Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions

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    • Curtailing maternal to child transmission of HIV 

      McLigeyo, SO (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2002)

    • Neurofibromatosis type 1: report of two contrasting cases 

      Sheikh, N; McLigeyo, SO (Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      We present two cases of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1), one a 35 year old male who first recognised his problem at the age of fifteen years and at the time of assessment, satisfied the National Institute of Health (NIH) ...

    • Ageing population in Africa and other developing communities: a public health challenge calling for urgent solutions 

      McLigeyo, SO (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2002)

    • The origins of a research community in the Majengo observational cohort study, Nairobi, Kenya 

      Bandewar, Sunita V S; Kimani, Joshua; Lavery, James V (Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, 2010)
      Background Since the 1980s the Majengo Observational Cohort Study (MOCS) has examined sexually transmitted infections, in particular HIV/AIDS, in a cohort of sex workers in Majengo, an impoverished urban village in ...

    • Endoscopic findings and the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in chronic renal failure patients with dyspepsia 

      Karari, Emma M; Lule, GN; McLigeyo, SO; Amayo, EO (Department of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2000)
      BACKGROUND: Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) occurs in up to one fourth of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Some of the factors implicated in its causation include hypergastrinaemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, ...

    • Groin Hernia in Mulago hospital, Kampala. 

      Odula, Paul Ochieng'; Kakande, I. M. (Department of Human Anatomy, Universoty of Nairobi, 2000)
      A prospective descriptive study based on 208 cases of groin hernia that had surgery at Mulago Hospital over a 12-months period beginning on 1st January 2000 was undertaken. There were more males than females. The mean ...

    • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - a systemic disorder. 

      McLigeyo, SO (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi,, 1998)
      Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease [ADPKB] is one of the commonest genetic diseases. Apart from the involvement of the kidneys, several other organs, viz. the liver, the central nervous system, the pancreas, the ...

    • Subclinical nephrotoxicity associated with occupational silica exposure among male Kenyan industrial workers 

      Mwangi, DM; Njagi, LJ; McLigeyo, SO; Kihoro, JM; Ngeranwa, JJ; Orinda, GO; Njagi, EN (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kenyatta National HospitalDepartment of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      OBJECTIVE: To determine early signs of renal injury due to occupational silica exposure. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analytical research. SETTINGS: Kenyatta National Hospital for the referent population and Clayworks ...

    • Prognostic factors in patients hospitalised with diabetic ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi 

      Otieno, CF; Kayima, JK; Mbugua, PK; Amayo, AA; McLigeyo, SO (Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)
      BACKGROUND: In spite of many advances in the management of diabetes in the last 25 years, the mortality associatedwith diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains high, especially in the developing countries. The mortality appears ...

    • Acute renal allograft rejection: the role of monoclonal antibodies in treatment: experience with orthoclonal anti-T3 cell antibody 

      McLigeyo, SO; Notghi, A; Anderton, JL; Dick, J (Department of Medicine, University of NairobiTransplant Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh., 1990)
      We have reviewed the literature relating to the use of monoclonal antibodies in acute renal allograft rejection. More emphasis has been placed on Orthoclone OKT3 which has been more commonly used and summarise our experience ...

    • Diabetic ulcers--a clinical and bacteriological study 

      McLigeyo, SO; Otieno, LS (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991)
      One hundred consecutive patients with diabetic ulcers were studied in an 8-month-period. There were 58 females. The mean age was 59.9 years. Eighty three patients had non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. The mean ...

    • Renal failure diagnosis and management. 

      Otieno, LS; McLigeyo, SO (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991)
      Acute and chronic renal failure (ARF and CRF) are primary health problems in health centres, district and provincial hospitals. Their managements should be initiated in these areas of the health services. Some of the ...

    • Herpes zoster myelitis: report of two cases 

      Amayo, EO; Kwasa Thomas OO; Otieno, CF (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2002)
      Two male patients aged 40 and 45 years with HIV infection and paraplegia are presented. The two had sub-acute onset paraplegia with a sensory level, which developed 10 days after herpes zoster dermatomal rash. They both ...

    • Adult polycystic liver disease 

      Ogutu, EO; McLigeyo, SO (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991)
      Characteristics of 14 patients above 12 years of age with congenital polycystic liver disease attending liver clinic at KNH were analysed. The diagnosis was mainly based on ultrasonographic findings. The disease was found ...

    • Vascular access for haemodialysis 

      Ngugi, P N; McLigeyo, S O; Kayima, J K; Otieno, L S; Mogere, R (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991)
      In a fifteen month period (August 1987 to November 1988) forty patients requiring haemodialysis had 83 angioaccess procedures performed. Arteriovenous (AV) shunts and arteriovenous fistulae were the commonest procedures, ...

    • Outcome of pregnancy in nephrotic syndrome: a report on five cases 

      McLigeyo, SO; Otieno, LS; Kinuthia, DM; Mwongera, FK; Wairagu, SG (Department of Medicine, University of NairobiRenal Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 1991)
      In a 6 year period (1984-1989) we have had the opportunity to take care of five patients who had nephrotic syndrome and became pregnant. Four of them had mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis while one had focal ...

    • A workshop report on HIV mHealth synergy and strategy meeting to review emerging evidence-based mHealth interventions and develop a framework for scale-up of these interventions 

      Karanja, Sarah; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence; Ritvo, Paul; Law, Judith; Kyobutungi, Catherine; Reid, Graham; Ram, Ravi; Estambale Benson B; Lester, Richard (Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, 2011)
      mHealth is a term used to refer to mobile technologies such as personal digital assistants and mobile phones for healthcare. mHealth initiatives to support care and treatment of patients are emerging globally and this ...

    • Feasibility and Safety of Cervical Biopsy Sampling for Mucosal Immune Studies in Female Sex Workers from Nairobi, Kenya 

      Hasselrot, Klara; Cheruiyot, Juliana; Kimani, Joshua; Ball, Terry B; Kaul, Rupert; Hirbod, Taha (Department of Medical Microbiology, 2012)
      Background There is an urgent need to improve our understanding of the mucosal immuno-pathogenesis of HIV acquisition in the female genital tract, particularly in high-risk women such as female sex workers (FSWs). ...

    • HIV infection and sexual partnerships and behaviour among adolescent girls in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Rositch, A F; Cherutich, P; Brentlinger, P; Kiarie, J N M; Nduati, RW; Farquhar, C (Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyDepartment of Paediatrics, 2012)
      Early sexual partnerships place young women in sub-Saharan Africa at high risk for HIV. Few studies have examined both individual- and partnership-level characteristics of sexual relationships among adolescent girls. A ...

    • Gender-associated violence at a women's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. 

      Saidi, H; Awori, K.O.; Odula, Paul . Ochieng' (Department of Human Anatomy, Universoty of Nairobi, 2008-07)
      OBJECTIVE: To describe the pattern of gender-associated violence amongst adult survivors. DESIGN: Descriptive case analysis of prospectively collected data. SETTING: The gender violence and recovery centre (GVRC), ...