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Property Rights Violations as a Structural Driver of Women's HIV Risks: A Qualitative Study in Nyanza and Western Provinces, Keny

Dworkin, SL; Grabe, S; Lu, T; Hatcher, A; Kwena, Z,; Bukusi, EA; Mwaura-Muiru, E (2012)

While access to and control over assets can minimize women's HIV risk, little is known about the processes through which property rights violations increase the sexual transmission of HIV. The current study focused on two ...

Prophylactic phenytoin does not improve cerebral edema or survival in acute liver failure–a controlled clinical trial.

Bhatia, V; Batra, Y; Acharya, k (Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Seizure activity in patients with acute liver failure (ALF) may increase cerebral oxygen requirements and worsen cerebral edema. Recently, prophylactic phenytoin has been recommended to suppress sub-clinical ...

The prophylactic use of antimicrobial agents in the surgery of the intestine.

Roy, AD (Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1976)

Prophylaxis of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Laga, Marie; Plummer, Francis A; Piot, Peter; Datta, Pratiba; Namaara, Warren; Ndinya-Achola, Jackonya O; Nzanze, Herbert; Maitha, Gregory; Ronald, Allan R; Pamba, Hannington O; Brunham, Robert C (University of Nairobi, 1988)

Abstract We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence ...

Prophylaxis of gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum. A comparison of silver nitrate and tetracycline

Laga, M; Plummer, FA; Piot, P; Datta, P; Namaara, W; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Nzanze, H; Maitha, G; Ronald, AR; Pamba, HO (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1988)

We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence of ...

A Proposal For Senior Manpower Development In Environmental Science In Kenya

Mwanthi, M (University of NairobiDepartment of Community Health ,School of Health Sciences, 1996)

Proposed Procedures for Management of Waste Generated by Health Care Facilities.

Mwanthi, M. A; Mutua, G. N (University of NairobiCommunity Health ,School of Health Sciences, 2002)

A Prospective Analysis Of 620 Bone Marrow Examinations In Zimbabwe: Preliminary Observations

Mukiibi, JM; Paul, B; Gordeuk, VR (University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1989-06)

Of the 1,310 bone marrow examinations performed in a 16-month period in patients with diverse haematological, oncological and other disorders, 620 had sufficient data for analysis. Seventy-nine percent were from the two ...

A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing the Effect of Single-Dose 2 g Metronidazole on Trichomonas vaginalis Infection in HIV-Seropositive Versus HIV-Seronegative Women.

Balkus, JE; Richardson, BA; Mochache, V; Chohan, V; Chan, JD; Masese, L; Shafi, J; Marrazzo, J; Farquhar, C; McClelland, RS. (University of NairobiInstitute of Tropica and Infectious Diseases(UNITID), 2013-06)

BACKGROUND: This analysis compared the frequency of persistent Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women. METHODS: Data were obtained from women enrolled in an open cohort study ...

A prospective cohort study of intimate partner violence and unprotected sex in hiv-positive female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.

Deya R,; Yuhas K; Simoni J; Vander Stoep A; Shafi J; Jaoko W; Hughes JP; Richardson BA; McClelland SR; Wilson KS (University of Nairobi, 2016)

We conducted a prospective cohort study to test the hypothesis that intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with unprotected sex in HIV-positive female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. Women completed monthly visits ...

A Prospective Cohort Study of the Effect of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate on Detection of Plasma and Cervical HIV-1 in Women Initiating and Continuing Antiretroviral Therapy

Day, S; Graham, SM; Masese, LN; Richardson, BA; Kiarie, JN; Jaoko, W; Mandaliya, K; chohan, V; Overbaugh, J; McClelland, Scott R. (University of Nairobi, 2014-05)

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) use among HIV-1 infected women may increase transmission by increasing plasma and genital HIV-1 RNA shedding. We investigated associations between DMPA use and HIV-1 RNA in plasma ...

Prospective controlled study of post-transfusion hepatitis after cardiac surgery in a large referral hospital in India.Live

Dasarathy, S; Misra, SC; Irshad, M; Joshi, YK; Acharya, KS; Venugopal, P; Tandon, BN (Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)

We studied the risk of post-transfusion hepatitis (PTH) in recipients of blood collected from voluntary donors screened for HBsAg. Two hundred and fifty patients without any previous history of liver disease or transfusion ...

A prospective randomized study to determine the efficacy of preoperative topical levofloxacin in reducing conjunctival bacterial flora.

Miño de Kaspar, H; Kreutzer, TC; Aguirre-Romo, I; Ta, CN; Dudichum, J; Bayrhof, M; Klauss, V; Kampik, A (Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany., 2008)

PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of topical levofloxacin in combination with povidone-iodine irrigation vs povidone-iodine (PVI) alone in reducing conjunctival bacteria. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled ...

A prospective randomized study to evaluate propranolol in patients undergoing long-term endoscopic sclerotherapy

Dasarathy, S; Saksena, S; Acharya, KS; Pande, JN (Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1994)

J Hepatol. 1993 Sep;19(2):291-300.Click here to read Links A prospective randomized double-blind study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of propranolol in patients with portal hypertension undergoing long-term endoscopic ...

A prospective review of acute coronary syndromes in an urban hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. Shavadia J, Yonga G, Otieno H.

Shavadia, J; Yonga, G; Otieno, H (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 2012-07)

OBJECTIVES: To determine the epidemiology of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: A prospective survey was carried out of all patients with a diagnosis of ACS who were admitted to the critical ...