Submissions from 2014
Comparing contents of outcome measures in cerebral palsy using the International Classification of Functioning (ICF-CY): a systematic review., Veronica Schiariti, Anne F. Klassen, Alarcos Cieza, Karen Sauve, Maureen O'Donnell, Robert Armstrong, and Louise C. Maˆsse
Toward the development of the International Classification of Functioning Core Sets for children with cerebral palsy: a global expert survey, Veronica Schiariti, Louise C. Masse, Alarcos Cieza, Anne F. Klassen, Karen Sauve, Robert Armstrong, and Maureen O’Donnell
High plasma erythropoietin levels are associated with prolonged coma duration and increased mortality in children with cerebral malaria., Estela Shabani, Richard Idro, Robert Schmidt, Robert Opoka, Gregory S. Park, Paul Bangirana, Gregory M. Vercellotti, James S. Hodges, John A. Widness, and Chandy C. John
RANDOMISED DOUBLE BLIND STUDY TO COMPARE EFFECTIVENESS OF HONEY, SALBUTAMOL AND PLACEBO IN TREATMENT OF COUGH IN CHILDREN WITH COMMON COLD, Adil Waris, William Macharia, E. K. Njeru, and F. Essajee
Newborn health research priorities beyond 2015, Sachiyo Yoshida, Igor Rudan, Joy E. Lawn, Stephen Wall, João Paulo Souza, José Martines, Rajiv Bahl, and Peter Gisore
Effect of integrated responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions in the Lady Health Worker programme in Pakistan on child development, growth, and health outcomes: a cluster-randomised factorial effectiveness trial, Aisha K. Yousafzai, Muneera A. Rasheed, Arjumand Rizvi, Robert Armstrong, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Submissions from 2013
The impact of endocrine disruption a consensus statement on the state of the science, A. Bergman, J. J. Heindel, T. Kasten, K. A. Kidd, S. Jobling, M. Neira, R. T. Zoeller, G. Becher, P. Bjerregaard, R. Bornman, I. Brandt, A. Kortenkamp, D. Muir, M-N. B. Drisse, Roseline Ochieng, N. E. Skakkebaek, A. S. Byléhn, T. Iguchi, J. Toppari, and T. J. Woodruff
Science and policy on endocrine disrupters must not be mixed: a reply to a “common sense” intervention by toxicology journal editors, Åke Bergman, Anna-Maria Andersson, Georg Becher, Martin van den Berg, Bruce Blumberg, Poul Bjerregaard, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, Riana Bornman, Ingvar Brandt, Jayne V. Brian, Stephanie C. Casey, Paul A. Fowler, Heloise Frouin, Linda C. Giudice, Taisen Iguchi, Ulla Hass, Susan Jobling, Anders Juul, Karen A. Kidd, Andreas Kortenkamp, Monica Lind, Olwenn V. Martin, Derek Muir, Roseline Ochieng, Nicolas Olea, Leif Norrgren, Erik Ropstad, Peter S. Ross, Christina Rudén, Martin Scheringer, Niels Erik Skakkebaek, Olle Söder, Carlos Sonnenschein, Ana Soto, Shanna Swan, Jorma Toppari, Charles R. Tyler, Laura N. Vandenberg, Anne Marie Vinggaard, Karin Wiberg, and R Thomas Zoeller
Standardisation of neonatal clinical practice, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, F Giuliani, A Haroon, H E. Knight, E Albernaz, M Batra, B Bhat, E Bertino, K McCormick, Roseline Ochieng, V Rajan, P Ruyan, L Cheikh Ismail, and V Paul
A year-long caregiver training program improves cognition in preschool Ugandan children with human immunodeficiency virus, Michael Boivin, Paul Bangirana, Noeline Nakasujja, Connie Page, Cilly Shohet, Deborah Givon, Judith Bass, Robert Opoka, and Pnina Klein
Nutritional Status of Orphaned and Separated Children and Adolescents Living in Community and Institutional Environments in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, Paula Braitstein, Samuel Ayaya, Winstone M. Nyandiko, Allan Kamanda, Julius Koech, Peter Gisore, Lukoye Atwoli, Rachel C. Vreeman, Corey Duefield, and David O. Ayuku
