Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Risk factors for gonorrhoea, syphilis, and trichomonas infections among women attending family planning clinics in Nairobi, Kenya
(1994)OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors for gonorrhoea, syphilis, and trichomonas infections among low risk women in Nairobi, Kenya. METHOD: In a cross-sectional study, 4,404 women attending two peri-urban family planning ... -
Childhood aplastic anaemia in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, College of Health Sciences,, 1990)Forty two children with aplastic anaemia were seen at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, over a period of 8 years (1980-1988). These have been analysed with respect to sex, age and area of geographical origin. The overall ... -
Application of immunoelectrophoresis (IEP5) test in the diagnosis of human hydatid disease in Kenya.
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An investigation of a Masai medicinal herbs Sumeita (Momordica pterocarpa Hoechest)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 1974) -
A three--year review of human hydatid disease seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(College of health science University of Nairobi, 1981) -
Antiplasmodial And Antitumor Activity Of Dihydroartemisinin Analogs Derived Via The Aza-michael Addition Reaction.
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The presence of sickle cells in the peripheral blood film. Specificity and sensitivity of diagnosis of homozygous sickle cell disease in Kenya
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1995)The final diagnosis of sickle cell disease (SCD) is established by haemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis. The test, however, is expensive and absent in most hospitals in Kenya. We studied sensitivity, specificity and ... -
Risk factors for invasive cervical cancer in Kenyan women
(1994)BACKGROUND: Few epidemiological investigations of invasive cervical cancer have been conducted in Sub-Saharan African populations. METHODS: Using information collected as part of the hospital-based World Health Organization ... -
The antiplasmodial activity of isolates from Ajuga remota
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, 2002-05)Ajuga remota is the most frequently used medicinal herb for malaria treatment in Kenya. Its two known isolates ajugarin-1 (1) and ergosterol-5,8-endoperoxide (3) and a new isolate 8-O-acetylharpagide (2) were evaluated for ... -
Preliminary report on G6PD and sickling test in a malarial area: a concurrent study to malarial nephropathy.
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Cervical cancer in Kenya: prospects for early detection at primary level
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1994)OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of cytologic screening services for rural women and to establish the prevalence of abnormal cytology in Kenya. METHOD: Women at four maternal and child health/family planning (MCH/FP) ... -
Leiomyomas as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital between 1978 to 1981.
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Evolution of paediatric oncology over the years: overview with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and examples from the Kenyan experience
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology, College of Health Sciences,, 1993)In this paper on "The Evolution of Paediatric Oncology Over the Years", a historical perspective is outlined regarding the subspecialty of paediatric oncology on a global basis. The evolution of paediatric oncology units ... -
Sensorineural hearing loss in patients with sickle cell anaemia in Kenya
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1996)The auditory function of sixty two Kenyan sickle cell anaemia patients aged seven to thirty years was compared to age-matched fifty five healthy controls with haemoglobin AA. Sensorineural hearing loss of 30 db and above ... -
Contraceptive use and the risk of HIV infection in Nairobi, Kenya
(1995)OBJECTIVES: To determine: (a) the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection among women attending family planning clinics in Nairobi; and (b) the associations between contraceptive use and HIV ... -
Toxicity of Adenia volkensii (Kiliambiti).
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The quality of the maternal health system in Eritrea
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyWorld Bank, Washington, USA, 2011)OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of the maternal health system in Eritrea to understand system deficiencies and its relevance to maternal mortality within the context of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5. METHODS: A ... -
Pharmacodynamic effects of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) administered to lactating women on their male infants
(1996)Normal postpartum women, who had a spontaneous vaginal delivery of one full-term male infant, free of congenital abnormalities and other diseases, were recruited for this study. Thirteen women received 150 mg depot-medro ...
