African Population and Health Research Center

Retrospective study of traumatic brain injury cases

Objectives: The global annual incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is predicted to reach 69 million cases. The World Health Organization indicates that about 10 million annual cases of TBI result in death or significant disability. The incidence of morbidity and mortality du...

Reducing the diagnostic and treatment gap for priority mental, neurological and substance misuse disorders in primary care in rural Kenya: Results of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial from the EPINA study

ABSTRACTBackground: In resource-limited settings, care for mental, neurological and substance misuse (MNS) disorders has been integrated into primary healthcare facilities (PHC) by training primary health workers (PHW) on the use of the mental health Gap Action Program Interventi...

Knowledge of and preferred legal grounds for abortion in Kenya: a national cross-sectional telephone survey

Inadequate knowledge of abortion law in restrictive settings impedes women’s access to safe services and engenders poor abortion perception and stigma among the general population. There is limited understanding of the public’s knowledge and support for abortion in Kenya. This st...

Participant attrition in a multi-regional population-based study in Africa: insights from the AWI-Gen study

Attrition in longitudinal studies, defined as the loss of participants over time, may threaten the validity of study results. This study examined patterns, magnitude, and risk factors for attrition in the AWI-Gen cohort. The study included 12,032 participants from six African sit...

One Health and antimicrobial stewardship: a call to multi-sectoral collaboration to prevent the emerging epidemic of antimicrobial resistance

A common misconception is that Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) stems solely from poor treatment management in hospitals and weak health systems. AMR is, however, driven by a multitude of factors, including environmental stressors such as contamination from industrial, agricultural...

Enablers and barriers to the implementation of the Food System Transformative Integrated Policy (FS-TIP) in Ghana, Malawi and Rwanda

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background/Objective</bold> The Food System Transformative Integrated Policy (FS-TIP) is an evidence informed initiative that identifies food system (FS) challenges, policies and stakeholders required for the functioning of FS. It was piloted in thre...