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Instead of seeing it as a health care issue, you see it as you: Reasons for alcohol use, consequences of use, and barriers to help seeking among fathers in Kenya

Giustoa, Ali; Satinsky, Emily N.; Jaguga, Florence; Rono, Wilter; Barasa, Julius; Galán, Chardée A.; Wainberg, Milton L. (BMJ, 2024-06-27)

Introduction: Father alcohol use negatively impacts family systems, yet research in this area is scarce in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya. An understanding of why fathers drink, consequences of alcohol use, ...
Care process for stroke patients in kenya: mixed study

Kingau, Naomi Wanjiru (Health Education and Care, 2018-05-12)

Background: Longer-term impairments and activity limitations secondary to stroke can cause inability to return to work, and decreased social participation. Upon stroke episode, patients follow a series of care pathways ...
Prevalence of co-occurring mental disorders among in-patients at the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Unit, Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital in Eldoret

Jaguga, Florence; Kuboi, Nicodemus; Barasa, Julius; Kwobah, Edith Kamaru (African Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 2022-06-30)

Globally, the burden of mental disorders among patients attending treatment for substance use disorders is substantial. Little has been done to explore this subject in Kenya. The aim of this study was to investigate ...
Clozapine-induced stuttering in the absence of known risk factors: a case report

Jaguga, Florence (Springer link, 2021-04-17)

Background: Stuttering is a rare side effect of clozapine. It has been shown to occur in the presence of one or more factors such as abnormal electrophysiological findings and seizures, extrapyramidal symptoms, brain ...
12-month substance use disorders among first-year university students in Kenya

Aguga, Florence J; Mathai, Muthoni; Ayuya, Caroline; Francisca, Ongecha; Musyoka, Catherine Mawia; Shah, Jasmit; Atwoli, Lukoye (2023-11-27)

Objectives The period of entry into university represents one of vulnerability to substance use for university students. The goal of this study is to document the 12-month prevalence of substance use disorders among first ...
Personality traits and substance use among college students in Eldoret, Kenya

Kinyanjui, Daniel Waiganjo; Sum, Ann Mwangi (PLOS ONE, 2023-05-24)

Background There is documented evidence of the increase of alcohol and substance use among college students globally. Increased morbidity and associated maladaptive socio-occupational outcomes of the habit with early ...
Platelet-mediated clumping adhesion phenotypes of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes:A review

Onyambu, Frank G; Tanui, Stephen B; Alwala, Dominic S. O.; Chebii, Kiptanui; Kigen, Bethwel K. (Academicjournals.org/, 2017-04-28)

Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. In general, malaria is easily treated but in a subset of cases it develops to severe disease. Severe malaria has a high rate of mortality even with the ...
Pepea Pamoja:† Applying the Ecological Validity Framework to co-develop a wellbeing and behavioural training program for caregivers of young children with autism in low-resource settings of Kenya and the United States

Keehn, Rebecca McNally; Rispoli, Mandy; Chelagat, Saina; Nafiseh, Amira; Oyungu, Eren; Omari, Felicita Wangechi; Kigen, Barnabas; Hassinger, Tonia; Stewart, Laurel; Gross, Judith; McHenry, Megan (Wiley, 2024-06-12)

Background: Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disability with global preva- lence of one in 100 individuals. Poor access to interventions in both under-resourced regions of high-income countries and low- and ...
Improved survival for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a low middle-income country: reduction in abandonment and relapse

Bogonko, George; Njuguna, Festus; Odongo, Fredrick; Olbara, Gilbert; Langat, Sandra; Kipng’etich, Martha; Njenga, Dennis; Mostert, Saskia; Kaspers, Gertjan; Vik, Terry (Essopenarchive.org, 2023-02-25)

Background: In our earlier published outcomes of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya (MTRH), we showed low event-free survival (EFS) with high induction mortality ...
Barriers to and facilitators of effective management of fever episodes in hospitalised Kenyan children with cancer: protocol for convergent mixed methods study

Nessle, Charles Nathaniel; Njuguna, Festus; Dettinger, Julia; Koima, Raphael; Nyamusi, Lenah; Kisembe, Evelynn; Kinja, Sarah; Ndung’u, Mercy; Njenga, Dennis; Langat, Sandra; Olbara, Gilbert; Moyer, Cheryl; Vik, Terry (BMJ, 2023-09-27)

