Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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A naturally occurring trans-2-cis-4-isomer of wisanine from Piper guineense.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Ghana, 1981-02) -
Socio-demographic and gynaecological variables of maternal mortality in a Kenyan subdistrict: January 1981-September 1988.
(Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Nairobi,, 1990)A study on institutional maternal mortality in Thika subdistrict is presented for the period January 1981 through September 1988. There were 86,248 live births in the various government and private institutions in the ... -
Acute delta hepatitis without circulating HBsAg.
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities Sciences, 1985)Abstract Infection with the delta agent can only occur in the context of coexistent hepatitis B virus infection. We describe a patient in whom the clinical features of acute delta hepatitis developed when seroconversion ... -
Physical Activity And Growth Of Kenyan School Children With Hookworm, Trichuris Trichiura And Ascaris Lumbricoides Infections Are Improved After Treatment With Albendazole
(University of NairobiInternational Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6301, 1994-08)Growth, activity, appetite and intestinal helminth infections were compared for 55 Kenyan primary school children with hookworm (93% prevalence), T. trichiura (84% prevalence) and A. lumbricoides (29% prevalence) before ... -
Spontaneous occurrence of leptomonads in human bone marrow aspirate - case report
(University of Nairobi,Department of Public Health,University of Nairobi, 1983-04) -
Multiple myeloma in Zimbabweans
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1987-07) -
Nurse-Midwives' Attitudes towards Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Kenya and Zambia
(Kitwe School of Nursing, Kitwe, ZambiaDepartment of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDivision of Reproductive and Perinatal Health Care, Department of Women and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, and School of Life Science, University of Skövde, Stockholm, Swede, 2006)Adolescent sexuality is a highly charged moral issue in Kenya and Zambia. Nurse-midwives are the core health care providers of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services but public health facilities are under-utilised ... -
Review of the quality of pediatric medications in developing countries.
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 2013)The quality of essential medicines for pediatric populations in developing countries is largely unknown. This review examines quality studies (2000-2011) of medicines on the WHO Essential Medicine List for Children, the ... -
Clinical pattern of extra-uterine gestation in peri-urban Kenya.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990)One hundred and sixty five cases of extra-uterine pregnancy (EP) were managed in Thika District in peri-urban Kenya between January 1985 and June 1988, giving an incidence of 66:10,000 deliveries. 55.8% of the patients ... -
Maxillofacial Injuries caused by Wild Animals - Human and Wildlife conflict
(School of medicine, University of Nairobi, 2003-07)No abstract -
Predisposition of humans to infection with Schistosoma mansoni: evidence from the reinfection of individuals following chemotherapy.
(Department of Pure & Applied Biology, Imperial College, London University, UK., 1988)In a study of faecal egg counts of Schistosoma mansoni from 359 people of all ages from a rural Kenyan community, a positive association was demonstrated between infection intensity in individuals before treatment and ... -
Pattern of multiple myeloma in Kenyans
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1988-01)A study of 75 myeloma patients diagnosed at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, is presented. The male to female ratio was 1.7:1; the mean age +/- s.d. was 51.5 +/- 12.5 (range 16-80) years; the peak age incidence of ... -
Experience with MacDonald's cervical cerclage in a rural setting
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaechology, University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, 1991)Eighty-two patients with cervical incompetence were managed with MacDonald's cervical cerclage, bed rest, tocolytics and sedatives. 78 of the patients were followed upto termination of pregnancy and their pregnancy data ... -
Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) scores in African myelomatosis
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1988-03) -
Structure and process factors that influence patients' perception of inpatient psychiatric nursing care at Mathari Hospital, Nairobi.
(School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2008)To explore structure and process factors which influence patients' perception of quality inpatient psychiatric nursing care at Mathari hospital. This was a cross-sectional study of 236 inpatients selected by stratified ... -
Hyperviscosity syndrome (HVS) in African myelomatosis.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1988-07) -
Early and medium-term morbidity of minilaparatomy female sterilisation in Kenya.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)A total of 1,521 clients undergoing voluntary surgical contraception via Minilaparatomy under local anaesthesia (L.A. Minilap) were prospectively followed up for early and medium-term morbidity. The commonest complaint was ... -
Human lymphocyte proliferative response to a sporozoite T cell epitope correlates with resistance to falciparum malaria.
(Infectious Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20814-5055, 1989)To identify vaccine relevant T cell epitopes on the circumsporozoite (CS) protein of Plasmodium falciparum, the lymphocyte proliferative responses to 10 CS protein derived peptides were studied in 28 adult Kenyans, and ... -
Diagnostic Significance Of Bone Marrow Reactive Plasmacytosis In Zimbabweans.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1988-07) -
Thyroidectomy and the recurrent laryngeal nerves.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1956)
