Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Vitamin A supplementation and genital shedding of herpes simplex virus among HIV-1-infected women: a randomized clinical trial.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2004)Cross-sectional analyses have associated vitamin A deficiency with genital shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected women. A randomized clinical trial of vitamin A ... -
Drug Adherence Or Compliance
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95-P: KIR3DL1/S1 Alleles and Their Frequencies in a Sex Worker Population in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHIV and Human Genetics, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2010) -
Influence of improved fallow systems and phosphorus application on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis in maize grown in western Kenya
(Department of Psychiatry, 2010-02)A field study was carried out on a six-year-old on-farm field trial during long-rains season (April–August) 2003 to investigate the effect of improved fallow systems and phosphorus application on arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi ... -
A human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) clade A vaccine in clinical trials: stimulation of HIV-specific T-cell responses by DNA and recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) vaccines in humans.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2004-04)The immunogenicities of candidate DNA- and modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA)-vectored human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccines were evaluated on their own and in a prime-boost regimen in phase I clinical trials in ... -
Lipid Profile In End-stage Renal Disease At The Kenyatta National Hospital. Medicom
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The Prevalence Of Malignancies Among 1st And 2nd Degree Relatives Of Breast Cancer Patients.
(Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2007) -
Esophageal Stricture Due To A Common Household Water Purifying Agent.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Palpable discrete breast masses in young women: Two of the components of the modified triple test may be adequate.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2013)Background. Palpable breast masses in young women, though usually benign, are a common source of anxiety. Current practice is assessment using the modified triple test (MTT). This entails clinical breast examination (CBE), ... -
The correlation of esophageal body length with measure of external body parameters
(Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.Gastroenterologist, Kenyatta National Hospital., 2011)There is disagreement as to whether there is a correlation between esophageal body length and that of various measurable external body parameters. This length has also been noted to vary in various disease states of the ... -
A practical health strategy for South Sudan
(Department of Surgery, 2011-11) -
The Correlation of Esophageal Body Length with Measure of External Body Parameters
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Fragmentation of Health Care Delivery Services in Africa: Responsible Roles of Financial Donors and Project Implementers.
(Department of Surgery, 2013)The recent unprecedented availability of funds to alleviate health care problems in many African countries has been lauded as an important gesture from Western governments and financial donors. However, this type of funding ... -
HIV pathogenesis: mechanisms of susceptibility and disease progression
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1998-08)No abstract available -
Defensive Medicine: Effect on Costs, Quality, and Access to Healthcare
(Department of Surgery, 2013)Defensive medicine occurs when doctors deviate from sound medical practice in an attempt to minimize the possibility of malpractice liability. According to Studdert et al. (2005) the practice of defensive medicine affects ... -
Adolescent induced abortion in Benin City, Nigeria
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 1981)No abstract available -
General surgery at the district hospital.
(Department of Surgery, 1988)This handbook describes general surgical procedures suitable for use in small hospitals that are subject to constraints on personnel, equipment, and drugs. Information is addressed to the medical officer who may not have ... -
Medical care in Developing Countries: A Review and Commentary
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1967-04)No abstract available -
Surgery at the district hospital: Obstetrics, gynaecology, orthopaedics, and traumatology
(Department of Surgery, 1991) -
HIV-neutralizing immunoglobulin A and HIV-specific proliferation are independently associated with reduced HIV acquisition in Kenyan sex workers.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2008-03)OBJECTIVES: HIV-neutralizing immunoglobulin A (IgA) and HIV-specific cellular immunity have been described in highly exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) individuals, but well controlled studies have not been performed. ...
