Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus and its genotypes among a cohort of drug users in Kenya
(2008)Prevalence of hepatitis C virus and that of its main genotypes varies between the worlds geographic regions. The risk factors for infection with HCV include blood transfusion, tattoing and injecting drug use. To examine ... -
Issues involved in pre-operative consent
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004-07)Surgery today has become extremely complex to the extent that the oath we took "To do no harm" needs to be re-enforced in practically everything we do in the management of patients. It is therefore necessary and mandatory ... -
Access to health care: the role of a community based health insurance in Kenya.
(2012)Out-of-pocket payments create financial barriers to health care access. There is an increasing interest in the role of community based health insurance schemes in improving equity and access of the poor to essential health ... -
Mechanism of cation binding to the glutamate transporter EAAC1 probed with mutation of the conserved amino acid residue Thr101.
(2010)The glutamate transporter excitatory amino acid carrier 1 (EAAC1) catalyzes the co-transport of three Na(+) ions, one H(+) ion, and one glutamate molecule into the cell, in exchange for one K(+) ion. Na(+) binding to the ... -
Acute aflatoxicosis: case report
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2005-06)The objective of this presentation is to document the salient clinical findings in a case of aflatoxicosis and to review the literature on the same so as to increase the index of suspicion, enhance early diagnosis and ... -
Presentation of dilated cardiomyopathy as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
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Charge compensation mechanism of a Na+-coupled, secondary active glutamate transporter.
(2012)Forward glutamate transport by the excitatory amino acid carrier EAAC1 is coupled to the inward movement of three Na(+) and one proton and the subsequent outward movement of one K(+) in a separate step. Based on indirect ... -
Comparative study of the efficacy and tolerability of hydroflumethiazide versus propranolol in Africans with mild to moderate hypertension
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1993)Sixty patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) of 100-110mmHg matched for age, sex and Bp levels were randomly assigned to propranolol 80mg daily or Hydroflumethiazide (HFM) 50mg daily. HFM causes a significant reduction ... -
Diabetic ketoacidosis: risk factors, mechanisms and management strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2005-12)Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis is the most common hyperglycaemic emergency in patients with diabetes mellitus, especially type 1 diabetes. It carries very high mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, both in the treated patients ... -
Cardiovascular risk factor profiles in mild to moderate hypertensives seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1993)Sixty newly diagnosed adult patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension were assessed to determine their cardiovascular risk factor profiles. Detailed history and physical examinations were done. Resting 12-lead ... -
Metabolic effects of propranolol and hydroflumethiazide treatment in Kenyans with mild to moderate essential hypertension
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1993)In a prospective single-blind comparative trial, sixty newly diagnosed mild to moderate hypertensives were randomly assigned to either propranolol or hydroflumethiazide monotherapy. Baseline fasting serum glucose lipid ... -
Clinical and socio demographic aspects of congestive heart failure patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(SDA Health Services, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medicine, 1999)OBJECTIVE: To analyse the underlying aetiology, precipitating factors and certain socio-demographic determinants in patients admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi in congestive heart failure. DESIGN: Cross ... -
Inhibition of blood meal digestion in tsetse fly glossina morsitans centralis fed on rabbits immunized with tsetse mid gut proteins
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1993)The human body louse, Pediculus humanus, showed eighteen midgut proteins ranging between 12 and 117 kDa, when analysed by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. Seven of them (12 kDa, 17 kDa, 29 kDa, 35 kDa, 40 kDa, 55 kDa and 97 kDa) ... -
Experiences, Knowledge and Perceptions of Women on Gender Based Violence;
(2007)This study was conducted between March and July 2007 in Thika municipality, Kenya. The aim was to determine the experiences, knowledge and perceptions of women on gender based violence among the married and cohabiting ... -
The urinary levels of catecholamines, aldosterone and cortisol in hypertensive East Africans: a pilot study.
(2000)This pilot project studies the prevalence of hypertension among unique social groups in Kenya, as well as the hormonal profiles accompanying the hypertensive and normotensive states in these populations. The purpose of ... -
Lower limb amputations at the Kenyatta National Hospital,
(2007)To determine the causes and pattern of lower limb amputations at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Descriptive prospective study. The Kenyatta National Hospital between July 2003 and June 2004. A total of 77 lower limb ... -
Characterization of body louse Pediculus humanus humanus mid gut proteins recognized by resistant hosts
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1996)BackgroundOsgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of anterior knee pain inthe adolescent. Treatment is usually conservative with surgery reservedfor those who do not respond to this treatment. There is little publishedwork ... -
Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Kenya: levels of control attained at the Outpatient Diabetic Clinic of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2005)OBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of specific cardiovascular risk factors in ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes and the levels of control achieved in them. DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional study over a ...
