Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Ten years experience with chronic prostatitis in Africans.
(Source Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996-03)This is a prospective study of seventy three patients with chronic prostatitis over a ten year period (1984-1994. The study was carried out at various hospitals in Lagos Nigeria and Nairobi Kenya. The mean age was 39.3 ... -
Medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a review.
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 1996-07)Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease affecting elderly men with 70% of men over 70 years showing microscopic evidence of hyperplasia. Transurethral resection of the prostate is the gold standard treatment. ... -
Bilateral primary malignant lymphoma of the testis: case report.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 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 ... -
Management of carcinoma of the penis: a review
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995-09)Partial penectomy is effective in the treatment of T1 and T2 penile carcinoma with 80% five-year survival rates in the absence of inguinal metastases, and the residual stump is serviceable for upright micturition and sexual ... -
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of incidental carcinoma of the prostate in Africans: experience at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos and the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 1995-05)Twenty patients in Lagos and 24 patients in Nairobi with incidental carcinoma of the prostate in resected glands for benign hyperplasia were studied at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (1978-1982) and at Kenyatta ... -
Priapism: a historical and update review
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 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 ... -
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of carcinoma of penis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Nairobi, 1995-06)Thirty one patients with carcinoma of penis were studied retrospectively at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, over a 20-year period (1971-1990). The majority of patients presented late with symptomatology of over one ... -
Symptoms in health personnel exposed to disinfectants
(Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of NairobiKenya Medical Research InstituteCentre for Public Health Research, P.O. Box 54840, Nairobi, Kenya., 2001-03)Background: While the biocidal efficacy of disinfectants available for use in health facilities has been widely investigated, little attention has been paid to their potential side effects to users. Objective: To describe ... -
Profile of the first known tobacco smoker in a rural area of Kenya
(Department of Periodontologyl Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000-10)Introduction: Although tobacco smoking worldwide is associated with a wide range of health hazards which are time¬dependent, little information is available regarding the duration of time to which the various Kenyan rural ... -
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 ... -
Knowledge, perceptions and effect of eating habits on dental caries among urban school adolescents
(1. Kenyatta National HospitalDepartment of Periodontology, Community and Preventive Dentistry, University of NairobiDepartment of Pediatric dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2011)Objective: To determine the knowledge, perceptions and effects of eating habits on dental caries among 11 to 14 year olds in an urban school in Nairobi, Kenya. Oesign:This was a descriptive cross sectional study Setting: ... -
Nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice on the initial management of acute poisoning among adult casualties: Study at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2012)The purpose of this study was to determine nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice on the initial man¬agement of acute poisoning among adult casualties seen at Accident and Emergency Department (AED), Kenyatta National ... -
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(2008-03)Objective: To determine the pattern and characteristics of patients admitted with firearm injuries (FAls) and establish the morbidity and mortality associated with' these injuries. Design: Retrospective cross-sectional ... -
Appraisal of the pattern of Mandibular Fractures treated at a Nairobi center over a 2 -year period.
(Ministry of Medical ServicesDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology, School of Dental Sciences, University of airobi,Department of Periodontology/community & Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, University of airobi, 2011)The aim of the study was to determine the etio-demographic pattern of mandibular fractures and the manage¬ment modalities used among patients seen at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital (UDH) and the Ken¬yatta National ... -
A two-year audit of the occurrence and characteristic of Cranio-lviaxillofacial firearm injuries at a major hospital in Nairobi
(Oral & Craniofacial Research AssociatesDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryDepartment Of Periodontology And Community Dentistry, School Of Dental Sciences, University Of Nairobi., 2008)The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of firearm injuries (FAI) involving the cranio-maxillofacial region among patients admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the largest national ... -
Clients' perception of health workers and impact on health services offered at Kombewa demonstration health centre
(Department of Nursing Sciences, University of NairobiInstitute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2004)Objective: To study the clients' perception of health workers in relation to the services provided at the centre, thus defining the relationship between the client and the health worker and the impact of this relationship ... -
Quantitative analysis of quaternary ammonium antiseptics using thin-layer densitometry
(Cathollc University of Leiuven,Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Chemistry;Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine,, 1994)A thin-layer chromatography method for quantitative analysis of quaternary ammonium antiseptics is described. Silanized silica gel was used as the stationary phase. The moille phase consisted of mcthal101-15rc (rn/v) ... -
Liquid chromatographic separation of monoamino analogues of dideoxyadenosine and 9-(dideoxy-b- D-lyxo- pentofuranosyl)-adenine from adenine
(Universiteit Leuven, Laboratorium voor Farmaceutische Chemie, 1993)A liquid chromatographic method that can separate each of the monoamino analogues of dideoxyadenosine and 9-( dideoxy-~b- D-lyxo-pentofuranosyl )adenine from their main degradation product, adenine, is described. The ... -
Radiological findings in Edentulous Kenyan patients
(Department of Dental Surgery. Dental School, College of Health Sciences, 1993-03)Seven hundred and seventy five files of edentulous patients seen at the Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi were scrutinized for the presence or absence of routine radiographs prior to treatment. 180 (23.2%) ... -
Epoxychiromodine and other constituents of croton megalocarpus
(Department of Pharmacy, University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Erlangen, Germany, 1992)A novel clerodane-type diterpene with a 6,7-oxirane group has been isolated from Croton meqalocarpus. structure elucidation has been achieved by a combination of spectroscopic measurements including 2D NMR and NOE experiments. ...