Implementation of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project in Kenya, Maria Carvalho, Sudhir Vinayak, Roseline Ochieng, V Choksey, N Musee, W Stones, H E. Knight, and L Cheikh Ismail
Commonly cited incentives in the community implementation of the emergency maternal and newborn care study in western Kenya, Peter Gisore, B. Rono, J. Nekesa-Mangeni, C. Tenge, E. Shipala, H. Mabeya, D. Odhiambo, K. Otieno, S. Bucher, C. Makokha, E. Liechty, and F. Esamai
Dysregulation of angiopoietin-1 plays a mechanistic role in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria, Sarah J. Higgins, Lisa A. Purcell, Karlee L. Silver, Vanessa Tran, Valerie Crowley, Michael Hawkes, Andrea L. Conroy, Robert Opoka, John G. Hay, Susan E. Quaggin, Gavin Thurston, W Conrad Liles, and Kevin C. Kain
Nodding syndrome in Ugandan children—clinical features, brain imaging and complications: a case series, Richard Idro, Robert Opoka, Hellen T. Aanyu, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Theresa Piloya-Were, Hanifa Namusoke, Sarah Bonita Musoke, Joyce Nalugya, Paul Bangirana, and Amos Deogratius Mwaka
Acute leukemias immunophenotypes at Agakhan University Hospital, Nairobi, B. Kabera, Riyat Malkit, and William Macharia
Effectiveness of sequential v. standard triple therapy for treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in children in Nairobi, Kenya, Ahmed Laving, Rose Kamenwa, Shahin Sayed, Andrew Nyerere Kimang'a, and Gunturu Revathi
Better drug therapy for the children of Africa: current impediments to success and potential strategies for improvement, Stuart M. MacLeod, Janet K. Finch, William Macharia, and Gabriel M. Anabwani
Exploring mechanisms of excess mortality with early fluid resuscitation: insights from the FEAST trial., Kathryn Maitland, Elizabeth C. George, Jennifer A. Evans, Sarah Kiguli, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Samuel O. Akech, Robert Opoka, Charles Engoru, Richard Nyeko, and George Mtove
Nutritional status of children admitted for diarrhoeal diseases in a referral hospital in western Kenya, I. Marete, J. Simba, Peter Gisore, C. Tenge, D. Bosire, A. Mwangi, and F. Esamai
Effect of a voice recognition system on paediatric outpatient medication errors, Angela Nyangore Migowa
Simplified Regimens for Management of Neonates and Young Infants With Severe Infection When Hospital Admission Is Not Possible, Antoinette Tshef, Adrien Lokangaka, Cyril Engmann, Fabian Esamai, Peter Gisore, Adejumoke Idowu Ayede, Adegoke Gbadegesin Falade, Ebunoluwa A. Adejuyigbe, Chineme Henry Anyabolu, Robinson D. Wammanda, William N. Ogala, Lu Gram, Simon Cousens, Rajiv Bahl, Nigel Rollins, Sachiyo Yoshida, and Shamim Ahmad Qazi
Treatment of fast breathing in neonates and young infants with oral amoxicillin compared with penicillin-gentamicin combination: study protocol for a randomized, open-label equivalence trial, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, Cyril Engmann, Fabian Esamai, Peter Gisore, Adejumoke Idowu Ayed, Adegoke Gbadegesin Falade, Ebunoluwa A. Adejuyigbe, Chineme Henry Anyabolu, Robinson D. Wammanda, William N. Ogala, Lu Gram, Simon Cousens, Rajiv Bahl, Nigel Rollins, Sachiyo Yoshida, and Shamim Ahmed Qaz
Disclosure of HIV status to children in resource-limited settings: a systematic review, Rachel C. Vreeman, Anna Maria Gramelspacher, Peter Gisore, Michael L. Scanlon, and Winstone M. Nyandiko
Children With Epilepsy in Africa: Recommendations From the International Child Neurology Association/African Child Neurology Association Workshop, Jo M. Wilmshurst, J. Helen Cross, Charles Newton, Angelina M. Kakooza, Robinson D. Wammanda, Macpherson Mallewa, and Pauline Samia
