Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Title
Now showing items 7931-7950 of 10378
-
A prospective study of intimate partner violence as a risk factor for detectable plasma viral load in hiv-positive women engaged in transactional sex in Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate intimate partner violence (IPV) as a risk factor for detectable plasma viral load in HIV-positive female sex workers (FSWs) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Kenya. IPV ... -
A prospective study of neonatal deaths in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1978-06) -
A Prospective Study Of Patients Absconding From A General Hospital Psychiatry Unit In A Developing Country.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-08)Characteristics of patients absconding from an open psychiatry ward in a developing country may be different from both those in developed countries and a mental hospital setting. The aim of this paper is to study the ... -
Prospective study of plasma fibronectin in fulminant hepatitis: association with infection and mortality
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1995)BACKGROUND/AIMS: Plasma fibronectin is an opsonic glycoprotein, normally synthesized by the liver, which decreases subsequent to severe liver damage and low levels of which may contribute to reticuloendothelial system ... -
A prospective study of risk factors for bacterial vaginosis in HIV-1-seronegative African women
(Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA, 2008)Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is common and has been associated with increased HIV-1 susceptibility. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for BV in African women at high risk for acquiring HIV-1. We conducted ... -
Prospective study of risk factors for conjunctival bacterial contamination in patients undergoing intraocular surgery
(Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich - Germany, 2009)PURPOSE: To determine whether a patient's age, gender, local or systemic risk factors affect the rate of preoperative bacterial contamination. METHODS: Consecutive 1,474 patients undergoing intraocular surgery were ... -
A Prospective Study Of Risk Factors For Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Acquisition Among High-risk Hiv-1 Seronegative Women In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Objectives: Several studies have demonstrated an association between herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and HIV-1, but available data on risk factors for HSV-2 acquisition are limited. The objective of this analysis was ... -
A prospective study of risk factors for herpes simplex virus type 2 acquisition among high-risk HIV-1 seronegative women in Kenya
(2011)OBJECTIVES: Several studies have demonstrated an association between herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and HIV-1, but available data on risk factors for HSV-2 acquisition are limited. The objective of this analysis ... -
A prospective study of the effect of pregnancy on CD4 counts and plasma HIV-1 RNA concentrations of antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-infected women.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)BACKGROUND: In HIV-1-infected women, CD4 count declines occur during pregnancy, which has been attributed to hemodilution. However, for women who have not initiated antiretroviral therapy, it is unclear if CD4 declines ... -
A Prospective study of vaginal bacterial flora and other risk factors for vulvovaginal candidiasis
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-06)Background. It has been suggested that vaginal colonization with lactobacilli may reduce the risk of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), but supporting data are limited. Our objective was to determine the relationship between ... -
A prospective Study on the Outcome ofCaesarean Section at Chogoria Hospital
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2003) -
A Prospective Study On The Treatment Of Oligospermia With Tomoxifene At Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Pathology, 1992) -
Prospects in the control of malaria
(School of medicine university of Nairobi, 1990) -
Prostate Cancer
(2007)Objective: To carry out an overview of prostate cancer in indigenous back Africans in sub-Saharan Africa and blacks of African ancestry in diaspora. Data Source: Review of all published literature on prostate cancer on ... -
Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of a Child with Ectodermal Dysplasia: A Preliminary Report.
(2019)This case history report describes the dental management of a child with ectodermal dysplasia with the premise that appropriate and early dental management positively impacts the oral health-related quality of life of such ... -
Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of the Lower Level Midface Following Surgery of Ameloblastoma
(Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2004)OBJECTIVE: To determine the range of ablative surgery and rehabilitative procedures performed on maxillofacial structures. DESIGN: A retrospective descriptive study. SETTING: University of Nairobi Dental Teaching Hospital. ... -
Prostitutes and Their Clients in the Epidemiology and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(University of NairobiPublic Health, 1990) -
Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1985-06)Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in many developing nations. In Nairobi we found that 16%, 28%, and 46%, respectively, of upper-, middle-, and lower-social strata prostitutes were infected ... -
Protamine--the need to determine the dose. Comparison of a simple protamine titration method with an empirical dose regimen for reversal of heparinisation following cardiopulmonary bypass.
(Department of Anaesthesia, General Infirmary, Leeds., 1991)A simple method of protamine titration using the Hemochron system was compared with an empirical dose protocol for reversal of heparinisation following cardiopulmonary bypass in 40 patients undergoing elective myocardial ... -
Protean manifestations of Wilson's disease: a review of seven Saudi patients.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Education, 1988-04)The clinical picture and laboratory data of five symptomatic and two asymptomatic cases of Wilson's disease in four unrelated Saudi families are reported. More than one member was affected in two families. The oldest and ...