Research Papers – Page 14 – Amref Health Africa

Evaluation of a rapid test against two ELISAs for a SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence survey in Kibera informal settlement, Nairobi, Kenya The performance of a rapid test was evaluated against two ELISAs as a potentially useful tool to determine exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in low resource settings. A serosurvey was conducted in Kibera informal settlement, Nairobi, Kenya, where low numbers of COVID-19… Read More
Genital Modifications in Prepubescent Minors: : When May Clinicians Ethically Proceed? When is it ethically permissible for clinicians to surgically intervene into the genitals of a legal minor? We distinguish between voluntary and nonvoluntary procedures and focus on nonvoluntary procedures, specifically in prepubescent minors (“children”). We do not address procedures in… Read More
Livestock keeping, mosquitoes and community viewpoints: A mixed methods assessment of relationships between livestock management, malaria vector biting risk and community perspectives in rural Tanzania Livestock keeping is one of the potential factors related to malaria transmission. To date, the impact of livestock keeping on malaria transmission remains inconclusive, as some studies suggest a zooprophylactic effect while others indicate a zoopotentiation effect. This study assessed… Read More
Relationship between intake of energy-dense diets and nutritional status of adolescents in primary schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya Energy-dense diets are of low nutrient quality but high energy content and this may have adverse health outcomes, especially in adolescence where the body is transforming from childhood to adulthood. Intake of energy-dense diets is associated with various forms of… Read More
Assessing the impact of the journey plus curriculum on sexual and reproductive health and rights and behavioral change among Ugandan youth The Journeys Plus curriculum, introduced by the Ugandan government and implemented by AMREF Uganda across nine districts, has demonstrated significant impact in empowering youth aged 9–14. Through a phenomenological study involving 360 young people and 80 adults, findings revealed that… Read More
Bridging the knowledge gap: accessibility of SRHR information, services and competences of health facilities for adolescents and their care givers in rural Eastern Uganda A quarter of Uganda’s population is aged 10–19 years and majority live in rural areas. Access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights (SRHR) remains a challenge among this population, contributing to a high teenage pregnancy rate of 24.9%… Read More
Persistently high TB prevalence in Nairobi County neighbourhoods, 2015-2022 A 2022 re-survey of nine Nairobi County neighborhoods revealed a persistently high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), with a weighted estimate of 806 per 100,000 people—showing no significant decline since 2015. Among 6,369 participants, 1,582 submitted sputum samples, and 42… Read More
Achievement of one health multi-sectoral collaboration in containment of Rift Valley Fever outbreak, Sudan, Red Sea State 2019 A retrospective analysis of the 2019 Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak in Sudan’s Red Sea State highlights the effective application of the One Health approach in outbreak containment. Between September 2019 and January 2020, 576 human cases and two deaths… Read More

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