Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
Now showing items 9501-9520 of 10418
-
Occurrence of Ameloblastic fibroma over a ten-year period
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2005)OBJECTIVE: To determine the range of ablative surgery and rehabilitative procedures performed on maxillofacial structures. DESIGN: A retrospective descriptive study. SETTING: University of Nairobi Dental Teaching Hospital. ... -
What do nurse managers want computerized? Needs based assessment study of middle and functional level nurse managers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(Departmnent of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009)This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among middle and functional level nurse managers at Kenyatta National hospital, Kenya. A purposive sample of 107 nurses’ managers was selected from every department in ... -
AIDS: is it a dentist's concern?
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1985) -
Computerization readiness
(Departmnent of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2011-06)This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among middle and functional level nurse managers at a National Referral Hospital with the aim of establishing their preparedness for computerization of nursing services, ... -
Occurrence and characteristics of mandibular fractures in Nairobi, Kenya
(Oral Health Research Programme, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1990)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
Mandibular fractures: an appraisal of the weak regions.
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, NairobiDepartment of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1991)There is no uniformity in the role of different aetiologic factors in mandibular fractures in different cities of the world. Cultural and socioeconomic factors appear to have important contribution to the aetiologies. The ... -
Male Antenatal Attendance and HIV Testing Are Associated with Decreased Infant HIV Infection and Increased HIV Free Survival
(Department of Paediatrics, 2012)Objective To investigate the relationship between male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services and infant HIV acquisition and mortality a prospective cohort study was undertaken ... -
Ameloblastoma after surgical removal of an impacted mandibular molar. A case report
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1991)A case of an ameloblastoma diagnosed about 3 1/2 years after removal of an impacted mandibular 3rd molar is presented. The pre-operative radiographs, though poor in quality, showed an ill-defined radiolucency in relation ... -
A retrospective study of characteristics of impacted mandibular wisdom teeth in 110 patients treated in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992)Analysis of 110 records of patients who presented with impacted mandibular 3rd molars was carried out to determine the frequency of occurrence of unilateral and bilateral impactions and their characteristics. 68.2% of the ... -
Coping with embedded mandibular wisdom teeth in developing countries
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1992)Despite low incidence of embedded mandibular wisdom teeth (third molars) among dental patients in developing countries (less than 100/1,000), the unfavourable patients:dentist ratios, the limited resources and low levels ... -
Strengthening masters of community health nursing in Kenya
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2008)No Abstract -
Heterosexual HIV-1 transmission after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort analysis
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010-06)Background High plasma HIV-1 RNA concentrations are associated with increased risk of HIV-1 transmission. Initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces plasma HIV-1 concentrations, but little empiric data are available ... -
Prevalence and Antimicrobial susceptibility of staphylococcus aureus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2006)A cross sectional study of 115 patients admitted at the Department of Orthopedics, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya was carried out to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Counseling and Alarm Device on HAART Adherence and Virologic Outcomes
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2011)Background Behavioral interventions that promote adherence to antiretroviral medications may decrease HIV treatment failure. Antiretroviral treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa confront increasing financial constraints ... -
Relationship between male alcoholism and intimate partner violence in Kenya
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2008-10)No abstract -
A Latex agglutination test for capripoxvirus
(Plant Molecular Biology Reporter Vol. 27, pp. 79-85.Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2007)The gene Q13L coding for the Capripoxvirus group specific structural protein P32 was expressed in Escherichia coli using plasmid pGEX-2T as a fusion protein with glutathione-s-transferase and purified on glutathione sepharose ... -
Occupational exposure to glutaraldehyde in tropical climates
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Microsurgery in the Management of Tubal Factors in female infertile at a Nairobi Hospital
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1988)PIP: In 1990, the annual population growth rate in Kenya was 3.8%, among the highest rates world wide. The ever growing adolescent fertility rate (111-152/1000 from 1969-1989) contributed to this rapid growth. Further ... -
Radiation dose as a factor in the choice of routine pre-operative dental radiographs
(Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 1993)Radiation doses received by patients during dental x-ray examinations were measured in 95 patients referred to the X-ray Department of the Teaching Dental Hospital, University of Nairobi. The mean skin dose for single ... -
Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) in three Kenyan girls: case reports.
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1993)We report the first three patients diagnosed with focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) in Kenya. Clinically they presented as focal or diffuse papillomatous lesions in the oral mucosa. Histopathological features ...
