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Adherence to national healthcare referral guidelines and its effect on the management outcomes among children seen at a teaching hospital in Western Kenya.

Njanwe, Paul Jairus; Marete, Irene; Ayaya, Samuel (2022-11-13)

Introduction: Referral guidelines are meant to ensure coordination and continuity across all levels of healthcare. Poor adherence to these guidelines could result in increased morbidity and mortality among the patients ...
Being homeless: Reasons and challenges faced by affected women

Rotich, Everlyne; Mbai, Isabella; Marete, Irene; Yego, Faith (AJM, 2013-09)

Traditionally, homeless people have been thought of as largely comprised of alcoholic or mentally distubed individuals, and mainly men. Recently, there has been a recognition of the need to better understand the factors ...
Birth weight and gestational age distributions in a rural Kenyan population

Bucher, Sherri; Nowak, Kayla; Otieno, Kevin; Tenge, Constance; Marete, Irene; Rutto, Faith; Kemboi, Millsort; Achieng, Emma; Ekhaguere, Osayame; Nyongesa, Paul; Esamai, Fabian; Liechty, Edward (Research square, 2022-08-01)

Background With the increased availability of access to prenatal ultrasound in low/middle-income countries, there is opportunity to better characterize the association between fetal growth and birth weight across global ...
Changing the outcomes of newborns with surgical conditions at a tertiary-level hospital in Kenya: a cluster randomized trial

Saula, Peter; Kikuvi, Gideon; Kombe, Yeri; Marete, Irene (Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 2022)

Background: Globally, 10% of neonatal mortality in low-/middle-income countries (L/MIC) is directly attributed to surgical conditions, and appropriate referral and transport of newborns to tertiary-level hospitals for ...
Characteristics of HIV-infected adolescents enrolled in a disclosure intervention trial in western Kenya

Vreemanan, Rachel C.; Scanlon, Michael L.; Marete, Irene; Mwangi, Ann; Inui, Thomas S.; McAteera, Carole I.; Nyandiko, Winstone M. (Taylor and francis group, 2015-11-29)

Knowledge of one’s own HIV status is essential for long-term disease management, but there are few data on how disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa is associated with clinical ...
Clinical signs of possible serious infection and associated mortality among young infants presenting at first-level health facilities

Nisar, Yasir Bin; Tshefu, Antoinette; Longombe, Adrien Lokangaka; Esamai, Fabian; Marete, Irene; Ayede, Adejumoke Idowu; Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa A; Wammanda, Robinson D; Qazi, Shamim Ahmad; Bah, Rajiv (PLOS ONE, 2021-06-30)

The World Health Organization recommends inpatient hospital treatment of young infants up to two months old with any sign of possible serious infection. However, each sign may have a different risk of death. The current ...
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

Gisore, Peter; Shipala, Evelyn; Otieno, Kevin; Rono, Betsy; Marete, Irene; Tenge, Constance; Mabeya, Hillary; Bucher, Sherri; Moore, Janet; Liechty, Edward; Esamai, Fabian (BioMed Central, 2012-03)

Background: Identifying every pregnancy, regardless of home or health facility delivery, is crucial to accurately estimating maternal and neonatal mortality. Furthermore, obtaining birth weights and other anthropometric ...
Determinants of skilled birth attendants in neonatal resuscitation at Nakuru level five Hospital, Kenya

Chirchir, Irene J.; Too, Robert; Kosgei, M; Marete, Irene; Milimo, Benson W. (Edition consortium publishing, 2021-11-10)

This study sought to determine the skills of the birth attendants in neonatal resuscitation at Nakuru Level five Hospital. Prospective study was used to determine the immediate outcomes of neonatal resuscitation where ...
Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub- Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort study in 8 countries

