Gabriel Mbugua
Kenya Medical Research Institute
16 Papers
166 Citations
Gabriel Mbugua is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Schistosoma mansoni. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 15 publications.
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Papers
Delivery Practices and Associated Factors among Mothers Seeking Child Welfare Services in Selected Health Facilities in Nyandarua South District, Kenya
TL;DR: Among the mothers interviewed, utilization of skilled delivery attendance services was still low with a high number of deliveries being attended by unqualified lay persons, and there is need to implement cost effective and sustainable measures to improve the quality of maternal health services.
Factors associated with non-adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya
TL;DR: The study found better adherence to HAART in Nairobi compared to previous studies in Kenya, however, this can be improved further by employing fitting strategies to improve patients' ability to fit therapy in own lifestyle and cue-dose training to impact forgetfulness.
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Immunity and morbidity in human schistosomiasis mansoni.
Anthony E. Butterworth,A J Curry,David W. Dunne,Anthony J. C. Fulford,Gachuhi Kimani,H.C. Kariuki,R. K. Klumpp,D.K. Koech,Gabriel Mbugua,John H. Ouma +9 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that treatment only of infected children is an effective and feasible means of control, the frequency of treatment depending on the severity of disease.
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Schistosomiasis mansoni in Kenya: relationship between infection and anaemia in schoolchildren at the community level
Robert F. Sturrock,H. C. Kariuki,F. W. Thiongo,J.W. Gachare,B Omondi,John H. Ouma,Gabriel Mbugua,Anthony E. Butterworth +7 more
TL;DR: Haematological surveys were carried out in 3 schools in 2 areas where Schistosoma mansoni is endemic in Machakos District, Kenya, before and after a treatment campaign using praziquantel, finding significant anaemia with abnormal red blood cell morphology was rare, but varied between schools.
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Prevalence and familial aggregation of schistosomal liver morbidity in Kenya: evaluation by new ultrasound criteria.
H. Curtis Kariuki,Gabriel Mbugua,Philip Magak,Jeffry A. Bailey,Eric M. Muchiri,F. W. Thiongo,Charles H. King,Anthony E. Butterworth,John H. Ouma,Ronald E. Blanton +9 more
TL;DR: To assess the contribution of genetic factors in the severity of hepatic fibrosis, the degree of familial aggregation was determined in a Kenyan population and genetic predisposition appears to be a weak factor in the development of severe disease in this population.
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