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The internet and various social media platforms as source of information to patients with wounds in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: The internet has led to the realization that the world is a global village. Due to technological advancements, anyone can access the internet and various video sharing platforms and in turn, get access to or ... -
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among HIV-positive women in Kisumu, Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Mental disorders are the leading global cause of years lived with disability; the majority of this burden exists in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Over half of mental illness is attributable to ... -
Interpretation of Diagnostic Data in Clinical Medicine. The New African Journal of Medicine, 1995, 1:21-22
(University of Nairobi, 1995)No abstract available -
Interpretation of safe motherhood policies by midwives
(School of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Background: In Africa Health Care Providers form the primary source of information and service provision. Majority of the health work force are nurses/midwives with diverse training and experiences. This study focused ... -
Interpreting positive cultures of endotracheal aspirates: factors associated with treatment decisions in ventilated neonates.
(Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Nairobi, 2011)AIMS: Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in newborns is challenging because of ease of colonisation, non-specific chest radiograph changes and lack of a consensus definition. The aims of this study were to ... -
Interpreting tests for iron deficiency among adults in a high HIV prevalence African setting: routine tests may lead to misdiagnosis
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2007-06)We evaluated peripheral blood tests to diagnose iron deficiency on medical wards in Blantyre, Malawi, where infection and HIV are prevalent. We compared full blood count, ferritin and serum transferrin receptor (TfR) levels ... -
Interprofessional fellowship training for emerging global health leaders in Africa to improve HIV prevention and care: the afya bora consortium
(University of Nairobi, 2016)HIV continues to challenge health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. A qualified workforce of transformational leaders is required to strengthen health systems and introduce ... -
Intersexuality and chromosomes: a case of male pseudohermaphroditism
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1975)No abstract available. -
Interspecies variation of compressive biomechanical properties of the meniscus.
(Faculty of Medicine, 1995)Various animal models have been used to investigate the normal and reparative properties of the knee meniscus. Yet, only limited data on meniscal biomechanical properties of various animals are available. It was therefore ... -
Interventions for Commercial Sex Workers and Their Clients
(Department of Public Health, 2002) -
Interventions for squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva in HIV-infected individuals (Review)
(Willy PublishersDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007-02)Background Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is a rare, slow-growing tumour of the eye, normally affecting elderly men around 70 years of age. In Africa, however, the disease is different. The incidence is rising ... -
Intestinal Worm Infections and Nutritional Status of School Children in Nairobi province, Kenya
(Dept. of Community Health, University of NairobiDept. of Child Health, Ministry of Health, 2010)Helminthic infections among children are subtle and insidious constraints on normal physical development. They impact negatively on children's genetic potential growth, with clinical consequences of iron.deficiency anaemia ... -
Intestinal atresia and stenosis as seen and treated at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993-09)n this retrospective study carried out covering the period, 1978-1991, 62 neonates were seen, diagnosed and treated for intestinal atresia which included: duodenal atresia and stenosis, small bowel atresia and atresia of ... -
Intestinal histoplasmosis in a Kenya African.
(Department of Pathology, University of Nairobi, 1969)Not Available -
Intestinal parasites
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Intestinal parasites in a rural community in Kenya: cross-sectional surveys with emphasis on prevalence, incidence, duration of infection, and polyparasitism
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1991-02)A cross-sectional survey of intestinal parasitic infection in a rural community, Nderu, in Kiambu District, Kenya, was carried out in 1985 by examining 1129 individuals from 203 households (about 25% of the total population). ... -
Intestinal parasites in Malaysian children with cancer.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartments of *Paediatrics and **Medical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 15990, Kelantan, Malaysia, 1999-08)In this prospective study, we examined stool specimens from children with cancer receiving chemotherapy who were admitted for fever to the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kota Baru, Kelantan. Stool specimens were ... -
Intestinal Parasites, Chapter in Health and Diseases in Kenya. E. Afr. Lit. Bur. 1973
(University of Nairobi, 1973)No abstract available -
Intestinal parasitoses and other infections in a college community.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991)In order to assess the health status of students doing their teaching diploma course at the Siriba Teachers College, Maseno, a study of their blood slides, their stools for ova and cysts and their urine samples for urinary ... -
Intestinal parasitoses in Kenya: a review of intestinal helminths in Kenya, 1900-1983
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Science, 1985-08)