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Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of blood pressure traits and hypertension in sub-Saharan African populations: an AWI-Gen study

Most hypertension-related genome-wide association studies (GWASs) focus on non-African populations, despite hypertension (a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease) being highly prevalent in Africa. The A...

Surina Singh, Ananyo Choudhury, Scott Hazelhurst… in Nature Communications (2023)

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Author Correction: Meta-analysis of sub-Saharan African studies provides insights into genetic architecture of lipid traits

Ananyo Choudhury, Jean-Tristan Brandenburg, Tinashe Chikowore… in Nature Communications (2022)

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Meta-analysis of sub-Saharan African studies provides insights into genetic architecture of lipid traits

Genetic associations for lipid traits have identified hundreds of variants with clear differences across European, Asian and African studies. Based on a sub-Saharan-African GWAS for lipid traits in the populat...

Ananyo Choudhury, Jean-Tristan Brandenburg, Tinashe Chikowore… in Nature Communications (2022)

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Perspectives on returning individual and aggregate genomic research results to study participants and communities in Kenya: a qualitative study

A fundamental ethical challenge in conducting genomics research is the question of what and how individual level genetic findings and aggregate genomic results should be conveyed to research participants and c...

Isaac Kisiangani, Shukri F. Mohamed, Catherine Kyobutungi… in BMC Medical Ethics (2022)

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Persistent barriers to the use of maternal, newborn and child health services in Garissa sub-county, Kenya: a qualitative study

North Eastern Kenya has persistently had poor maternal, new-born and child health (MNCH) indicators. Barriers to access and utilisation of MNCH services are structural, individual and community-level factors r...

Isaac Kisiangani, Mohamed Elmi, Pauline Bakibinga… in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2020)

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“If there are no female nurses to attend to me, I will just go and deliver at home”: a qualitative study in Garissa, Kenya

The North Eastern region in Kenya experiences challenges in the utilization of maternal and newborn health services. In this region, culture and religion play a major role in influencing healthcare seeking beh...

Coralie N’Gbichi, Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba… in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019)