Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Sociocultural and economic dimensions of Rift Valley fever.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Health researchers have advocated for a cross-disciplinary approach to the study and prevention of infectious zoonotic diseases, such as Rift Valley Fever. It is believed that this approach can help bring out the social ... -
Sexual dimorphism in the morphometric characteristics of the tibial plafond and medial malleolus
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Craniometric parameters including cranial and orbital indices have been employed to determine the sex of a person in forensic medicine. These parameters are usually population specific. However, they have not been documented ... -
HIV/AIDS, Where is the Future?
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Phytosterols from Dombeya torrida (J. F. Gmel.).
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Dombeya torrida collected from Kinale forest in Kiambu County, Kenya, was Soxhlet extracted with chloroform and by percolation using a dichloromethane:methanol mixture. The extracts were fractionated using normal phase ... -
Morphology and morphometry of the lingual nerve in relation to the mandibular third molar
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The position and branching of the lingual nerve (LN) in the mandibular third molar region were documented in 30 head hemi-sections (16: right and 14: left). In all the dissections, the LN was found below the level of the ... -
The prevalence and pattern of visual impairment and blindness among Primary School pupils in Kitale Municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)Objective: To investigate the prevalence and pattern of Visual Impairment(VI) and blindness among primary school pupils in Kitale Municipality from February to March 2009. Design: Cross-sectional school based study. Setting: ... -
Association between cellular immune activation, target cell frequency, and risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 superinfection
(University of Nairobi, 2014)We performed a case-control study of women at risk of HIV-1 superinfection to understand the relationship between immune activation and HIV-1 acquisition. An increase in the frequency of HIV-1 target cells, but not in other ... -
Applications of a noninvasive respiratory volume monitor for critical care medicine
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Respiratory volume monitoring (RVM) has been developed to noninvasively measure minute ventilation (V̇E), tidal volume, and breathing frequency and to display real-time respiratory curves in nonintubated patients. Although ...
