Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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An overview on management of the traumatised elderly patient.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-10)The elderly are predisposed to injuries due to consequences of ageing and presence of disease process commonly seen in the old people. Age-related deterioration of senses such as decrease in hearing capacity, presbyopia, ... -
Hormonal contraception, vitamin A deficiency, and other risk factors for shedding of HIV-1 infected cells from the cervix and vagina.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1997-09)BACKGROUND: Factors that influence shedding of HIV-1 infected cells in cervical and vaginal secretions may be important determinants of sexual and vertical transmission of the virus. We investigated whether hormonal ... -
Patterns of substance use among Kenya street Children
(University of Nairobi.Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, 2001) -
Validation of a competitive chloramiphenicol enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for determination of residues in Ovine tissues
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Recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-01)Results of recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder are reported. The procedures used were mainly Putti-Plat in 35 patients; Eden-Hybinette in five patients and Webers derotation osteotomy of the humerus in five ... -
Substance use in outpatients attending rural and urban health centres in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, 2000)OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among patients attending primary health centres in urban and rural areas of Kenya. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional prevalence survey. SETTING: Urban ... -
Solitary unicameral bone cyst.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-01)This study discusses the results of the 24 patients who had unicameral bone cyst treated by the author surgically and conservatively between 1982 and 1992. The patients were sixteen males and eight females giving a male ... -
Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical features among patients attending a private paediatric dental clinic in Nairobi , Kenya
(2004)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics, chief complaints and clinical presentation of children attending a private dental clinic in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN: A retrospective survey of dental ... -
Review of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus with special reference to handling of surgical patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-03)If used rationally, antibiotics can cure most bacterial infections. However, there is an increasing tendency globally for bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics. In Kenya, the occurrence of methicillin resistant ... -
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization among Kenyan children: antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1997-07)OBJECTIVES: To compare pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization rates among HIV-1-infected children with those of uninfected children born to seropositive mothers and those of seronegative controls. To determine the ... -
Post-operative pyrexia in an orthopaedic unit.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-08)The causes of post operative pyrexia in an orthopaedic unit was studied prospectively in 520 patients who underwent surgery. Two hundred patients (38.4%) developed postoperative pyrexia as defined by having recorded high ... -
Somatization among Kenyan neurotics
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Anaesthesia in the elderly with special reference to management of orthopaedic patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-10)Elderly patients are placing increased demands on the health care resources in Kenya. The population of old patients has increased and complex surgical/orthopaedic procedures are being done on old patients. Due to the ... -
Bennett's fracture: a direct volar surgical approach
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999)From cadaver dissections of the recurrent motor branch of the median nerve, we determined the exact relationship of its terminal branches at the base of the thumb. This enabled us to surgicall ... -
Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus And Cytomegalovirus Throughout The Menstrual Cycle In Women Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine (Obstetrics and gynaecology), 2000-10)OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the frequency and patterns of the shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus in the female genital tract throughout the menstrual cycle. STUDY DESIGN: Seventeen women, all ... -
The role of markets in the worsening epidemiological environment
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1996)In their article, Daily and Ehrlich have discussed a number of important recent trends associated with development and global change that appear to be reducing health security. Besides their immediate epidemiological ... -
Lack of efficacy of low dose oral interferon alfa in symptomatic HIV-1 infection: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1998)BACKGROUND: Interferon alfa (IFN-alpha) exhibits dose related in vitro activity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with complete inhibition of HIV replication at IFN-alpha concentrations > or = 256 IU/ml. In ... -
Pattern Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases And Risk Factors Among Women Attending An Std Referral Clinic In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute of Tropica and Infectious Diseases(UNITID), 2000-08-27)BACKGROUND: In Kenya, sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics care for large numbers of patients with STD-related signs and symptoms. Yet, the etiologic fraction of the different STD pathogens remains to be determined, ... -
Safety of a nonoxynol-9 vaginal gel in Kenyan prostitutes. A randomized clinical trial
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicineFaculty of medicine, 1997-05)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and toxicity of once-daily administration of Advantage-24 (Columbia Research Laboratories, Inc., Rockville Centre, NY), a vaginal gel containing 52.5 mg of nonoxynol-9 (N-9), including ...
