Submissions from 2019
Estimating the costs of HIV clinic integrated versus non-integrated treatment of pre-cancerous cervical lesions and costs of cervical cancer treatment in Kenya, Elisabeth L. Vodicka, Michael Chung, Marita R. Zimmermann, Rose J. Kosgei, Fan Lee, Nelly R Mugo R. Mugo, Timothy C. Okech, Samah R. Sakr, Andy Stergachis, Louis Garrison, and Joseph B. Babigumira
Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes-Palliative Care in Africa Program: Improving Access to Quality Palliative Care, Sriram Yennurajalingam, Charles E. Amos, John Weru, Edwina Beryl, Addo Opare-Lokko, Joseph Anthony Arthur, Kristy Nguyen, Olaitan Soyannwo, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Janet L. Williams, Zhanni Lu, Ellen Baker, Sanjeev Arora, Eduardo Bruera, and Suresh Reddy
Healthy Heart Africa: a prospective evaluation of programme outcomes on individuals' hypertension awareness, screening, diagnosis and treatment in rural Kenya at 12 months, Gerald Yonga, Francis O. Okello, Jane L. Herr, Ashling Mulvaney, and Elijah N. Ogola
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Long-term outcomes and factors associated with mortality among patients with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension in Kenya, Abdulaziz Mansur Abeid
EMG indications and findings in a sub-Saharan African neurorehabilitation center, Philip Adebayo, Funmilola T. Taiwo, and Mayowa O. Owolabi
APOL1, CDKN2A/CDKN2B, and HDAC9 polymorphisms and small vessel ischemic stroke, R Akinyemi, H K. Tiwari, D K. Arnett, B Ovbiagele, M R. Irvin, K Wahab, F. Sarfo, V Srinivasasainagendra, A AAdeoye, and Philip Adebayo
Biobanking in a Challenging African Environment: Unique Experience from the SIREN Project, Rufus O. Akinyemi, Kazeem Akinwande, Samuel Diala, Osi Adeleye, Abiodun Ajose, Kehinde Issa, Dorcas Owusu, Isaac Boamah, Isah Suleiman Yahaya, and Philip Adebayo
The association between asymptomatic and mild neurocognitive impairment and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with human immunodeficiency virus, Violet Awori, Peter Mativo, Gerald Yonga, and Reena Shah
Constrictive Bronchiolitis Attributable to Inhalation of Toxic Agents: Considerations for a Case Definition., Daniel E. Banks, Caroline A. Bolduc, Sayed Karar, and Michael J. Morris
Spontaneous regression of a primary squamous cell lung cancer following biopsy: a case report, Nathan Esplin, Khadija Fergiani, Timothy B. Legare, John W. Stelzer, Hammad Bhatti, and Sayed Karar
A Randomized control trial of English-speaking advanced cancer patients at AKUs medical and surgical clinics and the impact on QOL of one session of Dignity Therapy, Miriam Gatehi-Muriithi
Post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and generalised anxiety disorder, among university students following a terrorist attack in Kenya, Florence Jaguga, Ann Mwangi, Mary Mahugu, Rogers Songole, Benson Gakinya, David Ayuku, Daniel Kinyanjui, Edith Kwobah, and Lukoye Atwoli
Mammographic Breast Density and Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes: The Kenyan-African Aspect, Asim Jamal, Maeve Mullooly, Shahin Sayed, Rose Ndumia, Innocent Abayo, James Orwa, Ronald Wasike, Zahir Moloo, and Gretchen L. Gierach
Improving Metastatic Breast Cancer Care in Kenya Using Information Technology, Asim Jamal, Shahin Sayed, C. Cathomi, and F. Chite
Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Psychological Ill-Health and Health-Seeking Behavior in a Population of Nigerian Medical Students, Abiodun Christopher Jemilohun, Olukayode Abayomi, and Philip Adebayo
Treatment of Anal Cancer Pain – A Case Report, Sayed Karar and Saleem Abdulkarim
