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  • Safety Evaluation and Antihyperglycaemic effect of Root extract of Maerua decumbens (Brongn.) DeWolf in Wistar Rats 
    C. Tuei, Vivian; N. Macharia, Benson; K. Maiyoh, Geoffrey; T. Kiptisia, Richard (Elsever, 2020-07)
    Local communities living in rural regions of Kenya use the plant, Maerua decumbens (Brongn.) DeWolf for various purposes including water purification (roots), as food (roots and fruits) and medicinal (various parts of the ...
  • Safety of daily low-dose aspirin use during pregnancy in low-income and middle-income countries 
    Short, Vanessa L; Hoffman, Matthew; Metgud, Mrityunjay; Kavi, Avinash; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Okitawutshu, Jean; Tshefu, Antoinette; Bose, Carl L; Mwenechany, Musaku; Chomba, Elwyn; Carlo, Waldemar A; Figueroa, Lester; Garces, Ana; Krebs, Nancy F; Jessani, Saleem; Saleem, Sarah; Goldenberg, Robert L; Kumar Das, Prabir; Patel, Archana; Hibberd, Patricia L; Achieng, Emmah; Nyongesa, Paul; Esamai, Fabian; Bucher, Sherri; Nowak, Kayla J; Goco, Norman; Nolen, Tracy L; McClure, Elizabeth M; Koso-Thomas, Marion; Miodovnik, Menachem; Derman, Richard J (Elsevier, 2012-02)
    BACKGROUND: The daily use of low-dose aspirin may be a safe, widely available, and inexpensive intervention for reducing the risk of pre term birth. Data on the potential side effects of low-dose aspirin use during pregnancy ...
  • The Safety Profile and Acceptability of a Disposable Male Circumcision Device in Kenyan Men Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision 
    Musau Pius.; Mustafa Demirelli; Muraguri Nicholas.; Ndwiga Francis.; Wainaina Daniel.; Amin Ali Nabila. (medical publisher, 2011-09)
  • Same-day antiretroviral therapy (ART) Initiation as a predictor of Loss to follow-up and viral suppression among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Sub-saharan Africa. 
    Diero, Lameck; Fatti, Geoffrey; Yiannoutsos, Constantin T (Springer, 2022-09)
    Background: Treat-All guidelines recommend initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people with HIV (PWH) on the day of diagnosis when possible, yet uncertainty exists about the impact of same-day ART initiation ...
  • Sample size for a randomized paired screen positive design 
    Kinyanjui, Josphat k.; Keter, ALfred K.; Otieno, Argwings, R. (Ampath, 2012-03)
    The design of epidemiologic studies for the validation of screening tests necessitates accurate sample size calculations to allow for the estimation of relative measures of accuracy within a specified level of precision ...
  • Sampling-Based Approaches to Improve Estimation of Mortality among Patient Dropouts: Experience from a Large PEPFAR-Funded Program in Western Kenya 
    Kimaiyo Sylvester; Ooko Vincent Ochieng; Bacon Melanie C; Martin Jeffrey N; Ochieng Daniel; Kara K Wools-Kaloustian; Paula Braitstein; Musick Beverly; Frangakis Constantine E; Ming-Wen An; Yiannoutsos Constantin T (Journals.plos.org, 2008-12-02)
    Background Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of HIV care and treatment programs is impacted by losses to follow-up (LTFU) in the patient population. The severity of this effect is undeniable but its extent unknown. Tracing ...
  • Scalable long-read Nanopore HPV16 amplicon-based whole-genome sequencing 
    Titus, Maina K.; Giesbrecht, David; Oduor, Cliff I.; Muthoka, Kapten; Niaré, Karamoko; Crudale, Rebecca; Fola, Abebe A.; Hui, Sin Ting; Kim, Isaac E.; Tonui, Philip K.; Itsura, Peter M.; Tonui, Ronald; Moormann, Ann M.; Loehrer, Patrick J.; Brown, Darron R.; Orang’o, Omenge E.; Cu-Uvin, Susan; Ermel, Aaron C.; Katzenellenbogen, Rachel A.; Bailey, Jeffrey A. (medrxiv.org, 2025-05-23)
    Human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) drives precursor cervical lesions that often progress to cervical cancer (CC). Variation within the HPV16 genome has been associated with CC risk. Here, we developed an affordable and ...
  • Scaling up Global Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond 
    Jaguga, Florence (2021-01)
    very health care system requires an adequate health care workforce, service delivery, financial support, and information technology. During the COVID-19 pandemic, global health systems were ill prepared to address the ...
  • Scaling up the primary health integrated care project for chronic conditions in Kenya: study protocol for an implementation research project 
    Naanyu, Violet (2022-03)
    Introduction Amid the rising number of people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Kenya has invested in strengthening primary care and in efforts to expand existing service delivery platforms to integrate NCD care. One ...
  • A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa 
    Jaguga, Florence; Kiburi, Sarah Kanana; Temet, Eunice; Aalsma, Matthew C.; Ott, Mary A.; Maina, Rachel W.; Wachira, Juddy; Mostert, Cyprian; Kosgei, Gilliane; Tenge, Angeline; Atwoli, Lukoye (PLOS, 2024-10-24)
    Background The burden of substance use in Africa is substantial. Brief interventions (BIs) are a recom- mended public health strategy for the prevention and early intervention for substance use problems. The objective ...
