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Determinants of malaria in irrigated and non-irrigated villages of Mwea: a comparative assessment
(2005)
Today, approx:imately40% of the world's population, mostly those living in the poorest
countries,are at risk of malaria.l-' 'which causes more than 300 million acute illnesses and at
least one million deaths annually. ...
Upper abdominal ultrasonography findings in HIV patients at Kenyatta National Hospital and The Armed Forces Memorial Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, 2005)
Background:
In the majority of sub-Saharan African countries, the absence of accessible and affordable computerized tomography (CT) facilities makes abdominal ultrasound (US) an alternative imaging tool in the clinical ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2005-02)
Premature removal and discontinuation of contraceptive implants (Norplant) is a cause of
a sizeable national expenditure in Kenya. Understanding the factors that influence the
decision to remove the implants and being ...
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2005-11)
Cancer of the cervix remains a preventable yet leading cause of cancer related
death in women especially from the developing countries. Most patients in these countries present
late with advanced inoperable cervical ...
Case records and long commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(University of Nairobi, 2005-12)
Dog bite injuries as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2005)
This was a prospective case series study over a duration of three months. The
purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of dog bite injuries, the
epidemiological characteristics of dog bites and their management ...
Pattern and outcome of abdominal injuries in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Eighty consecutive admissions of patients with abdominal injuries were recruited into this
prospective study conducted over a period of three and half months between November 2004 and
mid-February 2005. It involved ...
The pattern and early outcome of paediatric cranial-cerebral injuries managed at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2005)
This is a prospective study of children below 13 years with head injuries, seen at the
Kenyatta National hospital over a period of five months from October 2004 to February
2005.
A total of 101 children were managed 64 ...