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Contraception knowledge and practice among fistula patients at referral centers in Kenya.
(2012)
OBJECTIVE:
To establish knowledge and practice of contraception among patients presenting with a fistula attending fistula care services at 4 centers in Kenya.
METHODS:
In a descriptive cohort study carried out ...
Liquid chromatographic analysis of phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column
(2006)
A liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous assay of four anticonvulsant drugs, phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column is described. The method was developed ...
Farmer Perceptions on Indigenous Pig Farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya
(2010)
Objectives for this paper were to: study farmer beliefs and perceptions on local pig farming
practices; and to explore opportunities for improved located production in selected villages of Western Kenya. The paper seeks ...
Costs of hospital care for HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2002)
To record the costs of hospital care for HIV-positive and -negative patients in Nairobi, and identify costs paid by patients per admission.
DESIGN:
cost data were collected on inpatients enrolled in a linked clinical ...
Ecologists can enable communities to implement malaria vector control in Africa
(2006)
Integrated vector management (IVM) for malaria control requires ecological skills that are very scarce and rarely applied in Africa today. Partnerships between communities and academic ecologists can address this capacity ...
Effect of trichoderma harzianum and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth in tomato (lycopersicum esculentum mill) seedlings, napier (pennisetum purpureum l) and tea (camellia sinensisl) cuttings
(2009)
A green-house study was conducted to investigate the ability of an isolate of Trichoderma harzianum (P52) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in enhancing growth in tomato seedlings, tea and napier grass cuttings. The ...
Under-diagnosis of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Nairobi, Kenya
(2001)
To determine if under-reading of sputum smears is a contributing factor in the disproportionate increase in smear-negative tuberculosis in Nairobi, Kenya.
METHODOLOGY:
Between October 1997 and November 1998, patients ...
Implementing locally appropriate guidelines and training to improve care of serious illness in Kenyan hospitals: a story of scaling-up (and down and left and right)
(2011)
Inadequate health systems are now widely recognised as major barriers to improved newborn and child survival and achieving Millennium Development Goal 4 that calls for a two-thirds reduction in under 5 mortality in low-income ...
Endometrial histopathology in patients with laparoscopic proven salpingitis and HIV-1 infection
(2011)
Study Objective. To identify sensitive and specific histological criteria for endometritis in women with laparoscopically-confirmed acute salpingitis. Methods. Women, age 18–40 years of age presenting with complaints of ...
Do Small Firms in Developing Countries Ever Transform? Evidence front Small Manufacturers in Kenya
(2010)
, Data from small Kenyan manufacturers unequivocally confirms that these firms not only trans¬form, but often enjoy deep transformation. A strong, positive firm-age effect on transformation suggests an underlying life cycle ...