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Developing standards of care for HIV prevention research in developing countries – a case study of ten research centers in Eastern and Southern Africa
(2012-09)
Background:
Standards of care in general vary across countries and communities and thus may affect decisions about standards of care provided by research centers in HIV prevention research. To serve as a basis for ...
Risk factors, management and outcomes of adverse drug reactions in adult patients on antiretrovirals at Kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi
(2010-02)
Background: Antiretrovirals have been associated with serious adverse drug reactions.
Several factors have been suggested as independent risk factors for their development.
Identification of these factors may help in ...
Alcohol dependence: Does the composition of the available beverages promote it?
(2012-10)
Affordability and availability of alcohol are factors
that have been associated with alcohol dependence.
Ethanol content in the alcoholic beverages is an im-
portant determinant in alcohol dependence. Quality
control ...
The anti-bacterial bioactivity of some medicinal lants used in productive healthcare from western,Uganda
(2000)
Bacterial infections in rural western Uganda,particularly in women are treated using herbal medicine.The ethanolic crude plant extracts of tetradenia riparia,tithonia diversifolia and geniosporum rotundifolium some of the ...
Cataract Surgical Services, Outcome and Barriers in Kericho, Bureti and Bomet Districts, Kenya
(2008)
Objective: To assess the cataract surgical coverage, outcome of cataract surgery
and barriers to uptake of cataract surgical services. Setting: Kericho, Bureti and Bomet districts CES Project. Design: Cross-sectional ...
Priapism: a historical and update review
(1995-06)
Early this century, the aetiology of priapism was solely attributed to "systemic disease and local irritation of lower genital tract and neurologic lesion". Corpora cavernosa incision described by Young was the only form ...
Adherence to Antiretroviral treatment among adolescents at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2012-08)
All over the world and specifically sub-Saharan Africa, there is massive scaling up of availability and accessibility to highly active antiretroviral therapy. (HAART) which resulted in improved survival and reduced incidence ...
Bilateral primary malignant lymphoma of the testis: case report.
(1996-02)
A nineteen year old Kenyan male presented with a twelve month history of rapidly progressing painless swelling of both testicles. Pre-operative clinical and laboratory evaluation resulted in clinical suspicion of bilateral ...
The association between oral leukoplakia and use of tobacco, alcohol and khat based on relative risks assessment in Kenya
(1995)
A case-control study was conducted to determine the significance of tobacco, alcohol and khat (Catha edulis) chewing habits in the development of oral leuko¬plakia among Kenyans aged 15 yr and over. In a house-to-house ...
Nutritional and Oral Health status of an Elderly Population in Nairobi
(2008-08)
Objective: To determine the nutrition and oral health status of elderly persons in Nairobi, Kenya. Design: A cross-sectional study.
Setting: Households in Dagoretti Division of Nairobi.
Subjects: Two hundred and eighty ...