Beyond the Status of Health: A Collection of Stories Representing Diverse Maternal Mental Health Perspectives by Sara Santarossa, Ruth A. Blake, Heather Buchanan, Mercedes Price, Rachael Guzzardo, Craig Guzzardo, LaKenya M. Johnson, Jacobeth M. Morshall, Andrea Bate, Wayne Bate, Riziki Bakari, Leah Copeland, Dana Murphy, Ashley Redding, Amy Loree

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A Case of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Complicated with A IgG4 Related Disease Like Symptoms by Suguru Sato, Julia Morimoto, Yasuharu Oguchi, Takashi Umeda, Takaya Kawamata, Mami Rikimaru, Tatsuhiko Koizumi, Ryuichi Togawa, Yasuhito Suzuki, Yuki Sato, Manabu Uematsu, Hiroyuki Minemura, Takefumi Nikaido, Atsuro Fukuhara, Junpei Saito, Kenya Kanazawa, Yoshinori Tanino, Mitsuru Munakata, Yoko Shibata

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Corridor contre corridor : Nairobi by Véronique Fourault-Cauët, Jean-Fabien Steck

Subjects: “…in the specific context of incomplete devolution of Kenya. The sustainable coexistence of a national park…”
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Correction: Risk factors indicating immune-related adverse events with combination chemotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors and platinum agents in patients with non-small cel... by Airi Fujimoto, Yoshimichi Koutake, Daisuke Hisamatsu, Noriko Ookubo, Yurika Yabuuchi, Go Kamimura, Tatsuo Kai, Aki Kozono, Takahiro Ootsu, Hiroto Suzuki, Keisuke Matsuo, Kimiko Kuwahara, Yoshita Oiwane, Yuko Nagata, Kenya Tanimoto, Eri Sato, Mei Suenaga, Tomohiro Uehara, Akira Ikari, Satoshi Endo, Yoichi Hiraki, Yosei Kawamata

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Implementation of a cascade training model to enhance emergency care capacity of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda by Sulaiman Bugosera Wasukira, Carl Trevor Kambugu, Judith Nanyondo S, Emmanuel Candia, Stephen Emmanuel Aporu, Patricia Ikwaru, Racheal Kwagala, Andrew Kwiringira, Peter Mukiibi, Costance Murungi, Marek Ma, Celine Jacobs, Cliff Asher Aliga, Afizi Kibuuka, Dathan M. Byonanebye, Sylvia Natukunda, Kenneth Bagonza, Rose Muhindo, Prisca Kizito, Benard Toliva Opar, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Wilson Etolu, Paska Apiyo, Mohammed Larmode, Joseph Oumo, Rony Bahatungire, John Baptist Waniaye, Annet Alenyo-Ngabirano

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Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market by Lucia Keter, Richard Too, Nicholas Mwikwabe, Charles Mutai, Jennifer Orwa, Lizzy Mwamburi, Stanley Ndwigah, Christine Bii, Richard Korir

“…It is recommended that a policy be enacted to enable regulation of herbal products in Kenya.…”
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Placental malaria infection is associated with downregulation of STAT-6 and ANG-1 in decidual macrophages by Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Omu Anzala, Omu Anzala, Edwin Walong, Obiero Jael, Steven G. Nyanjom, Agola Lelo Eric, Bernard N. Kanoi, Bernard N. Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka, Jesse Gitaka

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Integrating socio-economic support into drug-resistant TB care to optimise treatment outcomes by J. Limo, C. Pahe, I. Kathure, L. Ndungu, A. Mahihu, C. Mwashumbe, E. Mueni, H. Momanyi

“…BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) remains a public health concern in Kenya, with an estimated 2,500 individuals acquiring DR-TB annually. …”
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Development of a Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides in Fecal Samples by Esther A. Shiraho, Agola L. Eric, Ibrahim N. Mwangi, Geoffrey M. Maina, Joseph M. Kinuthia, Martin W. Mutuku, Robert M. Mugambi, Jackson M. Mwandi, Gerald M. Mkoji

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Low-Level Zoonotic Transmission of Clade C MERS-CoV in Africa: Insights from Scoping Review and Cohort Studies in Hospital and Community Settings by Andrew Karani, Cynthia Ombok, Silvia Situma, Robert Breiman, Marianne Mureithi, Walter Jaoko, M. Kariuki Njenga, Isaac Ngere