Scientific rationale for study design of community-based simplified antibiotic therapy trials in newborns and young infants with clinically diagnosed severe infections or fast breathing in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa., Anita K. M. Zaidi, Abdullah H. Baqui, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Rajiv Bahl, Samir Saha, Adejumoke I. Ayede, Ebunoluwa A. Adejuyigbe, Cyril Engmann, Fabian Esamai, Antoinette Kitoto Tshefu, Robinson D. Wammanda, Adegoke G. Falade, Adetanwa Odebiyi, Peter Gisore, Adrien Lokangaka Longombe, William N. Ogala, Shiyam Sundar Tikmani, A. S. M. Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, Steve Wall, Neal Brandes, Daniel E. Roth, and Gary L. Darmstadt
Submissions from 2012
Antenatal care and the occurrence of Low Birth Weight delivery among women in remote mountainous region of Chitral, Pakistan, Z. Ahmed, S. Khoja, and Suha S. Tirmizi
Severe malarial anemia is associated with long-term neurocognitive impairment., Paul Bangirana Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Michael J. Boivin, Richard Idro, James S. Hodges, Regilda A. Romero, Elsa Shapiro, and Chandy C. John
Influence of perceived racial discrimination on health and behaviour of immigrant children in British Columbia, Anne George, Cherylynn Bassani, and Robert Armstrong
Community based weighing of newborns and use of mobile phones by village elders in rural settings in Kenya: a decentralised approach to health care provision, Peter Gisore, Evelyn Shipala, Kevin Otieno, Betsy Rono, Irene Marete, Constance Tenge, Hillary Mabeya, Sherri Bucher, Janet Moore, Edward Liechty, and Fabian Esamai
Perspective on Opportunities for Research and Interventions provided by Community Based Health Information System illustrated by the Potential use of Motivational Interviewing Intervention, Peter Gisore, F Were, D. Ayuku, and D. Kaseje
Toll- like receptor polymorphisms and cerebral malaria: TLR2 Δ22 polymorphism is associated with protection from cerebral malaria in a case control study., Jennifer A. Greene, Nadia Sam-Agudu Sam-Agudu, Chandy C. John, Robert Opoka, Peter A. Zimmerman, and James W. Kazura
Risks to early childhood health and development in the postconflict transition of northern Uganda, Theresa A. McElroy, Stella Atim, Charles P. Larson, and Robert Armstrong
Perceived ethnic discrimination and social exclusion: newcomer immigrant children in Canada., Jacqueline Oxman‐Martinez, Anneke J. Rummens, Jacques Moreau, Ye Ri Choi, Morton Beiser, Linda Ogilvie, and Robert Armstrong
Evidence of Endothelial Activation in Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia and Effect of Blood Group on Levels of von Willebrand Factor in Malaria., Gregory S. Park, Kathleen F. Ireland, Robert Opoka, and Chandy C. John
Prevalence of Seizures in Children Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Pauline Samia, Reneva Petersen, Kathleen G. Walker, Brian Eley, and Jo M. Wilmshurst
A qualitative study using traditional community assemblies to investigate community perspectives on informed consent and research participation in western Kenya, Rachel Vreeman, Eunice Kamaara, Allan Kamanda, David Ayuku, Winstone Nyandiko, Lukoye Atwoli, Samuel Ayaya, Peter Gisore, Michael Scanlon, and Paula Braitstein
Community Perspectives on Research Consent Involving Vulnerable Children in Western Kenya, Rachel Vreeman, Eunice Kamaara, Allan Kamanda, David Ayuku, Winstone Nyandiko, Lukoye Atwoli, Samuel Ayaya, Peter Gisore, Michael Scanlon, and Paula Braitstein
Patient safety in developing countries: retrospective estimation of scale and nature of harm to patients in hospital, R. M. Wilson, P. Michel, S. Olsen, R. W. Gibberd, C. Vincent, R. El-Assady, O. Rasslan, S. Qsous, William Macharia, A. Sahel, S. Whittaker, M. Abdo-Ali, M. Letaief, N. A. Ahmed, A. Abdellatif, and I. Larizgoitia
