N. Tornberg, Olusegun O. Soge, Judd L. Walson, Benson Singa, Samuel Kariuki, Patricia B. Pavlinac and Polycarp Mogeni Tags: Research Source Type: research
Kenya must wake up to the threat of cryptic Anopheles species and their impact on residual malaria transmission
This article discusses reports of these cryptic species, their importance to malaria transmission, especially in the arid and semi-arid areas, and what can be done to mitigate the situation.PMID:38648401 | DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.392264 (Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases)
Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases - April 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eunice A Owino Source Type: research
Heavy alcohol use and the HIV care continuum in Kenya: a population-based study
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Source: AIDS Care - April 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Edom WakeJoseph G. Rosena Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAb Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Source Type: research
Willingness to accept and participate in a Microsporidia MB-based mosquito release strategy: a community-based rapid assessment in western Kenya
Microsporidia MB, an endosymbiont naturally found in Anopheles mosquitoes inhibits transmission of Plasmodium and is a promising candidate for a transmission-blocking strategy that may involve mosquito release. A... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - April 20, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tullu Bukhari, Joseph Gichuhi, Oscar Mbare, Victoria A. Ochwal, Ulrike Fillinger and Jeremy K. Herren Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ethical Issues Faced by Health Care Professionals in the Provision of Palliative Care in Kenya
1. The learner will be able to delineate and appreciate the influence of culture and contextual features in the provision of palliative care.2. The learner will be able to critically analyze ethical issues faced in the provision of palliative care. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: John K. Weru Source Type: research
Assessing Attitudes Towards Narrative Medicine Among Palliative Care Patients and Providers in Rural Kenya (GP107)
1. Describe the impact of storytelling in the context of palliative care and evaluate whether it has particular utility in non-Western, resource-variable contexts.2. Discuss how stigma, including spiritual stigma, plays a major role in patient narratives and its impact on the valuing and seeking o f palliative care in Kenya. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Alyson Lee, Gaetan Sgro, Kristina E. Rudd, Pitty M. Mwagiru, Nevyce Mokeira Ochong'a Source Type: research
Key informant views on potential acceptability and feasibility of long-acting antiretroviral treatment for HIV in Kenya
In 2020, 14% of diagnosed persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Kenya were not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 19% of those on ART had unsuppressed viral loads. Long-acting antiretroviral therapy (LA-ART)... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - April 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anne Kaggiah, Catherine N. Maina, John Kinuthia, Douglas Barthold, Brett Hauber, Jacinda Tran, Jane M. Simoni and Susan M. Graham Tags: Research Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 631: Favipiravir Treatment Prolongs Survival in a Lethal BALB/c Mouse Model of Ebinur Lake Virus Infection
This study explored the antiviral effects of two broad-spectrum antiviral drugs, favipiravir and ribavirin, in a BALB/c mouse model. Favipiravir significantly improved the clinical symptoms of infected mice, reduced viral titer and RNA copies in serum, and extended overall survival. The median survival times of mice in the vehicle- and favipiravir-treated groups were 5 and 7 days, respectively. Favipiravir significantly reduced virus titers 10- to 100-fold in sera at all three time points compared to vehicle-treated mice. And favipiravir treatment effectively reduced the virus copies by approximately 10-fold across the thr...
Source: Viruses - April 18, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Geng Ren Yang Wang Huang Rodriguez Yuan Xia Tags: Article Source Type: research
Examining inequalities in spatial access to national health insurance fund contracted facilities in Kenya
Kenya aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 and has selected the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) as the ‘vehicle’ to drive the UHC agenda. While there is some progress in moving the cou... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jacob Kazungu, Angela K. Moturi, Samson Kuhora, Julia Ouko, Matthew Quaife, Justice Nonvignon and Edwine Barasa Tags: Research Source Type: research
Individual, partner, and community variables associated with method-specific contraceptive beliefs in urban and rural Kenya
This study examined quantitative differences in two health-related beliefs between pills, injectables and implants. (Source: Contraception)
Source: Contraception - April 17, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Caila Brander, Kathryn Risher, George Odwe, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Francis Obare, John Cleland, Kazuyo Machiyama Source Type: research
