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Factors that influence the short term outcome of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1994)Between April 1990 to January 1991, a prospective study of 97 consecutive patients admitted to the medical wards of Kenyatta National Hospital with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage was done. All the patients studied under ... -
Factors Which Influence Child Health With Specific Reference To Nutrition In Siaya District Western Kenya.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 1991-06) -
Factors which influence child health with specific reference to nutrition in Siaya district western Kenya. Olenja J. J Trop Pediatr. 1991 Jun;37(3):136-9.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)No abstract available -
Faecal bile acid concentration of patients with carcinoma or increased risk of carcinoma in the large bowel.
(Surgery and Biochemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1980)Faecal 3-hydroxy bile acids were assayed enzymatically in patients with carcinoma, or at increased risk of developing carcinoma of the large bowel. No rise in bile acid concentration was demonstrated in patients with ... -
Faecal contamination of public water sources in informal settlements of Kisumu City, Western Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, 2012)High levels of environmental contamination, often associated with improper waste and excreta management, are widespread among informal settlements within urban areas in developing countries. We determined the level of ... -
Failure of human immunoresponse to N-glycolylneuraminic acid epitope contained in recombinant human erythropoietin
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHUEPO) was produced by Chinese hamster ovary cells and commercially distributed to hospitals by two pharmaceutical companies in Japan ('ESPO' by Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., and Sankyo Co. ... -
Failure of trasylol to reduce intestinal content of trypsin and chymotrypsin in man.
(1970)The daily output of trypsin and chymotrypsin was measured in the stools of four patients with an established ileostomy under controlled dietary and metabolic conditions for a control period of four days. Trasylol, given ... -
FALL FROM 8TH FLOOR OF A BUILDING: CASE REPORT OF A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL
(2014)Falling is part of the normal development of a child , while most falls are of little consequence some go beyond the resilience of a child’s body; making falls the 4th largest cause of unintentional injury and death in ... -
Familial clustering of cancer in two tertiary care hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2010)To describe the occurrence of cancers in families of individuals diagnosed cancer. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Outpatient cancer clinics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Radiotherapy Clinic at Nairobi ... -
Family connectedness and its association with sexual risk-taking among undergraduate students at the University of Nairobi
(East African Health Research commission, 2019)Background: Universities have a student population in the age range of 17 to 25 years, 75 % of whom are sexually active, with the median age of sexual debut at age 18 years. About half of all students are involved in risky ... -
Family hysteria in a Kenyan setting
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1985)A case study of hysterical fits affecting five children in the same family in rural Kenya is presented. The only girl in the study was the last to succumb, probably reflecting her modeling upon her mother. The psychopathology ... -
Family Kinship Patterns and Female Sex Work in the Informal Urban Settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, 2012-06)A basic ecological and epidemiological question is why some women enter into commercial sex work while other women in the same socio-economic environment never do. To address this question respondent driven sampling ... -
Family model of HIV care and treatment: a retrospective study in Kenya
(2012)Nyanza Province, Kenya, had the highest HIV prevalence in the country at 14.9% in 2007, more than twice the national HIV prevalence of 7.1%. Only 16% of HIV-infected adults in the country accurately knew their HIV status. ... -
Family model of HIV care and treatment: a retrospective study in Kenya
(Family AIDS Care and Education Services (FACES), Research Care and Training Program, Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya, 2012)Background: Nyanza Province, Kenya, had the highest HIV prevalence in the country at 14.9% in 2007, more than twice the national HIV prevalence of 7.1%. Only 16% of HIV-infected adults in the country accurately knew their ... -
Family planning in Siaya district, western Kenya: an analysis of factors influencing fertility levels.
(University of Nairobimedicine, 1990) -
Family planning in Siaya district, western Kenya: an analysis of factors influencing fertility levels. Olenja JM. Camb Anthropol. 1990;14(3):54-67
(University of Nairobi, 1990)No abstract available -
Family planning through private practitioners: characteristics of Kenyan contraceptive acceptors.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)Kenya has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. Innovative programs are therefore called for to help curb the fast population growth rate. The Kenya Medical Association started a new program of involving ... -
Family planning, sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS
(1996)Integration of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and HIV/AIDS control efforts into family planning programs in sub-Saharan Africa offers the potential to reach women of childbearing age when the risk of exposure to STDs ... -
Family study of Kenyan children with school refusal
(Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Science, University of Nairobi., 1990-02)The problem of school non-attendance is an increasing one in our setting and yet its cause has not been established. This paper presents data of work done through interviews with parents and observations of the home ... -
Family-Assisted Severity of Illness Monitoring for Hospitalized Children in Low-Resource Settings-A Two-Arm Interventional Feasibility Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022-03)Introduction: Pediatric mortality remains unacceptably high in many low-resource settings, with inpatient deaths often associated with delayed recognition of clinical deterioration. The Family-Assisted Severe Febrile Illness ...