Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Pre-extraction photographs in the selection of artificial teeth
(2010)Objective: To explore the validity of using pre-extraction facial photographs in the selection of artificial anterior denture teeth. Design: A cross-sectional analytical study. Setting: Faculty of Dentistry and WHO ... -
External root morphology of maxillary first premolars in Kenyan Africans
(Department of Community Oral Health, Kenya Medical Training CollegeDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry and OrthodonticsDepartment of Conservative and Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 12-12-20)To determine the external root morphology of the maxillary first premolars in Kenyan Africans. : Maxillary first premolars were mostly two-rooted with straight roots. Males presented with two or three roots more often than ... -
Baseline morbidity in 2,990 adult African volunteers recruited to characterize laboratory reference intervals for future HIV vaccine clinical trials
(2008)An understanding of the health of potential volunteers in Africa is essential for the safe and efficient conduct of clinical trials, particularly for trials of preventive technologies such as vaccines that enroll healthy ... -
A comparative study to screen dementia and APOE genotypes in an ageing East African population
(2008)Previous studies have established cross-cultural methods to screen for ageing- related dementia and susceptibility genes, in particular Alzheimer’s disease (AD) among the Canadian Cree, African Americans and Yoruba in ... -
Oral health knowledge attitude practices and caries experience among 1 0-12year olds in childrens homes
(2009)Objective: The objective was to determine knowledge, attitude, practices and caries experience for 10- 12 year aids in two children's homes. Setting: Thomas Baranado and Kabete Childrens homes. Design: A descriptive ... -
Effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy and development of drug resistance in HIV-1 infected patients in Mombasa, Kenya
(2009)Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is increasing in resource-limited settings (RLS) and can successfully reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality. However, virologic failure and development of viral drug resistance ... -
Pit and fissure sealants: knowledge, attitude and use by dentists in Nairobi
(2009)Objective: To study the Knowledge, Attitude, and Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants by Dentists in Nairobi. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study which was done between May and June 1999. ... -
Evaluation of two commercially available alternatives for HIV-1 viral load testing in resource-limited settings
(2007)There is an urgent need for low-cost assays for HIV-1 quantitation to ensure adequate follow-up of HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited countries. Two low-cost viral load assays are ... -
Feasibility of detecting human immunodeficiency virus type 1 drug resistance in DNA extracted from whole blood or dried blood spots
(2007)Due to high cost, availability of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) drug resistance testing in resource-poor settings is still limited. We therefore evaluated the usefulness of viral DNA extracted from either whole ... -
Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in two East African communities:
(2008)The response pattern of specific antibodies to the microfilarial sheath (sheath-Ab) of the mosquito-borne filarial parasite Wuchereria bancrofti was investigated in individuals from two East African communities with ... -
The effect of eight half-yearly single-dose treatments with DEC on Wuchereria bancrofti circulating antigenaemia
(2005)The effect of eight half-yearly treatment rounds with diethylcarbamazine (DEC; 6 mg/kg bodyweight) on Wuchereria bancrofti-specific circulating filarial antigen (CFA), a marker of adult worm infection, was followed in ... -
The effect of repeated half-yearly diethylcarbamazine mass treatment on wuchereria bancrofti infection and transmission in two East African communities with different levels of endemicity
(2004)The effect of repeated half-yearly mass treatment with diethylcarbamazine (DEC, 6 mg/kg body weight) on infection and transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti was assessed and compared in communities with high and low endemicity ... -
Bancrofyian filariasis infection, disease, and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa
(2002)Bancroftian filariasis infection, disease and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa were analyzed and compared to assess the relationship between these parameters ... -
Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 elite neutralizers:
(2009)The development of a rapid and efficient system to identify human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)- infected individuals with broad and potent HIV-1-specific neutralizing antibody responses is an important step toward ... -
Management of Dental Waste by Practitioners in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2005)Objective: Dental wastes are material that has been utilized in dental clinics, which are no longer wanted for use and therefore discarded. Improper disposal of these dental wastes can cause harm to the dentist, the people ... -
Bacterial vaginosis, HIV serostatus and T-cell subset distribution in a cohort of East African commercial sex workers: retrospective analysis
(2012)Although bacterial vaginosis is a known correlate of HIV infection, no previous studies have investigated whether women defined as HIV-exposed seronegative (HESN) are less likely to have bacterial vaginosis. Little is known ... -
Selection, Phenotyping and Identification of Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Producing Bacteria from Vaginal Samples of Canadian and East African Women
(2012)The common but poorly understood condition known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases vulnerability to HIV infection and is associated with the absence of H(2)O(2)-producing Lactobacillus. Vaginal lactic acid bacteria ... -
Provision of removable Denture Prosthesis at a University Teaching Hospital in Kenya
(Department of Conservation and Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Denial Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001-06)To compile an audit of removable denture prosthesis fabricated for patients attending a teaching clinic. While the number of prostheses provided may be in conformity with the unit resources clinical notes were found to ... -
The community pharmacist
(1993)A community pharmacy has the unenviable task of being a professional, while managing a business. The interplay of interests between patient/customer satisfaction, improving sales, breaking even and inter¬pharmacy competition ... -
Male Circumcision in Siaya and Bondo Districts, Kenya Prospective Cohort Study to Assess Behavioral DisinhibitionFollowing Circumcision
(2007)Background: Evidence for efficacy of male circumcision as an HIV prevention measure is increasing, but there is serious concern that men who are circumcised may subsequently adopt more risky sexual behaviors. Methods: ...
