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Correlates of contraceptive failure among clients attending an antenatal clinical in Nairobi.
(1997)
This paper presents a study analysing 100 cases of contraceptive failure and an equal number of controls in Nairobi. The study population included all the patients who attended the antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National ...
Pain relief using paracervical block in patients undergoing manual vacuum aspiration of uterus.
(2002)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate pain relief using paracervical nerve block with 1% lignocaine injection in patients undergoing uterine evacuation by Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) for the treatment of incomplete abortion.
DESIGN:
A ...
Socio-demographic and gynaecological variables of maternal mortality in a Kenyan subdistrict: January 1981-September 1988.
(1990)
A study on institutional maternal mortality in Thika subdistrict is presented for the period January 1981 through September 1988. There were 86,248 live births in the various government and private institutions in the ...
Perception of infertility in two communities in Kenya. Sekadde-Kigondu C, Kimani VN, Kirumbi LW, Ruminjo JK, Olenja J. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2004;57(1):58-9
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
No abstract available
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 ...
Barriers to contraceptive use in Kenya.
(1996)
This study was designed to identify and to better understand the barriers to contraceptive use among Kenyan-couples. Data were collected through structured interviews and focus group discussions among couples not planning ...
Perception of infertility in two communities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Acceptability and discontinuation of Depo-Provera, IUCD and combined pill in Kenya.
(1996)
This paper reports on a prospective study conducted between June 1990 and June 1992 to determine method acceptability, user satisfaction and continuation rates for three highly effective and reversible contraceptive methods ...
Preliminary comparison of the polyurethane female condom with the latex male condom in Kenya.
(1996)
This paper summarizes acceptability data published to date on the innovative female condom, and presents an additional study comparing the acceptability of the female condom and the latex male condom in a sample of low ...
Safety issues in voluntary female surgical contraception: peri-operative complications.
(1993)
PIP:
Worldwide, voluntary surgical contraception (VSC) is among the most widely employed of family planning methods. Relatively few vasectomies have been reported in Kenya over the last decade, with VSC in the country ...