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Many winners, few losers: stable bird populations on an Afrotropical mountain amidst climate change by Mwangi Wambugu, Mwangi Wambugu, Laura Martínez-Íñigo, Bernard Amakobe, Bernard Amakobe, Mwangi Githiru, Mwangi Githiru

“…We modelled local abundances of understorey bird species (N=18) over a 13-year period (2011–2023) in Mt. Kasigau, Kenya, using mist netting data collected along an elevational gradient. …”
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Influence of Soil Nutrients, Tree Age, and Sandalwood Provenances on Sandalwood Oil Yield and Quality by Mary Gathara, Bernard Kamondo, Riziki Mwadalu, Stephen Omondi, Mercy Kivuti, Norman Wairagu, Tom Oduor, Peter Gachie

“…East African Sandalwood (Osyris laceolata) is an important tree species used in perfumery and pharmaceutical industries. In Kenya, the tree is illegally poached and smuggled mostly to India as a substitute for Asian sandalwood. …”
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Unpacking the benefits of black soldier fly frass fertilizer towards nematode suppression and potato production by Emmanuel O. Anedo, Emmanuel O. Anedo, Emmanuel O. Anedo, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas K. Korir, Solveig Haukeland, Solveig Haukeland, Xavier Cheseto, Moses Nyongesa, Patrick Pwaipwai, Sevgan Subramanian, Abdou Tenkouano, Betty Kibaara, Chrysantus M. Tanga

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Accessibility to, Acceptability of, and Adherence to HIV/AIDS Prevention Services by Men Who Have Sex with Men: Challenges Encountered at Facility Level by P. C. N. Otambo, A. Makokha, M. Karama, M. Mwangi

“…The aim of this study was to determine factors that affected accessibility to, acceptability of, and adherence to HIV/AIDS prevention services by men who have sex with men in Nairobi County, Kenya. Methods. The study used a mixed methods design, applying both quantitative and qualitative methods. …”
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Long Term School Based Deworming against Soil-Transmitted Helminths Also Benefits the Untreated Adult Population: Results from a Community-Wide Cross Sectional Survey by Paul M. Gichuki, Gabriel Mbugua, Edwin K. Kiplelgo, Tabitha W. Irungu, Charles Mwandawiro

“…Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are a public health problem in Kenya. The primary control strategy for these infections is preventive chemotherapy (PC) delivered through school based deworming (SBD) programs. …”
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Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions by Fridah A. Mwakha, Bernard M. Gichimu, Johnstone O. Neondo, Peter K. Kamau, Eddy O. Odari, Joshua K. Muli, Nancy L. M. Budambula

“…Slender leaf (Crotalaria spp) is among the indigenous and underutilized vegetables in Kenya whose production is limited to the Western and Coastal regions of the country. …”
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Experience of Kenyan researchers and policy-makers with knowledge translation during COVID-19: a qualitative interview study by Edwine Barasa, Benjamin Tsofa, Mike English, Sassy Molyneux, Dorcas Mwikali Kamuya, Fatuma Hassan Guleid, Alex Njeru, Joy Kiptim, Emelda Okiro, David Kariuki

“…We assessed the usefulness of these activities to identify the facilitators and barriers to KT and suggest actions that facilitate KT in similar settings.Design The study adopted a qualitative interview study design.Setting and participants Researchers at KWTRP in Kenya who were involved in KT activities during the COVID-19 pandemic (n=6) were selected to participate in key informant interviews to describe their experience. …”
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Gender equality and quality of life must be central to the design and delivery of sanitation by Sera L Young, Oliver Cumming, Ian Ross, Richard Johnston, Blessing Mberu, Sheela S Sinharoy, Bethany A Caruso, Kelly T Alexander, Tom Slaymaker, Sheillah Simiyu, Claire Chase, Jenala Chipungu, Phylis Busienei, Isha Ray, Akanksha A Marphatia, Meriel Flint O'Kane, Ana Carolina Argolo Nascimento de Castro, Ginette Azcona, Patience Esi Boni-Morkla, Salome A Bukachi, Anju Dwivedi, Indira Khurana, Antoinette Kome, Wanjiku Kuria, James Labadia, Fungai Makoni, Sujoy Mojumdar, Janet Mule, Lydia Namatende Sakwa, Naomi Njeri, Fernanda Abreu Oliveira de Souza, Lauren Pandolfelli, Petunia Ramunenyiwa, Malini Reddy, Pritum Kumar Saha, Utkarsh Sinha, Emmanuel Uguru, Kara Uhl

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