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Tuberculosis after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in low-income and high-income countries

Brinkhof, W. G. Martin; Egger, Matthias; Boulle, Andrew; May, Margaret; Hosseinipour, Mina; Sprinz, Eduardo (Ampath, 2007-12)

We examined the incidence of and risk factors for tuber- culosis during the first year of highly active antiretroviral therapy in low-income (4540 patients) and high-income (22,217 patients) ...
The MOSORIOT Medical Record System (MMRS) Phase I to Phase II Implementation: An Outpatient Computer-based Medical Record System in Rural Kenya

Hannan, Terry J.; Tierney, William M.; Rotich, Joseph K.; Odero, Wilson W.; Smith, Frances; Mamlin, Joseph J.; Einterz, Robert M. (medlib, 2014-05-28)

The authors of this paper describe the second phase of the implementation of the Mosoriot Medical Record System (MMRS) in a remote health care facility on the outskirts of Eldoret, Kenya, located in sub-Saharan ...
Effects of Melatonin on Oxidative Stress in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Maritim, Alice C.; Moore, Brian H.; Sanders, Ruth A.; Watkins III, John B. (Ampath, 1998-11-16)

Oxidative stress plays an important role in diabetes and other oxygen-related diseases. Melatonin, a pineal hormone thought to be a scavenger of oxygen radicals and a potentially advantageou s ther- apeutic agent in ...
Posttraumatic stress disorder among mau Mau concentration camp survivors in Kenya posttraumatic stress disorder among mau Mau concentration camp survivors in Kenya

Atwoli, Lukoye (Moi University, 2006)

Introduction: The last decade of colonialism in Kenya was characterized by an armed insurrection in many parts of the country, but mostly in the Mount Kenya and Rift Valley regions. Termed the 'Mau Mau' uprising, the ...
A computer-based medical record system and personal digital assistants to assess and follow patients with respiratory tract infections visiting a rural Kenyan health centre

Diero, Lameck; Robert M, Einterz; Bii, John; Rotich, K Joseph; Mamlin, W Burke; Kalamai, Z Irene; Kalamai, Z Irene (Ampath Publications, 2005-12-29)

Background: Clinical research can be facilitated by the use of informatics tools. We used an existing electronic medical record (EMR) system and personal data assistants (PDAs) to assess the characteristics and outcomes ...
Responding to the HIV Pandemic: The Power of an Academic Medical Partnership

Einterz, M. Robert; Kimaiyo, Sylvester; Mengech, N.K. Haroun; Khwa-Otsyula, O. Barasa; Esamai, Fabian; Quigley, Fran; Mamlin, J. Joseph (Ampath, 2007-08)

Partnerships between academic medical center (AMCs) in North America and the developing world are uniquely capable of fulfilling the tripartite needs of care, training, and research required to address health care ...
The emerging problem of coronary heart disease in Kenya

Jablonski-Cohen, M. S.; Kosgei, R. J.; Rerimoi, A. J.; Mamlin, J. J. (Ampath Publications, 2003-11)

Objective: To review the literature on coronary heart disease (CHD) and its electrocardiogram (ECG) manifestations in Eastern Africa and provide medical education by increasing awareness and strengthening recognition skills ...
Self-reported adherence to single dose nevirapine in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV at Kitale District Hospital.

S. C., Bii; Otieno-Nyunya, B.; A., Siika; Rotich, J. K. (Ampath, 2007-12)

OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the uptake and adherence to single dose nevirapine among HIV positive mothers. DESIGN:Descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING:The maternal and child health and family planning (MCH-FP) clinics in ...
Social and Cultural Significance of the Sexual Cleansing Ritual and its Impact on HIV Prevention Strategies in Western Kenya

Ayikukwei, Mmboga Rose; Ngare, Duncan; Sidle, E. John; Ayuku, O. David; Baliddawa, Joyce; Greene, Y. James (Ampath, 2007-08)

Traditional cultural practices and sexual rituals have an important role in the life and structure of tribal groups within Kenya. These cultural practices and rituals also play a significant role in the spread of HIV. The ...
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)–plus: next steps to enhance HAART in resource-limited areas?