The associations of earlier trauma exposures and history of mental disorders with PTSD after subsequent traumas, Ronald C. Kessler, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Jordi Alonso, Evelyn J. Bromet, Oye Gureje, Elie G. Karam, Karestan C. Koenen, Sing Lee, Howard Liu, Beth-Ellen Pennell, Maria Vladimirovna Petukhova, Nancy A. Sampson, Victoria Shahly, Dan J. Stein, and Lukoye Atwoli
Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: Current Status and Challenges, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Daniel W. Gunda, Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo, Fatma Bakshi, and Hyasinta Jaka
Social work integration and performance of palliative care at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi County, Kenya, Cosmas Kipkoech, Johnson Mavole, Simon Ikonze Ndulu, and John Weru
Substance use and universal access to HIV testing and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: implications and research priorities, Kathryn E. Lancaster, Angela Hetrick, Antoine Jaquet, Adebola Adedimeji, Lukoye Atwoli, Donn J. Colby, Angel M. Mayor, Angela Parcesepe, and Jennifer Syvertsen
Initial Rhythm and Resuscitation Outcomes for Patients Developing Cardiac Arrest in Hospital: Data From Low-Middle Income Country, Mzee Ngunga, Gerald Yonga, Benjamin Wachira, and Justin A. Ezekowitz
Prevalence of HLA-B*5701 in a Kenyan population with HIV infection, Reena Shah, H. Nabiswa, Nancy Okinda, Gunturu Revathi, Mark Hawken, and Nelson M.
Evaluation of alcohol screening and community-based brief interventions in rural western Kenya: a quasi-experimental study, Risa Takahashi, Calistus Wilunda, Karani Magutah, Wanja Mwaura-Tenambergen, Lukoye Atwoli, and Usaneya Perngparn
Pseudomyxoma pleurii and peritonei secondary to sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma: a rare clinico-pathologico-radiological presentation, Casmir Wambura, Ahmed Jusabani, and Salim Surani
ECHO palliative care in Africa (ECHO-PACA): Improving access to quality palliative care., Sriram Yennu, Charles E. Amos Jr, John Weru, Edwina Beryl Victoria, Joseph Anthony Arthur, Olaitan Soyannwo, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Eduardo Bruera, and Suresh Reddy
Submissions from 2017
Dyke–Davidoff–Masson syndrome in a Nigerian, Philip Adebayo, Amnat Bakare, Modupe M. Bello, Opeyemi D. Olaewe, and Kolawole W. Wahab
P253 Knowledge of electromyography (EMG) among sub-Saharan African patients - A pilot survey, Philip Adebayo, Funmilola Taiwo, and Mayowa Owolabi
Erectile dysfunction in men with and without lower urinary tract symptoms in Nigeria., Patrick Temi Adegun, Peter Olufemi Areo, Abidemi Solomon, Samuel Ayokunle Dada, and Philip Adebayo
Exploring Overlaps Between the Genomic and Environmental Determinants of LVH and Stroke: A Multicenter Study in West Africa, Abiodun M. Adeoye, Bruce Ovbiagele, Philip Kolo, Lambert Appiah, Akinyemi Aje, Oladimeji Adebayo, Fred Sarfo, Joshua Akinyemi, Gregory Adekunle, and Philip Adebayo
Interleukin–6 (IL-6) rs1800796 and cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKN2A/CDKN2B) rs2383207 are associated with ischemic stroke in indigenous West African Men, Rufus Akinyemi, Donna K. Arnett, Hemant K. Tiwari, Bruce O. Ovbiagele, Fred Sarfo, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Marguerite Ryan Irvin, Abiodun Adeoye, Rodney T. Perry, and Philip Adebayo
mHealth in palliative care for cancer patients & care givers, Newton Andebe, Peter Waiganjo, and John Weru
Risk Factors for Hypoxia and Tachypnea Among Adolescents With Vertically-acquired HIV in Nairobi, Engi F. Attia, Noel S. Weiss, Elizabeth Maleche Obimbo, Christine J. McGrath, Anthony Cagle, Eoin T. West, El Antouny G. Neveen, Attwa Mena, Crothers Kristina, and Michael Chung
