Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Wafula, E M"

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    • Bacteraemia, urinary tract infection and malaria in hospitalised febrile children in Nairobi: is there an association? 

      Okwara, F N; Obimbo, E M; Wafula, E M; Murila, F V (2004)
      There is laboratory evidence of altered immune function in children with malaria. Bacterial infections have been documented to complicate severe forms of malaria. However, it remains unclear whether such infections are ...

    • Childhood asthma at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi 

      Macharia, W M; Mirza, N M; Wafula, E M; Onyango, F E (Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi., 1990)
      Between January 1986 and July 1988, 356 children with bronchial asthma below 14 years of age were evaluated at the Kenyatta National Hospital. 21.3% experienced initial asthmatic attacks before the age of six months and ...

    • Epidemiology of acute respiratory tract infections among young children in Kenya. 

      Wafula, E M; Onyango, F E; Mirza, W M; Macharia, W M; Wamola, I; Ndinya-Achola, J O; Agwanda, R; Waigwa, R N; Musia, J (Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi,, 1990)
      The epidemiology of acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) was investigated in a rural community 80 km north of Nairobi, Kenya. This research was conducted prospectively on 250 families with 470 children less than 5 years ...

    • Iron deficiency anaemia in children of a peri-urban health facility. 

      Murila, F V; Macharia, W M; Wafula, E M (1999)
      To ascertain the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia(IDA) and its risk factors. A cross-sectional survey. A peri-urban health centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Four hundred and three children, aged six months to six ...

    • Mortality patterns in a rural Kenyan community. 

      Mirza, N M; Macharia, W M; Wafula, E M; Agwanda, R; Onyango, F E (Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 1990)
      Causes of death of 239 children below the age of 5 years in a rural community were determined using structured questionnaires. It was found that mortality was highest in infancy, accounting for 63% of all deaths with a ...

    • Verbal autopsy: a tool for determining cause of death in a community. 

      Mirza, N M; Macharia, W M; Wafula, E M; Agwanda, R O; Onyango, F E (Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1990)
      Verbal autopsy was used to determine causes of death in 239 children under the age of 5 years. The diagnosis derived from verbal autopsy was corroborated with hospital diagnosis in 39 cases. There was concurrence of diagnosis ...