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    • Breast-feeding and human immunodeficiency virus infection: Assessment of knowledge among clinicians in Kenya 

      Murila, F; Obimbo, MM; Musoke, R; Tsikhutsu, I; Migiro, S; Ogeng'o, Julius A (University of Nairobi, 2013-11)
      In Kenya, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence ranks among the highest in the world. Approximately 60 000 infections yearly are attributed to vertical transmission including the process of labour and breast-feeding. ...

    • Breast-feeding and Transmission of HIV-1. 

      John-Stewart, G; Mbori-Ngacha, DA; Ekpini, R; Janoff, EN; Nkengasong, J; Read, JS; Van de, Perre P; Newell, ML; Ghent IAS Working Group on HIV in Women Children (University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, University of Washington, USADepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004-02)
      Breast-feeding substantially increases the risk of HIV-1 transmission from mother to child, and although peripartum antiretroviral therapy prophylaxis significantly decreases the risk of mother-to-child transmission around ...

    • Breast-milk infectivity in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected mothers. 

      Richardson, BA; John-Stewart, GC; Hughes, JP; Nduati, RW; Mbori-Ngacha, DA; Overbaugh, J; Kreiss, JK (University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2003-03)
      Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is transmitted through blood, genital secretions, and breast milk. The probability of heterosexual transmission of HIV-1 per sex act is.0003-.0015, but little is known regarding ...

    • Breastfeeding and Contraception: Editorial 

      Karanja, JG (University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, 1989)

    • Breastfeeding and family planning. Manual of Clinical Family Planning Practice 

      Kamau, RK (University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1988)

    • Breastfeeding and HIV-1 infection. A review of current literature 

      Nduati, R (University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics, 2000)
      No abstract available

    • Breastfeeding and immunity to intestinal infections 

      Kakai, R; Bwayo, JJ; Wamola, IA; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Nagelkerke, NJ; Anzala, AO; Plummer, FA (Ministry of Health, Kenya, 1995)
      The purpose of this study was to compare immune response in breast and non breastfed children presenting with diarrhoea at Paediatric Observation Ward, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH-POW) and Maternal and Child Health ...

    • Breastfeeding and immunity to intestinal infections 

      Kakai, R; Bwayo, JJ; Wamola, IA; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Nagelkerke, NJ; Anzala Aggrey O.; Plummer, FA (Ministry of Health, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)
      The purpose of this study was to compare immune response in breast and non breastfed children presenting with diarrhoea at Paediatric Observation Ward, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH-POW) and Maternal and Child Health ...

    • Breastfeeding in women with HIV 

      Nduati, RW; Mbori-Ngacha, DA; John, G; Richardson, B; Kreiss, J (University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2000-08)
      No Abstract Available

    • Breastfeeding in women with HIV. JAMA. 2000 Aug 23;284(8):956-7 

      Nduati, R.; Mbori-Ngacha, D.; John, G; Richardson, B; Kreiss, J. (University of Nairobi, 2000)
      No abstract available

    • Breastfeeding is associated with decreased pneumonia incidence among HIV-exposed, uninfected Kenyan infants. 

      Asbjörnsdóttir, KH; Slyker, JA; Weiss, NS; Mbori-Ngacha, D; Maleche-Obimbo, E; Wamalwa, D; John-Stewart, G. (University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2013)
      OBJECTIVE:: HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants have higher infectious disease morbidity and mortality than unexposed infants. We determined the incidence and risk factors for pneumonia, a leading cause of infant ...

    • Breastfeeding promotion in Kenya: changes in health worker knowledge, attitudes and practices 

      Meme, JS (Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)
      Ministry of Health, Government of Kenya, Nairobi. In 1982, a study of health worker knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to breastfeeding was undertaken in Kenya. A breastfeeding promotion campaign ensued, in ...

    • Breastfeeding promotion: feeding the low birth weight infant 

      Musoke, RN (Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1990)
      Though there is still some reluctance to use human milk for low birth weight infants, we have shown that it is possible exclusively to feed these infants on milk from their own mothers. The infants have adequate weight ...

    • Breastfeeding Versus Infant Formula: The Kenyan Case. 

      Elliot, T C; Agunda, K O; Kigondu, J G; Kinoti, S N; Latham, M C (University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics,University of Nairobi, 1985-02)
      PIP: An Infant Feeding Practices Study (IFPS) in 1982 in Kenya, which included a cross-sectional survey of a weighted sample of 980 low and middle income Nairobi mothers who had given birth in the previous 18 months, ...

    • Breastfeeding, Hospital Practices as Reported by Mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital 

      Mirie, W; Kemenwa, R., (Department of Community Health Thematic Unit, University of Nairobi, 1997)
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    • Breastfeeding: past, present and future 

      Bwibo, NO (Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1995)
      Not available

    • Breastfeeding: past, present and future 

      Bwibo, Nimrod Odundo (University of Nairobi, 2008)
      No abstract available

    • Brewery wastewater treatment in a fluidised bed bioreactor. 

      Ochieng, A; Ogada, T; Sisenda, W; Wambua, P (University of NairobiChemical Engineering Department, 2002-03)
      A hydrodynamic characteristic performance of a three phase fluidised bed bioreactor has been studied with brewery wastewater. The influence of operating parameters, such as phase hold up, phase mixing, aspect ratio and ...

    • Bridging antimicrobial resistance knowledge gaps: The East African perspective on a global problem 

      Wangai, FK; Masika, MM; Lule, GN; Karari, EM; Maritim, MC; Jaoko, WG; Museve, B; Kuria, A (BMC, 2019-02-11)
      There is worldwide concern of rapidly increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, there is paucity of resistance surveillance data and updated antibiograms in Africa in general. This study was undertaken in Kenyatta ...

    • The bridging bronchus: A comprehensive review of a rare, potentially life-threatening congenital airway anomaly associated with cardiovascular defects 

      Henry, Brandon M; Cheruiyot, Isaac; Wong, Linda M; Keet, Kerri; Mutua, Victor; Chhapola, Viswas; Tubbs, Shane (University of Nairobi, 2020)
      The bridging bronchus is a rare congenital airway anomaly in which the right upper lobe of the lung is supplied by the right main bronchus while the right lower lobe, and often the right middle lobe is supplied by an ...