Long-term impact of the Kenya postelection crisis on clinic attendance and medication adherence for HIV-infected children in western Kenya, Rachel B. Yoder, Winstone Nyandiko, Rachel Vreeman, Samwel O. Ayaya, Peter Gisore, Paula Braitstein, and Sarah E. Wiehe
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Survey of “northern” child and maternal health research being conducted in Canada, M. H. George and Robert Armstrong
Nitric oxide for the adjunctive treatment of severe malaria: hypothesis and rationale., Michael Hawkes, Robert Opoka, Sophie Namasopo, Christopher Miller, Andrea L. Conroy, Lena Serghides, Hani Kim, Nisha Thampi, W. Conrad Liles Conrad Liles, and Chandy C. John
Inhaled nitric oxide for the adjunctive therapy of severe malaria: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Michael Hawkes, Robert Opoka, Sophie Namasopo, Christopher Miller, Kevin E. Thorpe, James V. Lavery, Andrea L. Conroy, W Conrad Liles, Chandy C. John, and Kevin C. Kain
Mortality after fluid bolus in African children with severe infection., Kathryn Maitland, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Opoka, Charles Engoru, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Samuel O. Akech, Richard Nyeko, George Mtove, Hugh Reyburn, and Bernadette Brent
Cost analysis of care for children admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital with rotavirus gastroenteritis, Boniface Ombaba Osano, Joseph K. Wang’ombe, Rose Kamenwa, and Dalton Wamalwa
Submissions from 2010
The global pediatrician: is there such a person, or can there be?, Robert Armstrong
Predictors of emotional problems and physical aggression among children of Hong Kong Chinese, Mainland Chinese and Filipino immigrants to Canada, Morton Beiser, Hayley Hamilton, Joanna Anneke Rummens, Jacqueline Oxman-Martinez, Linda Ogilvie, Chuck Humphrey, and Robert Armstrong
A pilot study of the neuropsychological benefits of computerized cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children with HIV., Michael J. Boivin; Busman, Rachelle A; Parikh, Sujal M; Paul Bangirana; Connie F. Page; Robert Opoka; and Bruno Giordani
Adjunctive therapy for cerebral malaria and other severe forms of Plasmodium falciparum malaria., Chandy C. John, Elizabeth Kutamba, Keith Mugarura, and Robert Opoka
Cutting edge: merocytic dendritic cells break T cell tolerance to beta cell antigens in nonobese diabetic mouse diabetes., Jonathan D. Katz, Jennifer K. Ondr, Robert Opoka, Zacharias Garcia, and Edith M. Janssen
Prevalence of abnormal aminoglycoside trough levels in children with clinically suspected gram negative infections at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Isaac N. Kihurani
Validation of c-reactive protein in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care hospital in Kenya., Rashim Kumar, Rachel Musoke, William Macharia, and Gunturu Revathi
Short term clinical outcome of children with rotavirus infection at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Bonface Osano, Rose Kamenwa, D. Wamalwa, and J. K. Wang'ombe
Prevalence of urinary tract infections in febrile children and role of urine interleukins in diagnosis, Anne J. Rerimoi
TLR9 polymorphisms are associated with altered IFN-gamma levels in children with cerebral malaria., Nadia Sam-Agudu, Jennifer A. Greene, Robert Opoka, James W. Kazura, Michael J. Boivin, Peter A. Zimmerman, Melissa A. Riedesel, Tracy L. Bergemann, Lisa A. Schimmenti, and Chandy C. John
Submissions from 2009
Four-country surveillance of intestinal intussusception and diarrhoea in children, Shally Awasthi, Girdhar Agarwal, Vikas Mishra, Vijay Laxmi Nag, Hesham Fathey El Sayed, Antonio Da Cunha, Alvaro Madeiro, Dipty Jain, William Macharia, James Ndung'u, Saumya Awasthi, and Ashish Wakhlu
