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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% ... -
Female to male heterosexual transmission of HIV infection in Nairobi
(Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1987) -
Female to male transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: risk factors for seroconversion in men
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1989)To determine the frequency and risk factors for female to male sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), a prospective study was carried out in 422 men who had acquired a sexually transmitted ... -
Female to male transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: Risk factors for seroconversion in men. Lancet ii 403 - 7
(University of Nairobi, 1989)No abstract available -
Female-to-male infectivity of HIV-1 among circumcised and uncircumcised Kenyan men
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2005)BACKGROUND: A lack of male circumcision has been associated with increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition in a number of studies, but questions remain as to whether confounding by behavioral ... -
The femoral collodiaphyseal angle amongst selected Kenyan ethnic groups
(Department of Human anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Femoral hernia at Mulago hospital, Uganda
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern AfricaDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2004-12-31)Objective: To determine the incidence, pattern and the immediate outcome of femoral hernia surgery in Mulago Hospital. Methods: A hospital based descriptive study during which a questionnaire was drafted to study all ... -
Femoro-popliteal Vascular Surgery as an Experience - MEDICOM
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1979) -
Femoro-popliteal Vascular Surgery as an Experience - MEDICOM
(University of Nairobi,Department of surgery,, 1979) -
The femtech revolution-A new approach to pregnancy management: Digital transformation of maternity care-The hybrid e-health perinatal clinic addressing the unmet needs of low- and middle-income countries
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Prenatal care and infant mortality rates are crucial indicators of healthcare quality. However, millions of women in low-income countries lack access to adequate care. Factors such as high-risk pregnancies and unmanaged ... -
Femtosecond laser-assisted big bubble for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)Purpose: To assess the utility of a femtosecond laser-assisted stromal channel to assist the creation of a big bubble (BB) for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) surgery in cadaveric corneas. Setting: L V Prasad ...