Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Maternal levels of alpha-fetoprotein in African women
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1991-08)In a prospective and cross-sectional study, 147 serum samples from normal antenatal indigenous Kenyan women were analysed for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) concentrations between 8 and 28 weeks gestation. There was progressive ... -
Abortion: knowledge and perceptions of adolescents in two districts in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)BACKGROUND: Pregnancy among adolescents is unplanned in many instances. Although some pregnant adolescents carry the pregnancy to term, abortion, in many instances unsafely induced, is a commonly sought solution in ... -
Knowledge and attitudinal study of Kenyan women in relation to cervical carcinoma
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1991)Knowledge and attitude in relation to cervical carcinoma was studied in 85 cervical cancer patients and 177 matched controls. The mean age of the cases was 44.2 years and mean parity 6.5. The majority were illiterate. ... -
Interaction between cytostatics and nutrients
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1991)Cancer patients have the highest prevalence of malnutrition of any group of hospitalized patients. The presence of the tumor alone may lead to reduced intake of different nutrients and treatment modalities such as surgery, ... -
Developing community-based strategies to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality due to unsafe abortion: pre-intervention report
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Centre for the Study of Adolescence and IPAS, Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)Not Available -
Cervical cancer can be controlled
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, 2001)Not Available -
Psychiatric Morbidity among HIV -infected Children and Adolescents in a Resource-poor Kenyan Urban Community
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Psychiatry, 2012)The course of HIV/AIDS in children has been transformed from an acute to a chronic one with the advent of Anti-Retroviral Therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of psychiatric morbidity ... -
FIGO society survey: acceptance and use of new ethical guidelines regarding induced abortion for non-medical reasons
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, 2001)OBJECTIVE: FIGO's Ethical guidelines regarding induced abortion for non-medical reasons offer guidance concerning women's right to safe abortion services and the medical community's attendant responsibilities. Ipas surveyed ... -
The pattern of duodenal ulceration in Nairobi.
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HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., 2002)OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya. METHODS: Of the 3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) ... -
The Psychological Contract And Its Relationship With Organizational Commitment And Job Satisfaction On Employees: A Study Of Faith Based Child Development Projects In Nairobi-east
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Arts, 2007-08)The tide of this research is: The psychological contract and its relationship with Organizational Commitment and Satisfaction of Employees in Faith-Based Child development Project within Nairobi East. This research was ... -
Neurological disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. A retrospective study of 75 cases.
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Postgraduate medical training in Kenya.
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Ischaemic heart disease in a Kenya African case report and brief review of literature
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New perspectives in medical education in Middle Africa, with special reference to the projected medical school at the University College, Nairobi.
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Louse-borne relapsing fever
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The heart in pregnancy
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Physiology for physicians. Metabolic acidosis and myocardial contractility in hyperkalemic myocardopathy.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971)