Immediate neuropsychological and behavioral benefits of computerized cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan pediatric cerebral malaria survivors., Paul Bangirana, Bruno Giordani, Chandy C. John, Connie Page, Robert Opoka, and Michael J. Boivin
Socioeconomic predictors of cognition in Ugandan children: implications for community interventions., Paul Bangirana; Chandy C. John; ,Richard Idro; Robert Opoka; Justus Byarugaba,; Anne M. Jurek; and Michael J. Boivin
Reliability of the Luganda version of the Child Behaviour Checklist in measuring behavioural problems after cerebral malaria., Paul Bangirana, Noeline Nakasujja, Bruno Giordani, Robert Opoka, Chandy C. John, and Michael J. Boivin
Clinico-pathologic characteristics and treatment outcomes in children with neuroblastoma at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi., Grace Kitonyi, William Macharia, Otieno Walter Mwanda, and R. Pamnani
Serum angiopoietin-1 and -2 levels discriminate cerebral malaria from uncomplicated malaria and predict clinical outcome in African children, Fiona E. Lovegrove, Noppadon Tangpukdee, Robert Opoka, Erin I. Lafferty, Nimerta Rajwans, Michael Hawkes, Srivicha Krudsood, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Chandy C. John, W. Conrad Liles, and Kevin C. Kain
Outcome and haemato-toxicity of two chemotherapy regimens for childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a Kenyan hospital, William Macharia
Severe road traffic injuries in Kenya, quality of care and access, William Macharia, F. Muli-Musiime, V. Nantulya, and Erastus K. Njeru
African Health Sciences-Severe road traffic injuries in Kenya: quality of care and access, William Macharia, E Njeru, F Muli-Musiime, and V Nantulya
Investigating arsenic susceptibility from a genetic perspective in Drosophila reveals a key role for glutathione synthetase., Jorge G. Muñiz Ortiz, Robert Opoka, Daniel Kane, and Iain L. Cartwright
Characteristics of HIV-infected children seen in Western Kenya, W Nyandiko, A. Mwangi, S. O. Ayaya, E. C. Nabakwe, C. N. Tenge, R. C. Vreeman, and Peter Gisore
Seizure activity and neurological sequelae in Ugandan children who have survived an episode of cerebral malaria., Robert Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Michael Boivin, Chandy C. John, and J Byarugaba
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: case report, K. C. Wafula and S. Waa
A cognitive behavioural based assessment of women with chronic pelvic pain., Philomeen T. M. Weijenborg, Moniek M. Ter Kuile, and William Stones
Submissions from 2008
Seroprevalence of varicella zoster antibodies among children with malnutrition, malignancies and HIV infection, Bashir Admani, William Macharia, and F. Were
Focus on the profession: academic and clinical departments, Robert Armstrong
The first meta-analysis of randomized controlled surgical trials in cerebral palsy (2002), Robert Armstrong
Cerebral malaria in children is associated with long-term cognitive impairment., Chandy C. John, Paul Bangirana, Justus Byarugaba, Robert Opoka, Richard Idro, Anne M. Jurek, Baolin Wu, and Michael J. Boivin
Cerebrospinal fluid cytokine levels and cognitive impairment in cerebral malaria, Chandy C. John, Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Robert Opoka, Gregory S. Park, Paul J. Orchard, Anne M. Jurek, Richard Idro, and Justus Byarugaba
Waiting for child developmental and rehabilitation services: an overview of issues and needs, Anton R. Miller, Robert Armstrong, Louise C. Mâsse, Anne F. Klassen, Jane Shen, and Maureen E. O’Donnell
Inpatient mortality in children with clinically diagnosed malaria as compared with microscopically confirmed malaria., Robert Opoka, Zongqi Xia, Paul Bangirana, and Chandy C. John
