Research Papers – Page 48 – Amref Health Africa

Facility factors influencing utilization of active management of third stage of labour among skilled birth attendants in Kiambu County, Kenya Pan Afr Med J. 2016; 25(Suppl 2): 11, 26 November 2016 Authors: Muiruri Felarmine, Osur Joachim, Okello Agina… Read More
Long-Term Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment and Program Drop-out in a High-Risk Urban Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study PLoS ONE 2010 Authors:Unge C., Södergård B., Marrone G, Thorson A, Lukhwaro A, Carter J, Ilako F., Ekström, A. M. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2963610/pdf/pone.0013613.pdf… Read More
A scorecard for assessing functionality of community health unit in Kenya Pan Afr Med J. 2016; 25(Suppl 2): 10, 26 November 2016 Duncan Ager, George Oele, Samuel Muhula, Susan Achieng, Moses Emalu, Mildred Nanjala, Sarah Kosgei, Susan Wanjiru, Peter Ofware, David Ojakaa, Meshack Ndirangu, Lennie Kyomuhangi… Read More
Peer communication on sex and sexual health among youths: a case of Debre Berhan university, Ethiopia riends are considered an important source of advice and information about sex. Conversations about sex among young people tend to generate norms that influence positive or negative pressure on individuals to conform to group standards. The aim of the study… Read More
Motivators and barriers to uptake of post-operative voluntary medical male circumcision follow-up in Yala division, Siaya County, Kenya Pan Afr Med J. 2016; 25(Suppl 2): 7, 26 November 2016 follow-up visits are recommended to all voluntary medical male circumcision clients (VMMC), however, adherence is variable. High lost-to-follow-up cases limit knowledge about clinical status of clients and adverse events. This study sought to establish Motivators and Barriers to the Uptake… Read More
Capacity and readiness of civil society organisations to implement community case management of malaria in Kenya Amref Health Africa was appointed Principal Recipient of a GF grant aimed at scaling up community case management of malaria through CSOs as sub-recipients in western Kenya. To identify potential risks and strengthen grant management, Amref Health Africa and the… Read More
Predictors of multidrug resistant tuberculosis among adult patients at Saint Peter Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become a major public health concern that threatens advances made in global TB control efforts. Though the problem is prevalent, it did not receive major attention to generate supportive evidence for the… Read More
Laboratory malaria diagnostic capacity in health facilities in five administrative zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia Trop Med Int Health. 2010 Dec;15(12):1449-57 Authors : Carter J, Hailegiorgis B, Girma S, Melaku Z, Teshi T, Demeke L, Gebresellasie S, Yadeta D, Tibesso G, Whitehurst N, Yamo E, Reithinger R. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02646.x/pdf… Read More

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