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Report on the 2017 Paediatric Colorectal Conference
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The quality of operation theatre notes in the orthopaedic department of Kenyatta National Hospital
(East African Orthopaedic Journal, 2020-05-21)Background: Well written theatre operation notes are important not only as a medico legal requirement but also useful for clinical research. This study assessed the quality of orthopaedic theatre notes at Kenyatta National ... -
Covid – 19 and the orthopaedic surgeon
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Cytomorphological Patterns of Palpable Breast Lesions Diagnosed in Selected Teaching and Referral Hospitals in Kenya: A Prospective Study
(Oxford University Press, 2019-09)To study the patterns of breast lesions among women with palpable breast lumps presenting to fine-needle aspiration clinics. Methods This study involved 768 women aged 16 to 97 years who presented with palpable breast ... -
Building Mental Health Research Capacity in Kenya: a South-North Collaboration
(Springer, 2018-10)This paper describes a mental health capacity-building partnership between the University of Nairobi (UON) and the University of Washington (UW) that was built upon a foundational 30-year HIV/AIDS research training ... -
Potential effectiveness of community health strategy to promote exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Early nutrition is critical for later health and sustainable development. We determined potential effectiveness of the Kenyan Community Health Strategy in promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in urban poor settings in ... -
A scoring tool to identify East African HIV-1 serodiscordant partnerships with a high likelihood of pregnancy.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)INTRODUCTION: HIV-1 prevention programs targeting HIV-1 serodiscordant couples need to identify couples that are likely to become pregnant to facilitate discussions about methods to minimize HIV-1 risk during pregnancy ... -
Predialysis care experience among patients with CKD at a Teaching Hospital in Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2019-11) -
Associations Between Early Childhood Caries, Malnutrition and Anemia: A Global Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Malnutrition is the main risk factor for most common communicable diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between country-level prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC), malnutrition ... -
Socio-demographic and treatment-related variables associated with CD4 cell counts in Kenyan HIV patients on second-line regimens
(KeSoBAP, 2017-08)Background: CD4 cell response in patients on second-line therapy has not been evaluated in Kenya. Patients failing second-line are changed to third-line, however, the drugs used for third-line are expensive and unavailable. ... -
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of selected medicinal plants from western Kenya
(KeSoBAP, 2017-12)Background: Globally, the increase in the burden of diseases related to oxidative damage and inflammation, coupled with the high cost of medication and the side effects of these therapies necessitates a need for more ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria that infect diabetic foot ulcers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(KeSoBAP, 2018-07)Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to bacterial infection and this forms the major cause of hospital admission among patients with diabetes. Local bacterial sensitivity patterns to antimicrobials used to treat the ... -
Detection of dengue virus type 2 of Indian origin in acute febrile patients in rural Kenya
(PLOS, 2020-03)Dengue virus (DENV) has caused recent outbreaks in coastal cities of Kenya, but the epidemiological situation in other areas of Kenya is largely unknown. We investigated the role of DENV infection as a cause of acute febrile ... -
Perspectives of Women Participating in a Cervical Cancer Screening Campaign With Community-Based HPV Self-Sampling in Rural Western Kenya: A Qualitative Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Despite cervical cancer being preventable with effective screening programs, it is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in many countries in Africa. Screening involving ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of Unmet Contraceptive Need in HIV-positive Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Objectives: Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are a key population for HIV prevention and treatment interventions, but less attention is given to their family planning needs. We evaluated the prevalence and ... -
Integration of Traditional Birth Attendants Into Mental Healthcare: A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study Exploration
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: A significant number of people with common mental disorders are undiagnosed or undetected at primary healthcare facilities. The experience of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in reassuring perinatal mothers ... -
African Midwifery Students' Self-assessed Confidence in Antenatal Care: a Multi-country Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Evidence-based antenatal care is one cornerstone in Safe Motherhood and educated and confident midwives remain to be optimal caregivers in Africa. Confidence in antenatal midwifery skills is important and could ... -
Adenomyotic Glands Are Highly Related to Endometrial Glands
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Research question: How closely related are adenomyotic and endometrial glands? Design: In this study, the mRNA and protein database www.proteinatlas.org was searched for proteins expressed predominantly in the endometrial ... -
Vram Flap for an Above Knee Amputation Stump
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Although routinely utilized in reconstruction of groin, perineal and thigh defects, the pedicled vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap has only once been previously reported for coverage of above knee amputation ... -
African Head and Neck Fellowships: a Model for a Sustainable Impact on Head and Neck Cancer Care in Developing Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: There is an extreme shortage of head and neck surgeons in Africa. Fourteen head and neck surgeons have completed fellowships in Cape Town and Cameroon. This study determines whether such Africa-based fellowships ...
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