Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Title
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Care of the low birthweight babies /neonatal intensive care
(School of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 2005)While the under five childhood mortality rates have shown a somewhat decline in the developing countries in the last three decades, the neonatal mortality rates (NMR) have generally remained static (Darmstadt 2003; 224-25) ... -
Country case study: Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of pharmacy, 2009)• In the last two decades, Kenya has put in place strategies to strengthen the pharmacy workforce through government policies aimed at increased training; improvement of distribution; creating an enabling working environment; ... -
Enhanching capacity of research ethics review committees in developing countries: the Kenyan example
(Kenya AIDs Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Epidemiology of abortion in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1989) -
EVALUATION OF THE UNIVERSAL ANAESTHESIA MACHINE IN THREE HOSPITALS IN KENYA: KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL LEVEL 6, THIKA DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEVEL 5 AND KIAMBU DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEVEL 4
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The provision of anaesthesia in many resource limited countries is compromised by lack of appropriately designed anaesthesia equipment. Modern complex anaesthesia machines are unsuitable for use in areas with challenging ... -
From single parents to child-headed households: the case of children orphaned by aids in Kisumu and Siaya districts
(UNDP, 2003)The socio-economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic are felt in a growing number of countries. Increasing mortality rates among adults are threatening economic and social wellbeing. Women and children are bearing ... -
Glycemic Indices Of Foods In Association With Diabetes Among Rural Women Of Kenya: Case Of Amagoro In Busia County
(UoN, 2019)Diabetes mellitus is a chronic medical condition in which a person’s sugar level rises above the normal. This disease has become quite prevalent worldwide. In the year 2018, more than 500 million people were suffering ... -
Health Psychology
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Impact of Depo-provera on female genital tract immunology
(Kenya AIDs Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Improving partograph training and use in Kenya using the partopen digital pen system
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper presents the findings from two studies of the PartoPen system – a digital pen software application that enhances the partograph, a paper-based labor-monitoring tool used in developing regions. Previous studies ... -
Influence of provider training on quality of emergency obstetric care in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)In addition to infectious diseases, maternal and neonatal conditions account for a substantial part of the health gap between rich and poor countries. For example, more than 99 percent of maternal deaths ... -
Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative HIV Vaccine Peer Leaders Training Manual
(KAVI Dept. of Medical Microbiology, 2004)MRC Human Immunology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. The IFN-y enzyme-linked immunospot (ELI-Spot) assay is often used to map HIV-specific CD8 T-cell responses. We compared overlapping 15-mer pools with optimized ... -
Kenya Free of AIDs (KeFA)
(University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Measles Seropositivity in HIV-Infected Kenyan Children on Antiretroviral Therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)This paper describes results from a cross-sectional study among HIV-infected children 15 months to 12 years of age who were receiving antiretroviral therapy. We found a low prevalence of measles IgG seropositivity (45.7%) ... -
Mental disorders and HIV risk behaviors among prisoners in South Sudan
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Metabolic factors associated with the development of lipodystrophy in patients on long-term highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART
(School of Medicine, 2013-05)Dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and diabetes are frequent in patients on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) and especially in patients with lipodystrophy, and may lead to atherosclerosis. This study described ... -
Neutropenia and anemia among HIV infected adults on zidovudine containing antiretroviral therapy in Kangemi
(Kenya AIDs Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Pattern of injuries in the Oral & Maxillofacial Region among patients attending selected hospitals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Pattern of injuries in the Oral & Maxillofacial Region among patients attending selected hospitals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2001)