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Management of Diabetes Mellitus at the Household Level Using Community Health Strategy in Embu County, Kenya 

Hussein, Salim Ali; Kithuka, Peter; Otieno, George; Yoos, Alison; Kaugi, Rosaline; Njeru, Cecelia (Pan African Medical Journal, 2021)
Introduction: diabetes mellitus (DM) causes 1% of the mortality in Kenya and 2% of the population in Kenya has diabetes mellitus. Embu County was the 5 th leading county in diabetes mellitus morbidity in Kenya in 2019. ...
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Evaluation of Relationship of Sources of Health Information System (HIS) and HIS Feedback in Selected Public Health Facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya 

Mairanga, G. G.; Muthee, D.; Otieno, G. (Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health, 2020)
Aim: This study sought to assess the extent to which sources of Health Information System (HIS) is associated with HIS feedback in the public health facilities in Nairobi City County. Methodology: This study adopted the ...
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Knowledge and Acceptability of Pap Smears, Self-sampling and HPV Vaccination among Adult Women in Kenya. 

Rositch, A. F.; Gatuguta, A.; Choi, R. Y.; Guthrie, B. L.; Mackelprang, R. D.; Bosire, R; Manyara, L.; Kiarie, J. N.; Smith, J. S.; Farquhar, C. (2012)
OBJECTIVES: Our study aimed to assess adult women's knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and characterize their attitudes towards potential screening and prevention strategies. METHODS: Women ...
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A Novel Susceptibility Locus for Type 1 Diabetes on Chr12q13 Identified by a Genome-Wide Association Study 

Hakonarson, H.; Qu, H.; Bradfield, J. P.; Marchand, L.; Kim, C. E.; Glessner, J. T.; Grabs, R.; Casalunovo, T.; Taback, S. P.; Frackelton, E. C.; Eckert, A. W.; Annaiah, K.; Lawson, M. L.; Otieno, George Ochieng; Santa, E.; Shaner, J. L.; Smith, R. M.; Onyiah, C. C.; Skraban, R.; Chiavacci, R. M.; Robinson, L. J.; Stanley, C. A.; Kirsch, S. E.; Devoto, M.; Monos, D. S.; Grant, S. F. A.; Polychronakos, C. (American Diabetes Association, 2008-04)
OBJECTIVE—In stage 1 of our genome-wide association (GWA) study for type 1 diabetes, one locus at 16p13 was detected (P = 1.03 × 10−10) and confirmed in two additional cohorts. Here we describe the results of testing, in ...
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Whole-genome sequencing in an autism multiplex family 

Otieno, F. G.; Shi, L.; Zhang, X.; Golhar, R.; He, M.; Hou, C.; Kim, C.; Keating, B.; Lyon, G.J.; Wang, K.; Hakonarson, H. (BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) represent a group of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders that affect 1 in 88 children in the US. Previous exome sequencing studies on family trios have implicated a role for ...
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Identification of rare DNA sequence variants in high-risk autism families and their prevalence in a large case/control population 

Otieno, F. G.; Matsunami, Nori; Hensel, Charles H; Baird, Lisa; Stevens, Jeff; Otterud, Brith; Leppert, Tami; Varvil, Tena; Hadley, Dexter; Glessner, Joseph T; Pellegrino, Renata; Kim, Cecilia; Thomas, Kelly; Wang, Fengxiang; Ho, Karen; Christensen, Gerald B; Li, Dongying; Prekeris, Rytis; Lambert, Christophe G; Hakonarson, H.; Leppert, Mark F (BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Genetics clearly plays a major role in the etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), but studies to date are only beginning to characterize the causal genetic variants responsible. Until recently, studies ...
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Effect of Training “Boda-boda” Riders on Community-Based Referrals for Maternal Outcome: A Case of Busoga Region, Uganda 

Mwebaza, Kharim Muluya; Mugisha, John Francis; Kithuka, Peter; Kibaara, Kenneth Rucha; Gangu, David Muwanguzi; Otieno, George Ochieng; Yitambe, Andre (SciVision Publishers, 2021)
Many pregnant mothers miss antenatal care attendance and health facility deliveries despite several interventions either due to knowledge gap on the benefits or lack of transport means to reach the health centre. ...
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Meta-analysis of Dense Genecentric Association Studies Reveals Common and Uncommon Variants Associated with Height. 

Otieno, F. G.; Lanktree, M.B.; Guo, Y.; Murtaza, M.; Glessner, J.T. (Elsevier, 2011)
Height is a classic complex trait with common variants in a growing list of genes known to contribute to the phenotype. Using a genecentric genotyping array targeted toward cardiovascular-related loci, comprising 49,320 ...
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Health System Factors Affecting Uptake of Antenatal Care by Women of Reproductive Age in Kisumu County, Kenya 

Kilowua, Lydia; Otieno, Kennedy (International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology Research, 2019)
This study sought to determine how health system factors affect antenatal care services uptake. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted. The population under study was selected household members of the ...
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Nurses’ Perception on Healthcare Services Quality in Mission Hospitals in Kiambu County, Kenya 

Miriti, Kenneth; Yitambe, Andre; Nyamari, Jackim; Koome, Gilbert (AJOL, 2019-02)
BACKGROUND Despite adoption of quality improvement initiatives in Kenyan Health facilities, quality gains are not yet optimal in both public and private sector. The private sector, which includes mission hospitals, face ...
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