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Digital cancer pathology in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06)
Screening for HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy in resource-limited settings
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
INTRODUCTION
Peripheral neuropathy is the most common neurological complication of HIV but is widely under-diagnosed in resource-limited settings. We investigated the utility of screening tools administered by non-physician ...
Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of genus Toddalia
(2013)
Plants have been used by mankind to alleviate various ailments for several millennia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 80 percent
of the people especially in the developing countries use ...
Anthraquinones of the roots of Pentas micrantha
(2013)
Pentas micrantha is used in the East African indigenous medicine to treat malaria. In the first investigation of this plant, the crude methanol root extract showed moderate antiplasmodial activity against the W2- (3.37 ...
Time Required to Break-Even for Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The past two decades have seen exponential growth in the number of small and medium enterprises in Sub-Sahara Africa; however, about two-thirds of such enterprises often fail to take off, resulting to negative economic ...
The role of stress management in reducing stress and enhancing corporate performance: A case of the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2013-01-29)
Stress at work is an ever increasing problem in contemporary societies resulting in enormous cost both for the
corporate organizations involved and the individual employees. These realities have led to Kenyan employers
looking ...
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation and flutter at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-03)
INTRODUCTION:
Scant data exist on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of atrial fibrillation in Kenya. Traditionally, atrial fibrillation (AF) in sub-Saharan Africa is as a result of rheumatic valve disease. ...
Use of Cervical Cerclage as a Treatment Option for Cervical Incompetence: Patient Characteristics, Presentation and Management over a 9 Year Period in a Kenyan Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2013-03)
Treatment of cervical incompetence by cerclage and other methods has yet to be standardized, as its diagnosis is not uniformly accepted. Its diagnosis, particularly in the African setting, is mostly based on past obstetric ...
Maintaining excellence in Teaching of Human Anatomy: University of Nairobi Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Experience in maintaining excellence in teaching of human anatomy is important in informing strategies to mitigate worldwide decline in the level of knowledge of human anatomy among medical students and qualifying doctors. ...
Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study
(2013-05-11)
Abstract
Background
Quality of patient care in hospitals has been shown to be inconsistent during weekends and night-time hours, and is often associated with reduced patient monitoring, poor ...