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Delivery practices and associated factors among mothers seeking child welfare services in selected health facilities in Nyandarua South District, Kenya by Wanjira, Carol, Mwangi, Moses, Mathenge, Evans, Mbugua, Gabriel, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah

“…A measure of the proportion of deliveries assisted by skilled attendants is one of the indicators of progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goal…”
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Factors associated with non-adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya by Wakibi, Samwel N, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W, Mbugua, Gabriel G

“…Antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires high-level (> 95%) adherence. Kenya is rolling out ART access programmes and, issue of adherence to therapy is therefore…”
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Association between Schistosoma mansoni infection and access to improved water and sanitation facilities in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, Kenya by Gichuki, Paul M, Kepha, Stella, Mulewa, Damaris, Masaku, Janet, Kwoba, Celestine, Mbugua, Gabriel, Mazigo, Humphrey D, Mwandawiro, Charles

“…Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem in Central Kenya despite concerted control efforts. Access to improved water and sanitation has been emphasized…”
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Long Term School Based Deworming against Soil-Transmitted Helminths Also Benefits the Untreated Adult Population: Results from a Community-Wide Cross Sectional Survey by Irungu, Tabitha W., Kiplelgo, Edwin K., Mbugua, Gabriel, Gichuki, Paul M., Mwandawiro, Charles

“…Background. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are a public health problem in Kenya. The primary control strategy for these infections is preventive chemotherapy…”
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Factors associated with health facility delivery in Kitui County: a cross sectional study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Mutiiria, Mathew Munyamaara, Mbugua, Gabriel Gatimu, Marwanga, Doris

“…Background: High maternal mortality rate is a major public health concern in developing countries.  Skilled birth delivery is central to reducing maternal…”
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Factors associated with health facility delivery in Kitui County: a cross sectional study [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Mutiiria, Mathew Munyamaara, Mbugua, Gabriel Gatimu, Marwanga, Doris

“…Background: High maternal mortality rate is a major public health concern in developing countries.  Skilled birth delivery is central to reducing maternal…”
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Factors associated with health facility delivery in Kitui County: a cross sectional study [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Mutiiria, Mathew Munyamaara, Mbugua, Gabriel Gatimu, Marwanga, Doris

“…Background High maternal mortality rate is a major public health concern in developing countries. Skilled birth delivery is key to reducing maternal mortality,…”
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Questionnaire survey on the occurrence of risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection amongst farmers in Thika District, Kenya by Ogendi, Edwin, Maina, Naomi, Kagira, John, Ngotho, Maina, Mbugua, Gabriel, Karanja, Simon

“…A survey was conducted to determine the occurrence of risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection amongst farmers in Thika District, Kenya. Interviews were…”
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Questionnaire survey on the occurrence of risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection amongst farmers in Thika District, Kenya : original research by Maina, Naomi, Kagira, John, Karanja, Simon, Ngotho, Maina, Mbugua, Gabriel, Ogendi, Edwin

“…A survey was conducted to determine the occurrence of risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection amongst farmers in Thika District, Kenya. Interviews were…”
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Questionnaire survey on the occurrence of risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection amongst farmers in Thika District, Kenya : original research by Maina, Naomi, Kagira, John, Karanja, Simon, Ngotho, Maina, Mbugua, Gabriel, Ogendi, Edwin

“…A survey was conducted to determine the occurrence of risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection amongst farmers in Thika District, Kenya. Interviews were…”
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A survey of Schistosoma mansoni induced kidney disease in children in an endemic area of Machakos District, Kenya by Johansen, M V, Simonsen, P E, Butterworth, A E, Ouma, J H, Mbugua, G G, Sturrock, R F, Orinda, D A, Christensen, N O

“…The association between Schistosoma mansoni infection and kidney lesions was investigated in school children selected from three primary schools in Machakos…”
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Development and delivery of evidence-based messages to reduce the risk of zoonoses in Nairobi, Kenya by Kang’ethe, Erastus, Kimani, Violet, Grace, Delia, Mitoko, Grace, McDermott, Brigid, Ambia, Julie, Nyongesa, Concepta, Mbugua, Gabriel, Ogara, William, Obutu, Peninnah

“…This paper describes a trans-disciplinary process of co-generating and disseminating evidence-based messages for reducing the risk from cryptosporidiosis and…”
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A trans-disciplinary study on the health risks of cryptosporidiosis from dairy systems in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya: study background and farming system characteristics by Kang’ethe, Erastus K., Kimani, Violet N., McDermott, Brigid, Grace, Delia, Lang’at, Alfred K., Kiragu, Monica W., Karanja, Nancy, Njehu, Alice N., Randolph, Thomas, Mbugua, Gabriel, Irungu, Tabitha W., Ombutu, Peninnah

“…This paper characterises the dairy farming system in Dagoretti, Nairobi. Characterisation was part of a broader ecohealth project to estimate the prevalence…”
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Outcome mapping for fostering and measuring change in risk management behaviour among urban dairy farmers in Nairobi, Kenya by Nyangaga, Julius N., Grace, Delia, Kimani, Violet, Kiragu, Monica W., Langat, Alfred K., Mbugua, Gabriel, Mitoko, Grace, Kang’ethe, Erastus K.

“…A study was undertaken to investigate and mitigate the risk from zoonotic Cryptosporidium associated with dairy farming in Dagoretti division, Nairobi, Kenya…”
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High levels of TNF, soluble TNF receptors, soluble ICAM-1, and IFN-gamma, but low levels of IL-5, are associated with hepatosplenic disease in human schistosomiasis mansoni by Mwatha, J K, Kimani, G, Kamau, T, Mbugua, G G, Ouma, J H, Mumo, J, Fulford, A J, Jones, F M, Butterworth, A E, Roberts, M B, Dunne, D W

“…In a case-control study based in two areas of Kenya, hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni was shown to be linked with low levels of IL-5 and with…”
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Probiotics for the Developing World by Reid, Gregor, Anand, Sanjeev, Bingham, Max O, Mbugua, Gabriel, Wadstrom, Torkel, Fuller, Roy, Anukam, Kingsley, Katsivo, Melanie

“…Every minute of every day more and more children die of diarrheal diseases and women, and girls become infected by HIV. An estimated 7,000 women become…”
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Prevalence and Familial Aggregation of Schistosomal Liver Morbidity in Kenya: Evaluation by New Ultrasound Criteria by Kariuki, H. Curtis, Mbugua, Gabriel, Magak, Philip, Bailey, Jeffry A., Muchiri, Eric M., Thiongo, Frederick W., King, Charles H., Butterworth, Anthony E., Ouma, John H., Blanton, Ronald E.

“…Severe periportal fibrosis is not an inevitable consequence of infection with Schistosoma mansoni Genetic predisposition may be a deciding factor in the…”
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High Levels of TNF, Soluble TNF Receptors, Soluble ICAM-1, and IFN-{gamma}, but Low Levels of IL-5, Are Associated with Hepatosplenic Disease in Human Schistosomiasis Mansoni by Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Gachuhi, Kamau, Timothy, Mbugua, Gabriel G, Ouma, John H, Mumo, Jasper, Fulford, Anthony J. C, Jones, Frances M, Butterworth, Anthony E, Roberts, Morven B, Dunne, David W

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