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    • The history of critical care in Kenya 

      Wangari, Waweru-Siika; Mung'ayi, Vitalis; Misango, David; Mogi, Andrea; Kisia, Allan; Ngumi, Zipporah (Elsevier, 2020)
      Critical care is a young specialty in Kenya. From its humble beginnings in the 1960s to present day Kenya, the bulk of this service has largely been provided by anaesthetists. We provide a detailed account of the growth ...
    • History of Psychiatry 

      Ndetei David M.; Mburu, J (University of NairobiDepartment Of Psychiatry, 2006)
    • The history of the formation of the Pan African paediatric surgical Association (PAPSA). 

      Rode, H; Kyambi, J; Lakhoo, K (University of Nairobi, 2018)
      Political change in the 1990s in Southern Africa influenced the long awaited formation of a children's surgical association in Africa. Here, within is the historical account of the formation of the Pan African Association ...
    • HIV prevention and care-seeking behaviour among female sex workers in four cities in India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. 

      Lafort, Y; Greener, R; Roy, A; Greener, L; Ombidi, W; Lessitala, F; Haghparast-Bidgoli, H; Beksinska, M; Gichangi, P; Reza-Paul, S; Smit, JA; Chersich, M; Delva, W (University of Nairobi, 2016)
      OBJECTIVE: To identify gaps in the use of HIV prevention and care services and commodities for female sex workers, we conducted a baseline cross-sectional survey in four cities, in the context of an implementation ...
    • HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with genital infections and partnership characteristics 

      Kinuthia, John; Drake, Alison L; Matemo, Daniel; Richardson, Barbra A; Zeh, Clement; Osborn, Lusi; Overbaugh, Julie; McClelland, R; Grace, John-Stewart, (University of Nairobi, 2015-09-24)
      Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the risk and cofactors for HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum. Design: A prospective cohort study Methods: Pregnant women in western Kenya were ...
    • HIV acquisition prior to entry into formal sex work: inference from next-generation viral sequencing 

      Neufeld, Bronwyn; Cholette, François; Sandstrom, Paul; Musyoki, Helgar; Ma, Huiting; Kaosa, Shem; Kioko, Japheth; Isac, Shajy; Bhattacharjee, Parinita; Cheuk, Eve; Pickles, Michael; Mwatelah, Ruth; Capiña, Rupert; Daniuk, Christina; Mckinnon, Lyle R; Blanchard, James; Mishra, Sharmistha; Becker, Marissa (University of Nairobi, 2023)
      Objective: To infer the timing of HIV acquisition in relation to self-reported events in the sexual life course of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who self-identify as female sex workers (FSW) in Mombasa, ...
    • HIV and acute peripheral facial nerve palsy 

      Amayo, EO; Kwasa, TOO (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1991-12)
      Between April and December 1989, 32 consecutive patients referred to the neurology clinic with acute peripheral facial paralysis were studied. Patients with traumatic facial palsy, parotid gland disease, otitis media and ...
    • HIV and Associated TB: A Lethal Association for Kidney Health? 

      Kalyesubula, Robert; Wearne, Nicola; Kubo, Mary; Hussey, Nadia; Naicker, Saraladevi (University of Nairobi, 2024)
      Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) are the leading infectious causes of death globally. The combined brunt of these diseases is experienced mainly in low-income and lower-middle-income countries. ...
    • HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya 

      Gichangi, P; De Vuyst, H; Estambale, Benson; Rogo Khama O.; Bwayo, JJ; Temmerman, M (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., 2002)
      OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya. METHODS: Of the 3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) ...
    • HIV and Interferon Regulatory Factor 1: A Story of Manipulation and Control. 

      Sivro, A; Su, RC; Plummer, FA; Ball, TB. (University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology,, 2013-11)
      Members of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family control the expression of numerous proteins, many of which are central to regulating host immune responses. IRF1 is one of the central mediators of the innate and ...
    • HIV and reproduction: ethical considerations. 

      Temmerman, M (University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2002)
      No abstract available
    • HIV and STI Prevalence and Injection Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Nairobi: Results from a 2011 Bio-behavioral Study Using Respondent-Driven Sampling 

      Waimar, Tun; Meredith, Sheehy; Dita, Broz; Jerry, Okal; Muraguri, Nicholas; Raymond, H. Fisher; Musyoki, Helgar; Andrea, A. Kim; Muthui, Mercy; Geibel, Scott (University of Nairobi, 2015-02)
      There is a dearth of evidence on injection drug use and associated HIV infections in Kenya. To generate population-based estimates of characteristics and HIV/STI prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nairobi, ...
    • HIV and STI Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Male Sex Workers and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Muraguri, Nicholas; Tun, Waimar; Okal, Jerry; Broz, Dita; Raymond, H. Fisher; Kellogg, Timothy; Dadabhai, Sufia; Musyoki, Helgar; Sheehy, Meredith; Kuria, David; Kaiser, Reinhard; Geibel, Scott (University of Nairobi, 2015)
      Previous surveys of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa have not adequately profiled HIV status and risk factors by sex work status. MSM in Nairobi, Kenya, were recruited using respondent-driven sampling, completed ...
    • HIV disease in Africans of high social class 

      Rogstad, KE; Ahmed-Jushuf, IH; Abdullah, MS; Tesfaledet, G (University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1993-06)
    • HIV disease plague, demoralization and“Burnout”: Resident experience of the medical profession in Nairobi 

      Giuseppe, Raviola; M’imunya, Machoki; Mwaikambo, Esther; Delvecchio, Mary Jo (University of Nairobi,Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, 2002-02)
      This paper describes the experiencesof physicians-in-training at a public hospitalin Nairobi, Kenya, where medical professionalspractice in an environment characterized byboth significant lack of resources andpatients with ...
    • HIV impact on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following radiotherapy for cervical cancer 

      Gichangi, P; Bwayo, JJ; Estambale Benson B.; Rogo Khama O.; Njuguna, E; Ojwang, S; Temmerman, M (Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, 2005)
      To determine the impact of HIV infection on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for cervical cancer. METHOD: 218 patients receiving EBRT who also had HIV testing after ...
    • HIV impact on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following radiotherapy for cervical cancer. 

      Gichangi, P; Bwayo, J; Estambale, B; Rogo Khama O.; Njuguna, E; Ojwang, S; Temmerman, M (University of Nairobi, 2006)
      OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of HIV infection on acute morbidity and pelvic tumor control following external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for cervical cancer. METHOD: 218 patients receiving EBRT who also had ...
    • [HIV in pregnancy] 

      Temmerman, M (University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2001)
      Since the start of the HIV epidemic, over 36 million people have been infected with the virus worldwide. As the virus is predominantly transmitted through sexual contact, equal numbers of males and females are infected, ...
    • HIV Infection Alters the Spectrum of HPV Subtypes Found in Cervical Smears and Carcinomas from Kenyan Women., 

      Bundi, Gichangi peter (School of medicine, 2013)
      Infection with high risk HPV is implicated in pre-cancerous squamous intraepithelial lesions and their progression to cervical cancer. In the developed countries, infection with HPV 16 and 18 accounts for ~70% of cervical ...
    • HIV infection among lower socioeconomic strata prostitutes in Nairobi 

      Simonsen, JN; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Black, C; Kreiss, JK; Gakinya, MN; Waiyaki, P; D'Costa, LJ; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Piot, P (Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiCentre for Microbiologic Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, 1990)
      A cohort of 418 lower socioeconomic strata prostitutes were enrolled in a study of the epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) between January and April 1985. Sixty-two per cent of the women were seropositive ...