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Contraceptive Needs Of Female Sex Workers In Kenya - A Cross-sectional Study.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2011-06)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Female sex workers (FSWs) are thought to be at heightened risk for unintended pregnancy, although sexual and reproductive health interventions reaching these populations are typically focused ... -
Contraceptive use among HIV infected women attending Comprehensive Care Centre.
(2008)To determine contraceptive use among HIV infected women attending Comprehensive Care Centre at Kenyatta National Hospital. Hospital based cross-sectional descriptive study. Comprehensive Care Centre (CCC), Kenyatta ... -
Contraceptive use among women admitted with abortion in Nairobi.
(1991-03)In this study, a total of 519 patients were interviewed. 82.5% had incomplete abortion. The implication of abortion especially when induced is emphasised. Economic implications that are contributed by the youth are stressed. ... -
Contraceptive use and HIV infection in Kenyan family planning clinic attenders.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1996)This pilot study aimed to determine the feasibility of a larger study of contraception and risk of HIV infection in women. We also measured risk factors for and occurrence of HIV infection in the participants. A cohort of ... -
Contraceptive use and the risk of HIV infection in Nairobi, Kenya
(1995)OBJECTIVES: To determine: (a) the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection among women attending family planning clinics in Nairobi; and (b) the associations between contraceptive use and HIV ... -
Contraceptives, Clients And The Medical Profession.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, 1972) -
Contraceptives, clients and the medical profession. Kenya Nurs J. 1972 Jun;1(1):48-50.
(University of Nairobi, 1972)No abstract available -
The contractile action of Adenia globosa Engl. On mammalian smooth muscle
(university of nairobicollege of health science, 1994) -
Contrast echocardiography in the evaluation of myocardial flow reserve
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993-12)In order to determine whether changes in myocardial perfusion can be assessed by myocardial contrast echocardiography, intracoronary injections of 2 ml of sonicated iopromid were performed before and 30 to 45 s after ... -
The contribution of a psychological assessment clinic to school health service.
(Department of Psychology,University of Nairobii, 1983-11) -
Contribution of obstetrics and gynecology societies in East, Central, and Southern Africa to the prevention of unsafe abortion in the region
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Maternal mortality and morbidity rates are very high in Africa. A large proportion of these deaths is attributed to unsafe abortion. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, in collaboration with its ... -
Contribution of pharmaceutical organizations to medical education and research in Kenya--which is the best way
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1985-11) -
The contribution of very low birth weight deaths to infant mortality
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009)BACKGROUND: Infant mortality remains high in many developing countries in which the contribution of deaths among infants born very low birth weight (VLBW) may be considerable. This contribution has however not been ... -
Control of Cancer of the Cervix: Feasibility of screening for pre-malignant lesions in an Africa Environment, in virus-associated cancers in Africa
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1984)Cancer of the cervix is a common disease in sub-Saharan Africa and tends to be diagnosed later than in the developed countries. The disease is therefore associated with a high mortality under African conditions. In addition, ... -
Control Of Diarrhoeal Diseases Programme: The Kenyan Situation.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1996) -
Control Of Infection During Surgery On A Patient With HIV Infection
(School of Nursing, 2000)No abstract available -
Control of spread of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Burns Units.
(University of NairobiCenter for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute,, 1995)Results of four years' studies from a number of hospitals in Kenya have shown that nosocomial infections in burns units are due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Through chromosomal DNA and plasmid ... -
Control parameters in diabetes mellitus
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1979)No abstract available. -
Controlled Clinical Trial Of A Regimen Of Two Durations For The Treatment Of Isoniazid Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis
(University of NairobiKenya Medical Research Institute, Respiratory Diseases Research Centre, Nairobi., 1988)Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who were failures of primary chemotherapy with strains resistant to isoniazid or to isoniazid and streptomycin were allocated at random to receive a regimen of rifampicin and ethambutol ...