Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda

Autor: Berrick Otieno, Lynne Elson, Abneel K. Matharu, Naomi Riithi, Esther Chongwo, Khamis Katana, Carophine Nasambu, Francis Mutebi, Herman Feldmeier, Jürgen Krücken, Ulrike Fillinger, Amina Abubakar

Publikováno v: Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2023)

Abstract Background Tungiasis, a neglected tropical parasitosis, disproportionately affects children. Few empirical studies have reported neurocognitive and mental health outcomes of children with ectoparasitic skin diseases like tungiasis. Pathophys

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Adaptation and Latent Structure of the Swahili Version of Beck Depression Inventory-II in a Low Literacy Population in the Context of HIV.

Autor: Amina Abubakar, Raphael Birya Kalu, Khamis Katana, Beatrice Kabunda, Amin S Hassan, Charles R Newton, Fons Van de Vijver

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 6, p e0151030 (2016)

OBJECTIVE:We set out to adapt the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II in Kenya and examine its factorial structure. METHODS:In the first phase we carried out in-depth interviews involving 29 adult members of the community to elicit their understanding

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Adaptation and Latent Structure of the Swahili Version of Beck Depression Inventory-II in a Low Literacy Population in the Context of HIV

Autor: Charles R. Newton, Amina Abubakar, Amin S. Hassan, Khamis Katana, Beatrice Kabunda, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Raphael Kalu

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 6, p e0151030 (2016)
PLOS ONE, 11(6):0151030. PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
PLoS One, 11(6). Public Library of Science

ObjectiveWe set out to adapt the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II in Kenya and examine its factorial structure.MethodsIn the first phase we carried out in-depth interviews involving 29 adult members of the community to elicit their understanding of

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151030

Assessing developmental outcomes in children from Kilifi, Kenya, following prophylaxis for seizures in cerebral malaria

Autor: Simon Kenga, Amina Abubakar, Elizabeth Obiero, Khamis Katana, Penny Holding, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Sadik Mithwani, Naomi Lewa

Publikováno v: Journal of Health Psychology, 12(3), 417-430. Sage Publications Ltd

The purpose of the study was to develop a culture-informed measure of developmental outcome and to apply it to detect differences in developmental level between children with cerebral malaria enrolled in a clinical trial to control seizures during th

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17439993

‘Everyone has a secret they keep close to their hearts’: challenges faced by adolescents living with HIV infection at the Kenyan coast

Autor: Grace Bomu, Khamis Katana, Amin S. Hassan, Judith Tumaini Dzombo, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Joseph K. Gona, Charles R. Newton, Amina Abubakar, Ronald Fischer

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health
Abubakar, A, van de Vijver, F J R, Fischer, R, Hassan, A S, Gona, J K, Dzombo, J T, Bomu, G, Katana, K & Newton, C R 2016, ' 'Everyone has a secret they keep close to their hearts' : challenges faced by adolescents living with HIV infection at the Kenyan coast ', B M C Public Health, vol. 16, no. 197 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2854-y
BMC Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)

Background The upsurge in the uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a significant increase in the survival of vertically acquired HIV infected children, many of whom are currently living into adolescence and early adulthood. However littl

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