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Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among adults living with ...
BMC Psychiatry (2019)
Moses K. Nyongesa, Paul Mwangi, Stanley W. Wanjala, Agnes M. Mutua, et al.
Background: Published research on depression among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) from Africa is increasing, but data from Kenya remains ...
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A randomized control trial of phototherapy and 20% albumin versus ...
BMC Research Notes (2019)
Dorcas N. Magai, Michael Mwaniki, Amina Abubakar, Shebe Mohammed, et al.
Objective: The study evaluated the efficacy of phototherapy and 20% albumin infusion to reduce total serum bilirubin (TSB) in neonates ...
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Priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in rural Kenya ...
PLOS ONE (2019)
Mary A. Bitta, Symon M. Kariuki, Joseph Gona, Amina Abubakar, et al.
Background: Over 75% of people with mental neurological and substance use disorders (MNSD) live in low and middle-income countries with ...
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Inter-relatedness of underlying factors for injury and violence among adolescents ...
Health Psychology Open (2019)
Derrick Ssewanyana, Anneloes van Baar, Patrick N. Mwangala, Charles R. Newton, et al.
We utilized a socio-ecological model to explore views from 85 young people and 10 local stakeholders on forms and underlying ...
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Assessing Executive Function in Adolescence: A Scoping Review of Existing ...
Frontiers in Psychology (2019)
Moses K. Nyongesa, Derrick Ssewanyana, Agnes M. Mutua, Esther Chongwo, et al.
Background: There is much research examining adolescents' executive function (EF) but there is little information about tools that measure EF, ...
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Assessing executive function in adolescence: A scoping review of existing ...
Frontiers in psychology (2019)
Moses K Nyongesa, Derrick Ssewanyana, Agnes M Mutua, Esther Chongwo, et al.
Background: There is much research examining adolescents' executive function (EF) but there is little information about tools that measure EF, ...
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Does organizational formalization facilitate voice and helping organizational citizenship behaviors ...
Journal of International Business Studies (2019)
Ronald Fischer, Maria Cristina Ferreira, Nathalie Van Meurs Meurs, Kubilay Gok, et al.
Abstract: Prosocial work behaviors in a globalized environment do not operate in a cultural vacuum. We assess to what extent ...
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The NeuroDev Study: Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Disorders ...
NeuroView (2019)
Victoria de Menil, Michelle Hoogenhout, Patricia Kipkemoi, Dorcas Kamuya, et al.
The NeuroDev study will deeply phenotype cognition, behavior, dysmorphias, and neuromedical traits on an expected cohort of 5,600 Africans (1,800 ...
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Developmental Assets and Academic Performance of Adolescents in Ghana, Kenya ...
Child & Youth Care Forum (2019)
Byron Gregory Adams, Nora Wiium and Amina Abubakar
Background: Overall, youth well-being is crucial, particularly in developmental contexts, such as sub-Saharan Africa, which is experiencing the largest growth ...
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A contextually relevant approach to assessing health risk behavior in ...
BMC public health (2018)
Derrick Ssewanyana, Anneloes Van Baar, Charles R Newton and Amina Abubakar
Abstract: Background: Health risk behavior (HRB) is of concern during adolescence. In sub-Saharan Africa, reliable, valid and culturally appropriate measures ...
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Prevalence, risk factors and behavioural and emotional comorbidity of acute ...
BMC medicine (2018)
Symon M. Kariuki Kariuki, Amina Abubakar, Martha Kombe, Michael Kazungu, et al.
Abstract: Background: Acute symptomatic seizures and febrile seizures are common in children admitted to hospitals in Africa and may be ...
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Validation of a Swahili version of the World Health Organization ...
Global health research and policy (2018)
Esther Chongwo, Derrick Ssewanyana, Carophine Nasambu, Patrick N Mwangala, et al.
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the World Health Organization’s five item ...
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Screening tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders among adults living with ...
