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The challenges of human resources in mental health in Kenya
(2007-02)
Objective: Africa faces a skills shortage, in spite of training suitably qualified professionals. This is particularly evident in the discipline of
psychiatry. An analysis of the distribution .and availability of ...
Body dysmorphic disorder: Case report.
(Pubmed, 2007-09)
The desire for self-mutilation in the absence of any discernible psychopathology is relatively rare.
Self-mutilation is most commonly a manifestation of an underlying psychopathology such as depression,
schizophrenia, ...
Distribution strategies pursued by food processing firms in Nairobi
(2007-09)
The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution strategies pursued by food
manufacturing companies with particular focus in Nairobi. The objectives of the study
were to establish the distribution strategies ...
Assessment of criteria pollutants and NO in a typical urban aerosol in Africa.
(2007)
Criteria pollutants have health implications that are not only of concern to the urban population but also to governments in formulating their policies. These pollutants are also important to climate change investigations ...
The Relationship between Substance Abuse, Nicotine Use and Positive and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenic Patients at Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, 2007)
Substance abuse in 224 Kenyan schizophrenic patients was assessed using the
Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms, the Scale for the Assessment of
Positive Symptoms, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test ...
Trypanotolerance effect as a result of genomic imprinting in F murine population
(2007)
African tsetse-fly transmitted trypanosomosis affects a wide range of wild and domesticated animal species. Trypanotolerance, the ability of some breeds to withstand the infection has been recognized and provides a sustainable ...
Essential oil of cymbopogon winterianus jowitt from Tanzania:
(2007)
The hydro-distilled essential oil (1.6%) of fresh aerial parts of wild Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt was analyzed by GC-MS. Fifty compounds representing 96.5% of the oil were identified. The main components of the oil were ...
Does prospective monitoring improve cataract surgery outcomes in Africa?
(2007-06)
Aims: To determine if prospective monitoring influences cataract surgical outcomes in east Africa.
Methods: A prospective observational study of all routine extracapsular cataract extractions with posterior
chamber lens ...
Isolation of e. coli 0157:h7 from milk and cattle faeces from urban dairy farming and non dairy farming neighbour households in Dagoretti division, Nairobi, Kenya: prevalence and risk factors
(2007)
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of E. coli 0157:H7 in milk and cattle faecal samples dairy and non dairy neighbouring households and to relate this prevalence to the risk to human health.
Design: Cross sectional ...
Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya
(2007)
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of palpable lingual cysts in pigs in Western Kenya, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, and to study the potential risk factors associated with this clinical finding. ...