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The prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents in Nairobi public secondary schools: association with perceived maladaptive parental behaviour
(2012)
OBJECTIVE:
Depression in adolescents is a matter of concern because of its high prevalence, potential recurrence and impairment of functioning in the affected individual. The study sought to determine the prevalence of ...
Multifoetal pregnancies at a maternity hospital in Nairobi.
(2009)
:
To review some of the aspects of multiple pregnancies.
DESIGN:
A retrospective review of multiple pregnancy deliveries.
SETTING:
Pumwani Maternity Hospital- Nairobi Kenya, between 1st January and 31st December ...
Comparative acceptability of combined and progestin-only injectable contraceptives in Kenya
(2005)
OBJECTIVE: We compared 12-month continuation rates, menstrual bleeding patterns and other aspects of acceptability between users of Cyclofem and users of Depo-Provera.
METHODS:
The life-table method was used to calculate ...
Clinico-pathological analysis of jaw tumours and tumour-like conditions at the Kenyatta national hospital.
(1997)
This paper presents an analysis of 568 jaw tumours and tumour-like conditions seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital over a period of fifteen years. For descriptive purposes, the term tumour is used here in its wider context ...
Perceived economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill on their relatives in Kenya: a case study of the Mathari Hospital
(2009-11)
OBJECTIVE:
There is no documented evidence in Kenya on relatives' perceptions of economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill patients and their coping mechanisms. To document what relatives of mentally ill patients ...
Children who acquire HIV infection perinatally are at higher risk of early death than those acquiring infection through breastmilk: a meta-analysis
(2012)
BACKGROUND:
Assumptions about survival of HIV-infected children in Africa without antiretroviral therapy need to be updated to inform ongoing UNAIDS modelling of paediatric HIV epidemics among children. Improved estimates ...
Pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide in Kenyan African children with lymphoma.
(1984)
The pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide have been extensively studied in adult man (Grochow et al., 1979). A few studies have been done to compare the pharmacokinetics of this important anticancer agent in children and ...
Some effects of the rising case load of adult HIV-related disease on a hospital in Nairobi.
(1998)
Increasing numbers of HIV-infected adults in Africa need hospital care. It remains unclear what impact this has on health care services or on how hospitals respond. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of a ...
Clinical epidemiology in patients admitted at Mathari Psychiatric Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2008-09)
Background: Knowledge of types and co-morbidities of disorders seen in any facility is useful for clinical practice and planning for services.
Aim: To study the pattern of co-morbidities of and correlations between ...
Analysis of cost and effectiveness of pre-transfusion screening of donor blood and anti-malarial prophylaxis for recipients.
(2005-11)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence of malaria in donor units in a low and a high endemic region in Kenya and evaluate the cost effectiveness of recipient anti-malarial prophylaxis and pre-transfusion screening (using ...