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Impact of the Kenya post-election crisis on clinic attendance and medication adherence for HIV-infected children in western Kenya
medication adherence HIV children Western Kenya
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2014/12/12
Background: Kenya experienced a political and humanitarian crisis following presidential elections on 27 December 2007. Over 1,200 people were killed and 300,000 displaced, with disproportionate viole...
Pediatric assent for a study of antiretroviral therapy dosing for children in western Kenya: a case study in international research collaboration
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active Assent Children Ethics, Research Internationality Kenya Pediatric Assent Vulnerable Populations
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2014/12/12
Multinational collaborators in health research face particular ethical challenges when conducting studies involving vulnerable populations such as children. We use an example from our first attempt to...
Impact of the Kenya post-election crisis on clinic attendance and medication adherence for HIV-infected children in western Kenya
medication adherence HIV children Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Background: Kenya experienced a political and humanitarian crisis following presidential elections on 27 December 2007. Over 1,200 people were killed and 300,000 displaced, with disproportionate viole...
A qualitative study using traditional community assemblies to investigate community perspectives on informed consent and research participation in western Kenya
community-based research ethics Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Background International collaborators face challenges in the design and implementation of ethical biomedical research. Evaluating community understanding of research and processes like informed conse...
Community Perspectives on Research Consent Involving Vulnerable Children in Western Kenya
community-based research pediatrics Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Involving vulnerable pediatric populations in international research requires culturally appropriate ethical protections. We sought to use mabaraza, traditional East African community assemblies, to u...
Acceptance of HIV Testing for Children Ages 18 Months to 13 Years Identified Through Voluntary, Home-Based HIV Counseling and Testing in Western Kenya
HIV pediatrics home-based testing Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Background Home-based, voluntary counseling and testing (HCT) presents a novel approach to early diagnosis. We sought to describe uptake of pediatric HIV testing, associated factors, and HIV prevalenc...
Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children’s rights: cross-sectional evidence from western Kenya
orphans Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Background Sub-Saharan Africa is home to approximately 55 million orphaned children. The growing orphan crisis has overwhelmed many communities and has weakened the ability of extended families to mee...
Prevalence and Correlates of Pain and Pain Treatment in a Western Kenya Referral Hospital
pain treatment Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Background: Pain is often inadequately evaluated and treated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Objective: We sought to assess pain levels and pain treatment in 400 hospitalized patients at a national refer...
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Substance Use Practices Among Street Children in Western Kenya
substance abuse street children Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
The study describes the knowledge of and attitudes toward substance use among street-involved youth in Kenya, and how they relate to their substance use practices. In 2011, 146 children and youth ages...
Retention of HIV-infected and exposed children in a comprehensive HIV clinical care program in Western Kenya
paediatrics HIV Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Background To describe incidence rates (IR) and risk factors for loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children in a large HIV treatment programme in Western Kenya. Method...
Impact of Domestic Care Environment on Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Orphans in Western Kenya
post-traumatic stress disorder orphans Western Kenya
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2014/12/11
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the domestic care environment on the prevalence of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among orp...
A large-scale field trial to evaluate the efficacy of bacillus larvicides for controlling malaria in western Kenya: Study design and methods
bacillus larvicides malaria western Kenya
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2010/12/10
Since malaria vaccine development is slow and parasite resistance to anti-malarial drugs is developing rapidly, vector control is still the most practical method for reducing malaria transmission in d...