University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Varsities can offer solutions to Africa’s problems
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Island latissimus Dorsi muscle flap and a perforator flap in repairing post-gunshot thoracic spine CSF fistula: case presentation
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Persistent posttraumatic CSF fluid leakage may present a challenge to manage. Failure to address the leakage may result in complications such as meningitis, septicemia, radiculopathy, muscle weakness, and back pains. While ... -
Reducing IRF-1 to levels observed in HESN subjects limits HIV replication, but not the extent of Host immune activation.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Cells from women who are epidemiologically deemed resistant to HIV infection exhibit a 40–60% reduction in endogenous IRF-1 (interferon regulatory factor-1), an essential regulator of host antiviral immunity and the early ... -
Chronic musculoskeletal pain at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Background: Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic condition characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain with painful pressure points. Other associated symptoms include fatigue, sleep disturbance and depression. ... -
The effects of herbivory and nutrients on plant biomass and carbon storage in Vertisols of an East African savanna
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Herbivory and nutrients are major ecosystem drivers in African tropical savanna. Although previous studies have determined the influence of herbivory on carbon storage in savanna ecosystems, little is known about the ... -
The Afya Bora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership: dual mentorship to strengthen the next generation of African health leaders
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)Program/Project Purpose Mentorship is critical to develop effective leaders. The Afya Bora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership program, a consortium of four African and four U.S. universities formed in 2008, has ... -
Clinical profiles of patients with osteoporosis in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Background: Osteoporosis, a chronic, progressive disease of multifactorial aetiology and one of the most common metabolic bone diseases worldwide. Despite ample sunshine, the Middle East and Africa register the ... -
Diagnosis unknown: a benign maxillary tumour with an elusive diagnosis – a case report
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Dual omental flap in obliterating post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae
(KMA, 2015)Background: Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The omental flap has been widely used to manage this condition either through laparoscopic or open surgery with varied ... -
Health care worker training programmes: Sharing the Kenyan experience
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Despite what seems to be a significant burden of rheumatic diseases in East Africa, huge deficiencies in education and training of health professionals exist. World health organization recommends that there ... -
Rheumatology workforce in Africa: The challenges of providing care with limited resources including workforce
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Life threatening communicable diseases, inadequate and over-burdened public health systems, and struggling economies place a tremendous strain on health systems with very limited resources in sub-Saharan ... -
Distribution and characteristics of risk factors for cardiovascular–metabolic disease in a rural Kenyan community
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases and associated premature mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa contradicts the widely accepted premise that African countries are only dominated by infectious ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of health care workers on corticosteroid adverse drug events in rheumatologic, respiratory and dermatologic clinics in a teaching hospital in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Background: Corticosteroids form the cornerstone of management for a myriad of rheumatological, dermatological and chronic respiratory tract diseases. Whereas these drugs are crucial in reducing morbidity and ... -
Clinical characteristics of patients with systemic lupus erythe - matosus in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease with a wide spectrum of manifestations, shows considerable variation across the globe, although there is data from Africa ... -
Ethnobotanical survey of food and medicinal plants of the Ilkisonko Maasai community in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Aim of the study Pastoralist communities such as the Maasai are heavily reliant on traditional foods and medicines. This survey sought to identify traditional foods and/or medicinal plants of the Ilkisonko Maasai community ... -
College of Biological and Physical Sciences Library Open Access Week
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Qualitative mid-term evaluation of a maternal, newborn and child health training and research capacity building program in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)Program/Project Purpose Kenya has made small gains on morbidity and mortality for Maternal, Newborn, and child health (MNCH) over the last 25 years. Mortality rates remain high at 400 maternal deaths per 100,000 live ... -
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: management challenges and lessons learnt in the third world set-up: Case report
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is a disorder that manifests clinically as recurrent venous or arterial thrombosis and/or foetal loss. Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS) is a very severe variant ... -
Successful use of dexamethasone, vitamin B12 and vitamin e selenium in management of bilateral obturator nerve paralysis in a cow
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Obturator nerve injury is a common cause of postpartum recumbence in cows that often lead to economic losses due to death or loss of production. Treatment of such downer cows is always a challenge since they often carry ... -
Stress, diabetes, and infection: Syndemic suffering at an urban Kenyan hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)The complexity of sickness among Kenya's urban poor cannot be dissociated from how social and health problems become syndemic. Increasingly diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are emerging among low-income ...