AAS Open Research (2018)
Patrick N Mwangala, Charles R Newton, Melanie Abas and Amina Abubakar
Abstract: Background: People living with HIV are at risk of developing HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) which adversely affects their quality ...
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Creation of the WHO Indicators of Infant and Young Child ...
BMJ global health (2018)
Gillian A Lancaster, Gareth McCray, Patricia Kariger, Tarun Dua, et al.
Abstract: Background Renewed global commitment to the improvement of early child development outcomes, as evidenced by the focus of the ...
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Health risk behavior among perinatally HIV exposed uninfected adolescents: A ...
Wellcome Open Research (2018)
Derrick Ssewanyana, Patrick N Mwangala, Moses Kachama Nyongesa, Anneloes van Baar, et al.
Abstract: Background: Perinatally HIV exposed uninfected (PHEU) adolescents are an increasing sub-population, especially in high HIV epidemic settings. HIV exposure ...
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Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes and association with quality of ...
BMJ open (2018)
Moses Kachama Nyongesa, Patrick N Mwangala, Paul Mwangi, Martha Kombe, et al.
Abstract: Objectives Our aim was to compare the neurocognitive performance and mental health outcome of adults living with HIV on ...
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Cognition, mood and quality-of-life outcomes among low literacy adults living ...
Epilepsy & Behavior (2018)
Patrick N Mwangala, Symon M Kariuki, Moses K Nyongesa, Paul Mwangi, et al.
Abstract: Epilepsy is frequently associated with neurocognitive impairments, mental health, and psychosocial problems but these are rarely documented in low- ...
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Prevalence and correlates of home delivery amongst HIV-infected women attending ...
PLoS One (2018)
Stevenson K Chea, Tabitha W Mwangi, Kennedy K Ndirangu, Osman A Abdullahi, et al.
Abstract: Background Home delivery, referring to pregnant women giving birth in the absence of a skilled birth attendant, is a ...
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Perspectives on underlying factors for unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle ...
Frontiers in public health (2018)
Derrick Ssewanyana, Amina Abubakar, Anneloes Van Baar, Patrick N Mwangala, et al.
Abstract: Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are among the key modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and ...
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Young people’s and stakeholders’ perspectives of adolescent sexual risk ...
Journal of health psychology (2018)
Derrick Ssewanyana, Patrick N Mwangala, Vicki Marsh, Irene Jao, et al.
Abstract: A lack of research exists around the most common forms of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents, including their underlying ...
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Advancing the Sustainable Development Goal for Education Through Developmentally Informed ...
Developmental Science and Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Youth (2018)
Alice J Wuermli, Antje Von Suchodoletz and Amina Abubakar
Abstract: While the past decade has seen increased global efforts to develop reliable and valid measures of developmental phenomena for ...
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Community dialogues as a strategy for identifying and addressing child ...
Developmental Science and Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Youth (2018)
Amina Abubakar, Sadaf Shallwani, Stanley Wechuli Wanjala, Patrick Nzivo Mwangala, et al.
Abstract: Developmental science is both concerned with and has accumulated a wealth of evidence around factors that support and harm ...
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Evaluation of the INTERGROWTH-21st Neurodevelopment Assessment (INTER-NDA) in 2 year-old ...
PLoS One (2018)
Elizabeth Murray, Michelle Fernandes, Charles RJ Newton, Amina Abubakar, et al.
Abstract: Background The INTER-NDA is a novel assessment of early child development measuring cognition, language, motor skills, behaviour, attention, and ...
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Health risk behaviour among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan ...
BioMed Research International (2018)
Derrick Ssewanyana, Patrick N Mwangala, Anneloes Van Baar, Charles R Newton, et al.
Abstract: The burden of health risk behaviour (HRB) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is currently ...
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Prevalence, risk factors and behavioural and emotional comorbidity of acute ...
BMC Medicine (2017)
Symon M. Kariuki, Amina Abubakar, Martha Kombe, Michael Kazungu, et al.
Abstract: Background: Acute symptomatic seizures and febrile seizures are common in children admitted to hospitals in Africa and may be ...
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