Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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The sexual scripts of Kenyan young people and HIV prevention.
(2005)The scripting of sexual encounters among young people in Kenyan is described using results of 28 focus group discussions conducted with young people attending primary school standard 7, from four different ethnic groups ... -
More than meets the Eye-Myelinated axons crowd the subthalamic nucleus
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, 2013-07-12)High frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a successful treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, it is currently ... -
Sustainable construction: composite use of tyres and ash in concrete.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2009)An investigation was carried out to establish the physical, mechanical and chemical characteristics of a non-standard (unprocessed) pulverised fuel ash (PFA) and waste tyres from a former landfill site at the Power Station ... -
Aflatoxicosis: health implications.
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Endophthalmitis following intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in ambulatory surgical centre facility: incidence, management and outcome
(University of Nairobi, 2013-09-24)No abstract -
Introgressive hybridization of human and rodent schistosome parasites in western Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2008)Hybridization and introgression can have important consequences for the evolution, ecology and epidemiology of pathogenic organisms. We examined the dynamics of hybridization between a trematode parasite of humans, Schistosoma ... -
Serpiginous Choroiditis with Atypical Presentation Treated with Intravenous Methyl Prednisolone
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10-11)Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report a case of atypical serpiginous choroiditis presenting with disc edema and exudative retinal detachment, treated successfully with intravenous methyl prednisolone. ... -
Outcomes of the mental health and development model in rural Kenya: a 2-year prospective cohort intervention study
(University of Nairobi,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2013-03)Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes for participants in BasicNeeds' Mental Health and Development programme in rural Kenya. Methods All new entrants to the programme in the Meru South and Nyeri North ... -
Sympathetic Ophthalmia in Pediatric Age Group: Clinical Features and Challenges in Management in a Tertiary Center in Southern India
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10-16)Abstract Purpose: To study the clinical features and visual outcome of sympathetic ophthalmia in pediatric patients attending a tertiary care center. Methods: Retrospective review of patients ≤16 years with sympathetic ... -
Association of human rotavirus infection and intestinal rotavirus-specific immunoglobulin A in children with diarrhoea.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1995)The purpose of this study was to determine the role of intestinal specific rotavirus IgA antibody in protection against diarrhoea due to rotavirus infection. Stool from children aged below 5 years with diarrhoea who reported ... -
Isolation and biological characterization of non-B HIV type 1 from Kenya
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2012-07)The isolation and characterization of primary strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a vital tool for assessing properties of viruses replicating in HIV-infected subjects. HIV-1 isolation was carried out from 30 ... -
Evidence review of hydroxyurea for the prevention of sickle cell complications in low-income countries.
(school of public health, 2013-11)Hydroxyurea is widely used in high-income countries for the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) in children. In Kenyan clinical guidelines, hydroxyurea is only recommended for adults with SCD. Yet many deaths from SCD ... -
The epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis within a sexually transmitted diseases core group.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1996)Female sex workers in Nairobi were prospectively evaluated for risk factors of incident Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Independent risk factors included cervical ectopy (P=.007), gonococcal infection (P=.002), human ... -
Beta-2 microglobulin as a marker of HIV disease status in Nairobi, Kenya.
(1993)Serum beta-2 microglobulin (beta 2-M) has prognostic value similar to lymphocyte profiles for predicting disease progression in those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, the relationship between ... -
Schistosoma kisumuensis n. sp. (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) from murid rodents in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya and its phylogenetic position within the S. haematobium species group.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2009)Schistosoma kisumuensis n. sp. is described based on 6 adult males and 2 adult females collected from the circulatory system of 3 murid rodent species, Pelomys isseli, Mastomys natalensis, and Dasymys incomtus. Specimens ... -
HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated DRB1 alleles in Kenya, east Africa.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1997)Abstract The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are amongst the most polymorphic loci known in the human population. The population genetics of the MHC encoded HLA loci of sub-Saharan Africa are of major ... -
Schistosomes of small mammals from the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya: new species, familiar species, and implications for schistosomiasis control.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2010)Recent schistosomiasis control efforts in sub-Saharan Africa have focused nearly exclusively on treatment of humans with praziquantel. However, the extent to which wild mammals act as reservoirs for Schistosoma mansoni and ... -
Antibody to chlamydial hsp60 predicts an increased risk for chlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1997)Abstract To determine whether serum antibody to Chlamydia trachomatis antigens alters the risk of C. trachomatis pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), 280 female sex workers were prospectively evaluated over a 33-month ... -
Recent transmission of tuberculosis in a cohort of HIV-1-infected female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobic, 1997)Abstract OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HIV-related tuberculosis in a female cohort, and to investigate the relative importance of recently transmitted infection and ... -
Bone densitometry as an indicator of percentage tibia ash in broiler chicks fed varying dietary calcium and phosphorus levels.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Animal Sciences,, 2003-11)The relative sensitivity of tibia bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD), percentage ash (ash), and shear force as indicators for dietary Ca and P was compared in 3-wk-old broiler chicks. One hundred eight 7-d-old ...
