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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of selected medicinal plants from western Kenya
(KeSoBAP, 2017-12)
Background: Globally, the increase in the burden of diseases related to oxidative damage and inflammation, coupled
with the high cost of medication and the side effects of these therapies necessitates a need for more ...
A Comparison of Two DNA Metagenomic Bioinformatic Pipelines While Evaluating the Microbial Diversity in Feces of Tanzanian Small Holder Dairy Cattle
(Hindawi, 2020-04-23)
Analysis of shotgun metagenomic data generated from next generation sequencing platforms can be done through a variety of bioinformatic pipelines. These pipelines employ different sets of sophisticated bioinformatics ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria that infect diabetic foot ulcers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(KeSoBAP, 2018-07)
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to bacterial infection and this forms the major cause of hospital admission among patients with diabetes. Local bacterial sensitivity patterns to antimicrobials used to treat the ...
Prevalence and Dental Effects of Infant Oral Mutilation or Ebiino Among 3-5 Year-old Children From a Rural District in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: Ebiino, a form of Infant Oral Mutilation (IOM), involves the gauging or enucleation of primary canine tooth buds in infants, and is believed to be a form of remedy to a range of childhood diseases. The effects ...
The Effectiveness Of Digital Anal Dilatation In Preventing Anal Strictures After Anorectal Malformation Repair
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: Anal dilatation is performed after repair of anorectal malformations(ARMs) and is vital in prevention of anal stricture formation. The ideal protocol utilizes Hegar dilators. In our setup, few parents will ...
Adenomyotic Glands Are Highly Related to Endometrial Glands
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Research question: How closely related are adenomyotic and endometrial glands?
Design: In this study, the mRNA and protein database www.proteinatlas.org was searched for proteins expressed predominantly in the endometrial ...
Prevalence, Incidence, and Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Types in Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(UoN, 2020)
Female sex workers (FSWs) have a notably high risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. Relatively few studies address the type-specific prevalence and incidence of HPV among FSWs in sub-Saharan Africa. FSWs ...
African Head and Neck Fellowships: a Model for a Sustainable Impact on Head and Neck Cancer Care in Developing Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: There is an extreme shortage of head and neck surgeons in Africa. Fourteen head and neck surgeons have completed fellowships in Cape Town and Cameroon. This study determines whether such Africa-based fellowships ...
Intra- Abdominal Sepsis From a Perforated Duodenal Ulcer-management of a Difficult Surgical Abdomen
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Introduction: Peptic ulcer perforation is a common surgical emergency that is a complication of 9% of patients with peptic ulcer disease (Kjetil et al., 2015 [1]). Despite advances in the management of peptic ulcer disease, ...
Knowledge and Risk Factors for Foot-and-mouth Disease Among Small-scale Dairy Farmers in an Endemic Setting
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals. In Kenya, the disease is endemic with outbreaks typically occurring throughout the year. A cross-sectional study was undertaken ...