Context: Breast cancer in Kenya is associated with a high mortality due to late stage disease at presentation and limited access to specialty care.Objectives: To understand the symptom burden in breast cancer patients ...

We report a case of a 62 year-old patient who developed Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia upon receiving four cycles of capacitabine-based chemotherapy. She was on post surgical adjuvant treatment for invasive well ...

Abstract. Carrying out chemical analysis of antimalarials to detect low-quality medications before they reach a patient is a costly venture. Here, we show that a library of chemical color tests embedded on a paper card ...

Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer worldwide. Notably, women co-infected with HPV and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have a six-fold higher lifetime ...

The WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer will likely increase the number of childhood cancer survivors in resource-poor countries. This study explored survivorship care in Kenya through parental reports on late ...

Background: Over 43% of children living in low- and middle- income countries are at risk for developmental delays; however, access to protective interventions in these settings is limited. We evaluated the effect of ...

Plasma HIV-1 RNA set point is an important predictor of HIV-1 disease progression. We hypothesized that inoculum size and HIV-1 exposure prior to HIV-1 transmission may modulate set point. We ...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will increase globally, with the largest increase being on the African continent. On our continent, projections have indicated ...

Objective To estimate the direct and indirect costs of diabetes mellitus care at five public health facilities in Kenya. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in two counties where diabetes patients aged 18 ...

Patient loyalty is the continuous commitment and engagement in care where patients can improve and sustain quality of life through continuous use of medical care. Identifying strengths and weaknesses in providing excellent ...