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Epidemic meningococcal disease in Nairobi, Kenya, 1989. The Kenya/Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Meningitis Study Group
(1992)
An epidemic of meningococcal disease occurred in Nairobi, Kenya, during 1989, outside the "meningitis belt" of sub-Saharan Africa. About 3800 cases occurred between April and November (250/100,000 population). The case-fatality ...
Knowledge on treatment modalities and attitude of Nairobi University students towards dental care
(1995)
The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of Nairobi University students towards dental health care in Kenya. A self administered questionnaire given to 400 students in person who responded ...
Cryptosporidiosis in HIV positive patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(1994)
Summary: HIV infection has now been consistently identified as the major cause of death in young Africans in both urban and rural areas. In Africa, several studies have defined the clinical presentation of HIV disease but ...
Treatment and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
(1994)
Malaria is the most prevalent and devastating public health problem in Africa despite much research and control effort over the last two decades. In most parts of Africa, individuals should take 200 mg of Proguanil daily ...
Rapid increase of both HIV-1 infection and syphilis among pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992-10)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of HIV-1 and syphilis antibodies in a population of pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya, between 1989 and 1991. METHODS: As part of an ongoing prospective study on the effect of HIV-1 ...
The next wave: Postfederal local economic development strategies
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
In the absence of significant federal economic development resources, local officials face complex choices about both the level and the orientations of their policy efforts. A national study of local economic development ...
Evaluation of Nephrology in East Africa in the last seventy years - Studies and practice
(1993)
Evolution of nephrology in east Africa in the last seventy years--studies and practice.
Abstract
Interest in renal disease and practice in East Africa started as far back as the first quarter of this century. Work in ...
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (adenoameloblastoma)--a review.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) is a rare benign neoplasm of odontogenic origin. A review of the available published literature reports on AOT from Africa reveals that 33 cases appear to have been reported and ...
Evaluation of cropping strategies in game ranching using a livestock productivity model.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Methodical issues in assessing the productivity or hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) in game ranching were studied using the demographic components of a livestock productivity model for microcomputers. Three game cropping ...
Simulated livestock dynamics - effects of pastoral offtake practices and drift on cattle wealth
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
To demonstrate the feasibility of simulation as an analytical tool in the study of livestock input/output relationships, project planning and policy evaluation, a species-independent package (DADAS) was used to analyse ...