AftabI, Fahad; Ahmed, Imran; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Mohammed Ali, Said; Ariff, Shabina; Bahl, Rajiv; H. Baqu, Abdullah; Begum, Nazma; A. Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Biemba, Godfrey; Cousens, Simon; Das, Vinita; Deb, Saikat; Dhingra, Usha; Dutta, Arup; Edmond, Karen; Esamai, Fabian; Kumar GhoshI, Amit; Gisore, Peter; Grogan, Caroline; H. HamerID, Davidson; Herlihy, Julie; Hur, Lisa; Ilyas, Muhammad; Jehan, Fyezah; Hamad Juma, Mohammed; Kalonj, Michel; Khanam, Rasheda; R. Kirkwood, Betty; Kumar, Aarti; Kumar, Alok; Kumar, Vishwajeet; Manu, Alexander; Marete, Irene; Mehmood, Usma; Minckas, Nicole; MishraI, Shambhavi; K. Mitra, Dipak; Ibne Moin, Mamun; Muhammad, Karim; Newton, Sam; Ngaima, Serge; Nguwo, Andre; Imran Nisa, Muhammad; Otomba, John; Abdul Quaiyum, Mohammad; Sarrassat, Sophie; Sazawal, Sunil; E. Semrau, Katherine; Shannon, caitlil; Pratap Singh, Vinay; Soofi, Sajid; Soremekun, Seyi; Mohammed Suleiman, Atifa; Sunday, Venantius; R. Dilip, Thandassery; Tshefu, Antoinette; Wasan, Yaqub; Yeboah-Antw, Kojo; Yoshida, Sachiyo; Anita K. Zaidi, Anita (PLOS Global Public Health, 2021-06-28)

Background Maternal morbidity occurs several times more frequently than mortality, yet data on morbid- ity burden and its effect on maternal, foetal, and newborn outcomes are limited in low- and middle-income countries. ...
Evaluating a patient-centred intervention to increase disclosure and promote resilience for children living with HIV in Kenya

C. Vreeman, Rachel; M. Nyandiko, Winstone; Marete, Irene; Mwangi, Ann; I. McAteer, Carole; Keter, Alfred; L. Scanlon, Michael; O. Ayaya, Samuel; Aluoch, Josephine; Hogan, Joseph (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2019-02-11)

Objective: We evaluated the impact of a patient-centred, culturally and age-appropri- ate disclosure counselling intervention on HIV disclosure rates among Kenyan children living with HIV. Design: A prospective, ...
First- line antiretroviral treatment failure in East African children

Marete, Irene; Mwangi, Ann; Brown, Steven; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; Yiannoutsos, Constantin; Abuogi, Lisa; Lyamuya, Rita; Ngonyani, Kapella; Achieng, Marion; Apaka, Cosmas; Rotich, Elyne; Ayaya, Samuel (PMC, 2022-04-28)

Objectives: To describe the incidence of antiretroviral treatment failure and associated factors in a pediatric clinical cohort within the East African International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (EA-IeDEA) ...
Lost to follow-up among pregnant women in a multi-site community based maternal and newborn health registry: a prospective study

Marete, Irene; Tenge, Constance; Chemweno, Carolyne; Bucher, Sherri; Pasha, Omrana; Ramadurg, Umesh Y.; Mastiholi, Shivanand C.; Chiwila, Melody; Patel, Archana; Althabe, Fernando; Garces, Ana; Moore, Janet L.; Esamai, Fabian (Springer, 2015)

Background: It is important when conducting epidemiologic studies to closely monitor lost to follow up (LTFU) rates. A high LTFU rate may lead to incomplete study results which in turn can introduce bias to the trial or ...
Measles containing vaccine coverage and factors associated with its uptake among children aged 24–59 months in Cherangany Sub County, Trans Nzoia County, Kenya

Mamut, Stella; Tabu, Collins; Marete, Irene; Opili, Davies; Jalang’o, Rose; Abade, Ahmed (Plos one, 2022-02-23)

Introduction Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease whose elimination depends on the measles-contain ing vaccine (MCV) coverage of �95% in the population. In 2020, Kenya reported 597 cases, an increase of 158 cases ...
Neonatal deaths in infants born weighing ≥ 2500 g in low and middle-income countries

Saleem, Sarah; Naqvi, Farnaz; McClure, Elizabeth M.; Nowak, Kayla J.; Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder; Garces, Ana L.; Hibberd, Patricia L.; Moore, Janet L.; Nolen, Tracy L.; Goudar, Shivaprasad S.; Kumar, Yogesh; Esamai, Fabian; Marete, Irene; Patel, Archana B.; Chomba, Elwyn; Mwenechanya, Musaku; Bose, Carl L.; Liechty, Edward A.; Krebs, Nancy F.; Derman, Richard J.; Carlo, Waldemar A.; Tshefu, Antoinette; Koso‑Thomas, Marion; Siddiqi, Sameen; Goldenberg, Robert L. (BMC, 2020-11-30)

