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Determinants of Childhood Morbidity in Malindi District
(University of Nairobi, 2005-05)
Peak-Expiratory flow rates (PEFR) of healthy adult Kenyan lifetime non-smokers as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital-Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2005)
Background, Due to its' anatomical orientation that makes it communicate directly with the environment and share the same inlet with gastrointestinal system, the respiratory system is exposed to a lot of insults.
Not ...
Nadir peripheral blood cell counts in patients on treatment for non-hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and predinsone (CHOP) and doxorubicine & cyclophosphmide (AC) respectively
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2005)
Poor hematological status and development of sepsis due to temporary bone marrow failure are major contributing factors to treatment schedule interruptions and hence poor outcome in our set up. With this in mind, we set ...
The Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Background: In Kenya, little is known about men's knowledge, practice and attitudes towards contraception, despite their being the main decision-makers in most family setups.
Objective: The study was to determine ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2005-02)
Among the criteria recommended by World Healthy Organization
(WHO) for monitoring the health status and policies of countries is the infant
mortality rate (lMR). Imbedded within the infant mortality rate are perinatal
deaths, ...
Role of cytoplasmic dynein-2 in Leishmania mexicana
(2005)
Leishmania mexicana is a parasitic protozoan that exists in two distinct morphologic forms, the flagellated promastigote in the insect vector, and the non-flagellated amastigote in the vertebrate host. The promastigote ...
Pattern of blood ordering, cross matching and utilization in the surgical suites of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
This was a 3 months prospective study carried out at KNH on pattern
of blood ordering, cross matching and utilization. Patients who satisfied
the study criteria were recruited from elective theatre list of surgical
suites ...
Predictive Value Of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid In Diagnosis Of Fetal Acidosis
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Introduction
Although the finding of meconium stained amniotic fluid in labor is clinically significant,
meconium per se is not a strong predictor of intrapartum fetal acidosis. Umbilical cord arterial
blood gas analysis ...