Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Title
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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) -
Priapism in sickle cell anaemia: a case report.
(School of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya, 1991)Priapism is an unusual and distressing complication of sickle cell anaemia and its management has been varied and generally unsatisfactory. We report priapism in a Libyan boy with sickle cell anaemia, managed successfully ... -
Priapism: a historical and update review
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1995-06)Early this century, the aetiology of priapism was solely attributed to "systemic disease and local irritation of lower genital tract and neurologic lesion". Corpora cavernosa incision described by Young was the only form ... -
Primary Arterial Hypertension and Drug-Induced Hypertension in Philadelphia-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: A Systematic Review
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The impact of primary arterial hypertension (HTN) in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) remains unclear, with scant literature available, mostly focusing on cardiovascular risk factors as a singular entity or on organ-specific ... -
Primary breast sarcoma: case report
(University of Nairobi.Nairobi Womens Hospital Breast Center, Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, 2004-07)Primary breast sarcoma is a rare entity occurring in 0.5% of women with breast malignancy. Like in breast carcinoma, delay in its diagnosis has important clinical and treatment implications. The subject of this report ... -
Primary carcinoma of the prostate in Nigerians as seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital
(1985)A prospective study of serial serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations was made on 21 patients who had received renal allografts. CRP was raised during 27 of 32 rejection episodes and in all of five episodes of rejection ... -
Primary cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme with uncharacteristic clinical and imaging features
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction Cerebellarglioblastomamultiforme (GBM) is a very uncommon adult lesion. We present a case ofcerebellar GBM and review their clinical, imaging and pathological features. Case presentation We report the ... -
Primary extramedullary ependymoma of the thoracic spine. Case illustration.
(Division of Neurosurgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, USA., 1997)No abstract available. -
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Primary health care, selective or comprehensive, which way to go?
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2003)To critically review the advantages and disadvantages of selective versus comprehensive Primary Health Care (PHC) approaches as a strategy towards improving health in the developing world. Review of literature on ... -
Primary health care, selective or comprehensive, which way to go?
(University of Nairobi, 2003)To critically review the advantages and disadvantages of selective versus comprehensive Primary Health Care (PHC) approaches as a strategy towards improving health in the developing world. Review of literature on PHC. ... -
Primary health care--implications for nursing education/services
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Primary health care: intersectoral integration for increased participation by communities
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Primary health care: intersectoral integration for increased participation by communities.Kenya Nurs J. 1987 Jun;15(1):27-33. No abstract available. PMID: 3453699 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
(University of Nairobi, 1987)No abstract available