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National burden of hospitalized and non-hospitalized influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness in Kenya, 2012-2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Influenza-associated respiratory illness was substantial during the emergence of the 2009 influenza pandemic. Estimates of influenza burden in the post-pandemic period are unavailable to guide Kenyan vaccine ...
Epidemiology and Functional Outcome of Head Injury in Rural Kenya
(2014)
Background: Head injury is a major cause of disability, morbidity, and mortality and is responsible for a significant proportion of all traumatic deaths. The aim of this study was to document the epidemiology and factors ...
Occurence of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in subgingival plaque among patients with periodontal disease at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital
(2016)
Objectives: To determine the occurrence of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in patients with periodontal disease using polymerase Chain Reaction.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional ...
Pattern and outcome of spinal injury at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2016)
Background: Spinal injuries constitute a significant portion of the injuries sustained after trauma and are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Determination of the current burden of spinal injuries in ...
Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Documentation and Dissemination of Scholarly Output among Inter University Council for East Africa Member Institutions
(2013)
African and other developing countries face problems of making their scholarly output
widely visible and accessible. This is partly attributed to the fact that most scholarly
output from this part of the world is documented ...
Assessing adherence to antihypertensive therapy in primary health care in Namibia: findings and implications.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
INTRODUCTION:
Namibia has the highest burden and incidence of hypertension in sub-Sahara Africa. Though non-adherence to antihypertensive therapy is an important cardiovascular risk factor, little is known about potential ...
Post-abortion care with misoprostol - equally effective, safe and accepted when administered by midwives compared to physicians: a randomised controlled equivalence trial in a low-resource setting in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effectiveness of midwives administering misoprostol to women with incomplete abortion seeking post-abortion care (PAC), compared with physicians.
DESIGN:
A multicentre randomised controlled ...
Investigations into the Tectonic Faults on Magadi Geothermal Field Using Ground and Aeromagnetic Data
(2013)
Lake Magadi area of the Kenya Rift is characterized by faulting, tectonic activities and geothermal
resources. The geothermal potential of the graben in the southern part of the lake was investigated using
magnetic methods ...
Temporal genetic differentiation in Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly populations in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Glossina pallidipes is a major vector of both Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis (HAT and AAT) in Kenya. The disease imposes economic burden on endemic regions in Kenya, including south-western Kenya, ...
Association of high-risk sexual behaviour with diversity of the vaginal microbiota and abundance of Lactobacillus.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the vaginal microbiota of women engaged in high-risk sexual behaviour (sex work) with women who are not engaged in high-risk sexual behaviour. Diverse vaginal microbiota, low in Lactobacillus species, ...