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Rapid situational assessment of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya: a respondent driven sampling survey
(University of Nairobi, 2021-08)
Background: A Cross-sectional Rapid Situational Assessment of People Who Inject Drug (PWIDs) applying Respondent Driven sampling techniques (RDS) was used to recruit subjects/participants in a study aimed at assessing HIV ...
COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Africa Different?
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)
COVID-19 has now spread to all the continents of the world with the possible exception of Antarctica. However, Africa appears different when compared with all the other continents. The absence of exponential growth and the ...
Feasibility of Family-Assisted Severity of Illness Monitoring for Hospitalized Children in Low-Income Settings
(University of Nairobi, 2021-02)
Objectives: To determine the feasibility of having caregivers assist in recognition of clinical deterioration in children hospitalized with febrile illness in a resource-limited setting.
Design: Single-center, prospective, ...
Using cross-species vaccination approaches to counter emerging infectious diseases
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)
Since the initial use of vaccination in the eighteenth century, our understanding of human and animal immunology has greatly advanced and a wide range of vaccine technologies and delivery systems have been developed. The ...
Femtosecond laser-assisted big bubble for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)
Purpose: To assess the utility of a femtosecond laser-assisted stromal channel to assist the creation of a big bubble (BB) for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) surgery in cadaveric corneas.
Setting: L V Prasad ...
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2021-05)
Mapping Services at Two Nairobi County Primary Health Facilities: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated Mental Health Care as a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Priority
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Introduction: We describe a facility mapping exercise conducted in two low-income/primary health facilities in Kenya to identify available service resources, cadres, and developmental partners as well as existing barriers ...
Fibromyalgia- Reviewing the Epidemiology and Gender-based Differences in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Objectives: Fibromyalgia is a complex disorder which presents with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, together with other symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances and cognitive disturbance. The cause remains unclear ...
Chewable Antacid Tablets: Are Disintegration Tests Relevant?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
A recently published FDA guidance on chewable tablets has addressed the quality attributes of this class of dosage forms. This study evaluated disintegration as a quality attribute for a number of commercially available ...
Childhood effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents. Literature review
(Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2021-11-24)
Children's exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents at any time during their development, from intra-uterine to early developmental life, can lead to severe detrimental health effects. This is because these skin ...