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The profile of N-acetylator status in healthy African volunteers
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1981) -
Profile of random serum digoxin levels in out-patients receiving long-term oral therapy
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1987) -
Profile of serum vitamin D levels among African men presenting for prostate cancer treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)No abstract available -
Profile of the first known tobacco smoker in a rural area of Kenya
(Department of Periodontologyl Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000-10)Introduction: Although tobacco smoking worldwide is associated with a wide range of health hazards which are time¬dependent, little information is available regarding the duration of time to which the various Kenyan rural ... -
Profiles of patients on warfarin anticoagulation therapy in a leading tertiary referral hospital in Kenya; findings and implications for Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Patients' profiles affect the outcome with warfarin; however, this data, and its implications, is scarce in resource-poor countries such as Kenya without access to pharmacogenetics or regular INR testing.Objectives: ... -
Profiles of referrals to a psychiatric service: a descriptive study of survivors of the Nairobi US Embassy terrorist bomb blast.
(Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To document the socio-demographic characteristics and psychiatric profiles of the survivors of the Nairobi United States Embassy terrorist bomb blast referred to a psychiatric and psychotherapy (counselling) ... -
Prognosis in poorly differentiated carcinoma of the prostate in Nigerians
(1990)A study of 47 Nigerian patients with prostatic carcinoma at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital revealed that 17(36.17%) had poorly differentiated carcinoma, Gleasons Grade VI. Fourteen patients (28.79%) had moderately ... -
The Prognosis of Adult Acute Leukaemias at Kenyatta National Hospital in the 1980s
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi2Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991-12)A retrospective survey was carried out of adult patients (aged 13 years and above) seen at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) betwecn January, 1980 and May, 1987 with various types of acute leukaemia. Records were available ... -
Prognostic factors in patients hospitalised with diabetic ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)BACKGROUND: In spite of many advances in the management of diabetes in the last 25 years, the mortality associatedwith diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains high, especially in the developing countries. The mortality appears ... -
Prognostic indicators of life-threatening malaria are associated with distinct parasite variant antigen profiles.
(2012)PfEMP1 is a family of cytoadhesive surface antigens expressed on erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes the most severe form of malaria. These surface antigens play a role in immune ... -
Prognostic significance of flow cytometric and clinical variables in endometrial adenocarcinoma stages I and II
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1992-06)In a prospective study comprising 447 women with endometrial carcinoma stages I-II, the prognostic significance of clinical and flow cytometric variables was evaluated in univariate and multivariate analyses. The parameters ... -
Programmatic implications of some vitamin A supplementation and deworming determinants among children aged 6-59 months in resource-poor rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Abstract Introduction: Controlling vitamin A deficiency and soil-transmitted helminth infections are public health imperatives. We aimed at revealing some caregiver and child-related determinants of uptake of vitamin ... -
Programs to Prevent Violence Against Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Violence against children-which includes maltreatment (including physical, sexual, psychological and emotional violence, and neglect), bullying (including cyberbullying), youth violence (including physical assault with or ... -
Progress in policy issues to improve oral health in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2004) -
Progress on the national action plan of Pakistan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR): a narrative review and the implications
(University of Nairobi, 2022-01)Introduction: The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to public health. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a global action plan to tackle AMR in the World Health Assembly. Pakistan's ... -
Progress Towards Elimination of Trachoma in Kenya 2017-2020
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Purpose: Trachoma is endemic in Kenya. Since baseline trachoma surveys in 2004, a concerted programme has been undertaken to reduce the prevalence of disease. Here, we report on trachoma prevalence surveys carried out ... -
Progress, challenges, and new opportunities for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 2012)In June 2011, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and other collaborators outlined a transformative plan to virtually eliminate pediatric AIDS worldwide. ... -
Progression of hearing loss in experimental pneumococcal meningitis: correlation with cerebrospinal fluid cytochemistry.
(1993)The development of hearing loss and concomitant cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytochemical changes in a model of pneumococcal meningitis were examined. Rabbits were injected intracisternally with 10(5) pneumococci. Auditory ... -
Progressive multi-system degeneration : Report of five cases
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1997) -
Project on the promotion of girls schooling in a rural environment. Exploratory and regulatory evaluation. Preliminary version
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)