Background: Babies born weighing ≥ 2500 g account for more than 80% of the births in most resource‑limited locations and for nearly 50% of the 28‑day neonatal deaths. In contrast, in high‑resource settings, 28‑day ...
Oral amoxicillin plus gentamicin regimens may be superior to the procaine-penicillin plus gentamicin regimens for treatment of young infants with possible serious bacterial infection when referral is not feasible: Pooled analysis from three trials in Africa and Asia

Longombe, Adrien Lokangaka; Ayede, Adejumoke Idowu; Marete, Irene; Mir, Fatima; Ejembi, Clara Ladi; Shahidullah, Mohammod; Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa A; Wammanda, Robinson D; Tshefu, Antoinette; Esamai, Fabian; Zaidi, Anita K; Baqui, Abdullah H; Cousens, Simon (Europe Pmc, 2022-12-21)

Background Hospital referral and admission in many- low and middle-income countries are not feasible for many young infants with sepsis/possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI). The effectiveness of simplified ...
Oral omoxicillin plus gentamicin regimes may be superior to the procaine-penicillin plus gentamicin regimens for treatment of young infant with possible serious bacterial infection when referral is not feasible pooled analysis from three trials in Africa and Asia

Longombe, Adrien Lokangaka; Ayede, Adejumoke Idowu; Marete, Irene; Mir, Fatima; Ejembi, Clara Ladi; Shahidullah, Mohammod; Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa A.; Wammanda, Robinson D.; Tshefu, Antoinette; Esamai, Fabian; Zaidi, Anita K.; Baqu, Abdullah H.; Cousens, Simon (PMC, 2022)

Background: Hospital referral and admission in many- low and middle-income countries are not feasible for many young infants with sepsis/possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI). The effectiveness of simplified antibiotic ...
Perinatal outcomes of multiple-Gestation pregnancies in Kenya, Zambia, Pakistan, India, Guatemala, and Argentina: A Global Network Study

Marete, Irene; Tenge, Constance; Pasha, Omrana; Goudar, Shivaprasad; Chomba, Elwyn; Patel, Archana; Althabe, Fernando; Garces, Ana; McClure, Elizabeth M.; Saleem, Sarah; Esamai, Fabian; Kodkany, Bhala S.; Belizan, Jose M.; Derman, Richard J.; . Hibberd, Patricia L; Krebs, Nancy; Buekens, Pierre; Goldenberg, Robert L.; Carlo, Waldemar A.; Wallace, Dennis; Moore, Janet; Koso-Thomas, Marion; Wright, Linda L.; . Liechty, Edward A (Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2013-03-19)

Aim To determine the rates of multiple gestation, stillbirth, and perinatal and neonatal mortality and to determine health care system characteristics related to perinatal mortality of these pregnancies in low- and ...
Population-based rates, timing, and causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country prospective cohort study

Esamai, Fabian; Marete, Irene (The Lancent, 2018-10)

Background: Modelled mortality estimates have been useful for health programmes in low-income and middle-income countries. However, these estimates are often based on sparse and low-quality data. We aimed to generate high ...
Prevalence of clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infection and mortality associated with them from population-based surveillance of young infants from birth to 2 months of age

Puri, Dhruv; NisarI, Yasir Bin; Tshefu, Antoinette; Longombe, Adrien Lokangaka; Esamai, Fabian; Marete, Irene; Ayede, Adejumoke Idowu; Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa A.; Wammanda, Robinson D.; Qazi, Shamim Ahmad; Bahl, Rajiv (PLOS ONE, 2021-02-24)

Background Community-based data on the prevalence of clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) and the mortality associated with them are scarce. The aim was to examine the prevalence for each sign ...
The prevalence of disclosure of HIV status to HIV - infected children in Western Kenya

Turissini, Matthew L.; Nyandiko, Winstone M.; Ayaya, Samuel O.; Marete, Irene; Mwangi, Ann; Chemboi, Victor; Warui, Lucy; Vreeman, Rachel C. (Oxford, 2013)

Background As antiretroviral therapy (ART) allows the world's 2.3 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected children to grow and thrive, these children need to be informed of their HIV status. Neither the prevalence ...

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