Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring for high-risk pregnant women
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2008)PURPOSE: Cost-minimization is a main topic in present-day health care. Clinicians are urged to keep hospital stays as short as possible, also in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments. At present stabilized high-risk ... -
Sexually Transmitted Infections And Reproductive Health In Azerbaijan.
(University of NairobiCommunity Health ,University of Nairobi, 2001)BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and about sexual and reproductive health in Central and Eastern Europe. However, it is clear that major epidemics of STIs currently ... -
Adapting to Climate Change through a Paradigm Shift in Rural Development: The Case of Westgate Conservancy in Samburu County, Kenya
(Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2012-08)Climate change poses a plethora of challenges to agro-pastoral production in Africa resulting in different adaptation practices; some household-based, others community-based; many studies focus on the former. This paper ... -
Practical Biology for Schools. Longman Publishers 250 pp.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1992) -
First trimester prenatal diagnosis of lysosomal storage disease. Study of alpha-L-fucosidase isoenzyme patterns in fetal and maternal tissue.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1987)The normal range of activities of 6 lysosomal enzymes was determined in extracts of chorionic villi samples obtained by a rigid forceps in the first trimester of pregnancy. These activities were compared to those in villi ... -
Heavy episodic drinking among Kenyan female sex workers is associated with unsafe sex, sexual violence and sexually transmitted infections.
(University of NairobiInternational Centre for Reproductive Health, 2007-11)This study examined patterns of alcohol use and its association with unsafe sex and related sequelae among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using snowball sampling. ... -
Integration of STD services. How to reach and involve men and women
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)In Kenya, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) program implemented in 10 medical centers in Nairobi allows nurses to diagnose syphilis based on symptoms, have blood tests conducted to confirm syphilis, prescribe treatment, ... -
Social context, sexual risk perceptions and stigma: HIV vulnerability among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2009)Knowledge about sexual practices and life experiences of men having sex with men in Kenya, and indeed in East Africa, is limited. Although the impact of male same-sex HIV transmission in Africa is increasingly acknowledged, ... -
Changes in sexual behaviour among HIV-infected women in west and east Africa in the first 24 months after delivery
(2012)OBJECTIVE: Describe changes in sexual behaviour and determinants of unsafe sex among HIV-infected women in the 24 months after delivery. DESIGN: Cohort analysis nested within a prevention of mother-to-child transmission ... -
Miniature, low-dose, intrauterine drug-delivery systems.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2003-11)The safety of systemically administered sex steroids continues to be a major focus of researchers. The negative results of the Women's Health Initiative study (WHI), and follow-up reports published in JAMA, evaluating the ... -
Puncture of unilateral renal cyst in utero.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1986)Although most authors do not recommend prenatal puncture of a unilateral single cystic renal mass, in case the contralateral kidney is normal and there is sufficient amniotic fluid, this case report shows that the procedure, ... -
Preliminary efficacy study of a bioadhesive vaginal metronidazole tablet in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
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Investigation of the impact of salt and sand harvesting activities on the Timboni well field, Gongoni, Malindi District, Kenya
(2000)The area studied is a north-south oriented, V-shaped, clayey lagoonal depression bordered by Pleistocene sands on the west and Recent dune sands on the east. The freshwater aquifer in the area is the main source of potable ... -
Editorial: Poisons and antidotes
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Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2004-04)BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis remains largely elusive, although some microorganisms, including Gardnerella vaginalis, are suspected of playing a role in the etiology of this disorder. Recently ... -
Local treatment of bacterial vaginosis with a bioadhesive metronidazole tablet.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2002)OBJECTIVES: Oral metronidazole is still the drug of choice in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. Yet, side effects have been reported, and dosage as well as duration of therapy are still controversial. This study ... -
Evaluation of one-hundred open-ended vasectomies.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1986)Open-ended vasectomy was performed on one-hundred men. Sixty-three of them showed up for follow-up six months later. Spontaneous recanalisation had occurred in two. Sperm granuloma without orchialgia was found in 14 out ... -
Prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2 infection is associated with altered vaginal flora and an increased susceptibility to multiple sexually transmitted infections.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2007)BACKGROUND: Prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection increases human immunodeficiency virus acquisition. We hypothesized that HSV-2 infection might also predispose individuals to acquire other common ... -
Delayed childbearing and maternal mortality.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2004-05)OBJECTIVES: To assess the maternal age trend in pregnant women in Flanders, Belgium, and examine the impact of maternal age on maternal mortality. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of a population based regional ...
