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Sexually Transmitted Diseases And Reproductive Health.
(University of Nairobi, 1994-05)
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are a major health problem, particularly for women in developing countries. Serious sequelae include ascending infections leading to chronic discomfort, ectopic pregnancy and infertility, ...
Tropical ophthalmology--prevention and therapy"Vision 2020--the right to sight"
(2004)
Worldwide 45 million people are blind, 180 million people are visually handicapped, 90% of all blind people are living in developing countries and 80% of blindness is preventable. The global economic productivity loss due ...
An audit of oral diseases at a Nairobi centre, 2000-2004
(2007)
Objectives: To describe oral diseases diagnosed in an urban referral centre in Kenya in terms of age. gender and anatomical distribution and to compare this with reports in the literature. Methodology: A retrospective ...
Acceptability of Amaranth Grain-based Nutritious Complementary Foods with Dagaa Fish (Rastrineobola argentea) and Edible Termites (Macrotermes subhylanus) Compared to Corn Soy Blend Plus among Young Children/Mothers Dyads in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
We assessed acceptability of two flours and porridges of complementary foods based on germinated grain amaranth and maize with or without edible termites and dagaa small fish named “Winfood Classic” (WFC) and “Winfood Lite” ...
.Hodgkin's lymphoma in the 1990s: a Kenyatta National Hospital experience.East Afr Med J. 2005 Feb;82(2):59-65.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
OBJECTIVE:
To re-evaluate clinico-pathologic categorisation of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, treatments offered and their appropriateness, and outcome of this disease at Kenyatta National Hospital in the ...
The prevalence of bronchial asthma in Nairobi school children
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Tuberculosis and the HIV epidemic: increasing annual risk of tuberculous infection in Kenya, 1986-1996.
(University of Nairobi, 1999-07)
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the increased incidence of tuberculosis (TB) due to HIV infection on the risk of TB infection in schoolchildren. METHODS: Tuberculin surveys were carried ...
Health-care Providers'perceptions Of Intravaginal Rings For Hiv Prevention In Nairobi, Kenya
(2013)
Background: Health-care providers form the backbone of health information and service delivery in many African communities. This study investigated health-care providers' (HCPs) attitudes towards a novel method of HIV ...
Reference values for serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol in adults and cord blood of Kenyan Africans. East Afr Med J. 1984 May;61(5):367-71.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
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