Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Serum adiponectin in HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus mono- and coinfected Kenyan injection drug users
(BioMed Central, 2015)Adiponectin is an important marker of anthropometric profiles of adipose tissue. However, association of adiponectin and adiposity in HIV mono- and co-infected and hepatitis (HCV) injection drug users (IDUs) has not been ... -
HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and -experienced injection drug users and non-drug users
(BioMed Central, 2015)Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations and their ... -
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Mombasa, Kenya: Feasibility, Prevalence, and Correlates
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017-12)As adolescents and young women become sexually active, they are at risk of adverse reproductive health outcomes including sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We assessed feasibility and acceptability of STI screening ... -
Diabetes mellitus-a devastating metabolic disorder
(2015)Diabetes mellitus is an endocrinological and/or metabolic disorder with an increasing global prevalence and incidence. High blood glucose levels are symptomatic of diabetes mellitus as a consequence of inadequate pancreatic ... -
Escherichia coli pathotypes and Shigella sero-groups in diarrheic children in Nairobi city, Kenya
(Shahid Beheshti University, 2017)In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of E. coli pathotypes and Shigella sero-groups and their antimicrobial profiles among diarrheic children in Nairobi city, Kenya. -
In Vitro Plant Regeneration of Sweetpotato Through Direct Shoot Organogenesis
(J Plant Biochem Physiol, 2018-04)Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batata) is an important, nutritionally rich vegetable crop, but severely affected by environmental stresses, pests and diseases which cause massive yield and quality losses. Genetic manipulation is ... -
Detection of acute dengue virus infection, with and without concurrent malaria infection, in a cohort of febrile children in Kenya, 2014–2019, by clinicians or machine learning algorithms
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2023-07-26)Poor access to diagnostic testing in resource limited settings restricts surveillance for emerging infections, such as dengue virus (DENV), to clinician suspicion, based on history and exam observations alone. We investigated ... -
Socio-demographic and sexual practices associated with HIV infection in Kenyan injection and non-injection drug users
(BioMed Central, 2018-01)Substance use is increasingly becoming prevalent on the African continent, fueling the spread of HIV infection. Although socio-demographic factors influence substance consumption and risk of HIV infection, the association ... -
Functional Haplotypes in the ADIPOQ Gene are Associated with Underweight, Immunosuppression and Viral Suppression in Kenyan HIV-1 Infected Antiretroviral Treatment Naive and Experienced Injection Substance Users
(African Journal Online, 2020)BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus and injection substance use have an influence on genes and gene expression. These effects could be beneficial or detrimental in defining disease outcomes. Adiponectin gene is key ... -
Anemia Burden, Types and Associated Risk Factors among Kenyan Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Co-infected Injection Substance UsersAnemia Burden, Types and Associated Risk Factors among Kenyan Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 a
(African Journal Online, 2020)BACKGROUND፡ Although injection substance users and individuals co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis suffer marked hematologic derangements, the rates, levels, morphologic types and ... -
ON THE CYCLE INDICES OF FROBENIOUS GROUPS
(2010)There are several very useful formulas, which give the cycle indices of the binary operation of the sum, product, composition and power group of M and H in terms of cycle indices of M and H. One very useful binary operation ... -
Evaluation of Sea-Water Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers Using both Numerical Methods and Causal Research: A Case Study of Mombasa, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2021-07-02)This research carried out in Mombasa Island links research done in 2020 on the effects of sea-water intrusion and the current state. The aquifer in Mombasa Island is semi-confined and consists of limestone and coral rock. ... -
Predictors of Shisha Consumption among Students in Tertiary Institutions: A Systematic Review
(Multidisciplinary Journal of TUM, 2021-05)Tobacco use is a risk factor for several diseases, disabilities and premature deaths. Shisha is specially flavoured tobacco and majority of the users perceive hookah smoking to be safer than cigarette. Shisha use has ... -
THE NUMBER OF DISTINCT FUZZY SUBGROUPS OF THE GROUP r p q Z n × Z m × Z FOR DISTINCT PRIMES p, q, r AND m, n ∈ Z+
(2022)The equivalence relation ‘~’ defined by Murali and Makamba is used to find the number of the distinct fuzzy subgroups of the group r , p q Z n × Z m × Z where p, q, r are distinct primes with m and n as Received: ... -
The burden and types of anaemia among HIV infected, ART-naive injection substance users in Kenya
(AJOL, 2022-03)Illicit substance use and HIV infection cause haematological derangements. Anaemia characterized by a reduction in the quality and quantity erythrocytes is the most common disorder in both HIV-positive persons and illicit ... -
Poly-drug use among female and male commercial sex workers visiting a drop in centre in Mombasa County, Kenya
(PLOS, 2022)The relationship between commercial sex work and drug use is complex and the two exacerbate each other. In Kenya, Mombasa County has one of the highest populations of drug users and commercial sex workers. Despite documentation ... -
Polydrug Use among Students in a Public University in a Lower Middle-Income Country
(Hindawi, 2023-07)Recreational drug use among students in tertiary institutions remains a public health concern. Despite documentation of drug use in Kenyan universities, most of the studies are based on self-reported history which is prone ... -
Assemblages and Subassemblages of Giardia duodenalis in Rural Western, Kenya: Association with Sources, Signs, and Symptoms
(Hindawi, 2024)Giardia duodenalis causes sporadic or epidemic infections in humans. The parasite comprises assemblages A-H with A and B subdivided further into AI-IV and BI-IV subassemblages. Attempts aimed at linking these genotypes ... -
Classifying fuzzy subgroups of the abelian group Zp1× Zp2×···× Zpn for distinct primes p1, p2,···, pn
(2017)In this paper, we classify the fuzzy subgroups of the group G= Zp1× Zp2×···× Zpn where p1, p2,···, pn are distinct primes and n∈ Z+. We develop an algorithm for counting the distinct fuzzy subgroups of the group G using ... -
Sum Construction of Automorphic Symmetric Balanced Incomplete Block Designs
(International Journal of Scientific Research in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, 2020)- In this study Sum construction method of automorphic symmetric balanced incomplete block designs has been presented in details. Efficiency of a test design used in the Sum construction of automorphic symmetric ...