Multi-organ dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease: a rare presentation and its management in resource-limited setting., Fatma Bakshi, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Daniel W. Gunda, and Elichilia R. Shao
Dasatinib-Induced Chylothorax in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Zulfiqar Zulfiqar Qutrio Baloch Qutrio Baloch, Agha Abbas Shabber, Bhatti Hammad, and Sayed Karar
Symptomatic recovery and pharmacological management in a clinical cohort with peripartum cardiomyopathy, Anders Barasa, Valentina Goloskokova, Lars Ladfors, Harshida Patel, and Maria Schaufelberger
Post-traumatic stress disorder associated with natural and human-made disasters in the World Mental Health Surveys, Evelyn J. Bromet, Lukoye Atwoli, Norito Kawakami, Fernando Navarro-Mateu, P Piotrowski, A J. King, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Jordi Alonso, Brentan Bunting, and Koen Demyttenaere
Alcohol use and immune reconstitution among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya, Anthony Cagle, Christine McGrath, Barbra A. Richardson, Dennis Donovan, Sameh Sakr, Nelly Yatich, Richard Ngomoa, Agnes Chepngeno Langat, Grace John-Stewart, and Michael Chung
Sexual behavior among orphaned adolescents in western Kenya: a comparison of institutional-and family-based care settings, Lonnie Embleton, Joram Nyandat, David Ayuku, Edwin Sang, Allan Kamanda, Samuel Ayaya, Winstone Nyandiko, Peter Gisore, Rachel Vreeman, and Lukoye Atwoli
Prevalence and associated factors of late HIV diagnosis in north-western rural Tanzania: a cross sectional study, Daniel W. Gunda, Rashid A. Kaganda, Fatma Bakshi, Semvua B. Kilonzo, and Bonaventura C. Mpondo
Magnitude and factors associated with nonadherence to antiepileptic drug treatment in Africa: a cross‐sectional multisite study, Fredrick Ibinda, Peter Odermatt, Symon Kariuki, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Ryan Wagner, ..... ......, Anthony Ngugi, and et al
Adverse perinatal events, treatment gap, and positive family history linked to the high burden of active convulsive epilepsy in Uganda: a population‐based study, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige and et al
Control of hypertension among diabetic patients in a referral hospital in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Daniel W. Gunda, Fatma Bakshi, Fredrick Kalokola, Henry A. Mayala, and Hollo Dadi
Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys, K C. Koenen, A Ratanatharathorn, L Ng, K A. McLaughlin, E J. Bromet, D J. Stein, E G. Karam, A Meron Ruscio, C Benjet, K Scott, and Lukoye Atwoli
PREVALENCE of psychiatric morbidity in a community sample in Western Kenya, Edith Kwobah, Steve Epstein, Ann Mwangi, Debra Litzelman, and Lukoye Atwoli
Cultivating Communication with Patients, Timothy Legare, Sundeep Kumar, and Sayed Karar
Elevated Liver Enzymes in Asymptomatic Patients - What Should I Do?, Mazyar Malakouti, Archish Kataria, Sayed Karar, and Steven Schenker
Palliative Care: Kenya’s Current Profile and Prospects for the Future, Tayreez Mushani and John Weru
Initial Rhythm and Outcomes for Inhospital Cardiac Arrest in Kenya, Mzee Ngunga, Gerald Yonga, Benjamin Wachira, and Ezekowitz Justin
Factors that influence advance directives completion amongst terminally ill patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya, Stephen Omondi, John Weru, Asim Jamal, and Gerald Yonga
