Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Fertility rate of epileptic women at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)Reproductive health issues of women with epilepsy (WWE) are complex and multifaceted, and both epilepsy and antiepileptic drug (AEDs) use may alter fertility and pregnancy outcomes in these women. To determine the ... -
Aetiology of acute respiratory infections in children aged below 5 years in Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1985) -
Construction of an infectious HIV type 1 molecular clone from an African patient with a subtype D/C Recombinant Virus.
(Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, USA, 2004)The majority of HIV-1 infections worldwide occur in Africa, where subtype B viruses are rare and intersubtype recombinants are common. Pathogenesis and vaccine studies need to focus on viruses derived from African patients, ... -
How should primary health workers diagnose and treat acute respiratory infections (A R I)?
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1984) -
Role of bacterial superinfection during an outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1984) -
Preparation, spectroscopic and thermal characterization of new charge-transfer complexes of ethidium bromide with π-acceptors. In vitro biological activity studies.
(2013)Ethidium bromide (EtBr) is a strong DNA binder and has been widely used to probe DNA structure in drug-DNA and protein-DNA interaction. Four new charge-transfer (CT) complexes consisting of EtBr as donor and quinol (QL), ... -
Genital ulceration as a risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus infection.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle., 1988)Among 115 heterosexual men who presented with genital ulcers to a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, the prevalence of serum antibody to HIV was 16.5%. A past history of genital ulcers was reported by ... -
Effect of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection upon acute salpingitis: a laparoscopic study.
(1998)To determine the effect of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection upon pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a laparoscopic study of acute PID was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya. Subjects underwent diagnostic ... -
Characterization of a human cervical CD4+ T cell subset coexpressing multiple markers of HIV susceptibility
(Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaKenyan AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)The HIV pandemic disproportionately affects women, with most infections acquired through receptive vaginal sex. Although the target cells by which HIV establishes infection in the female genital tract remain poorly defined, ... -
Infection and disease after perinatal exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1988)A cohort of 49 infants exposed to maternal chlamydial infection and 40 nonexposed infants was studied after birth for a mean of 3.3 +/- 1.5 and 3 +/- 1.7 mo, respectively. Eighteen (37%) exposed infants had at least one ... -
Human immunodeficiency virus infection among men with sexually transmitted diseases. Experience from a center in Africa
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1988)Heterosexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) appears to occur readily in Africa but less commonly in North America and Europe. We conducted a case-control study among men attending a clinic for ... -
Hormonal patterns during the menstrual cycles in healthy black Kenyan women.
(1982)17 regularly mentruating young black Kenyan women were studied during a mentrual cylcle for their reproductive hormonal patterns. The serum concentrations of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and ... -
Median age at menopause in a rural population of western Kenya.
(1997)This was a cross sectional descriptive study to discuss the median age of menopause in a rural area of Western Kenya. The broad objective of the study was to describe the demographic and biophysical characteristics of the ... -
Criteria for diagnosing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding emergency contraception among nurses and nursing students in two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi,, 1999)A cross-sectional descriptive study on knowledge, attitudes, and practice about emergency contraception (EC) was conducted among nurses and nursing students using a self-administered questionnaire. One-hundred-sixty-seven ... -
Viral etiology and epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1988)Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the most common cause of illness and death in young children worldwide. Because of inadequate laboratory facilities and financial resources the etiological agents responsible for most ... -
Checklist for ruling out pregnancy among family-planning clients in primary care.
(1999)Where pregnancy tests are unavailable, health providers, fearing possible harm to fetuses, often deny contraception to nonmenstruating clients. In Kenya, a trial of a simple checklist to exclude pregnancy showed a good ... -
Comparative acceptability of combined and progestin-only injectable contraceptives in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Nairob, 2005)OBJECTIVE: We compared 12-month continuation rates, menstrual bleeding patterns and other aspects of acceptability between users of Cyclofem and users of Depo-Provera. METHODS: The life-table method was used to calculate ...
