Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Kenya,"

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    • Alcohol content of traditional brews and miti ni dawa in Kenya 

      Kibwage, IO; Maitai, Charles K; Mureithi, Isaiah G (1998)
      A number of alcoholic preparations sold in Kenya were analysed for their alcohol content. The alcohol content for" various samples varied over a wide range. In the legal beers it ranged between 3.8 to 7.4% volume parts. ...

    • Evaluation of a portable blood lead analyzer as an alternative to graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer 

      Olewe, Tom M.; Mwanthi, Mutuku A; Wang'ombe, Joseph K.; Griffiths, Jeffrey K. (Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya;Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA, 2008)
      Objective: To evaluate LeadCare II analyzer, a portable electro-analytical instrument used to rapidly analyze blood lead levels (BLL) in children, and compare it to gold standard, graphite furnace atomic absorption ...

    • Financing rural health services in Kenya 

      Mwabu, Germano; Wang'ombe, Joseph (1998)
      The paper analyzes household expenditure on medical care and the willingness to contribute towards service improvements at government health facilities. The analysis is based on survey data from two rural districts in Kenya ...

    • Quality of Pharmaceuticals in Kenya - 

      Kibwage, IO (1998)
      Over the past years Kenya has been treated to press reports about poor quality pharmaceuticals in the market and problems with the same in public institutions. This paper reviews mechanism in place in Kenya to minimise ...