Improving and Sustaining ICT Skills of Health Researchers in Kenya Through a Three-Tiered Approach of Online Learning, Hands-On Workshops, and Personalized Mentoring, A. Osoti, J. Kinuthia, Michael Chung, E. Opiyo, R. Oboko, C. Chepken, S. Fueller, D. Masuda, M. Dunbar, and D. Masys
Development and Reliability of a User-Friendly Multicenter Phenotyping Application for Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke, Mayowa Owolabi, Godwin Ogbole, Rufus Akinyemi, Kehinde Salaam, Onoja Akpa, Pattanasak Mongkolwat, Adeleye Omisore, Atinuke Agunloye, Richard Efidi, and Philip Adebayo
Child Abuse and Neglect in Charitable Children’s Institutions in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya: A Challenge of Context, Braitstein Paula, Samuel Ayaya, David Ayuku, Allison DeLong, and Lukoye Atwoli
Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in acute heart failure patients in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from THESUS-HF, Mahmoud U. Sani, Beth A. Davison, Gad Cotter, Albertino Damasceno, Bongani M. Mayosi, Okechukwu S. Ogah, Charles Mondo, Anastase Dzudie, Dike B. Ojji, Charles Kouam Kouam, Ahmed Suliman, Gerald Yonga, Sergine Abdou Ba, Fikru Maru, Bekele Alemayehu, Christopher Edwards, and Karen Sliwa
Unconditional government cash transfers in support of orphaned and vulnerable adolescents in western Kenya: Is there an association with psychological wellbeing?, Sylvia Shangani, Don Operario, Becky Genberg, Kipruto Kirwa, Miriam Midoun, Lukoye Atwoli, David Ayuku, Omar Gala ́rraga, and Paula Braitstein
Maternal Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces Vertical Cytomegalovirus Transmission But Does Not Reduce Breast Milk Cytomegalovirus Levels, Jennifer A. Slyker, Barbra Richardson, Michael Chung, Claire Atkinson, Kristjana H. Ásbjörnsdóttir, Dara A. Lehman, Michael Boeckh, Vincent Emery, James Kiarie, and Grace John-Stewart
Practical Neurology linked to the curriculum: an online resource, Dilraj Sokhi, Alice Brockington, and Christine Lo
Costs of integrating cervical cancer screening at an HIV clinic in Kenya, Elisabeth L. Vodicka, Joseph B. Babigumira, Marita R. Mann, Rose J. Kosgei, Fan Lee, Nelly R. Mugo, Timothy C. Okech, Samah R. Sakr, Louis P. Garrison Jr, and Michael Chung
Plexiform Fibromyxoma: A Rare Gastric Tumor, Casmir Wambura and Salim Surani
Most people in Africa don’t have access to palliative care. This needs to change, John Weru
What Kenya needs to do to end the taboo of talking about ‘end of life care’, John Weru
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Considerations for the Pharmacological Management of Elderly Patients, Sizheng Zhao, Fred Otieno, Asan Akpan, and Robert J. Moots
Submissions from 2016
Is facility based neonatal care in low resource setting keeping pace? A glance at Uganda’s National Referral Hospital, Yaser Abdallah, Flavia Namiiro, Jamir Mugalu, Jolly Nankunda, Yvonne Vaucher, and Douglas McMillan
Profile and Determinants of Neurocognitive Dysfunction in a Sample of Adult Nigerians With Heart Failure, Philip Adebayo, Akintunde Adeseye, Morenike Bosede Audu, Olugbenga Edward Ayodele, Rufus Olushola Akinyemi, and Oladimeji George Opadijo
Comparison of Neuropsychological Patterns in Nigerians with different Heart Failure Phenotypes, Philip Adebayo, Adeseye A. Akintunde, Anthonia J. Anthonia, Stephen O. Asaolu, Morenike Audu, and Olugbenga E. Ayodele
Sensitivity and Specificity of Respiratory Symptoms and Clinical Signs for Abnormal Spirometry among HIV+ Individuals in Kenya, Engi F. Attia, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Nelly Yatich, Lilian Ndukwe, Sameh Sakr, Neveen G. El Antouny, Michael Chung, and Kristina A. Crothers
