Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Estimating the impact of plasma HIV-1 RNA reductions on heterosexual HIV-1 transmission risk.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2010-09)BACKGROUND: The risk of sexual transmission of HIV-1 is strongly associated with the level of HIV-1 RNA in plasma making reduction in HIV-1 plasma levels an important target for HIV-1 prevention interventions. A ... -
Acrodermatitirelationships Of Schistosoma Haematobium, Hookworm And Malarial Infections And Metrifonate Treatment To Growth Of Kenyan School Children.s Enteropathica: Case Report And Review Of The Literature.
(University of NairobiInternational Nutrition, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1985-11)Relationships of S. haematobium, hookworm and malarial infections to growth 6 months after metrifonate treatment were studied in Kenyan primary school children in an area where poor growth, S. haematobium and hookworm were ... -
Practical therapeutics chemotherapy of fungal infections.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1981-07) -
Correlates of contraceptive failure among clients attending an antenatal clinical in Nairobi.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1997)This paper presents a study analysing 100 cases of contraceptive failure and an equal number of controls in Nairobi. The study population included all the patients who attended the antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National ... -
Plasmodium falciparum: purification of the various gametocyte developmental stages from in vitro-cultivated parasites
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 1998-10)Cultivated Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes reach maturity in vitro in approximately 14-16 days, during which they pass through five morphologically distinct developmental stages. Purification of the earlier developmental ... -
Delta agent superinfection. Rapidly progressive liver disease in a hepatitis B virus carrier
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1985)Abstract We report a case of rapidly progressive chronic active hepatitis (CAH) following acute delta infection in a previously asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carrier. Serologic evidence of delta superinfection coincided ... -
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Trends In Reproductive Health Knowledge Following A Health Education Intervention Among Adolescents In Zimbabwe
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Zimbabwe, 1979-01)BACKGROUND: Unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and the attendant morbidity and mortality necessitate the need for understanding factors influencing adolescent sexuality and the implementation ... -
Inhibition of the hexokinase/hexose transporter region in the glycosomal membrane of bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei by oligomycin and digitonin
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 2004-12)Glycolysis in bloodstream T. brucei is the sole source of energy and remains a favourable chemotherapeutic target. In furtherance of this, an attempt has been made to understand better the contribution of glucose, fructose, ... -
Acquired factor IX inhibitor in a patient with Christmas disease: case report
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1984-02) -
Challenges of family planning in Africa.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1998)No abstract available -
Nonpercutaneous spread of delta infection
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1985) -
Serological evidence of arboviral infections among humans of coastal Kenya
(US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt., 1991)A serosurvey was conducted during September 1987 for evidence of human arboviral infections in the Coast Province of Kenya. Sera were collected from 1624 outpatients at three hospitals and tested for antibody to eight ... -
Barriers to vasectomy use in Kenya.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)No abstract available -
Acute effects of nifedipine in African hypertensives.
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Effects Of A Randomized Health Education Intervention On Aspects Of Reproductive Health Knowledge And Reported Behaviour Among Adolescents In Zimbabwe
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zimbabwe, 1997-03)Unwanted teenage pregnancy and the attendant morbidity and mortality necessitate an understanding of the factors influencing adolescent sexuality and the implementation of programmes designed to improve their knowledge and ... -
Pain relief using paracervical block in patients undergoing manual vacuum aspiration of uterus.
(Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pain relief using paracervical nerve block with 1% lignocaine injection in patients undergoing uterine evacuation by Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) for the treatment of incomplete abortion. DESIGN: A ... -
Electrically stimulated fusion of human UC 729-6 cell line potentially useful for generating antibody-secreting human-human hybridomas
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 1987-04)No abstract available. -
Use of biotinylated antibody for the assay of Hanganutziu-Deicher antibodies and antigens in fluids and tissues from cancer patients
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 1989-04)An improved enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of heterophile Hanganutziu-Deicher (HD) antibodies and antigens, which are frequently detected in sera and/or cancerous tissues from patients with various ... -
Hysteroscopic surgery at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)To determine the experience, acceptability and outcome of hysteroscopic surgery at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. PATIENTS: Between May 2000 and ...
