East African Medical Journal
Overview
The East African Medical Journal is a peer-reviewed publication that focuses on medical research, clinical practice, and public health issues in the East African region. It provides a platform for healthcare professionals and researchers to share their findings, promote evidence-based medicine, and contribute to the improvement of healthcare delivery in East Africa.
Details
Details
Abbr.
East Afr Med J
Start
1932
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
0012-835X
Country
Kenya
Language
English
Specialties
General Medicine
Tropical Medicine
Tropical Medicine
Recent Articles
1.
Gwako G, Obimbo M, Gichangi P, Gachuno O, Kinuthia J, Were F
East Afr Med J
. 2023 Nov;
97(9):3040-3049.
PMID: 37981998
Introduction: Africa bears the greatest burden of stillbirth and yet, there is a paucity of data from this setting. The aim of this study was to determine the association between...
2.
Koros D, Ondondo R, Junghae M, Oluoch P, Chesang K
East Afr Med J
. 2023 May;
97(12):3295-3302.
PMID: 37204967
Background: HIV diagnosis is the gateway to antiretroviral therapy. However, 20-50% of HIV-infected individuals are unaware of their HIV status, derailing epidemic control. Objective: To increase awareness of HIV status...
3.
Kamulegeya A, Nakanjako D, Orem J, Mayanja-Kizza H
East Afr Med J
. 2022 Nov;
98(3):3599-3607.
PMID: 36440467
Objective: This study aimed to translate, determine the comprehensibility and examine the linguistic equivalence of a Luganda Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire (OMDQ MTS) among patients undergoing chemotherapy. Design: This was...
4.
Marete I, Mwangi A, Brown S, Wools-Kaloustian K, Yiannoutsos C, Abuogi L, et al.
East Afr Med J
. 2022 May;
98(9):4082-4092.
PMID: 35495218
Objectives: To describe the incidence of antiretroviral treatment failure and associated factors in a pediatric clinical cohort within the East African International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (EA-IeDEA) consortium. Design:...
5.
Adrawa A, Opi D, Candia E, Vukoni E, Kimera I, Sule I, et al.
East Afr Med J
. 2018 May;
93(11):576-581.
PMID: 29755133
Background: Despite national policy guidelines advocating exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life to promote and accelerate child survival, the proportion of women exclusively breastfeeding for the first...
6.
Njoroge A, Munene K
East Afr Med J
. 2017 Aug;
92(12):608-611.
PMID: 28811676
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are emerging as the leading cause of morbidity & mortality globally, with the greatest rise in incidence of cardiovascular disease cases observed in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is...
7.
Magale H, Kassim I, Odera S, Omolo M, Jaoko W, Jolly P
East Afr Med J
. 2016 Nov;
92(7):333-337.
PMID: 27867208
Background: Changes in susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens isolated from urinary tract infections emphasize the need for regional surveillance to generate information that can be used in management of patients....
8.
Ouma S, Turyasima M, Acca H, Nabbale F, Obita K, Rama M, et al.
East Afr Med J
. 2016 Apr;
92(8):394-400.
PMID: 27099401
Background: Uganda's rapid population growth (3.2%) since 1948 has placed more demands on health sector and lowered living standard of Ugandans resulting into 49% of people living in acute poverty...
9.
ILIOPSOAS MYOFIBROSITIS - A DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATION FOR CHRONIC LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN IN RURAL KENYA
Tjong J
East Afr Med J
. 2016 Feb;
89(5):178-80.
PMID: 26875225
Diagnosis for lower abdominal pain is always challenging clinically and more so inthe setting of rural Africa. Eighteen cases of sonographically-shownipsilateral enlargement and echo alteration of iliopsoas muscle have been...
10.
Chigbu B, Onwere S, Aluka C, Kamanu C, Ezenobi O
East Afr Med J
. 2016 Feb;
89(5):172-7.
PMID: 26875224
Background: Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion. However, few studies have focused on the feasibility of treating incomplete abortion with misoprostol at the rural...