  • A Scoring tool to identify East African HIV-1 serodiscordant partnerships with a high likelihood of pregnancy 
    Heffron, Renee; Cohen, Craig R.; Ngure, Kenneth; Bukusi, Elizabeth; Were, Edwin; Kiarie, James; Mugo, Nelly; Celum, Connie; . Baeten, Jared M (PLOS ONE, 2015-12-31)
    Introduction HIV-1 prevention programs targeting HIV-1 serodiscordant couples need to identify couples that are likely to become pregnant to facilitate discussions about methods to minimize HIV- 1 risk during pregnancy ...
  • Screening and testing for tuberculosis among the HIV-infected: outcomes from a large HIV programme in western Kenya 
    Owiti, Philip; Onyango, Dickens; Momanyi, Robina; Harries, Anthony D. (BMC Public Health, 2019)
    Background:People living with HIV (PLHIV) are at increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). TB is also the leading opportunistic infection contributing to about one-third of deaths in this population. The World Health Organization ...
  • Screening by Clinical Breast Examination in Western Kenya: Who Comes? 
    Wachira, Juddy; Keter, Alfred; Mwangi, Ann; Njiru, Evanjeline; Chumba, David; Biwott, Penina; Kiplimo, Ivan (Ampath, 2016)
    Purpose More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate in breast cancer screening when it is offered ...
  • Screening by clinical breast examination in Western Kenya: Who comes? 
    Naftali, Busakhala; Naanyu, Violet; Asirwa, Fredrick Chite; Kisuya, Job (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2016-01)
    Purpose More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate in breast cancer screening when it is offered ...
  • Screening by clinical breast examination in Western Kenya: who comes? 
    Busakhala, Naftali Wisindi; Chite, Fredrick Asirwa; Wachira, Juddy; Naanyu, Violet; Kisuya, Job Wapangana; Keter, Alfred; Mwangi, Ann; Njiru, Evanjeline; Chumba, David; Lumarai, Lugaria; Biwott, Penina; Kiplimo, Ivan; Otieno, Grieven; Kigen, Gabriel; Loehrer, Patrick Sr; Inui, Thomus (American society of cinical oncology, 2016-02-03)
    bstract Purpose More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate in breast cancer screening when it ...
  • Screening by clinical breast examination in Western Kenya: who comes? 
    Busakhala, Naftali Wisindi; Chite, Fredrick Asirwa; Wachira, Juddy; Naanyu, Violet; Kisuya, Job Wapangana; Keter, Alfred; Mwangi, Ann; Njiru, Evanjeline; Chumba, David; Lumarai, Lugaria; Biwott, Penina; Kiplimo, Ivan; Otieno, Grieven; Kigen, Gabriel; Sr, Patrick Loehrer; Inui, Thomus (JGO, 2016-01-27)
    abstract Purpose More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate in breast cancer screening when ...
  • Screening by clinical breast examination in Western Kenya: Who comes? 
    Busakhala, Naftali Wisindi; Chite, Fredrick Asirwa; Wachira, Juddy; Naanyu, Violet; Wapangana, Job; Keter, Kisuya Alfred; Mwangi, Ann; Njiru, Evanjeline; Chumba, David; Lumarai, Lugaria; Biwott, Penina; Kiplimo, Ivan; Otieno, Grieven; Kigen, Gabriel; Loehrer, Patrick; Inui, Sr Thomus (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2016-06)
    Purpose More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate in breast cancer screening when it is offered ...
  • Screening by clinical breastexamination in Western Kenya: who comes? 
    Busakhala, Naftali Wisindi; Chite, Fredrick Asirwa; Wachira, Juddy; Naanyu, Violet; Kisuya, Job Wapangana; Keter, Alfred; Mwangi, Ann; Njiru, Evanjeline; Chumba, David; Lumarai, Lugaria; Biwott, Penina; Kiplimo, Ivan; Otieno, Grieven; Kigen, Gabriel; Loehrer Sr, Patrick; Inui, Thomus (ASCO, 2016-06-03)
    Purpose More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate in breast cancer screening when it is offered ...
  • Screening for diabetes and hypertension in a rural low income setting in western Kenya utilizing home-based and community-based strategies 
    Sonak, D Pastakia; Shamim, M Ali; Jemima, H Kamano; Constantine, O Akwanalo; Samson, K Ndege; Victor, L Buckwalter; Rajesh, Vedanthan; Gerald, S Bloomfield (Moi University, 2013-05-16)
    Background: The burdens of hypertension and diabetes are increasing in low- and middle-income countries (L Mics). It is important to identify patients with these conditions early in the disease process. The goal of this ...
  • Self-penile amputation: A case of Klingsor Syndrome 
    Rono Kipkemoi, Dennis; E. Nditika, Mburu; Lumadede Mugalo, Edward; Akello, Walter (Elsevier, 2021-03)
    Klingsor Syndrome is an infrequent Surgical and Psychiatric emergency. We present such a case of self-penile amputation with delayed presentation precluding re-plantation. A 48 year-old man on follow-up for Schizophrenia ...

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