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Establishing and sustaining a healthy vaginal environment: analysis of data from a randomized trial of periodic presumptive treatment for vaginal infections
(Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobide, 2011)Data from a randomized trial of oral periodic presumptive treatment (PPT) to reduce vaginal infections were analyzed to assess the effect of the intervention on a healthy vaginal environment (normal flora confirmed by Gram ... -
Establishing Diagnostic Reference Levels For Interventional Procedures In Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-11)Purpose To quantify ionizing radiation exposure to patients during interventional procedures and establish national diagnostic reference levels (NDRLs) for clinical radiation exposure management. Methods The cumulative ... -
Establishing hospital-based trauma registry systems: lessons from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)OBJECTIVE: In the developing world, data about the burden of injury, injury outcomes, and complications of care are limited. Hospital-based trauma registries are a data source that can help define this burden. Under the ... -
Establishment of a biobank and pharmacogenetics database of African populations
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2008-07)No abstract -
Esthetic preferences of European American, Hispanic American, Japanese, and African Judges for soft - tissue profiles
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Our objectives were to determine whether observer and patient sex and race or ethnicity determine esthetic preferences for lip positions. Methods Four independent panels each consisting of 30 lay judges viewed pretreatment ... -
Esthetic preferences of European American, Hispanic American, Japanese, and African Judges for soft - tissue profiles
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, 2009-04)Introduction: Our objectives were to determine whether observer and patient sex and race or ethnicity determine esthetic preferences for lip positions. Methods: Four independent panels each consisting of 30 lay judges ... -
Esthetic Preferences Of European American, Hispanic American, Japanese, And African Judges For Soft - Tissue Profiles
(University of NairobiDepartment of Dental Science, 2009-04)INTRODUCTION: Our objectives were to determine whether observer and patient sex and race or ethnicity determine esthetic preferences for lip positions. METHODS: Four independent panels each consisting of 30 lay judges ... -
Esthetic preferences of European American, Hispanic American, Japanese, and African judges for soft-tissue profiles
(2009)INTRODUCTION: Our objectives were to determine whether observer and patient sex and race or ethnicity determine esthetic preferences for lip positions. METHODS: Four independent panels each consisting of 30 lay ... -
An estimate of the frequency of diagnostic X-ray examinations in Kenya in 1986
(1989)The frequency of radiological examinations in a country is an important indicator of the general scope of such services in that setting. Frequency data obtained from surveys provide health planners with valuable information ... -
Estimated Risk Of Placental Infection And Low Birthweight Attributable To Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria In Africa In 2010: A Modelling Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy leads to adverse outcomes including low birthweight; however, contemporary estimates of the potential burden of malaria in pregnancy in Africa (in the absence ... -
ESTIMATING COSTS FOR COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS-GUIDELINES FOR MANAGERS OF DIARRHEAL DISEASES CONTROL PROGRAMS-
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Estimating incidence of vision-reducing cataract in Africa: a new model with implications for program targets.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2010-12)OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of vision-reducing cataract in sub-Saharan Africa and use these data to calculate cataract surgical rates (CSR) needed to eliminate blindness and visual impairment due to cataract. ... -
Estimating the costs and perceived benefits of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery in ten counties of Kenya: a costing and a contingent valuation study
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Kenya included oral PrEP in the national guidelines as part of combination HIV prevention, and subsequently began providing PrEP to individuals who are at elevated risk of HIV infection in 2017. However, as ... -
Estimating the costs and perceived benefits of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery in ten counties of Kenya: a costing and a contingent valuation study
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: Kenya included oral PrEP in the national guidelines as part of combination HIV prevention, and subsequently began providing PrEP to individuals who are at elevated risk of HIV infection in 2017. However, as ... -
Estimating the impact of plasma HIV-1 RNA reductions on heterosexual HIV-1 transmission risk.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2010-09)BACKGROUND: The risk of sexual transmission of HIV-1 is strongly associated with the level of HIV-1 RNA in plasma making reduction in HIV-1 plasma levels an important target for HIV-1 prevention interventions. A ... -
Estimation of blood loss after vaginal delivery
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2011)Background: Thirty to thirty nine percent of maternal mortality is attributed to excess bleeding after childbirth. Amount of blood loss after childbirth is generally estimated visually though it is known that such estimates ... -
Estimation of calendar age from eruption times of permanent teeth in Kenyan Africans and Asians
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 1982)Eruption data for permanent teeth, obtained from a previous cross-sectional study of 2847 African and Asian school children aged 4-14 years in Nairobi, Kenya, were used to calculate the median age and the 10th-90th percentile ... -
The estimation of mortality for ethnic groups at local scale within the United Kingdom
(2009)As an input to projections of sub-national populations by ethnicity, this paper develops the first estimates of the mortality risks experienced by the UK ethnic groups. Two estimates were developed using alternative methods. ... -
Estimation of parasitic infection dynamics when detectability is imperfect.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Science, 1990-10)The simultaneous estimation of infection rate, cure rate and detectability of parasitic infections is considered. A new method for this estimation based on a simple statistical model assuming constant transition rates ... -
Estimation of plasma fibrinogen and its degradation products in uncomplicated cases of malaria with low parasitemia.
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi., 1992)There are four hypotheses which have been advanced to explain the pathophysiology of severe and complicated malaria such as cerebral malaria. However, none of them adequately explains all the features of cerebral malaria ...