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Delays in diagnosis, referral and management of head and neck cancer presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2006)
The most important prognostic factor in head and neck cancer is the stage of the disease at presentation. Early cancer has an excellent prognosis following treatment. Unfortunately most patients present with late disease ...
Best Practices For Intrapartum Care In Zimbabwean Health Facilities.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-01)
Evidence-based interventions to ensure a good outcome during childbirth are widely available. Their applicability in various settings depends on local conditions and the resources available. Best practices during normal ...
Socio-Economic effects of khat (Catha edulis) chewing
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
An estimated 10 million people chew khat worldwide, with documented usage of upto 80% of the adult populations in countries like Somalia and Yemen where khat use is deeply integrated into social and cultural norms. The ...
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers in pregnant women in Kenya.
(2006)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate hepatitis B serological markers in pregnant women from various geographical sites in Kenya.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional observational study of women attending antenatal clinics.
SETTING:
The ...
Trauma, grief and depression in Nairobi children after the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-07)
Despite the increasingly dangerous world where trauma and loss are common, relatively few studies have explored traumatic grief in children. The 1998 American Embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya, provided an unfortunate ...
Residual effectiveness of Minjingu phosphate rock and fallow biomass on crop yields and financial returns in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006-07)
In western Kenya, severe nutrient depletion, especially that of nitrogen and phosphorus, has drastically reduced crop yields over the past two to three decades. The potential effects of P application, with a single direct ...
Research capacity strengthening in social science: Achievements and lessons learnt.
(2006)
There is a strong need for research capacity strengthening in developing countries. In this paper we present achievements and lessons learnt from a South-North collaboration. The collaboration is situated within the ...
Health seeking behaviour of mothers of under-five-year old children in the slum communities of Nairobi, Kenya.
(2006)
Prompt and appropriate health seeking is critical in the management of childhood illnesses. This paper examines the health seeking behaviour in under-five child morbidity. It explores in detail actions taken by 28 mothers ...
African lake management initiatives: The global connection
(2006)
There is a global dimension to lake management in Africa and elsewhere that will require a concerted action not only from
individual riparian states, but also from regional, continental and global communities. The current ...
Experience with breast cancer in a single oncology clinic in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Combinations of anthracyclines and cyclophosphamide ± 5-FU are widely used in treatment of breast cancer (BC) in the adjuvant setting. Addition of taxanes is beneficial. For Her2-positive tumours addition of herceptin may ...