Global health training for pediatric residents, Bonita Stanton, Chi-Cheng Huang, Robert Armstrong, Theodore Sectish, Judith Palfrey, Brett D. Nelson, Julie M. Herlihy, Errol Alden, William Keenan, and Peter Szilagyi
Submissions from 2007
Cognitive Impairment After Cerebral Malaria in Children: A Prospective Study, Michael J. Boivin, Paul Bangirana, Justus Byarugaba, Robert Opoka, Richard Idro, Anne M. Jurek, and Chandy C. John
Commentary on ‘Therapeutic interventions for Burkitt's lymphoma in children’, William Macharia
Services for children and youth with chronic health conditions: views of pediatricians in British Columbia., Anton R. Miller, Magda Recsky, Mojgan Ghazirad, Michael Papsdorf, and Robert Armstrong
Identification of molecular markers that are expressed in discrete anterior-posterior domains of the endoderm from the gastrula stage to mid-gestation., Billie A. Moore-Scott, Robert Opoka, Suh-Chin J. Lin, Jennifer J. Kordich, and James M. Wells
Sox17 and Sox4 differentially regulate beta-catenin/T-cell factor activity and proliferation of colon carcinoma cells., Débora Sinner, Jennifer J. Kordich, Jason R. Spence, Robert Opoka, Scott Rankin, Suh-Chin J. Lin, Diva Jonatan, Aaron M. Zorn, and James M. Wells
Submissions from 2006
FGF signaling is necessary for establishing gut tube domains along the anterior-posterior axis in vivo, Jessica Dessimoz, Robert Opoka, Jennifer J. Kordich, Anne Grapin-Botton, and James M. Wells
Global child health: An essential component of residency training, Deepak Kamat and Robert Armstrong
Crash and road-user characteristics in non-fatal motor vehicle collisions in Nairobi, Kenya : short research report, Hassan Saidi, William Macharia, and John Ating'a
Submissions from 2005
Self reported alcohol use in an urban traffic trauma population in Kenya, S. Hassan, William Macharia, and John Atinga
Ceftriaxone or HIV associated angio-oedema? Case report, William Macharia, C. Mbaabu, L. Wachira, S.O.M. Muhudhia, and G. Moniz
Bacterial isolates in severely malnourished children at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, N. Noorani, William Macharia, D. Oyatsi, and Gunturu Revathi
Outcome for hospitalized road trauma patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya, Hassan Saidi, William Macharia, and John Ating'a
A systematic review of existing national priorities for child health research in sub-Saharan Africa, George Swingler, James Irlam, William Macharia, Felix Tietche, and Martin Meremikwu
Submissions from 2004
Drosophila Dpp orphogen movement is independent of dynamin-mediated endocytosis but regulated by the glypican members of heparan sulfate proteoglycans., Tatyana Y. Belenkaya, Chun Han, Dong Yan, Robert Opoka, Marat Khodoun, and Xinhua Lin
Use of medical services by methylphenidate-treated children in the general population., Anton R. Miller, Jamie C. Brehaut, Parminder Raina, Kimberlyn M. McGrail, and Robert Armstrong
Submissions from 2003
Attitudes of developing world physicians to where medical research is performed and reported, John Page, Richard F. Heller, Scott Kinlay, Lynette Lim, Wang Qian, Zheng Suping, Supornchai Kongpatanakul, Murtaza Akhtar, Salah Khedr, and William Macharia
Submissions from 2002
Country of birth and language spoken at home in relation to illicit substance use., Li-Yin Chien, M. Anne George, and Robert Armstrong
Response of fluctuating asymmetry to arsenic toxicity: support for the developmental selection hypothesis, Michal Polak
Low birthweight babies: socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of adolescent mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, A. Wasunna and K. Mohammed