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Reliability of Reverse Sural Flap in the Reconstruction of Midfoot and Forefoot Defects
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)
Reconstruction of mid- and forefoot defects involves few options as versatile as free flaps; however, free flaps are not universally available and require long operative time and can be difficult to successfully heal. ...
A Fatal Case of Infant Oral Mutilation Practice
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a traditional dental practice where traditional healers enucleate primary canine tooth buds in children in the hope of preventing or curing childhood illness. The method applied is heinous, ...
Simulation-based surgical education for glaucoma versus conventional training alone: the GLAucoma Simulated Surgery (GLASS) trial. A multicentre, multicountry, randomised controlled, investigator-masked educational intervention efficacy trial in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)
Background/aim: Glaucoma accounts for 8% of global blindness and surgery remains an important treatment. We aimed to determine the impact of adding simulation-based surgical education for glaucoma.
Methods: We designed ...
A hybrid, effectiveness-implementation research study protocol targeting antenatal care providers to provide female genital mutilation prevention and care services in Guinea, Kenya and Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021-02)
Background: In settings with high prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM), the health sector could play a bigger role in its prevention and care of women and girls who have undergone this harmful practice. However, ...
Breast health awareness campaign and screening pilot in a Kenyan County: Findings and lessons
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)
Background and aim: Breast cancer is the leading cancer in terms of incidence in Kenya. We conducted a breast cancer awareness and screening pilot to assess feasibility of rolling out a national screening program in ...
Does Nutrition Education Influence Retention of Vitamin a Bio-fortified Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato in Farms Evidence From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) still remains a major nutritional concern in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) is bio-fortified with Vitamin A and has been globally
recognized as the best food-based ...
Multiple Cytokines Elevated in Patients with Keloids: Is It an Indication of Auto-Inflammatory Disease?
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)
Background: Inflammation seems to play a major role in the pathophysiology of keloids. However, the role of cytokines in keloid pathophysiology has not been fully evaluated with only a few cytokines studied. We undertook ...
Determinants of Market Participation by Smallholder Soybean Farmers in Kakamega County, Kenya”
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Production of soybean in Kenya has remained low despite the crop’s importance in
nutrition, feed manufacturing and soil fertility management. Inefficiencies in marketing have
been established as the major challenge to ...
Enhancing Access and Use of Climate Information Through ICTs
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Although the role of ICTs in improving human life in Kenya is acknowledged widely, the focus of much of ICT-related developments has been on human experiences at the level of disease and needs for communication and mobility. ...