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HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with genital infections and partnership characteristics
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09-24)
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the risk and cofactors for HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum.
Design: A prospective cohort study
Methods: Pregnant women in western Kenya were ...
Spatial distribution of Burkitt’s lymphoma in Kenya and association with malaria risk
(University of Nairobi, 2007-08)
Endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is the most common paediatric malignancy in equatorial Africa and was originally shown to occur at high-incidence rates in regions where malaria transmission is holoendemic. New ecological ...
AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Status and Realities of Therapeutic Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2012-06)
Today AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (AR-NHL) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients the world over, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While the overall incidence of AR-NHL since ...
Complications of use of intrauterine devices among HIV-1-infected women
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Background A WHO expert group and the International
Planned Parenthood Federation recommend against use of
intrauterine devices (IUDs) in HIV-1-infected women based
on theoretical concerns about pelvic infection and ...
Anti-inflammatory and Anti-diarrhoeal Activities of a Steroidal Indoxyl
(University of Nairobi., 2003)
Linkages, Access to Finance and the Performance of Small Scale Enterprises in Kenya”
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Indigenous Snake Bite Remedies of the Luo of Western Kenya
(Society of Ethnobiology, 2005)
Medicinal plants have been overtaken in the treatment of snake
bites by serum therapy and are rarely considered efficacious remedies in biomedicine. Nevertheless, rural inhabitants rely on plant medical material and the ...
Structural changes in umbilical vessels in pregnancy induced hypertension.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-12)
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is associated with placental morphological changes, alterations in the blood flow patterns in the umbilical vessels and adverse fetal and maternal outcome. Studies have demonstrated ...