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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-
(University of Nairobi,College of health sciences,, 1991) -
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 ... -
The estimation of population microdata by using data from small area statistics and samples of anonymised records
(1998)"Traditionally, estimates of the number of people in small areas (the smallest geographical units for which data are available) have been disaggregated only by age and sex. More recently, much research effort has been ... -
Estimation of the length of the tibia from dimensions of the distal articular surfaces of the tibia in adult Kenyans
(University Of Nairobi, 2013-07)Introduction: The present study was planned to determine the utility of distal tibial dimensions in estimation of the length of the tibia in a Kenyan population. Materials and methods: A total of 156 tibiae were obtained ... -
Estrogenic and anti-Inflammatory activities of a steroidal indoxyl
(2002)The estrogenic and anti-inflammatory activities of 3-methoxy 16,17-seco16-norestra 1,3,5-trien-15-(2'-indoxyliden )-17~oic acid is reported. After' intraperitoneal administration, the dose of this compound required to ... -
Estrogenic and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of a Steroidal Indoxyl. East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci.5(3):44-48
(University of Nairobi, 2002)No abstract available -
''Ethical Issues in Health Research in Developing''
(University of NaitrobiSchool of Nursing College of Health Sciences, 2005-06) -
Ethical issues in the developing world.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1995)No Abstract -
Ethics and international research. Kenyan statutory body was unaware of study
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 1998)
