Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Acceptability of Amaranth Grain-based Nutritious Complementary Foods with Dagaa Fish (Rastrineobola argentea) and Edible Termites (Macrotermes subhylanus) Compared to Corn Soy Blend Plus among Young Children/Mothers Dyads in Western Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2012)We assessed acceptability of two flours and porridges of complementary foods based on germinated grain amaranth and maize with or without edible termites and dagaa small fish named “Winfood Classic” (WFC) and “Winfood Lite” ... -
Journal of Helminthology
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Identification of Traditional Foods with Public Health Potential for Complementary Feeding in Western Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2012)The diversity of traditional foods in Kisumu West District of Western Kenya was assessed with an aim to identify the foods with a potential for complementary feeding. Leaves were the most consumed plant part amongst ... -
Nutrient composition of four species of winged termites consumed in western Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2013-03-28)The objective of this study was to gain knowledge on the nutrient composition of Macrotermes subhylanus, Pseudacanthotermes militaris, Macrotermes bellicosus and Pseudacanthotermes spiniger termite species consumed in ... -
Sexual and reproductive health status and related knowledge among female migrant workers in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional survey.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2012-01)OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the current sexual and reproductive health (SRH) status including SRH-related knowledge and associated factors, self-reported symptoms of reproductive tract ... -
Burden of fetal alcohol syndrome in a rural West Coast area of South Africa.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Science, 2013-03)Background. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is common in parts of South Africa; rural residence is a frequently cited risk factor. We conducted a FAS school prevalence survey of an isolated rural community in a West Coast ... -
The potential of the extracts of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector for Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2010)Harmful effects of synthetic chemical insecticides including vector resistance, environmental pollution and health hazards have necessitated the current significance in the search for plant-based insecticide products that ... -
Increasing access to the MDR-TB surveillance programme through a collaborative model in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2012)OBJECTIVE: Kenya, like many resource-constrained countries, has a single mycobacterial laboratory, centrally located in Nairobi, with capacity for drug-susceptibility testing (DST) - the gold standard in diagnosing ... -
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in certified food-handlers working in food establishments in the City of Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2012)Most intestinal parasites are cosmopolitan with the highest prevalence in the tropics and subtopics. Rural-to-urban migration rapidly increases the number of food eating places in towns and their environs. Some of these ... -
Human papillomavirus DNA detection in women with primary abnormal cytology of the cervix: prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2005-08)OBJECTIVES: In this study, we focus on the prevalence and occurrence of different anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in a first abnormal cervical screening test, and correlate HPV genotyping with the cytological ... -
Common and cluster-specific simultaneous component analysis
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2013)In many fields of research, so-called 'multiblock' data are collected, i.e., data containing multivariate observations that are nested within higher-level research units (e.g., inhabitants of different countries). Each ... -
The silent burden of gynaecological disease in low income countries.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2005-09)No abstract available -
Comparison between Gram stain and culture for the characterization of vaginal microflora: definition of a distinct grade that resembles grade I microflora and revised categorization of grade I microflora.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2005-10)BACKGROUND: The microbiological diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis is usually made using Nugent's criteria, a useful but rather laborious scoring system based on counting bacterial cell types on Gram stained slides of vaginal ... -
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the management of rheumatic diseases
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2000)Abstract Not Available -
Obesity and musculoskeletal disease, Healthline-Nairobi
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2000)Abstract Not Available -
Delayed interval delivery in multiple pregnancies.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2001-11)Preterm delivery remains the most important complication of multiple pregnancies. We describe six cases of successful delay of the subsequent child(ren) after very preterm birth of the first-born, with intervals ranging ... -
Preterm birth in twins after subfertility treatment: population based cohort study.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2005-11)OBJECTIVES: To assess gestational length and prevalence of preterm birth among medically and naturally conceived twins; to establish the role of zygosity and chorionicity in assessing gestational length in twins born after ... -
Practicing medicine in the twenty first century
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1999)Abstract Not Available -
Condom acceptability and use among long distance truck drivers and their assistants
(University of NairobiDepartment of obsterics and gynaecology, 1994) -
Rate of caesarean section as a process indicator of safe-motherhood programmes: the case of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2001-06)The study assessed the value of currently-available data on the rates of caesarean section as an indicator of safe-motherhood programmes. Data, collected through the routine health information system of the Ministry of ...
