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Dietary diversity, nutrition status and morbidity of pre-school children in Matungu division, Western Kenya

Beatrice Nakhauka Ekesa, Mary Khakoni Walingo, Mary Abukutsa-Onyango (2009)

Abstract: This cross-sectional survey was to determine dietary diversity, nutrient intake, nutrition status and prevalence of childhood illnesses among pre-school children in Matungu division, Western Kenya. A total ...
Empiric deworming to delay HIV disease progression in adults with HIV who are ineligible for initiation of antiretroviral treatment (the HEAT study): a multi-site, randomised trial

Dr Judd Walson, MD; Benson Singa; Laura Sangaré; Jaqueline Naulikha; Benjamin Piper; Prof Barbra Richardson (2012)

Background Co-infection with HIV and helminths is common in sub-Saharan Africa and findings from previous studies have suggested that anthelmintic treatment might delay immunosuppression in people with HIV. We aimed to ...
Assessing Nutrient Intake and Nutrient Status of HIV Seropositive Patients Attending Clinic at Chulaimbo Sub-District Hospital, Kenya

Agatha Christine Onyango, Mary Khakoni Walingo, Grace Mbagaya, and Rose Kakai (2012)

Background. Nutritional status is an important determinant of HIV outcomes. Objective. To assess the nutrient intake and nutrient status of HIV seropositive patients attending an AIDS outpatient clinic, to improve the ...
Evaluation of impact of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets and point-of-use water filters on HIV1 disease progression in Kenya.

Walson JL, Sangaré LR, Singa BO, Naulikha JM, Piper BK, Yuhas K, Onchiri FM, Otieno PA, Mermin J, Zeh C, Richardson BA and John-Stewart G. (2013)

OBJECTIVES: Among HIV-1-infected individuals in Africa, coinfection with malaria and diarrhoeal disease may be associated with more rapid HIV-1 disease progression. We sought to determine whether the use of longlasting ...
Bacteremia and Early Neonatal Mortality Among Kenyan Newborns in Health Facilities

Gillian Levine, MPH, PhDc; Judd Walson, MD, MPH- ; Maneesh Batra, MD, MPH, ; Jaqueline Mulongo, BSN, MPH (2013)

Neonatal mortality rates remain high in low-resource settings. We aimed to determine incidence and risk factors for bacteremia and early neonatal mortality among high-risk newborns in health facilities, to inform targeted ...
Evaluation of impact of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets and point-of-use water filters on HIV-1 disease progression in Kenya

Judd Walson;Laura Sangaré;Benson Singa;Jacqueline Naulikha;Benjamin Piper;Krista Yuhas;Frankline Onchiri;Phelgona Otieno;Jonathan Mermin;Clement Zeh;Barbra Richardson;Grace John-Stewart; (2013)

Among HIV-1-infected individuals in Africa, coinfection with malaria and diarrhoeal disease may be associated with more rapid HIV-1 disease progression. We sought to determine whether the use of long-lasting insecticide-treated ...
Impact of Helminth Diagnostic Test Performance on Estimation of Risk Factors and Outcomes in HIV-Positive Adults

Michael B. Arndt1, Grace John-Stewart, Barbra A. Richardson, Benson Singa, Lisette van Lieshout, Jaco J. Verweij, Laura R. Sangaré, Loice W. Mbogo, Jacqueline M. Naulikha, Judd L.Walson (2013)

Traditional methods using microscopy for the detection of helminth infections have limited sensitivity.Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays enhance detection of helminths, particularly low burden infections.However, ...
The Extent of Influence of Factors on Cigarette Smoking Among Teenagers in Baguio City: A Cross-Sectional Study

Joan cheruiyot, Marjorie Retuta , Geofrey Arasa , Sabella J. Kiprono , Scholastica Korir , Simon Macharia Kamau (2013)

Introduction: Although there are several studies conducted on teenage smoking, the causes to become smokers in adolescence remain unclear. Several factors were identified but the extent of its influence still obscure. Therefore, ...
Knowledge of Staff Nurses on Management of Deconditioning in Older Adults: A Cross- Sectional Study

Joan cheruiyot ., Jose Reinhard C. Laoingco , Simon Macharia Kamau (2013)

Introduction: A significant issue facing today’s acute care nurse is the ability to respond to the rising number of older adults admitted to the hospital, while simultaneously preventing complications of hospitalization ...
Water Filter Provision and Home-Based Filter Reinforcement Reduce Diarrhea in Kenyan HIV-Infected Adults and Their Household Members

Patricia B. Pavlinac; Jaqueline M. Naulikha; Linda Chaba; Naomi Kimani; Laura R. Sangaré; Krista Yuhas; Benson O. Singa; Grace John-Stewart; Judd L. Walson (2014)