Associations between lifetime potentially traumatic events and chronic physical conditions in the South African Stress and Health Survey: a cross-sectional study, Lukoye Atwoli, Jonathan M. Platt, Archana Basu, David R. Williams, Dan J. Stein, and Karestan C. Koenen
Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with unexpected death of a loved one: Cross-national findings from the world mental health surveys, Lukoye Atwoli, Dan J. Stein, Andrew King, Maria Petukhova, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Jordi Alonso, Evelyn J. Bromet, Giovanni de Girolamo, Koen Demyttenaere, and Silvia Florescu
The Association between Asymptomatic and Mild Neurocognitive Impairment and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy amongst people living with HIV, Violet Maloba Awori
The epidemiology of traumatic event exposure worldwide: results from the World Mental Health Survey Consortium, Corina Benjet, E Bromet, E G. Karam, R C. Kessler, K A. McLaughlin, A M. Ruscio, V Shahly, D J. Stein, M Petukhova, E Hill, J Alonso, Lukoye Atwoli, B Bunting, R Bruffaerts, and J M. Caldas-de-Almeida
RAS Mutation Predicts Positive Resection Margins and Narrower Resection Margins in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases, Kristoffer Watten Brudvik, Yoshihiro Mise, Michael Chung, Yun Shin Chun, Scott E. Kopetz, Guillaume Passot, Claudius Conrad, Dipen M. Maru, Thomas A. Aloia, and Jean-Nicolas Vauthey
Beyond the bull's eye: Recognizing Lyme disease, Gerard Chaaya, Juan J. Jaller, and Sayed Karar
Increasing HIV-1 pretreatment drug resistance among antiretroviral-naïve adults initiating treatment between 2006 and 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Chung, Silverman Rachel, Beck Ingrid, Yatich Nelly, Dross Sandra, Jennifer McKernan-Mullin, Stephen Bii, Kenneth Tapia, Joshua Stern, Chohan Bhavna, Samah R. Sakr, and James N. Kiarie
Implementation of HIV Drug Resistance Testing in Kenya, Horacio Duarte, Ingrid Beck, James Munyao, Molly Levine, Catherine Kiptinness, Bhavna Chohan, Samah Sakr, Michael Chung, and Lisa Frenkel
Beyond the bull's eye: Recognizing Lyme disease, Chaaya Gerard, Juan J. Jaller-Char, and Sayed Karar
Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and its clinical relevance at a primary health care level in rural lake zone of Tanzania: a cross sectional study, Daniel W. Gunda, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Fatma Bakshi, Charles M. Mguta, and Bonaventura \ C.T. Mpondo
Short Communication: Analysis of Minor Populations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Primer Identification and Insertion-Deletion and Carry Forward Correction Pipelines, Paul Hughes, Wenjie Deng, Scott C. Olson, Robert W. Coombs, Michael Chung, and Lisa M. Frenkel
Malignant Pervascular Epitheloid Cell Tumor (PEComa), Presenting as a Large Intra-Abdominal Mass in a Young Woman: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Asim Jamal, Majid Sikosana, Samuel Nguku, and Zahir Moloo
Painless acute myocardial infarction on Mount Kilimanjaro, Nasiruddin Jama, Mubina Rajhy, and Mustaafa Bapumia
The Diagnostic Accuracy Of Determine™ Tb Lam Antigen in Detection of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB), Fatimah Osman Juma
A fatty cough, Sayed Karar and Hammad Bhatti
Electroencephalographic features of convulsive epilepsy in Africa: A multicentre study of prevalence, pattern and associated factors, Symon Kariuki and et al
Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound B scan using 10 MHz linear probe in ocular trauma;results from a high burden country, Muhammad KashifShazlee, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Saad Ahmed, Ammad Hussain, Kamran Hameed, Irfan Amjad Lutfi, and Muhammad Tahir Khan
