Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Glaucoma in phakomatosis pigmentovascularis in a 4 year old African girl: A case report
(College of Health sciences, 2013)The phakomatosis syndromes are a group of neural crest disorders that bear many features in common. They include Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Naevus of Ota, Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis and Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. They ... -
Breast-feeding and human immunodeficiency virus infection: Assessment of knowledge among clinicians in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)In Kenya, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence ranks among the highest in the world. Approximately 60 000 infections yearly are attributed to vertical transmission including the process of labour and breast-feeding. ... -
Epidemiological assessment of a large geographical area with clustered trachoma: The Upper Eastern Kenya survey
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Objective: To assess the prevalence and distribution of trachoma and dirty faces prior to implementation of the SAFE strategy (Surgery, Antibiotic treatment, Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement) in the Upper ... -
Active trachoma is an infectious disease, stop treating it administratively
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Objective: To assess how administrative considerations during prevalence surveys affected initiation of mass antibiotic treatment for active trachoma in East Pokot district in Kenya. Methods: Survey reports were reviewed. ... -
Tobacco consumption among primary school teachers in Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent, pattern and the attendant risk factors of cigarette smoking and tobacco consumption among primary school teachers in Nairobi. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING: The ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of smoking among secondary school students in Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of smoking and investigate factors that may influence smoking behaviour in secondary school students in Nairobi. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey in which a self-administered ... -
Does a Structured Data Collection Form Improve The Accuracy of Diagnosis of Acute Abdomen in an Urban Private Hospital?
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background: Accuracy of initial assessment of acute abdominal pain (AAP) is confounded by subjectivity and multiple etiologies for similar presentation. Standardized forms may harmonize the initial assessment, improve ... -
Surgical Apgar Score Predicts Post- Laparatomy Complications
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Introduction: The Surgical Apgar score (SAS) presents a simple, immediate and an objective means of determining surgical outcomes. The score has not been widely validated in low resource settings where it would be most ... -
Sex-specific performance of routine TB diagnostic tests
(University of Nairobi, 2005)SETTING: City Council Chest Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya. OBJECTIVE: To determine to what extent the performance of smear microscopy is responsible for sex differences in notification rates. METHODOLOGY: Three sputum ... -
Global variations in prevalence of eczema symptoms in children from ISAAC Phase Three.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)BACKGROUND: In 1999, The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase One reported the prevalence of eczema symptoms in 715,033 children from 154 centers in 56 countries by using standardized ... -
Drains after Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Disorders; Are Associated With More Pain, Wound Infection and Prolonged Hospital Stay
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background Prophylactic drainage after thyroidectomy has been a regular practice at Kenyatta National Hospital( KNH). This has been used for the potential to avert postoperative fluid accumulation (hematoma or seroma) and ... -
Mortality and burden of disease in a cohort of HIV-seropositive adults in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The purposes of this study were to measure incidence and determine risk factors associated with opportunistic infections (OIs) and mortality among an HIV-infected cohort in Nairobi, Kenya. Three hundred and eighty-one ... -
The Role of Infiltrative Local Anaesthesia in Thyroidectomy
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background: General anaesthesia is the anaesthetic agent of choice during thyroidectomy, however, recent reports there is a role for local anaesthesia. This study reports on the experience of thyroidectomy performed under ... -
A comprehensive comparison of Ziehl-Neelsen and fluorescence microscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in a resource-poor urban setting
(University of Nairobi, 2003)SETTING: Nairobi City Council Chest Clinic, Kenya. OBJECTIVES: To establish the efficiency, costs and cost-effectiveness of six diagnostic strategies using Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) and fluorescence microscopy (FM). DESIGN: A ... -
Predictors of Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes in Kenyan Women
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among Kenyan women. Worldwide data show that diverse factors including socio-economic status, co-morbidities, and expression of hormonal receptors, have effect on ... -
Nadir platelet counts in African patients on doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC); and cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP).
(2010-11)AIM The aim of this study was to assess the degree and consequences of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopaenia in patients on doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC); and cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and ... -
Mortality after road traffic crashes in a system with limited trauma data capability
(2014-02-13)Background Africa has 4% of the global vehicles but accounts for about one tenth of global vehicular deaths. Major trauma in Kenya is associated with excess mortality in comparison with series from trauma centers. The ... -
Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)BACKGROUND: Recruitment to psychiatry is insufficient to meet projected mental health service needs world-wide. We report on the career plans of final year medical students from 20 countries, investigating factors ... -
TRIM5α And TRIM22 are Differentially Regulated according To HIV-1 Infection Phase and Compartment.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The antiviral role of TRIM E3 ligases in vivo is not fully understood. To test the hypothesis that TRIM5α and TRIM22 have differential transcriptional regulation and distinct anti-HIV roles according to infection phase and ... -
Dynamics of viremia in primary HIV-1 infection in Africans: Insights from analyses of host and viral correlates.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In HIV-1 infection, plasma viral load (VL) has dual implications for pathogenesis and public health. Based on well-known patterns of HIV-1 evolution and immune escape, we hypothesized that VL is an evolving quantitative ...
