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Psychiatric aspects in infertile women seen at the gynaecology clinic in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1987-04)
The main objective for this study was to survey and show the nature and magnitude of psychiatric morbidityassociated with infertility. Literature review revealed that research work in this field is scanty and often difficult ...
The experience at Kenyatta National Hospital - A retrospective and prospective Study
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Forty seven patients with acute renal failure were studied prospectively over a two-year period at the Kenyatta National Hospital. There were 20 males and 27 females. The mortality rate was 40.4%. Most patients had medically ...
A study of the principal determinants of severe malnutrition in preschool children in a semi-arid area of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
In order to investigate aetiological and epidemiological determinants of malnutrition, two groups of preschool children were compared. The study group comprised the total in-patient population of the Kibwezi ...
The pattern of bacterial infections in kwashiorkor patients as seen in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
Ninety six patients with kwashiorkor were screened for bacterial
infections. 59% of them had bacterial infections. The finding that 41%
of patients studied had no bacterial infection speaks against routine use
of ...
Changes in the Upper Gastrointestinal track in patterns with chronic renal failure
(University Of Nairobi, 1988)
Between February and July 1987, some 40 consecutive patients with established chronic renal failure, on either maintenance dialysis or conservative management, were studied to determine the nature and incidence of upper ...
Endocrine orbitopathyas seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
This is a prospective study of endocrine orbitopathy carried out at hospital level in Kenyatta National Hospital in African patients over a period of 15 months from November 1986 - January 1988 inclusive. A total of 52 ...
Plasma, urinary chloroquine levels and plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in children treated for malaria at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Between June 1984 and February 1985, 32 patients
with Plasmodium falciparum malaria were studied.
They were aged between 3 months - 12 years. The
clinical response, parasitaemia levels, plasma
and urinary chloroquine ...
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital with a review of llterature
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
A study to find out the main clinical features of present ation,
the clinical course, and laboratory f ind ings for patients
with chronic lymphocytic Ieukemi a (eIL), as seen at Kenyatta
National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi ...
A study to determine the prevalence of safety belt use and the service rendered to road traffic accident victims
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
The study was carried out in two parts:This was carried out in December 1986. A total of four hundredand fourteen (414) drivers were interviewed at two road toll stations:Ruiru and Athi River on safety belt use.
Vehicles ...
Epidemiological and molecular aspects of hepatitis B infection in Kenya
(University of Newcastle, 1985)
Kenya is one of the areas of the world with a high
prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection. Although much is
known about the virus, the modes of transmission in such
endemic areas are not fully determined. The aim of ...