Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Project on the promotion of girls schooling in a rural environment. Exploratory and regulatory evaluation. Preliminary version
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Usage of community-based chloroquine treatment for malaria in Saradidi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1987-04)A survey was done in June 1983 in Saradidi, Kenya, one year after the inception of a community-based malaria control programme to determine if people were obtaining malaria treatment from volunteer village health helpers ... -
Relationship between nurses opinion on nursing care for HIV infected/AIDS patients and socio-economic factors in Nyeri District, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1992)The main objective of the study was to relate the attitudes of nursing staff towards HIV positive and AIDS patients to the nurses' age, sex, religious affiliation and marital status. 211 nurses were randomly selected for ... -
Community leadership and participation in the Saradidi, Kenya, rural health development programme.
(University of Nairobi, 1987-04)Community participation and leadership in initiating and implementing a health development programme in Saradidi, Kenya were examined. Organization of the area into villages had to be sensitive to existing community ... -
Roles of nurses in Sub-Saharan African region
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)The objective of this study was to create a model of nursing practice in Sub-Saharan Africa based on population needs, current practice and expectations of stakeholders. A three component study was done in eight sub-Saharan ... -
Therapeutic results after different plastic operation methods in chronic osteomyelitis
(University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Follow up examination and prognosis of differently treated sarcomatous tumours of the extremities
(University of Nairobi, 1973) -
Endoprosthesis in the big joints of the upper extremities
(University of Nairobi, 1973) -
Case report on a traumatic intramural haematoma in the duodenum
(University of Nairobi, 1972) -
Prevalence of dental caries and its impact on quality of life (QoL) among HIV-infected children in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)AIM: To determine the prevalence of dental caries and its impact on QoL among HIV-infected children in Kenya. Study design: Cross-sectional survey of HIV-positive children aged 3-15 years. METHOD: Two hundred ... -
Prevalence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in patients classified as rheumatoid and undifferentiated arthritis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Background: Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a debilitating condition.Early diagnosis of RA can be difficult as the disease may initially be indistinguishable from Undifferentiated arthritis(UA). American College of Rheumatology ... -
Impact of socio-cultural practice of infant/young child gum lancing during teething
(University of Nairobi, 2013)BACKGROUND: Fever and diarrhea are among the common morbidities that do occur during infancy and are sometimes wrongly associated with teething by the community. Some societies practice gum lancing, ordinarily referred ... -
Patient's global assessment of disease activity and patient's assessment of general health for rheumatoid arthritis activity assessment: are they equivalent?
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)OBJECTIVES: To assess (A) determinants of patient's global assessment of disease activity (PTGL) and patient's assessment of general health (GH) scores of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients; (B) whether they are equivalent ... -
Smokers and non - smokers with rheumatoid arthritis have similar clinical status: data from the multinational QUEST - RA database
(University of Nairobi, 2010)OBJECTIVES: To analyse clinical severity/activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to smoking status. METHODS: The QUEST-RA multinational database reviews patients for Core Data Set measures including 28 swollen ... -
The ILAR - East Africa initiative: current needs and progress in the globalization of rheumatology
(University of Nairobi, 2011)In early 2009, the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) funded a program known as the "East Africa Initiative." The long-term goal of this program is to unite the international rheumatology community ... -
A Study on the Linkages Between Drug Abuse, Injecting Drug Use and HIV/AIDS in Kenya: A Rapid Situation Assessment (RSA)
(University Of Nairobi, 2004)There is a growing body of world literature that drug abuse has an association with HIV/AIDS. There are two main possible associations. People under the influence of druas may lose inhibition, leading them to indulge in ... -
Gender, body mass index and rheumatoid arthritis disease activity: results from the QUEST-RA Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether body mass index (BMI), as a proxy for body fat, influences rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity in a gender-specific manner. METHODS: Consecutive patients with RA were enrolled ... -
Socio - demographic and clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis
(University of Nairobi, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To determine the socio-demographic profiles and some clinical aspects of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional study. SETTING: Ambulatory out- patient clinics ... -
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
(University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Deep - vein thrombosis with severe pulmonary embolism in a 20 year old man
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
