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Effective intervention to reduce intravaginal practices among hiv-1 uninfected Kenyan women.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Intravaginal practices (IVP) are common among African women and are associated with HIV acquisition. A behavioral intervention to reduce IVP is a potential new HIV risk-reduction strategy. Fifty-eight HIV-1-uninfected ...
Infant neutropenia associated with breastfeeding during maternal antiretroviral treatment for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hiv
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Maternal antiretroviral treatment (ART) is recommended for prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission (PMTCT), including in women with high CD4+ cell counts. Within a pediatric HIV-1 vaccine trial PedVacc 002, we ...
Haemolytic activity of trypanosomes.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
A homogenate of Trypanosoma evansi obtained by freezing and thawing was haemolytic for rat or mouse erythrocytes in vitro and also in vivo. The active principle was associated with the particulate fraction and was absent ...
Association between participant self-report and biological outcomes used to measure sexual risk behavior in HIV-1- seropositive female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
(2012)
Few studies have examined the association between self-reported sexual risk behaviors and biologic outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-seropositive African adults.
METHODS:
We conducted a prospective cohort ...
Phytosterols from Dombeya torrida (J. F. Gmel.).
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Dombeya torrida collected from Kinale forest in Kiambu County, Kenya, was Soxhlet extracted with chloroform and by percolation using a dichloromethane:methanol mixture. The extracts were fractionated using normal phase ...
Detection of Immune Responses in Mucosal T-cells in Kenya
(Kenya AIDs Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) University of Nairobi, 2013)
The Prevalence and Impact of Obstetric Fistula on Women of Kaptembwa, Nakuru Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Despite of increased attention on maternal health in recent decades, the disability and suffering of
obstetric
fistula patients remains a neglected issue in global health. Most instructive in this respect, is t
he ...
Case report of patient with pheochromocytoma presenting with gangrene and Diabetes
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-04)
INTRODUCTION :A pheochromocytoma is a rare, catecholamine-secreting tumour that may precipitate life-threatening hypertension. The tumour is malignant in 10% of cases but may be cured completely by surgical removal. Because ...
Refractive errors in type 2 diabetic patients.
(2007)
To determine the prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among African type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and establish the relationship between baseline refractive status and degree of glycaemic control.
A hospital ...