Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Title
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Prevention and control of tuberculosis
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)Tuberculosis is again becoming a major public health problem. In order to control this complex disease, case-management, chemoprophylaxis and vaccination are used. The aim of case-management is to virtually stop transmission ... -
Prevention and control of tuberculosis: a review
(University of NairobiInstitute of tropical & infectious diseases, 1997)Tuberculosis is again becoming a major public health problem. In order to control this complex disease, case-management, chemoprophylaxis and vaccination are used. The aim of case-management is to virtually stop transmission ... -
Prevention And Early Detection Of Paediatric Cancers
(University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Prevention and early detection of paediatric cancers. The African journal of Hospital Medicine (Medicom) 2001.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)No abstract available -
Prevention and treatment of acute renal failure using diuretics and/or low ("Renal") dose of dopamine: a critical review
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)The currently available evidence suggest that diuretics and/or low dose dopamine increases renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and natriuresis in experimental animals, and limits ATP utilisation and ... -
Prevention of anaemia in pregnancy using insecticide-treated bednets and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in a highly malarious area of Kenya: a randomized controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi.Department of medical microbiology, 2003-06)To compare the effects of intermittent treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) given during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), or the combination of both on ... -
Prevention Of Breastmilk Transmission of HIV: Balancing the Benefits and the Risks In
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Prevention of cross-infection in dental surgeries in East Africa and a review of literature.
(Faculty of Dental Science, 1996)In view of the increase in recent years increase in the number of children and adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) world over, there is an urgent need to respond to this pandemic by strengthening ... -
Prevention of hearing loss in experimental pneumococcal meningitis by administration of dexamethasone and ketorolac.
(1999)Pneumococcal meningitis remains a significant cause of morbidity, particularly sensorineural hearing loss. Recent literature has suggested that a vigorous host immune response to Streptococcus [corrected] pneumoniae is ... -
Prevention Of HIV Infection: A Continuing Challenge
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 1997-07)ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE -
Prevention of human immunodeficiency virus breast milk transmission with copper oxide: Proof-of-concept study
(2011)Background: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission through breastmilk is the chief modality through which HIV-1 is transmitted from HIV-1-infected mothers to their babies in developing countries, where ... -
Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission internationally. Emerg Infect Dis . 2004 Nov; 10 ( 11 ): 2027-8
(University of Nairobi, 2004)No abstract available -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya: challenges to implementation
(2014)Background The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lauded as one of the more successful HIV prevention measures. However, despite some gains in the prevention of mother-to-child ... -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya: challenges to implementation
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lauded as one of the more successful HIV prevention measures. However, despite some gains in the prevention of ... -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Africa.
(Department of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 1997)PIP: With the prevalence of HIV among pregnant women higher than 35% in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the number of HIV-infected children will continue to grow. It is estimated that almost 70% of the approximately ... -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: assessing the accuracy of routinely collected data on maternal antiretroviral prophylaxis coverage in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Objective To explore the accuracy of routinely collected prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) coverage data in Kenya. Methods In case studies at two government hospitals, the authors reviewed national ... -
Prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart diseases: problems, strategies and new developments
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1987-12) -
Prevention Of Sub-acute Bacterial Endocarditis In Dental Surgery
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Prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in Africa: effectiveness of condom promotion and health education among prostitutes
(Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1988)Condom use was assessed after a programme of education about the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and a condom distribution programme in a well-characterised prostitute population in Nairobi. Women received their education ... -
Prevlaence of Helicobacter pylori in children less than three years of age in health facilities in Nairobi Province
(KMADepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi,, 2006)