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Intake of micronutrients high in animal-source foods is associated with better growth in rural Kenyan school children
(2006)
Observational studies have shown that children in developing countries consuming diets containing high amounts of bioavailable nutrients, such as those found in animal-source foods, grow better. The present study investigated ...
Cofactors for HIV-1 incidence during pregnancy and postpartum period.
(2010-10)
OBJECTIVES:
to estimate HIV-1 incidence and cofactors for HIV-1 incidence during pregnancy and postpartum.
DESIGN:
retrospective study among women who were HIV seronegative during pregnancy.
METHODS:
mothers ...
The prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents in Nairobi public secondary schools: association with perceived maladaptive parental behaviour
(2012)
OBJECTIVE:
Depression in adolescents is a matter of concern because of its high prevalence, potential recurrence and impairment of functioning in the affected individual. The study sought to determine the prevalence of ...
Multifoetal pregnancies at a maternity hospital in Nairobi.
(2009)
:
To review some of the aspects of multiple pregnancies.
DESIGN:
A retrospective review of multiple pregnancy deliveries.
SETTING:
Pumwani Maternity Hospital- Nairobi Kenya, between 1st January and 31st December ...
Comparative acceptability of combined and progestin-only injectable contraceptives in Kenya
(2005)
OBJECTIVE: We compared 12-month continuation rates, menstrual bleeding patterns and other aspects of acceptability between users of Cyclofem and users of Depo-Provera.
METHODS:
The life-table method was used to calculate ...
Clinico-pathological analysis of jaw tumours and tumour-like conditions at the Kenyatta national hospital.
(1997)
This paper presents an analysis of 568 jaw tumours and tumour-like conditions seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital over a period of fifteen years. For descriptive purposes, the term tumour is used here in its wider context ...
Perceived economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill on their relatives in Kenya: a case study of the Mathari Hospital
(2009-11)
OBJECTIVE:
There is no documented evidence in Kenya on relatives' perceptions of economic and behavioural effects of the mentally ill patients and their coping mechanisms. To document what relatives of mentally ill patients ...
Banditry and conflict in the kapotur triangle An Alternative Menu for Resolution
(2003)
Since the late 1980s,. the conflicts in northwestern Kenya and the eastern pans of Uganda have been increasing in both intensity and magnitude. Even though these conflicts differ from conventional wars, defined as violence ...
Children who acquire HIV infection perinatally are at higher risk of early death than those acquiring infection through breastmilk: a meta-analysis
(2012)
BACKGROUND:
Assumptions about survival of HIV-infected children in Africa without antiretroviral therapy need to be updated to inform ongoing UNAIDS modelling of paediatric HIV epidemics among children. Improved estimates ...
Pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide in Kenyan African children with lymphoma.
(1984)
The pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide have been extensively studied in adult man (Grochow et al., 1979). A few studies have been done to compare the pharmacokinetics of this important anticancer agent in children and ...