Introduction Febrile neutropenia is an oncological emergency in children with cancer, associated with serious infections and complications. In low-resourced settings, death from infections in children with cancer is 20 ...
Comparison of 60mg and 40mg doses of hyoscine butylbromide on labor outcomes at Moi teaching and referral hospital, Eldoret, Kenya

Wanjala, Anthony; Kaihura, David; Chemwolo, Benjamin; Muruka, Kays (Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research,, 2018-08-14)

Introduction: Effects of 40mg of Hyoscine butylbromide (HBB) in reducing duration of active phase of labor are well documented. However effects of 60mg have not been well studied despite the fact that it is often ...
Thyroid surgery in a resource-limited setting: Feasibility and analysis of short- and long-term outcomes

Jafari, Aria; Campbell, David; Campbell, Bruce H.; Ngoitsi, Henry Nono; Sisenda, Titus M.; Denge, Makaya; James, Benjamin C.; Cordes, Susan R. (American Academy of Otolaryngology, 2016-12-23)

Objective. The present study reviews a series of patients who underwent thyroid surgery in Eldoret, Kenya, to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting long-term (.1 year) outcomes research in a resource-limited ...
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia primarily presenting as life-threatening pericardial effusion, Eldoret, Kenya: A case report

Wauye, Victor M.; Njiru, Evangeline; Amadi, Angela K.; Hagembe, Mildred N.; Kigen, Gabriel (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024-05)

We present a case of an 81-year-old African male who presented with progressive cough, respiratory distress and bilateral lower limb swelling, and was diagnosed with life-threatening pericardial effusion resulting from ...
How common are allergic reactions during commercial flights? A systematicreview and meta-analysis

Turner, Paul J.; Mamula, Jelena; Laktabi, Jeremiah; Patel, Nandinee (Elsevier Inc., 2023-07-26)

Global passenger demand for air travel has increased by over 7% annually since 2006, with a strong recovery following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Prior to COVID-19, individuals with food allergies ...
Diabetic retinopathy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya

MS, Musawa; MJ, Karoney; CM, Kwobah; C, Oduor; C, Owino (The Journal of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, 2018-07)

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) accounts for 5% of the 39 million causes of blindness occurring worldwide and is estimated to contribute 3% of blindness in Kenya. Dyslipidemia, poor control of sugar, hypertension ...
Factors underlying taking a child to HIV care: implications for reducing loss to follow-up among HIV-infected and -exposed children

Wachira, Juddy; E Middlestadt, Susan; Vreeman, Rachel; Braitstein, Paula (Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 2012-03)

Abstract Objective: With the aim of reducing pediatric loss to follow-up (LTFU) from HIV clinical care programs in sub-Saharan Africa, we sought to understand the personal and socio-cultural factors associated with the ...
Improving health equity through sustained academic partnership: development of a maternal fetal medicine fellowship training program in Western Kenya.

D, Ndingori; R, Spitzer; J, Songok; M, Buitendyk; M, Pallavi; W, Kosgei; B, Kipchumba; M, Kakuti; P, Tonui; K, Fung-Kee-Fung; H, Leftwich (AJOG, 2024-06-08)

Low- and middle-income countries are under resourced in sub-specialist care. We describe a unique Maternal Fetal Medicine clinical fellowship training program at The Moi University School of Medicine (MU-SOM) and Moi ...
Understanding the need for pediatric neurodevelopmental services among households in western Kenya: A population-based study

Eastes, Kaytlin; Oyungu, Eren; Jerop, Carolyne; Ombitsa, Ananda Roselyne; Kigen, Barnabas; McHenry, Megan S (Sage, 2024)

Introduction:Existing estimates of rates of childhood disability in Kenya are based on data with important limitations. Individual-level data on childhood disability at the local level is also lacking, leaving critical ...
Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination and adolescent girls in eldoret, Kenya

Mabeya, Hillary; Menon, Sonia; Kaihura, David; Orango, Omenge; Broeck, Davy Vanden (British Journal of Cancer Research, 2018-07-03)

Background: Cervical cancer caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) nevertheless preventable has claimed the lives of many women worldwide. Human papillomavirus is the main contributory agent of cervical cancer. The HPV ...
Early second trimester twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome inmonoamniotic twin pregnancy: the cause and management – A Case Report from Resource Limited Settings

Philippe, Pa; Cheruiyot, A; Shurie, S; Pallavi, M; Orang'o, O E (iMedPub Journals, 2019-09-27)

Monoamniotic twin pregnancies are the least common type of twin pregnancies, associated with high foetal death rates. In addition, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome is a rare event in monoamniotic ...

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