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Targeted HIV testing in home or clinic for older children of HIV-infected adults in care increases pediatric HIV testing rates and reveals high prevalence of previously undiagnosed HIV infection
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Background: Health systems offer infant HIV testing as part of prevention of mother-tochild HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs, but are not built to systematically diagnose HIV infection in older children before symptomatic ... -
A cost-finding study of cervical cancer screening methods integrated into HIV care in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Background: Integration of cervical cancer screening into HIV clinics may be an efficient method for decreasing the burden of cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries. As countries contemplate adopting this ... -
Integration and utilization of family planning services in a HIV clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(2015-07)Background: Women’s knowledge and access to reproductive health services improves their ability to safely achieve their required fertility, thus reducing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. In HIV infected women ... -
Contraceptive use among HIV discordant couples in Kenya: A qualitative study
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The preriquisite for degree courses through open and distance learning: a case of the university of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)The government of Kenya has recognised education as an important pre-requisite for it to become an industrialised country. This realisation has necessitated the need to raise the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at all levels ... -
Costotransversectomy without instrumentation for extensive thoracic spondylosdiscitis with paraspinal abscess
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)Background: Costotransversectomy without instrumentation an effective treatment in extensive thoracic Spondylodiscitis with Paraspinal Abscess Costotransversectomy without instrumentation is done to drain pus and relief ... -
Camel related injuries
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Camel related injuries are not documented in this region. We report 14 cases of camel injuries as seen from the MARALAL Camel derby and 2 cases of camel road traffic accident. Methods: All patients seen with ... -
Chronic radial collateral ligament injury
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The ulnar and radial collateral ligaments are primary stabilizers of the thumb metacarpophalangealjoint. Radial collateral ligament injuries are rare although they are less common than ulnar collateral ligament injuries. ... -
Optimising adolescent HIV care in a large Kenyan care and treatment centre
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Background: The global increase in adolescent HIV-related deaths between 2005 and 2012 has been attributed to lack of prioritization of adolescents in national HIV programmes. In 2013, the Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH) ... -
Open debridement of pressure ulcers
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background : Infection in severe pressure ulcer can lead to sepsis with high mortality rate. It also leads to morbidity and renders patients to get other problems like B pneumonia and urinary tract infections. Methods : ... -
Paediatric dislocations at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introducti on : Admissions to hospital due to Joint dislocations are relatively rare in children. Often depending on age and circumstance a physeal injury or fracture will often result from trauma rather than a ... -
Implementation of HIV discordant couple care and treatment program in a Kenyan referral hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Little has been reported about the care of discordant couples in programmatic settings. We report on the care of discordant couples in a HIV care and treatment in a discordant couple’s care and treatment centre in Nairobi, ... -
Supramalleolar osteotomies and distal tibia locking plate
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Supramalleolar Osteotomies and Distal Tibia Locking Plate Oburu E , University of Nairobi Correspondence to : Dr Ezekiel Oburu, Email: oburue@yahoo.com Management of distal tibial and ankle joint deformities is a ... -
Effect of fresh garlic extract on histoarchitectural studies of bone marrow stem cells in adult male rabbits
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Garlic is wild progenor that originated in the high planes of West - Central Asia. It has been widely used as food and medicine. Its effects have been demonstrated in both animals and humans. The aim ... -
To plant or protect: evaluating forest recovery dynamics under natural and aided regeneration in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Forest degradation remains a serious problem in Kenya, but opinion is divided on whether to protect degraded forests in order to facilitate natural regeneration or plant th em to accelerate forest recovery. ... -
Characterization of C_00 Contractions and their invariant subspaces, corrected manuscript re-submitted to Opuscula Mathematica, paper under review.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)This paper investigates the possibilities of applying emerging management theories and techniques to constitutionally created offices in Kenya and East African region. The benefits from application of these theories, ... -
Building enabling legal frameworks for sustainable land use investments in Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique :A synthesis,
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) assessed the legal frameworks for major resource sectors in Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique to analyze ... -
Preparedness of University Libraries as drivers for green transformation and sustainable development: the case of University of Nairobi Library, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)University Libraries in Africa have a role in driving the destinies of their nations in the provision of information that inform leadership on pertinent issues. Today, more than ever, the well being of ...
