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Responses of an African dwarf shrub, Indigofera spinosa, to competition, water stress and defoliation.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 1990)spinosa, a dwarf shrub that is widely distributed in arid areas of northern Kenya, was subjected to water stress, defoliation and competition with grasses under a relatively controlled (garden) situation and in a natural ... -
Responses to and Resources for Intimate Partner Violence: Qualitative Findings From Women, Men, and Service Providers in Rural Kenya.
(Sage PublicationsCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2013)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is reported by one in three women globally, but the prevalence is much higher in East Africa. Though some formal and informal resources do exist for women experiencing IPV, data suggest that ... -
Responses to drug therapy in ulcerative colitis. Evaluation by rectal biopsy and histopathological changes
(University of Nairobi, 1975)No abstract available -
Responsiveness to HIV education and VCT services among Kenyan rural women: a community-based survey.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, 2010-09)Uptake of VCT and other HIV prevention strategies among rural African women is affected by various socio-cultural and economic factors which need elucidation. Our aim was to establish the responsiveness to HIV education ... -
Restoration of Anal Sphincter Tone by Graciloplasty: A Report of Five Cases
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2011)Stool incontinence can be as a result of congenital or acquired anal sphincter problems. It is a devastating state for a patient not to be able to control stools resulting into continued feacal soiling. It reduces an ... -
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of PCR products amplified from 18S ribosomal RNA gene of Trypanosoma congolense
(International Livestock Research InstituteDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 2006)Oligonucleotide primers were designed from the conserved nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene of protozoans: Trypanosoma brucei, Leishmania donooani, Triponema aequale and Lagenidium gigantum. The ... -
Results of conjunctivo-dacryocysto-rhinostomy].
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Results of silicone oil removal in post-cytomegalovirus retinitis-related retinal detachment
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, 2012-09)PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of silicone oil removal (SOR) in post-cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis-related retinal detachment in Indian eyes. METHODS: A retrospective review of CMV ... -
Resumption of breast-feeding in later childhood: a risk factor for mother to child human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992) -
Retention or Migration of Mental Health Workers - Psychiatrists in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Psychiatry, 2008) -
Rethinking the syndemic of tuberculosis and dysglycaemia: a Kenyan perspective on dysglycaemia as a neglected risk factor for tuberculosis
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: The END TB 2035 goal has a long way to go in low-income and low/middle-income countries (LICs and LMICs) from the perspective of a non-communicable disease (NCD) control interaction with tuberculosis (TB). The ... -
Retinal detachment in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1994-01)Cytomegalovirus retinopathy is the most frequent opportunistic infection of the eye in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We studied 71 patients with cytomegalovirus retinopathy (n = 69) or acute ... -
Retinal hemorrhages in kala-azar.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1982-09) -
Retinal microvascular abnormalities in patients with AIDS-related complex or lymphadenopathy syndrome
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993-05) -
Retinoblastom in Kenia
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Background In industrialized nations a curative therapy of retinoblastoma can be achieved in a large number of patients due to timely diagnosis and therapy. In developing countries the survival rates are much lower and ... -
Retinoblastoma
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Retinoblastoma is an aggressive eye cancer of infancy and childhood. Survival and the chance of saving vision depend on severity of disease at presentation. Retinoblastoma was the first tumour to draw attention to the ... -
Retinoblastoma
(Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine/Pathology, Oral/Maxillofacial Radiology, 2013)Retinoblastoma is an aggressive eye cancer of infancy and childhood. Survival and the chance of saving vision depend on severity of disease at presentation. Retinoblastoma was the first tumour to draw attention to the ... -
Retinoblastoma in Kenya: survival and prognostic factors
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)BACKGROUND: In industrialized nations a curative therapy of retinoblastoma can be achieved in a large number of patients due to timely diagnosis and therapy. In developing countries the survival rates are much lower and ... -
Retinoblastoma Referral Pattern in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Purpose: Kenya is a large country with a widely dispersed population. As retinoblastoma requires specialized treatment, we determined the referral pattern for patients with retinoblastoma in Kenya to facilitate the ...