The growth and development of Anopheles gambiae Giles larvae were studied in artiÞcial habitats in western Kenya. Larvae responded to increasing densities by extending their development time and by emerging as smaller ...

HIV stigma is considered to be a major driver of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, yet there is a limited understanding of its occurrence. We describe the geographic patterns of two forms of HIV stigma in a cross-sectional sample of ...

To describe local geospatial variation and geospatial risk factors for child mortality in rural western Kenya. methods We calculated under-5 mortality rates (U5MR) in 217 villages in a Health and Demographic Surveillance ...

To explore the impact of distance on utilisation of peripheral health facilities for sick child visits in Asembo, rural western Kenya.methods As part of a demographic surveillance system (DSS), censuses of all households ...

The KEMRI/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in Rarieda, Siaya and Gem Districts (Siaya County), lying northeast of Lake Victoria in Nyanza Province, ...

It has been speculated that widespread and sustained use of insecticide treated bed nets (ITNs) for over 10 years in Asembo, western Kenya, may have selected for changes in the location (indoor versus outdoor) and time ...

We estimated Rift Valley fever (RVF) incidence as a function of geological, geographical, and climatological factors during the 2006–2007 RVF epidemic in Kenya. Location information was obtained for 214 of 340 (63%) confirmed ...

Diarrhea causes substantial morbidity and mortality in children in low-income countries. Although numerous pathogens cause diarrhea, the etiology of many episodes remains unknown. Serratia marcescens is incriminated in ...