Renal dysfunction among adult patients in Mwanza, Tanzania: prevalence, outcomes and associated factors, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Abdulraassul T. Seiffudin, Fatma Bakshi, and Daniel W. Gunda
A case of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura treated with plasmapheresis and rituximab, Nicholas Kirui and Ahmed Sokwala
Risk factors, Clinico-Pathologic Characteristics and Outcomes in Young Kenyan Female Patients with Breast Cancer in AKUH-N, Gilford Mutwiri Mwikamba
What change in outcomes after cardiac arrest is necessary to change practice? Results of an international survey, Graham Nichol, Siobhan P. Brown, Gavin D. Perkins, Francis Kim, Fritz Sterz, Jo Ann Broeckel Elrod, Spyros Mentzelopoulos, Richard Lyon, Yaseen Arabi, Maaret Castren, Peter Larsen, Terence Valenzuela, Jan-Thorsten Graesner, Scott Youngquist, Nalinas Khunkhlai, Henry E. Wang, Franek Ondrej, Juan Manuel Fraga Sastrias, Anders Barasa, and Michael R. Sayre
Factors that Influence Advance Directives Completion amongst Terminally Ill Patients at AKUHN, Stephen Omondi Otieno
Simplified Paper Format for Detecting HIV Drug Resistance in Clinical Specimens by Oligonucleotide Ligation, Nuttada Panpradist, Ingrid A. Beck, Michael Chung, James N. Kiarie, Lisa M. Frenkel, and Barry R. Lutz
Symptoms in women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A mixed method study, Harshida Patel, Marie Berg, Anders Barasa, Cecily Begley, and Maria Schaufelberger
Clinical care of incarcerated people with HIV, viral hepatitis, or tuberculosis, Josiah D. Rich, Curt G. Beckwith, Alexandria Macmadu, Brandon D L Marshall, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Joseph J. Amon, M-J Milloy, Maximilian R F King, Jorge Sanchez, and Lukoye Atwoli
Epilepsy Prevalence, Treatment Gap, and Stigma in Western Kenya (P1.272), Dilraj Sokhi, Monica Diaz, Anthony Ngugi, Tom Solomon, Eric Fevre, and Anna-Claire Meyer
Post-traumatic stress disorder associated with life-threatening motor vehicle collisions in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys, Dan J. Stein, Elie G. Karam, Victoria Shahly, Eric D. Hill, Andrew King, Maria Petukhova, Lukoye Atwoli, Evelyn J. Bromet, Silvia Florescu, and Josep Maria Haro
Partner Disclosure and Early CD4 Response among HIV-Infected Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Treatment in Nairobi Kenya, T. Tony Trinh, Nelly Yatich, Richard Ngomoa, Christine J. McGrath, Barbra A. Richardson, Samah R. Sakr, Agnes Langat, Grace C. John-Stewart, and Michael Chung
Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Mohamed Hasham Varwani
Telephone versus Face to Face Palliative Care Consults during Referral, John Weru
Submissions from 2015
The Prevalence, Risk Factors and Changes in Symptoms of Self Reported Asthma, Rhinitis and Eczema Among Pregnant Women in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Adewale Samson Adeyemi,; Adeolu Oladayo Akinboro; Philip Adebayo; Moses O. Tanimowo; and Olugbenga Edward Ayodele
Task-shifting training improves stroke knowledge among Nigerian non-neurologist health workers, Rufus O. Akinyemi, Mayowa O. Owolabi, Philip Adebayo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, and Folajimi M. Otubogun
Association between witnessing traumatic events and psychopathology in the South African Stress and Health Study, Lukoye Atwoli, Jonathan Platt, David R. Williams, Dan J. Stein, and Karestan C. Koenen
Epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder: prevalence, correlates and consequences, Lukoye Atwoli, Dan Stein, Karestan C. Koenen, and Katie A. Mclaughlin