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Condom: acceptability and use among patients attending sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic
(1992)
Obstetrical and gynaecological articles related to safe motherhood published in the East African Medical Journal between 1924 and 1989 were reviewed. A total of 133 topics were published. Out of these, 84 (63.2%) were ...
Placenta Praevia Gynaecological Tumour at the Kenyatta National Hospital Obstetrical and Gynaecological long commentaries and case records
(1995)
The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of chloroquine in pregnant women with Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia at therapeutic doses of 25 mg/kg body weight divided over 3 days METHODS: Three-hundred ...
In vivo and in vitro response of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine in pregnant women in Kilifi district, Kenya
(1992)
In a malaria-endemic area of the Coast of Kenya with chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum, we determined the prevalence and density of falciparum infection in gravid women and assessed the in vivo and in vitro ...
A clinical biochemical and histological study of carcinoma of the cervix as seen at the Kenyatta National Hosptial
(1985)
This research report studies several biochemical and histochemical aspects of cervical carcinoma and explores their use in follow-up of patients undergoing radiotherapy. Material came from 19 patients with invasive cervical ...
Seventy years of the East African Medical Journal towards safe motherhood
(1993)
Obstetrical and gynaecological articles related to safe motherhood published in the East African Medical Journal between 1924 and 1989 were reviewed. A total of 133 topics were published. Out of these, 84 (63.2%) were ...
Audit of Hysterectomies at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi: Justification of Operative Indications
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
An audit of 381 hysterectomies performed over a 5 year period (1986-1990) was carried out. In order to assess justification of the indication for hysterectomy pre-operative diagnoses were divided into two groups: those ...
Verucose Carcinoma of the Vulva: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
(1991)
A female Kenyan child with pseudoprecocious puberty due to juvenile granulosa cell tumour is presented. Clinical features in this patient included a mass in the lower abdomen, a growth spurt and appearance of pubic hairs ...
Prediction of Foetal Weight by Fundal Height Girth Measurements
(University of Nairobi,, 1984)
Maternal height, pregravid weight, weight gain during pregnancy, fundal height, McDonald's measurement, uterine width, uterine height, abdominal girth, and station of the fetal head were measured in 44 laboring, nulliparous ...