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Use of mobile learning technology among final year medical students in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction Mobile phone penetration has increased exponentially over the last decade as has its application in nearly all spheres of life including health and medical education. This study aimed at assessing the use of ... -
Use of mobile phones to improve post-hospitalisation follow-up of children in rural Kenya
(2016)Background: Re-admission is considered a high priority quality measure in the health care setting. Most of the studies using text messaging, however, have slanted towards adults, in the form of reminders or instructions ... -
Use of nasal width to estimate the mesio-distal widths of maxillary anterior teeth in a Kenyan population of African descent
(KMA, 2016-09)Objective: To investigate the relationship between the nasal width and the mesio-distal widths of the maxillary anterior teeth in Kenyans of African descent. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study Setting: ... -
Use of nonoxynol-9 and changes in vaginal lactobacilli
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1998-08)Several in vitro studies have shown nonoxynol-9 (N-9) to be toxic to lactobacilli, especially to strains that produce H2O2. Data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial that investigated the ... -
Use Of Out-of-plan Services By Medicare Members Of Hip.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1978)Use of out-of-plan services in 1972 by Medicare members of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) is examined in terms of the demographic and enrollment characteristics of out-of-plan users, types of services ... -
Use of participatory, action and research methods in enhancing awareness of mental disorders in Kariobangi, Kenya
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Use of personal digital assistants for data collection in a multi-site AIDS stigma study in rural south Nyanza, Kenya
(2011)To describe the development, cost effectiveness and implementation of a PDA based electronic system to collect, verify and manage data from a multi-site study on HIV/AIDS stigma and pregnancy in a rural, resource-poor ... -
The use of pill counts as a facilitator of adherence with antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings.
(2013-12)BACKGROUND: Pill counts are often used to measure adherence to ART, but there is little data on how they affect adherence. We previously showed a bivariate relationship between clinicians counting pills and adherence ... -
The Use Of Pregnopost Sticks In The Detection And Monitoring For Treatment Of Trophoblastic Tumors In Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Pathology, 1985) -
The use of psychiatric drug in rural health centres, district and provincial hospitals.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1977)No abstract available. -
Use of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of 18S rRNA Gene for Identification of Trypanosome and Other Protozoan Species
(The Kenya Veterinarian, 2005)Oligonucleotide primers based on conserved nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene of Trypanosoma brucei, Leishmania donovani, Triponema aequale and Legenidium gigantum were designed, synthesized and used ... -
Use of self home-made diaphragm for protection against pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections: case report.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2007-01)This is a case report of a 44-year-old woman who used a home-made diaphragm for 16 years to protect herself from pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections. The woman stitched a piece of cloth with folded polythene ... -
Use of serologic testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion(STARHS) to estimate HIV-1 incidence among adults visiting a Kenyan tertiary health institution
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2009)Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine HIV high risk groups among adults visiting Kenyatta National Hospital Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre by use of Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion ... -
Use of sexually transmitted disease risk assessment algorithms for selection of intrauterine device candidates.
(Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. emorrison@fhi.org, 1999)Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are an important contraindication for intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. Nevertheless, laboratory testing for STD is not possible in many settings. The objective of this study is to ... -
Use Of Short-course Zidovudine (zdv) For Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission Of Hiv-1 In Rural Western Kenya.
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Use of teeth calcification and eruption data for estimation of calendar age: Review of Literature
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1985-06) -
Use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to Characterize Healthcare Workers' Perspectives on Financial Incentives to Increase Pediatric HIV Testing.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)BACKGROUND: A prior randomized control trial showed financial incentives increase HIV testing rates for children of unknown HIV status. Translating evidence-based interventions such as these to scale requires an ... -
Use of the latent image technique to develop and evaluate problem-solving skills
(University of Nairobi, 1975)No abstract available -
Use of the Robson classification to assess caesarean section trends in 21 countries: a secondary analysis of two who multicountry surveys
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Rates of caesarean section surgery are rising worldwide, but the determinants of this increase, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, are controversial. In this study, we aimed to analyse the ... -
Usefulness of indirect haemagglutination (IHA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the diagnosis of human hydatidosis.
(1989)This communication reports on the usefulness of the IHA test and the ELISA in the diagnosis of human hydatid disease. The study was conducted on 40 surgically confirmed cases of hydatid disease, 40 normal individuals, and ...