Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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The practice of paediatrics and child health in East Africa (1970-1979) and prospects for the next decade.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1980)No abstract available -
An empiric risk scoring tool for identifying high-risk heterosexual HIV-1 serodiscordant couples for targeted HIV-1 prevention
(2012)Heterosexual HIV-1 serodiscordant couples are increasingly recognized as an important source of new HIV-1 infections in sub-Saharan Africa. A simple risk assessment tool could be useful for identifying couples at highest ... -
Tuberculous meningitis--diagnostic problems.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1979)No abstract available -
Changes in plasma catecholamine concentrations following infiltration with large volumes of local anaesthetic solution containing adrenaline
(University of NairobiCollege of health science, 1986)Plasma catecholamine concentrations have been measured in nine patients undergoing rhinoplasty following infiltration to the facial area of 21 ml of 0.5% lignocaine with adrenaline 1:200,000 and in seven patients undergoing ... -
Schistosomiasis control in the community
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How perceptions of HIV-related stigma affect decision-making regarding childbirth in rural Kenya
(2012)HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Kenya is high. Furthermore, there is a high risk of maternal mortality, as many women do not give birth with a skilled healthcare provider. Previous research suggests that fears of ... -
Varieties of malnutrition.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1975)No abstract available -
Absorption of controlled release morphine sulphate in the immediate postoperative period.
(university of nairobicollege of health science, 1986)The absorption of morphine sulphate, given orally as a controlled release preparation, was studied in 10 patients who had undergone peripheral vascular surgery with a standard opioid-based general anaesthetic technique. ... -
How late is too late? Timeliness to scheduled visits as an antiretroviral therapy adherence measure in Nairobi, Kenya and Lusaka, Zambia.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2010-11)Collecting self-reported data on adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can be complicated by patients' reluctance to report poor adherence. The timeliness with which patients attend visits might be a ... -
Management of respiratory infections in infancy and childhood.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1973)No abstract available -
Assessing NGDOs’ Targeting Performance and Characteristics of Households Participating in Child Development Programmes in Rural Eastern Kenya
(2005)Targeting beneficiaries of development interventions in the context of poverty alleviation remains a challenge to most development agencies and policy-makers. Due to limited resources and the small scale of operations, ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. I. Clinical and parasitological survey in an endemic community
(University of Nairobi.Department of medicine, 1994-04)A cross-sectional parasitological and clinical survey for Wuchereria bancrofti infection was carried out in an endemic community of south-eastern Kenya, to obtain background epidemiological information for detailed serological ... -
Direct questioning is more effective than patient-initiated report for the detection of sexually transmitted infections in a primary care HIV clinic in Western Kenya
(2013)In resource-limited settings, detection of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) often relies on self-reported symptoms to initiate management. We found self-report demonstrated poor sensitivity for STI detection. Adding ... -
Short-term mobility and the risk of HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2013)Mobility has long been associated with high HIV prevalence. We sought to assess sex differences in the relationship between mobility and risk for HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities. We ... -
Nevirapine-associated hepatotoxicity was not predicted by CD4 count ≥250 cells/μL among women in Zambia, Thailand and Kenya.
(Department of Medicine, 2010-11)OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine risk factors for developing severe hepatotoxicity (grade 3 or 4 hepatotoxicity) and rash-associated hepatotoxicity (rash with ≥ grade 2 hepatotoxicity) among women ... -
Integration of HIV Care with Primary Health Care Services: Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Stigma in Rural Kenya
(Family AIDS Care and Education Services, Kisumu, KenyaKenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, US, 2013)HIV departments within Kenyan health facilities are usually better staffed and equipped than departments offering non-HIV services. Integration of HIV services into primary care may address this issue of skewed resource ... -
The impact of routine cryptococcal antigen screening on survival among HIV-infected individuals with advanced immunosuppression in Kenya
(2013)To test the hypothesis that a screening and treatment intervention for early cryptococcal infection would improve survival among HIV-infected individuals with low CD4 cell counts. Newly enrolled patients at Family ... -
Treatment With A Single Dose Of Albendazole Improves Growth Of Kenyan Schoolchildren With Hookworm, Trichuris Trichiura, And Ascaris Lumbricoides Infections
(University of Nairobi, 1989-07)We studied the growth of primary schoolchildren with hookworm (87%), T. trichiura (97%), and A. lumbricoides (49%) who received a single 400 mg dose of albendazole or an identical placebo. Children were allocated at random ... -
Protozoan infections and HIV-1 infection: a review
(Department of medicine, 1992-07)Reactivation of latent infection is the principal mechanism relating Toxoplasma gondii and Pneumocystis carinii to HIV. Less common is reactivation in Leishmania donovani, Trypanosoma cruzi, and microsporidian infections. ...
