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Comparative acceptability of combined and progestin-only injectable contraceptives in Kenya
(2005)
OBJECTIVE: We compared 12-month continuation rates, menstrual bleeding patterns and other aspects of acceptability between users of Cyclofem and users of Depo-Provera.
METHODS:
The life-table method was used to calculate ...
Perceived economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill on their relatives in Kenya: a case study of the Mathari Hospital
(2009-11)
OBJECTIVE:
There is no documented evidence in Kenya on relatives' perceptions of economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill patients and their coping mechanisms. To document what relatives of mentally ill patients ...
Banditry and conflict in the kapotur triangle An Alternative Menu for Resolution
(2003)
Since the late 1980s,. the conflicts in northwestern Kenya and the eastern pans of Uganda have been increasing in both intensity and magnitude. Even though these conflicts differ from conventional wars, defined as violence ...
Children who acquire HIV infection perinatally are at higher risk of early death than those acquiring infection through breastmilk: a meta-analysis
(2012)
BACKGROUND:
Assumptions about survival of HIV-infected children in Africa without antiretroviral therapy need to be updated to inform ongoing UNAIDS modelling of paediatric HIV epidemics among children. Improved estimates ...
Clinical epidemiology in patients admitted at Mathari Psychiatric Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2008-09)
Background: Knowledge of types and co-morbidities of disorders seen in any facility is useful for clinical practice and planning for services.
Aim: To study the pattern of co-morbidities of and correlations between ...
Analysis of cost and effectiveness of pre-transfusion screening of donor blood and anti-malarial prophylaxis for recipients.
(2005-11)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence of malaria in donor units in a low and a high endemic region in Kenya and evaluate the cost effectiveness of recipient anti-malarial prophylaxis and pre-transfusion screening (using ...
Pulmonary venous flow reversal and its relationship to atrial mechanical function in normal subjects--Umeå general population heart Study
(2005-03)
AIMS:
Although pulmonary venous flow reversal (Ar) is useful in the evaluation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, it is often difficult to study with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). We determined the ...
School snacks containing animal source foods improve dietary quality for children in rural Kenya
(2003)
Provision of a snack at school could help alleviate the micronutrient malnutrition that is common among schoolchildren in developing countries. The Child Nutrition Project was designed to compare the efficacy of three ...
Hydroxyespintanol and schefflerichalcone: two new compounds from Uvaria scheffleri.
(2010)
A chemical investigation of the petroleum ether extract and chloroform extract of the root of Uvaria scheffleri Diels (Annonaceae) led to the isolation of two new compounds, named hydroxyespintanol (1) and schefflerichalcone ...
Exfoliative erythroderma at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2007)
Exfoliative erythroderma (EE), (Synonyms: Exfoliative dermatitis, Red man syndrome) is a clinical syndrome characterised by generalised erythema and scale. It is an important cause of functional skin failure and associated ...