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Increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal salmonellae, Kenya, 1994-2003.
(Centre for Microbiology ResearchDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Kenyatta National HospitalDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Genito-Urinary Medicine, 2005)Over the last decade there has been a steady increase in the proportion of multidrug resistance among non-typhoidal salmonellae (NTS) isolated from adult patients with bacteraemia in Kenya. The prevalence of NTS multiply ... -
Independent association of hygiene, socioeconomic status, and circumcision with reduced risk of HIV infection among Kenyan men
(University of WashingtonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, 2006)Among Kenyan men recruited as sex partners of women with genital symptoms, 22 of 150 were HIV seropositive. Because male HIV infection and male hygiene were unexpectedly found to be associated with each other, we examined ... -
Independent effects of nevirapine prophylaxis and HIV-1 RNA suppression in breast milk on early perinatal HIV-1 transmission.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2007)The mechanism of action of single-dose nevirapine on reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 may involve reduction of maternal HIV-1 or prophylaxis of infants. METHODS: In a study that randomized pregnant mothers ... -
Indeterminate rapid HIV-1 test results among antenatal and postnatal mothers
(Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)Summary: The sensitivity and specificity of rapid HIV-1 tests may be altered during pregnancy and postpartum. We conducted a study to determine the prevalence and correlates of false-positive Abbott DetermineTM and ... -
Indications for initial placement and replacement of amalgam and composite restorations
(2011)The aim of this study was to establish the reasons for initial placement and replacement of dental amalgam and resin composite restorations. It was a cross-sectional descriptive study in which 253 respondents convenient ... -
Indications for Initial Placement and Replacement of Amalgam and Composite Restorations
(Department Of Conservative and Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, University Of NairobiMinistry Of Medical ServicesDepartment Of Periodontology And Community Dentistry, School Of Dental Sciences, University Of Nairobi., 2009)The aim of this study was to establish the reasons for initial placement and replacement of dental amalgam andresin composite restorations. It was a cross-sectional descriptive study in which 253 respondents conveniently ... -
Indications for patient management in an intensive care unit
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1976)Not Available -
Indications for treatment of symptomatic atherosclerotic carotid artery disease.
(Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA., 2000)Although the incidence of stroke and stroke mortality have declined during the past few decades, stroke still ranks third as a cause of death and a primary cause of long-term disability in most industrialized societies. ... -
Indications for ultrasound in the evaluation of the pathological scrotum
(Department of Radiology and Surgery, 1986)Scrotal ultrasound scans carried out on 156 patients were reviewed in a retrospective study and the sonographic findings and indications evaluated. Ultrasound was able accurately to distinguish the normal from the pathological ... -
Indigenous dental practitioners in Western/Nyanza provinces of Kenya
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Indigenous dental practitioners in Western/Nyanza provinces of Kenya.Odontostomatol Trop. 1984 Dec;7(4):217-23.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)No abstract available -
Indigenous Knowledge and folk use of a polyherbal antimalarial by the Bayang Community, South West Region of Cameroon
(Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, 2012)Nefang is a polyherbal preparation constituted of the leavesof six plants and the bark of one of these,used traditionally for the treatment of malaria by the Bayang community, South West Region of Cameroon. Since ... -
Indium
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Individual and partner risk factors associated with abnormal cervical cytology among women in HIV-discordant relationships.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Individual and sexual partner characteristics may increase the risk of abnormal cervical cytology among women in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-discordant relationships. Papanicolaou smears were obtained in a prospective ... -
Individual behaviour for health
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1988) -
Individual behaviour for health. The African Journal of Medicine 10(4): 35, 1988.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)NO abstract available -
Individual behaviour for health. The African Journal of Medicine 10(4): 35, 1988.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)No abstract available -
Individual-, Interpersonal- and Institutional-Level Factors Associated with HIV Stigma Among Youth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)HIV stigma remains a barrier in achieving optimal HIV treatment. We studied the prevalence and predictors of HIV stigma among adolescents and youth with HIV (AYWHIV) ages 15-24 years in Western Kenya. Of 1011 AYWHIV, 69% ...