Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Bone marrow examination at a paediatric hospital in Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Panthology, 2001-07)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the main indications for, and common conditions found in bone marrow examinations (BME) of children. METHODS: This was a retrospective study from September 1, 1993 to September 3 1998. All bone ... -
Influence of culture on contraceptive utilization among HIV-positive women in Brazil, Kenya, and South Africa
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. cst2121@columbia.edu, 2011)Contraceptive choice and discontinuation are poorly understood among HIV-positive women, and HIV disease and culture may influence decisions. We assessed factors influencing contraceptive decision-making among HIV-positive ... -
Vitamin A deficiency among Kenyan children as detected by conjunctival impression cytology
(Kenyatta National Hospita, 2003)To determine the prevalence of Xerophthalmia among Kenyan children aged four to seven years in high risk using Conjuctival Impression Cytology and transfer. DESIGN: A cross sectional community based study. SETTING: Mathare ... -
The experience with electroencephalography at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992-05)Review of electroencephalography (EEG) requests at KNH over a 3 year period is presented. Majority of patients were aged between 0 and 10 years. None was older than 80 years. The epilepsies were the commonest reason for ... -
An outbreak of acute schistosomiasis following a church retreat to Mwanza, Tanzania, 2008.
(Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine (CTTM), Nairobi, Kenya., 2011)Clinical and laboratory findings are described from 77 persons from Nairobi, Kenya, of whom 66 were diagnosed with acute Schistosoma mansoni infection following a trip to Mwanza, Tanzania. Unusual ocular symptoms were ... -
The pattern of neurological disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992-05)A retrospective survey of neurological disease seen at KNH in medical wards and medical outpatients clinics is presented. Neurological diseases constituted 7.5% of all medical conditions seen over that period. Infections ... -
Diploma in Adult Education in Kenya, Adult Education and Development
(University of NairobiFaculty of Public Health, 1980) -
MDR1 pharmacogenetics: frequency of the C3435T mutation in exon 26 is significantly influenced by ethnicity.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Panthology, 2001-04)P-glycoprotein (PGP), the product of the multidrug resistance gene (MDR1), acts as an energy-dependent efflux pump that exports its substrates out of the cell. PGP expression is an important factor regulating absorption ... -
Factors influencing contraceptive choice and discontinuation among HIV-positive women in Kericho, Kenya
(Walter Reed Project Program, Kericho, Kenya. cst2121@columbia.edu, 2010)This study explored perceptions towards and utilization of contraception among HIV-positive, reproduction-age women in Kericho, Kenya, an area with high HIV and low contraceptive prevalence rates. Qualitative methods were ... -
Cost Benefit Analysis in Adult Education.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1979)This paper describes the methodology and presents preliminary results of an economic appraisal of a community based health care project in Kenya. Community health workers, trained for 12 weeks and deployed in two locations ... -
Malignant lymphoma in Kenya: Pattern and pathology (excluding Burkitt's lymphoma
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1977-09) -
The management of cerebral malaria in a provincial general hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990-08)The practice of physicians at the Nakuru Provincial General Hospital (NPGH), Kenya, when dealing with cerebral malaria is reviewed over a 4-month period. The definition, management, and outcome of patients labelled to have ... -
Leukaemia in Kenya.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1970-09) -
Histiocytic medullary reticulosis: a case report from the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1971-11) -
Gaucher's disease: A case report
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1971-12) -
Haemopoietic disturbances in disseminated tuberculosis.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1972-12) -
Histopathology of brain tumours in the African in Kenya.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1973-04) -
Challenges And Opportunities For Treatment And Research Of Aids-related Malignancies In Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, 2006-09) -
'Leukaemoid blood picture' revisited
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1974) -
Prognostic significance of flow cytometric and clinical variables in endometrial adenocarcinoma stages I and II
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1992-06)In a prospective study comprising 447 women with endometrial carcinoma stages I-II, the prognostic significance of clinical and flow cytometric variables was evaluated in univariate and multivariate analyses. The parameters ...
