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An assessment of the extent of rational use of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(2001)
To evaluate the rationale for the use of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Antimicrobial prophylaxis is usually carried out before surgical procedures to prevent occurrence of surgical ...
The health workers for change impact study in Kenya
(2001)
This paper reports the detailed results of a study of the impact of the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshop series on clients' perceptions of health services, relationships within the health centre and relations ...
The Initiation of a Kikuyu Medicine Man
(1980)
* The field research for this paper was part of a broader project on urban and rural traditional medicine conducted in Kenya in ,1977-1978, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C. We ...
Radiation synovectomy: treatment option for haemophilia patients with chronic haemarthrosis: a review
(2009-12)
BACKGROUND:
Ablation of the synovium with radiopharmaceuticals, referred to as radiation synovectomy, (RS), has emerged as a simple affordable and safe procedure that is highly effective in preventing chronic disabling ...
Magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in Korogocho slum, Nairobi AUTHORS
(2007-08)
Objective: To estimate the magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in residents of
Korogocho slum Nairobi.
Design: Community based survey
Setting: Korogocho slum Nairobi, Kenya; July and August 2002
Results: One thousand ...
Health service pricing reforms in Kenya
(1997)
From 1966, for about 25 years, the Government of Kenya provided health services in public clinics and hospitals free of charge in accordance with its social policy (Republic of Kenya, 1989a). In the 1980s the Government ...
Clinico-pathologic characteristics and treatment outcomes in children with neuroblastoma at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2009-12)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine clinical-pathologic characteristics, treatment modalities and treatment outcomes of children diagnosed with neuroblastoma.
DESIGN:
Cross-sectional descriptive study based on secondary data from ...
Characterization of the interactions between polymethacrylate-based aqueous polymeric dispersions and aluminum lakes
(2001)
Instability in film coating formulations can arise from interactions
between aluminum lake pigments and aqueous polymeric dispersions. The purpose of
this study was to characterize the interactions between three ...
Testicular cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2000-02)
Objective:
To determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, management methods and prognosis of testicular cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Design:
Retrospective case study of testicular cancer patients over ...
Pharmacological activities of vernonia glabra
(1996)
A 70% methanol aerial part extract of Vernonia glabra caused a fall in blood pressure in anaesthetised rats. After the 50 ug dose, systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressures decreased by 56%, 66%, and 61% respectively ...