UoN Digital Health Repository: Recent submissions
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Epidural anaesthesia. Part II--The role of nurses and midwives in administration of epidural anaesthesia
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 1981) -
Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Africa with special reference to Kenya: an overview.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1993-06)At the beginning of this century, high blood pressure was virtually non-existent among the indigenous Kenyans. This phenomenon of normotension continued until the Second World War following which the Kenyan African began ... -
Validation of the flow charts used in the syndromic management of STI
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2005-11)Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections have caused an immense global burden, of disease predominantly in developing countries. The impact is felt in reproductive and child health and lately in the transmission ... -
Case records and long commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2000-11) -
Psychological aspects of the paediatric cancer patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, 2006-09) -
Haematological abnormalities in visceral leishmaniasis
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1980-09) -
Mortality in acute gynecology: a developing country perspective.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989)Over a 20-month period 109 deaths were recorded in the Acute Gynecology Ward, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi; a rate of 5 deaths per month. Forty-one percent of the deaths were directly attributable to pregnancy and ... -
Breast milk cellular HIV-specific interferon γ responses are associated with protection from peripartum HIV transmission.
(2012)Breast milk is a major route of infant HIV infection, yet the majority of breast-fed, HIV-exposed infants escape infection by unknown mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate the role of HIV-specific breast milk cells ... -
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2004-03) -
Prevalence, perceptions, and correlates of pediatric HIV disclosure in an HIV treatment program in Kenya.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 2012)Disclosure to HIV-infected children regarding their diagnosis is important as expanding numbers of HIV-infected children attain adolescence and may become sexually active. In order to define correlates of pediatric disclosure ... -
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2001-08) -
Myelogenous leukemia: current practice
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1980-01) -
Hypertensive retinopathy. A prospective hospital study of 100 hypertensive Kenyan Africans
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Trimethoprim (monotrim) compared with trimethoprim-sulphonamide in the treatment of bacterial urinary tract infection.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991) -
Evolution of paediatric oncology over the years: overview with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and examples from the Kenyan experience
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology, College of Health Sciences,, 1993)In this paper on "The Evolution of Paediatric Oncology Over the Years", a historical perspective is outlined regarding the subspecialty of paediatric oncology on a global basis. The evolution of paediatric oncology units ... -
The quality of the maternal health system in Eritrea
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyWorld Bank, Washington, USA, 2011)OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of the maternal health system in Eritrea to understand system deficiencies and its relevance to maternal mortality within the context of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5. METHODS: A ... -
Presenting Chief Complaints And Clinical Characteristics Among Patients Attending The Department Of Paediatric Dentistry Clinic At The University Of Nairobi Dental Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, 2005-12)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the chief complaints and clinical presentation among patients attending the Department of Paediatric Dentistry clinic at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital (UONDH). DESIGN: A retrospective ... -
Ent/head and neck manifestations in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients as seen at the Mbingo baptist general hospital Cameroon
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 2010)BACKGROUND: HIV / AIDS is a fatal illness which breaks down the body's immunity and leaves the victim vulnerable to life threatening opportunistic infections, neurological disorders and unusual malignancies. About 80% ... -
Perception Of Bachelor Of Science In Nursing (BSCN) On Their Role On Nursing In A Hospital Setting
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2011-12)The study was conducted to investigate the clinical Competence of Bachelor of Science Nursing graduates working at Kenyatta National Hospital in March 2011. The objective was to assess the perceptions of graduate nurses ... -
Menstrual regulation in Nairobi between October 1982 and October 1985.
(University of NairobiObstetrics & Gynaecology, 1986)PIP: The efficacy and complication rate of menstrual regulation with the hand-held Karman cannula was tested on 223 women with amenorrhea up to 56 days in the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya ...