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Development of an International Standard Set of Outcomes and Measurement Methods for Routine Practice for Adults with Epilepsy: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Consensus Recommendations

Epilepsia, Volume 65, Issue 7, Page 1916-1937, July 2024.
Abstract At present, there is no internationally accepted set of core outcomes or measurement methods for epilepsy clinical practice. Therefore, the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) convened an international working group of experts in epilepsy, people with epilepsy and their representatives to develop minimum sets of ...
James W. Mitchell, Frieda Sossi, Isabel Miller, Paula Blancarte Jaber, Zofia Das‐Gupta, Luz Sousa Fialho, Action Amos, Joan K. Austin, Scott Badzik, Gus Baker, Bruria Ben Zeev, Jeffrey Bolton, John E. Chaplin, J. Helen Cross, Derrick Chan, Christian A. Gericke, Aatif M. Husain, Lorraine Lally, Sharon Mbugua, Cassidy Megan, Tomás Mesa, Lilia Nuñez, Tim J. von Oertzen, Emilio Perucca, Angie Pullen, Gabriel M. Ronen, Martha Sajatovic, Mamta B. Singh, Jo M. Wilmshurst, Leonie Wollscheid, Anne T. Berg   +30 more
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Building Text and Speech Benchmark Datasets and Models for Low‐Resourced East African Languages: Experiences and Lessons

Applied AI Letters, Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2024.
This paper discusses the process taken to create, curate and annotate text and speech corpus for low‐resourced languages in East Africa. ABSTRACT Africa has over 2000 languages; however, those languages are not well represented in the existing natural language processing ecosystem.
Joyce Nakatumba‐Nabende, Claire Babirye, Peter Nabende, Jeremy Francis Tusubira, Jonathan Mukiibi, Eric Peter Wairagala, Chodrine Mutebi, Tobius Saul Bateesa, Alvin Nahabwe, Hewitt Tusiime, Andrew Katumba   +10 more
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Feasibility of delivering vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming through routine community health services in Siaya County, Kenya: A cross‐sectional study

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 20, Issue 2, April 2024.
Facility‐based routine vitamin A supplementation and deworming (VASD) interventions perform poorly, predominantly for children over 1 year, necessitating bi‐annual campaigns to achieve over 80% coverage. This study explores the feasibility of Community Health Volunteers routinely distributing VASD during routine household visits, presenting promising ...
Sophie Ochola, Asa Lelei, Julius Korir, Caleb Ombati, Caroline Chebet, David Doledec, Fridah Mutea, Jennifer Nielsen, Solomon Omariba, Esther Njeri, Melissa M. Baker   +10 more
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Adaptation of the Client Diagnostic Questionnaire for East Africa.

PLOS Global Public Health
Research increasingly involves cross-cultural work with non-English-speaking populations, necessitating translation and cultural validation of research tools.
Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Suzanne Goodrich, Jayne Lewis Kulzer, Michael Kanyesigye, Sarah Obatsa, Julius Cheruiyot, Lorna Kiprono, Colma Kibet, Felix Ochieng, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Susan Ofner, Steven A Brown, Constantin T Yiannoutsos, Lukoye Atwoli, Kara Wools-Kaloustian   +14 more
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The development of a conceptual framework on PrEP stigma among adolescent girls and young women in sub‐Saharan Africa

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 27, Issue 2, February 2024.
Abstract Introduction Stigma is a well‐known barrier to HIV testing and treatment and is an emerging barrier to pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use. To guide future research, measurement and interventions, we developed a conceptual framework for PrEP stigma among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub‐Saharan Africa, a priority population for ...
Miriam Hartmann, Laura Nyblade, Sophie Otticha, Tozoe Marton, Kawango Agot, Sarah T. Roberts   +5 more
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My Way: development and preliminary evaluation of a novel delivery system for PrEP and other sexual health needs of young women in Western Kenya

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 27, Issue 2, February 2024.
Abstract Introduction Young women in sub‐Saharan Africa are a priority population for HIV prevention, yet challenges with adherence and persistence to HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are common. This study involved the development and pilot testing of My Way—a novel delivery system for PrEP and co‐packaged sexual health services. Methods My Way was
Jessica E. Haberer, Kevin Oware, Lawrence Juma, Bernard Nyerere, Vincent Momanyi, Josephine Odoyo, Lindsey Garrison, Julita Bhagat, Nicholas Musinguzi, Jared M. Baeten, Aaron Siegler, Elizabeth A. Bukusi   +11 more
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The Sociolinguistic Implications of Inanimate Metonymies in Dholuo

Journal of Languages and Linguistics (JLL)
This study aims to explain the sociolinguistic implications of Dholuo inanimate metonymies based on ‘when’, ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, as the guiding principle. The Kisumu-South Nyanza dialect of Dholuo is used in the investigation in this study because it is considered a standard variety.
Joseph Arthur Mbara, Pamela Anyango Oloo, Charles Kesero Tunai, Joyce Wambura Boke   +3 more
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A psychometric evaluation of the NIH Toolbox fluid cognition tests adapted for Swahili and Dholuo languages in Kenyan children and adolescents. [PDF]

J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 2023
McHenry MS, Roose A, Abuonji E, Nyalumbe M, Ayuku D, Ayodo G, Tran TM, Kaat AJ.   +7 more
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Variation in Acoustic Vowel Space in Dholuo Dialects: A Dialectical Study of KSN and B-U Dholuo Vowels of Kisumu and Siaya Counties in Kenya

European Journal of Linguistics
Purpose: - This linguistic study investigates the acoustic variation of Kisumu South Nyanza (KSN) and Boro Ukwala (B-U) Dholuo vowels in acoustic vowel space. Methodology: - A combination of field recordings from ten key respondents and acoustic analysis using Praat version 6.0.43 to extract vowel duration, F1, F2 and F3 values.
Oswere Raph Owego, Joshua M. Itumo, Stephen O. Orago   +2 more
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Morphophonology of Dholuo noun pluralization

There are several types of plural formation observed for Dholuo nouns. The type ofplural formation selected by a particular singular noun is unpredictable and therefore encoded in the lexicon. As such, speakers must memorize which plural form isapplicable to which noun (Tucker 1994).
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