| dc.contributor.author | Oyatsi, DP | |
| dc.contributor.author | Musoke, RN | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wasunna, AO | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-26T11:43:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-03-26T11:43:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | East Afr Med J. 1999 Feb;76(2):63-6 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/15136 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10442123 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background:Reports of osteopaenia/rickets of prematurity are on the increase due to improved survival rates of low birthweight infants. Objectives: To establish the incidence of rickets of prematurity by the age of six months in premature infants born at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Newborn unit and paediatric outpatient follow up clinic of Kenyatta National Hospital. Subject: Successive surviving infants of birthweight less than 2000 g residents in Nairobi. Results: Incidence of rickets of prematurity by six months of age was 58.8%. Rickets appeared more commonly in male infants compared to female infants. Conclusion: Rickets of prematurity is a common problem in the premature infants seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. Routine vitamin D supplements to premature infants in adequate doses of at least 400iu per day should be adopted in our centre. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics | en |
| dc.title | Incidence of rickets of prematurity at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya. | en |
