Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Exploring Variability in Care Between Hospitals Using Malaria Process Indicators Using Data From a Cross-Sectional Survey of 22 Hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)INTRODUCTION: Great efforts have been undertaken to develop and distribute clinical guidelines in Kenya to support provision of standardized, evidence based care. Supervision reports however suggest great variability in ... -
Performance characteristics of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide and rheumatoid factor tests in rheumatoid arthritis and undifferentiated arthritis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: The rheumatoid factor (RF) test has been the main serological test for diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Reports of it’s low sensitivity and specificity led to the introduction of anti cyclic citrullinated ... -
The association of fatigue, comorbidity burden, disease activity, disability and gross domestic product in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Results from 34 countries participating in the Quest-RA program
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objective:the aim is to assess the prevalence of comorbidities and to further analyse to which degree fatigue can be explained by comorbidity burden, disease activity, disability and gross domestic product (gdp) in patients ... -
Retinoblastom in Kenia
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Background In industrialized nations a curative therapy of retinoblastoma can be achieved in a large number of patients due to timely diagnosis and therapy. In developing countries the survival rates are much lower and ... -
Reproductive biology, length-weight relationship and relative condition of pond raised Tilapia zilli (Gervais)
(University of Nairobi, 1980-09)In ‘runted’ populations of Tilapia zilli positive correlations were found between maturation stages and the following: gonadosomatic index, gonad weight, fish weight and fish length. The minimum size at maturity was 9·0 ... -
Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Poor breastfeeding practices are widely documented in Kenya, where only a third of children are exclusively breastfed for 6 months and only 2% in urban poor settings. This study aimed to better understand the factors that ... -
Oligonucleotide ligation assay detects HIV drug resistance associated with virologic failure among antiretroviral-naive adults in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)BACKGROUND: Transmitted drug resistance (TDR) is increasing in some areas of Africa. Detection of TDR may predict virologic failure of first-line nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based antiretroviral ... -
Emotional and behavioral problems among impoverished Kenyan youth: factor structure and sex-differences
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Data on youth emotional and behavioral problems from societies in Sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. This may be due to the fact that few youth mental health assessments have been tested for construct validity of syndrome ... -
Impact of Pain Education Program on Nurses: Pain Knowledge and Attitude
(2013)Introduction: Pain is a common symptom for patients receiving palliative care, but can be relieved by effective pain management. Nurses play a critical part in implementing pain management effectively and must therefore ... -
Host genetics and viral load in primary HIV-1 infection: clear evidence for gene by sex interactions
(2014)Research in the past two decades has generated unequivocal evidence that host genetic variations substantially account for the heterogeneous outcomes following human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. In ... -
Early HIV-1 Infection Is Associated With Reduced Frequencies of Cervical Th17 Cells.
(2015)BACKGROUND:: The hallmark of HIV infection is progressive but variable rates of systemic and mucosal CD4 depletion, leading to immunodeficiency. The impact of early HIV infection on cervical CD4 T-cell populations in ... -
Understanding Adherence to Daily and Intermittent Regimens of Oral HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya.
(2014)A qualitative assessment of Kenyan men who have sex with men taking daily and intermittent oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) found stigma, sex work, mobility, and alcohol impacted adherence. We analyzed quantitative ... -
Application of principal component analysis to multispectral-multimodal optical image analysis for malaria diagnostics.
(2014)BACKGROUND: Multispectral imaging microscopy is a novel microscopic technique that integrates spectroscopy with optical imaging to record both spectral and spatial information of a specimen. This enables acquisition of ... -
Preexposure prophylaxis is efficacious for HIV-1 prevention among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception.
(2014)OBJECTIVE:: To evaluate preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) efficacy for HIV-1 prevention among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) for contraception and men whose HIV-1-infected partners use DMPA. DESIGN ... -
Esophageal cytology sponge diagnostic test results in kenyatta national referral hospital, kenya.
(2014)OBJECTIVE: To describe the cytological findings of the esophagus using sponge cytology as a triage test in patients referred for esophageal endoscopy at Kenyatta National Hospital. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional ... -
Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: In-home iron fortification for infants in developing countries is recommended for control of anaemia, but low absorption typically results in >80% of the iron passing into the colon. Iron is essential for ...