Among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -infected adults and children in Africa, diarrheal disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the effectiveness of provision and homebased reinforcement ...
Use of Principal Components Analysis and Protein Microarray to Explore the Association of HIV-1-Speciﬁc IgG Responses with Disease Progression

Helen L. Gerns Storey; Barbra A. Richardson; Benson O. Singa; Naulikha JM; Vivian C. Prindle; Vladimir E. Diaz-Ochoa; Phil L. Felgner; David Camerini; Helen Horton; Grace John-Stewart; Walson JL (2014)

The role of HIV-1-speciﬁc antibody responses in HIV disease progression is complex and would beneﬁt from analysis techniques that examine clusterings of responses. Protein microarray platforms facilitate the simultaneous ...
High-Risk Enteric Pathogens Associated with HIV-Infection and HIV-Exposure in Kenyan Children with Acute Diarrhea

Patricia B. Pavlinac; Grace C. John-Stewart; Jacqueline M. Naulikha; FM. Onchiri; Benson O. Singa; BA. Richard Son; J. Walson (2014)

Abstract Objective—HIV-infection is an established risk for diarrheal severity, less is known about specific enteric pathogens associated with HIV status. We determined associations of selected enteric pathogens with ...
Intensive Care Management of Poisoning in a Resource-Limited Health Care Setting in Western Kenya

Macharia S. Kamau Chebor A. Kipbichii, Mwangi H. Ruiru (2014-09)

Poisoning due to pesticides is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. About threemillion cases of poisoning occur worldwide annually, mostly in developing countries withOrganophosphates poisoning ...
Applying Margaret Newman’s theory of health as expanding consciousness to psychosocial nursing care of HIV infected patients in Kenya

Kamau Simon Macharia , Rotich Rose Jelagat , Mwembe David Juma (2014-11)

Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness is considered a grand nursing theory, she described a process of becoming more of oneself, of finding greater meaning in life, and of reaching new dimensions ...
Peer to peers nurse managers’ on supporting structures and systems they support in a resource: Constrained setting in Kenya

Simon Macharia Kamau (2014-12)

This is an excerpt from a wider study on job description of nurse managers. Aimed to describe the experiences and perceptions of nurse managers towards the various factors that affect their roles as nurse managers in the ...
A field survey for the seroprevalence of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in donkeys from Nuu Division, Kenya.

Oduori DO; Onyango SC; Kimari JN; MacLeod ET (2015)

Equine piroplasmosis is one of the most significant tick-borne disease of equids. The prevalence of this disease in donkeys of semi-arid Kenya remains largely unexplored. The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate ...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteremia among Acutely Febrile Children in Western Kenya

Patricia B. Pavlinac; Jaqueline M. Naulikha; Grace C. John-Stewart; Frankline M. Onchiri; Albert O. Okumu; Ruth R. Sitati; Lisa M. Cranmer; Erica M. Lokken; Benson O. Singa; Judd L. Walson (2015)

Abstract. In children, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) frequently disseminates systemically, presenting with nonspecific signs including fever. We determined prevalence of M. tuberculosis bacteremia among ...
Frequency and correlates of malaria over-treatment in areas of differing malaria transmission: a cross-sectional study in rural Western Kenya

Frankline M, Onchiri; Patricia B, Pavlinac; Benson O, Singa; Jacqueline M, Naulikha; Elizabeth A, Odundo; Carey Farquhar; Barbra A, Richardson; Grace, John-Stewart; Judd L, Walson (2015)

Abstract Background In 2010, the World Health Organization shifted its malaria guidelines from recommending the empiric treatment of all febrile children to treating only those with laboratory-confirmed malaria. This ...
Failure of Syndrome-Based Diarrhea Management Guidelines to Detect Shigella Infections in Kenyan Children.

Patricia B. Pavlinac; Denno DM; Grace C. John-Stewart; FM. Onchiri; Naulikha JM; Odundo EA; Hulseberg CE; Singa BO; Manhart LE; Walson JL (2015)

Abstract BACKGROUND: Shigella is a leading cause of childhood diarrhea mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Current World Health Organization guidelines recommend antibiotics for children in non cholera-endemic areas only ...
Low Bacteremia Prevalence Among Febrile Children in Areas of Differing Malaria Transmission in Rural Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frankline M. Onchiri, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Benson O. Singa, Jacqueline M. Naulikha, Elizabeth A. Odundo,Carey Farquhar, Barbra A. Richardson, Grace John-Stewart, and Judd L. Walson (2015)

Background. With malaria declining, other causes of fever may account for a substantial portion of severe childhood illness in sub-Saharan Africa. We determined prevalence, etiologies, and correlates of bacteremia among ...

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