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Analysis of Factors Contributing to the Low Survival of Cervical Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2023)Background: In contrast to the developed nations, invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the most common womens malignancy in Kenya and many other locations in sub-Saharan Africa. However, studies on survival from this disease ... -
Anemia among Children Exposed to Polyparasitism in Coastal Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)Anemia represents a substantial problem for children living in areas with limited resources and significant parasite burden. We performed a cross-sectional study of 254 Kenyan preschool- and early school-age children in a ... -
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 ... -
Application of the DPSIR Framework to Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management in Kenya
(Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology and The Korean Society of Oceanography, 2020)Natural resource management frameworks are important in generating information that promotes the development of appropriate policies and regulation for effective management and utilization of different aspects of ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of ecological vulnerability to climate variability on coastal fishing communities
(Elsevier, 2018)Fisheries resources are important in supporting the livelihood of many coastal communities especially in the developing tropical countries. Fisheries resources however, continue to face unprecedented pressure from ... -
Audit Expectation Gap in Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN FINANCE JOURNAL (EAFJ), 2023-12-15)The audit expectation gap is a major concern in Kenya's accounting profession, where auditors are expected to identify and prevent financial fraud and misstatements. The disconnect between ... -
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 ... -
Characterization and productivity profiles of Aedes aegypti (L.) breeding habitats across rural and urban landscapes in western and coastal Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2017)Aedes aegypti, the principal vector for dengue and other emerging arboviruses, breeds preferentially in various man-made and natural container habitats. In the absence of vaccine, epidemiological surveillance and vector ... -
Climate Variability and Small-Scale Fisheries in Kenya
(Juniper Publishers Inc., 2019)Small-scale coastal fishing communities in the tropics have varied responses to climate variability constraints. These responses are often part of the different ways in which communities build adaptive capacity and ... -
Clinical chemistry profiles in injection heroin users from Coastal Region, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014-07)Although the co-burden of injection drug use and HIV is increasing in Africa, little is known about the laboratory markers of injection drug use and anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in Kenyan injection drug users. This ... -
Composition and abundance of deep-water crustaceans in the Southwest Indian Ocean
(Elsevier, 2015)Expanding coastal fisheries into deeper waters is frequently tabled as an option to increase harvests from the sea in the Southwest Indian Ocean. In this region, only Mozambique and South Africa have established deep-water ... -
Dengue and west Nile virus transmission in children and adults in coastal Kenya
(American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017-01-01)Dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are important reemerging arboviruses that are underrecognized in many parts of Africa due to lack of surveillance. As a part of a study on flavivirus, alphavirus, and parasite ... -
Development of a Real-Time Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction for O'nyong-nyong virus and Evaluation with Clinical and Mosquito Specimens in Kenya
(2017-07-29)O’nyong-nyong virus (ONNV), an alphavirus closely related to chikungunya virus (CHIKV), has been the documented cause of two large outbreaks in east Africa; however, little is known about the contribution of ONNV to cases ... -
Ecological and socio-economic assessment of Kenyan coastal fisheries
(Brill, 2013)This study explores and describes the status of the fisheries resources in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya. In addition to shrimp bottom trawling, the bay also supports a variety of artisanal fishing techniques with ... -
Effect of a syphilis control programme on pregnancy outcome in Nairobi, Kenya
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2000)Objectives: To assess the impact of a syphilis control programme of pregnant women on preg nancy outcome in Kenya. Method: Women who came to deliver to Pumwani Maternity Hospital (PMH) between April 1997 and March 1998 ... -
The effect of Kenya’s free maternal health care policy on the utilization of health facility delivery services and maternal and neonatal mortality in public health facilities
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-27)Background: Kenya abolished delivery fees in all public health facilities through a presidential directive effective on June 1, 2013 with an aim of promoting health facility delivery service utilization and reducing ... -
Effects Associated with Processing Ballast and Waste Oil at Port Reitz, Mombasa-Kenya
(Civil and Environmental Research journal, 2015)This study was carried out in response to a complaint regarding environmental pollution, arising from the processing of ballast water and waste oil on the premises of the landlord on Plot No. LR 1192/VI/MN, Port ... -
The effects of HIV-1 Tat protein on cell cycle during cervical carcinogenesis
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)The role of HPV in the carcinogenesis of intraepithelial and invasive anogenital lesions is currently well established. E6 and E7 oncoproteins of high-risk HPV genotypes are known to inactivate p53 and pRb pathways. ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM SUGARCANE MOLASSES IN KENYA
(African Journals online, 2021-07-06)Environmental concerns and the increasing demand for transportation energy have led to increased production and utilization of biofuels worldwide. Biofuels are perceived to provide clean and green energy. Globally, bioethanol ...