Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Qureshi, Zahida P"
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Abstracts of Research in Reproductive Health by Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1971 - 1995.
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1996) -
Advance Provision of Oral Contraceptives to Family Planning Clients in Kenya 1:
Qureshi, Zahida P; Stanback, J; Sekkade-Kigondu, C (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2002)OBJECTIVE: In sub-Saharan Africa, many family planning programmes do not encourage advance provision of oral contraceptives to clients who must wait until menses to initiate pill use. Since some resistance to advance ... -
Editorial Maternal Health
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2010) -
Editorial Safe motherhood in Africa: Achievable Goal or a Dream?
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2005)Safe motherhood refers to a woman's ability to have a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery. The goal of safe motherhood is to ensure that every woman has access to a full range of high-quality affordable sexual and ... -
Emergency preparedness among antenatal clients at Kenyatta National Hospital
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2008) -
Estimation of blood loss after vaginal delivery
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2011)Background: Thirty to thirty nine percent of maternal mortality is attributed to excess bleeding after childbirth. Amount of blood loss after childbirth is generally estimated visually though it is known that such estimates ... -
Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting.
Were, Fredrick; Qureshi, Zahida P; Gwako, George; Osoti, Alfred; Mitchell, Eleanor J; Daniels, Jane; Opira, Jacqueline; Bradshaw, Lucy; Oliver, Mary; Pallotti, Phoebe; Ojha, Shalini (University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction Fifteen million babies are born prematurely, before 37 weeks gestational age, globally. More than 80% of these are in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 35% of all deaths in the first month of life are due to ... -
Menstruation Requirements as a Barrier to Contraceptive Access in Kenya
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1999)BACKGROUND: In many countries, non-menstruating women are routinely denied contraceptive services even when pregnancy can easily be ruled out. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether menstruation requirements in Kenya constitute ... -
Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2013)Background: We report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to pregnancy, the coverage of key maternal health ... -
Thesis for the University of Nairobi, Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1989.
Qureshi, Zahida P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1989) -
Usability, acceptability, and feasibility of the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: A mixed-methods, multicountry evaluation
Vogel, Joshua P; Comrie-Thomson, Liz; Pingray, Veronica; Gadama, Luis; Galadanci, Hadiza; Goudar, Shivaprasad; Laisser, Rose; Lavender, Tina; Lissauer, David; Misra, Sujata; Pujar, Yeshita; Qureshi, Zahida P; Amole, Taiwo; Berrueta, Mabel; Dankishiya, Faisal; Gwako, George; Homer, Caroline S E; Jobanputra, Jonathan; Meja, Sam; Nigri, Carolina; Mohaptra, Vandana; Osoti, Alfred; Roberti, Javier; Solomon, Dennis; Suleiman, Maryam; Robbers, Gianna; Sutherland, Shireen; Vernekar, Sunil; Althabe, Fernando; Bonet, Mercedes; Oladapo, Olufemi T (University of Nairobi, 2021-03)Introduction: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Labour Care Guide (LCG) is a "next-generation" partograph based on WHO's latest intrapartum care recommendations. It aims to optimize clinical care provided to women and ... -
Vesico-vaginal fistulae occurring after total abdominal Hysterectomy.
Qureshi, Zahida P; Raassen, T J I P (University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1998)