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Feasibility of Family-Assisted Severity of Illness Monitoring for Hospitalized Children in Low-Income Settings
(University of Nairobi, 2021-02)Objectives: To determine the feasibility of having caregivers assist in recognition of clinical deterioration in children hospitalized with febrile illness in a resource-limited setting. Design: Single-center, prospective, ... -
Feasibility of infant cord blood HIV testing for anti-retroviral post-exposure prophylaxis.
(Department of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 2007-12-01)Abstract BACKGROUND: Many maternity hospitals in developing country settings deliver women who are of unknown HIV status. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the acceptability of post-partum infant ... -
Feasibility of screening for pre-malignant lesions in an Africa Environment, in virus-associated cancers in Africa
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1984) -
Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction Fifteen million babies are born prematurely, before 37 weeks gestational age, globally. More than 80% of these are in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 35% of all deaths in the first month of life are due to ... -
Feasibility study on the mhGAP-IG as a tool to enhance parental awareness of symptoms of mental disorders in lower primary (6-10 year old) school-going children: Towards inclusive child mental health services in a Kenyan setting
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)Aims: (1) To determine the feasibility of involving parents as key partners in school mental health activities; (2) to determine whether educating parents on mental health treatment Gap Intervention Guideline (mhGAP-IG) ... -
Features of Atherosclerosis in the Tunica Adventitia of Coronary and Carotid Arteries in a Black Kenyan Population
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Histologic changes which occur in the tunica adventitia during initiation, progression, and complications of atherosclerosis are seldom reported. This study aimed at describing the features of atherosclerosis in the tunica ... -
Feighner's symptom profile of alcoholism in a Kenyan general hospital.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 1984-05)Eighty-three consecutive first-ever admissions to the general medical wards at the Kenyatta National Hospital ( KNH ), were screened for alcoholism using the Feighner's Research Diagnostic Criteria for Alcoholism ( FRDCA ... -
The female condom and STDs: design of a community intervention trial
(ScienceDirectFamily Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC USAUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nairobi, KenyaFamily Health International, Nairobi, Kenya., 2000)OBJECTIVES: The main purpose of this study is to compare sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in cohorts of women with and without access to female condoms. METHODS: Six matched pairs of communities were ... -
Female condom introduction and sexually transmitted infection prevalence: results of a community intervention trial in Kenya
(Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA,Family Health International, NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., 2001)Objective: To measure the impact on sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence of a female condom introduction and risk-reduction program at Kenyan agricultural sites. Design: We conducted a cluster-randomized trial ... -
Female education, adolescent sexuality and the risk of sexually transmitted infection in Ariaal Rendille culture
(2001)Sub-Saharan Africa today features the worlds highest levels of fertility, infant and child mortality and sexually transmitted infectious diseases, with the last including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) (National ... -
Female Genital Mutilation
(University of NairobiCommunity Health ,University of Nairobi, 2001)Female genital mutilation is a collective name for all traditional practices concerning the cutting of the female genitals. Approximately 130 million are genitally cut worldwide, more than 100 million live in Africa. ... -
Female genital mutilation situation analysis in Africa
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Female genital mutilation/cutting – towards abandonment of a harmful cultural practice
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)Globally, the prevalence of, and support for, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is declining. However, the entrenched sense of social obligation that propagates the continuation of this practice and the lack of ... -
Female genital mutilation/cutting: Emerging factors sustaining medicalization related changes in selected Kenyan communities
(PLOS ONE, 2020-02-02)Although female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has declined, it is pervasive albeit changing form among communities in Kenya. Transformation of FGM/C include medicalization although poorly understood has increased ... -
Female genital mutilation/cutting: innovative training approach for nurse-midwives in high prevalent settings.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has no medical benefits and is associated with serious health complications. FGM/C including medicalization is illegal in Kenya. Capacity building for nurse-midwives ... -
Female genital mutilation: knowledge, attitudes and practices of Flemish gynaecologists
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2008)OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to female genital mutilation (FGM) among gynaecologists in Flanders, Belgium. METHODS: A questionnaire-based survey was sent to 724 Flemish ... -
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Rachuonyo, Nyanza Province of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,, 2004) -
Female sex workers in Africa: Epidemiology overview, data gaps, ways forward
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Female sex workers in Africa: Epidemiology overview, data gaps, ways forward
(Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of WashingtonDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi,De Paul University College of Communications: Health Care Public RelationsApplied Public Health, Arizona College of Medicine, 2012)More than three decades after the first reported case of AIDS (1983), Africa continues to experience unacceptable levels of new HIV infections. East Africa and Southern Africa remain most affected by the epidemic with 34% ...