Flanigan, Timothy P.; Kaloustain, Wools; Kara, Harwell; Joseph, Cu-Uvin; Susan, Kimaiyo,; Sylvester, E. Jane Carter; Jane E. (Ampath, 2007-10-22)

HAART has been extremely successful in suppressing HIV infection, restoring im- mune function, and improving health, and it has led to dramatic decreases in morbidity and mortality in those areas of the developing ...
Misclassification of First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure Based on Immunological Monitoring of HIV Infection in Resource-Limited Settings

Kantor, Rami; Diero, Lameck; DeLong, Allison; Kamle, Lydia; Muyonga, Sarah; Mambo, Fidelis; Emonyi, Wilfred; Chan, Philip; Carter, Jane; Hogan, Joseph; Buziba, Nathan; Walumbe, Eunice (Ampath Publications, 2009-08-01)

The monitoring of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who are treated with antiretroviral medications in resource-limited settings is typically performed by use of clinical and immunological criteria. ...
TRAINING NEEDS FOR MID-LEVEL MANAGERS AND IMMUNISATION COVERAGE IN WESTERN KENYA

Ayaya, S.O.; Conway, J.H.; Liechty, E.; Esamai, F.O.; Kamau, T. (Ampath, 2007-07)

Objectives: To determine the current status of immunisation coverage in Western Kenya before intervention, to identify strengths and weaknesses of the existing programme in order to design educational interventions ...
The AMPATH Nutritional Information system: Designing a fooddistribution electronic record system in Rural Kenya

JASON, YUEHWERN; CATHERINE, WILLIAM; TUNG, ZHANG; LAWLEY, TOMEKA; JOSEPH (ampath, 2002)

The AMPATH program is a leading initiative in rural Kenya providing healthcareservices to combat HIV. Malnutrition and food insecurity are common among AMPATH patients and theNutritional Information System (NIS) was designed, ...
The OpenMRS System: Collaborating Toward an Open Source EMR for Developing Countries

Wolfe, A. Benjamin; Mamlin, W. Burke; Biondich, G. Paul; Fraser, SF Hamish; Jazayeri, Darius; Allen, Christian; Miranda, Justin; Tierney, M. William (Ampath, 2006)

OpenMRS is an open source infrastructure for the creation of medical record systems in developing countries. Produced and maintained collaboratively across multiple institutions, this framework ...
Misclassification of First-Line Antiretroviral TreatmentFailure Based on Immunological Monitoring of HIVInfection in Resource-Limited Settings

Rami, Lameck; Allison, Kamle,; Muyonga, Mambo; Walumbe, Emonyi; Chan, Carter; Hogan, Buziba4 (ampath, 2008-12-28)

he monitoring of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who are treatedwith antiretroviral medications in resource-limited settings is typically performed by use of clinical and immu-nological ...
factors affecting antiretroviral drug adherence among hiv/aids adult patients attending hiv/aids clinic at moi teaching and referral hospital, eldoret, kenya.

Talam, N.C; Gatongi, P.; Kimaiyo, S.; Rotich, J. (Ampath Publications, 2008-08-02)

Objective: To determine important factors that affect antiretroviral drug adherence among HIV/AIDS male and female adult patients (18 years and above) attending Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. Methods: ...
Equitable treatment for HIV/AIDS clinical trial participants: a focus group study of patients, clinician researchers, and administrators in western Kenya

Kimaiyo, S J N (Ampath Publications, 2007)

Equitable treatment for HIV/AIDS clinical trial participants
Viewpoint: A Pragmatic Approach to Constructing a Minimum Data Set for Care of Patients with HIV in Developing Countries

Tierney, M. William; Beck, J. Eduard; Gardner, M. Reed; Musick, Berveley; Shields, Mark; Shiyonga, M. Naomi; Spohr, H. Mark (Ampath, 2006-06)

Providing quality health care requires access to continuous patient data that developing countries often lack. A panel of medical informatics specialists, clinical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) specialists, and program ...
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)–Plus: Next Steps to Enhance HAART in Resource-Limited Areas?

Kimaiyo, Sylvester (Ampath Publications, 2004)

HAART has been extremely successful in suppressing HIV infection, restoring immune function, and improving health, and it has led to dramatic decreases in morbidity and mortality in those areas of the developing world ...
Academic institutions linking access to treatment and prevention

Mamlin, Joe; Kimaiyo, Sylvester; Nyandiko, Winstone; Tierney, William (2004)

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