Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Anterior tooth relations in Kenyan Africans
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 1993)Dental plaster casts of 235 Maasai, 116 Kikuyu and 61 Kalenjin children aged 3-16 yr were studied to determine the incidence and magnitude of diastemas, overbite, overjet and anterior open bite. The highest prevalence of ... -
Biometric analysis of the dental casts of Maasai following traditional extraction of mandibular permanent central incisors and of Kikuyu children.
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)Dental plaster casts of 93 Maasai and 79 Kikuyu children age 12-15 years were analysed. Four biometric measurements were taken of the maxillary and mandibular casts: intercanine distance (C-C), inter-molar distance (M-M), ... -
Hypercalcaemia in pulmonary tuberculosis
(1983)Tuberculosis can affect calcium metabolism, mainly through an enhanced production of active vitamin D. The incidence of hypercalcemia among unselected patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis was investigated, ... -
Removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in Kenyan rural Maasai.
(1995)The removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in early childhood is a practice that has been documented in Kenya and in neighboring countries. This paper describes the occurrence, rationale and method of this practice amongst ... -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Africa.
(Department of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 1997)PIP: With the prevalence of HIV among pregnant women higher than 35% in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the number of HIV-infected children will continue to grow. It is estimated that almost 70% of the approximately ... -
Quantitative and somatotopic mapping of neurones in the trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus and ganglion innervating teeth in monkey and baboon
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Neurones of the trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus (Mes V) and ganglion innervating the periodontium of incisor, canine and molar teeth in 10 monkeys and 10 baboons were counted and mapped using the horseradish peroxidase ... -
Analysis of dental casts of 6-8- and 12-year-old Kenyan children.
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2000)Dental plaster casts of 97 6-8-year-old and 173 12-year-old Maasai, Kikuyu, and Kalenjin children were studied. The Kikuyu are Bantu, while Maasai and Kalenjin are Nilo-Hamitic subjects. The variables measured were palatal ... -
Simulation model for dental arch shapes
(Department of Mathematics, School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi,Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2004)OBJECTIVE: To develop a simulation model for dental arch shapes. DESIGN: Analysis of measurements of dental casts to determine a general second degree equation for the dental arches. SETTING: Department of Human Anatomy ... -
Genital shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA during pregnancy: association with immunosuppression, abnormal cervical or vaginal discharge, and severe vitamin A deficiency
(Department of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 1997-01)The presence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in genital secretions may be a determinant of vertical HIV-1 transmission. Cervical and vaginal secretions from HIV-1–seropositive pregnant women were evaluated ... -
Effect of vitamin A on diarrhoeal and respiratory complications of measles.
(Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)A randomized placebo-controlled trial of high dose vitamin A in acute measles was performed in Nairobi, Kenya to determine if it reduced the incidence or severity of diarrhoeal and respiratory complications. On enrollment ... -
Perceptions of primary health care with regard to corresponding knowledge, attitude and practices amongst the Kenyan Maasai
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, Center for Public Health ResearchDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2005)OBJECTIVES: In order to introduce a comprehensive intervention system to improve health, there is need to establish a profile of the Maasais' current knowledge, attitude and practices of predisposing environmental, cultural ... -
Prevalence of persistent diarrhoea in children aged 3-36 months at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1995)Three hundred and eighty four children aged 3-36 months admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) with diarrhoea were studied for persistent diarrhoea (PD), defined as diarrhoea lasting more than 14 days. To ... -
Efficacy of halofantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)In the last decade, Plasmodium falciparum resistance to a number of commonly used anti-malarials especially chloroquine, has increased considerably. Newer anti-malarial drugs are therefore being aggressively evaluated as ... -
Deciduous canine tooth bud removal in infants in East Africa
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Effect of breastfeeding and formula feeding on transmission of HIV-1: a randomized clinical trial.
(2000): Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is known to occur through breastfeeding, but the magnitude of risk has not been precisely defined. Whether breast milk HIV-1 transmission risk exceeds the ... -
Socio-cultural practices of deciduous canine tooth bud removal among Maasai children.
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2010)The removal of teeth amongst the Maasai is a traditional practice as part of an initiation or to make space for feeding in an event of diseases locking the jaw. Removal of deciduous canine tooth buds (DCB) among infants ... -
Effect of breastfeeding on mortality among HIV-1 infected women: a randomised trial.
(2001)We have completed a randomised clinical trial of breastfeeding and formula feeding to identify the frequency of breastmilk transmission of HIV-1 to infants. However, we also analysed data from this trial to examine the ...
