Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Birth interval and pregnancy outcome
(1988)615 Kenyan women who had experienced 2407 pregnancies and 1792 birth intervals were interviewed who had delivered at the Kenyatta National Hospital during the months of June and July, 1985. Birth intervals that were 25-36 ... -
Leukaemia and lymphoma in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1985) -
Relative Potencies Of Two Phenylalkylamines Found In The Abused Plant Catha Edulis, Khat.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 1980) -
Pitfalls after total parathyroidectomy and parathyroid autotransplantation in chronic renal failure.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991)We have described 4 patients with chronic renal failure receiving regular haemodialysis treatment who underwent total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation of parathyroid fragments into the forearm musculature for ... -
Left ventricular function in severe pure mitral stenosis as seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(1980)Twenty-one consecutive Black African patients with severe pure mitral stenosis were evaluated hemodynamically. It was found that advanced mitral stenosis presents itself in Kenya at a very young age (22.9 +/- 9.6 years, ... -
Identifying maternal mortality through networking: results from coastal Kenya
(1989)This paper presents the results of experience in identifying maternal deaths through "networking." In a survey of child health in coastal Kenya, women of reproductive ages were asked about their knowledge of maternal deaths ... -
Hb Savaria or alpha2 (49)(CE7)Ser----Arg beta2 in an indigenous female from Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1985) -
Intestinal parasitoses and other infections in a college community.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991)In order to assess the health status of students doing their teaching diploma course at the Siriba Teachers College, Maseno, a study of their blood slides, their stools for ova and cysts and their urine samples for urinary ... -
Knowledge of and attitudes towards sexually transmitted diseases among secondary school students in Fako District Cameroon
(1990)This study examines the level of knowledge, attitude and practice in matters concerning sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among secondary school students in Fako-District, Cameroon. A substantial proportion of the ... -
The Toxicity Of The Plant Catha Edulis In Rats.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 1977) -
Possible determinants of the clinical course of sickle cell anaemia
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The discriminatory value of the various parts of the University of Nairobi qualifying examination in internal medicine (final MB).
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1984) -
The treatment of kala-azar: a review with comments drawn from experience in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1985-03)Pentavalent antimony (Sbv) compounds have been used in the treatment of kala azar for over 60 years. Their introduction was preceded by the use, for a few years, of SbIII compounds, especially tartar emetic. Although the ... -
Clinical and laboratory features of sickle cell disease in The Netherlands
(Unit of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, 1988)Out of about 200 patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Netherlands, 6% are non-negroid patients from Turkey. 83 were assessed clinico-haematologically regarding the type of SCD, ethnic origin, concurrent ... -
An outbreak of arsenic and toxaphene poisoning in Kenyan cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 1975)In a case of poisoning involving 70 cattle analysis of specimens obtained during post mortem examination showed that the toxic substances were arsenic and toxaphene. This was consistent with both the clinical and post ... -
Pregnancy in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD): a case report.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1992)We present what we believe is the first case of pregnancy occurring in a patient on CAPD, and indeed end stage renal disease (ESRD), in Kenya. Pregnancy progressed very well until the thirtieth week when foetal movements ... -
T-lymphocyte subsets in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1985)Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) is a common clinical problem in Africa. To determine if there is a defect of immune regulation in patients with IDC, the percentage of total T-cells (OKT3 positive), helper/inducer ... -
The ripe old age and health care
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1985-10) -
Ultrastructure of bone marrow in patients with visceral leishmaniasis
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1987-03)Ultrastructural studies were performed on bone marrow aspirates from three patients with visceral leishmaniasis. The patients were moderately anaemic but showed a suboptimal increase in the absolute reticulocyte count. ...
