Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya.

The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is an invasive malaria vector recently reported in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Ghana. The World Health Organization has called on countries in Africa to increase surveillance efforts to detect and report this vector and institute appropriate and effective control mechanisms. In Kenya, the Division of National Malaria Program conducted entomological surveillance in counties at risk for An.

Determinants of contraceptive use among women 0-23 months postpartum in Kitui County, Kenya: A cross-sectional study.

The risk of unintended pregnancy is high in the postpartum period, especially during the first year of delivery. Yet, short birth intervals are associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and infant outcomes. In Kenya, despite women having multiple contacts with healthcare providers during their pregnancy and postpartum journeys, uptake of contraceptives during the postpartum period remains low.

Comparison of four outdoor mosquito trapping methods as potential replacements for human landing catches in western Kenya.

Introduction: Longitudinal monitoring of outdoor-biting malaria vector populations is becoming increasingly important in understanding the dynamics of residual malaria transmission. However, the human landing catch (HLC), the gold standard for measuring human biting rates indoors and outdoors, is costly and raises ethical concerns related to increased risk of infectious bites among collectors. Consequently, routine data on outdoor-feeding mosquito populations are usually limited because of the lack of a scalable tool with similar sensitivity to outdoor HLC.

Delivery of insecticide-treated net services through employer and community-based approaches in Kenya.

Background And Objectives: Many approaches have been used to deliver insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to African communities in different settings. Between 1992 and 2002, the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Kenya, used two ITN delivery models: the employer-based approach and the community-based approach. These two approaches have never been compared in order to inform their potential for future ITN delivery.