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Plummer Vinson syndrome: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Plummer Vinson syndrome is characterised by dysphagia, iron deficiency, anaemia and oesophageal web or webs. This is a case report of a 33 year old Asian female who presented with slowly progressive dysphagia and a long ...
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) is caused by trapping of the third part of the duodenum between Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) and aorta as result of narrowing of the angle between the two vessels due to acute ...
In vitro antiplasmodial activity of some plants used in Kisii, Kenya against malaria and their chloroquine potentiation effects.
(Elsevier, 2003)
Fifty-five organic and aqueous extracts of 11 plants used in malaria therapy in Kisii District, Kenya were tested in vitro against chloroquine (CQ)-sensitive and resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Of the plants ...
Real Wages and Returns to Education in Kenyan manufacturing
(2001)
Increase in real earnings is one way to improve employees’ welfare and private
returns to education shape demand for education. Four waves of data drawn from surveys of
Kenya’s manufacturing sector are used to explore ...
Sensitising Users for Increased Information Use: The Case of Nigerian Farmers
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This is a descriptive research that used a questionnaire. documentary sources and
interviews to find out how much do Nigerian farmers know and access NAERLS
information services. and how much the knowledge and access ...
Provision of vitamin A through utilization of local food materials in rural parts of western Kenya
(2007)
High prevalence and the negative consequences of the deficiencies resulting from
inadequate intake of iron, iodine and vitamin A have resulted in focused global efforts
to alleviate them. Vitamin A deficiency which has ...
Viral load, CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts and antibody titres in HIV-1 infected untreated children in Kenya; implication for immunodeficiency and AIDS progression.
(2006)
ere are limited reports on HIV-1 RNA load, CD4+ T-lymphocytes and antibody responses in relation to disease progression in HIV-1 infected untreated children in Africa.
METHODS:
To describe the relationships between ...
Can Africa's saving collapse be reversed?
(2000)
Private saving in Sub-Saharan Africa declined from more than 11 percent of disposable income in the 1970s to less than 8 percent in the 1980s and only partially recovered (to less than 9 percent) in the 1990s. This article ...
Socio - Demographic Characteristics Of Patients Admitted With Gynaecological Emergency Conditions At The Provincial General Hospital Kakamega (PGHK)
(University of Nairobi,, 2006-12)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the magnitude of gynaecological emergencies and the socio demographic characteristics of patients admitted at Provincial General Hospital Kakamega (PGHK).
DESIGN:
Retrospective cross-sectional ...
The Potential Role of Lactoperoxidase systems in milk preservation for increased smallholder dairy production and marketing in Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2000)
Thymidine kinase is an enzyme involved in DNA precursor metabolism and DNA replication. The synthesis of this enzyme is highly regulated during the cell cycle and the activity of the enzyme is also regulated by feedback ...