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An international perspective on child day-care health
(1994-12-01)
If we are committed to the health and development of children, we need to recognize that the vast majority of the world's women are working women. In Africa, 80% of the women are actively engaged in economic activities ...
HIV-1 and reproductive health in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1994-02)
In many African countries where HIV infection is mainly heterosexually transmitted a substantial proportion of women of childbearing age are now infected with the virus. This paper will review the consequences of HIV-1 ...
Trioxolanes: A new generation of compounds with wide-ranging activities.
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)
Direct biological activity of a 1,2,4-trioxolane derivative was assessed in vitro using bacteria and fungi causing common infections. The product was found to be uniformly active against all organisms tested. In addition, ...
Possible isozyme-specific effects of experimental malaria infection with Plasmodium berghei on cytochrome P450 activity in rat liver microsomes
(University of Nairobi., 1994-05)
We have investigated the effect of experimental malaria infection on rat cytochrome P450-mediated drug metabolism using ethoxyresorufin and metoprolol as probe compounds. Malaria infection caused a significant reduction ...
Utilization of Dental Auxiliaries in Private Dental Surgeries in Kenya
(1994-12)
This study was done to determine the nature of utilization of dental auxiliaries and medial emergencies in private dental surgeries in Kenya. A self administering questionnaire with pre-paid postage was mailed to 138 ...
Glomerular disease in KEnya - Another look at the disease characterised by Nephrotic Proteinuria.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Renal biopsies were evaluated in 422 patients with nephrotic syndrome at the Kenyatta National Hospital between 1982 and 1993. Three hundred and fifty five (84.1%) of the patients were less than 30 years old (range: 7 ...
The nature of malocclusions of patients attending orthodontic department of the University of Nairobi: a retrospective study
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The objectives of this study were to determine the distribution and proportion of malocclusions among patients aged 6-18 years who attended the orthodontics department of the University of Nairobi between 1984 and 1987 and ...
Basal cell nevus syndrome: a case report
(1994)
A case is reported of a 13 year old Kenyan girl who presented at the Kenyatta National Hospital Dental Clinic with multiple mandibular and maxillary cysts, cutaneous lesions and mandibular prognathism. This combination of ...
Blackwater fever at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya: a case report.
(1994)
Blackwater fever was an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the beginning of this century particularly in West and Central Africa. There has been a marked reduction in the incidence of blackwater fever since 1950 ...
Cryptosporidiosis in HIV positive patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(1994)
Summary: HIV infection has now been consistently identified as the major cause of death in young Africans in both urban and rural areas. In Africa, several studies have defined the clinical presentation of HIV disease but ...