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Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in a Kenyan population with special reference to oral leukoplakia
(1995-12)
The prevalnce of oral leukoplakia and related lesions in a Kenyan rural population was determined in a systematic house to house survey of individuals aged 15 years and above. Among the 303 individuals examined, the ...
Effect of the tuber of adenia globosa on isolated rat uterus preparation
(1995)
The effect of the tuber aqueous extract of Adenia globosa Engl. (Passifloraceae} on the isolated rat uterus was determined. The extract caused a dose-dependent contraction of the uterus. This activity would explain the ...
Condom Acceptability Among High Risk Sexually Transmitted Diseases Group:
(1995)
A knowledge, attitudes and practice ( KAP) survey was carried out in Nairobi city and Murang'a district between August 1992 and June 1993 among 360 truck drivers and their assistants (rtf/ass) prior to intervention (KAP I ...
Public health crises of cities in devoloping countries
(1995)
During the decade and a half after Alma Ata hundreds of projects were started in developing countries to implement the principles of PHC and start community based health care programs in the rural areas of developing ...
Management of carcinoma of the penis: a review
(1995-09)
Partial penectomy is effective in the treatment of T1 and T2 penile carcinoma with 80% five-year survival rates in the absence of inguinal metastases, and the residual stump is serviceable for upright micturition and sexual ...
Lipophorin and apolipophorin-III in solitary and gregarious phases of Schistocerca gregaria
(1995)
Separation of midgut membrane proteins from the tick, Ambylomma variegatum, using a nonionic detergent (Triton X-114), resulted in two protein fractions, namely DET (detergent) and AQ (aqueous). In immunoblotting analysis ...
Effect of human immunodeficiency virus on local immunity in children with diarrhoea
(1995)
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between intestinal mucosal immunity and diarrhoea. Stools were tested for total IgA by radial immunodiffusion, cultured for bacteria and examined for ova/cysts ...
Removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in Kenyan rural Maasai.
(1995)
The removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in early childhood is a practice that has been documented in Kenya and in neighboring countries. This paper describes the occurrence, rationale and method of this practice amongst ...
Prevalence of persistent diarrhoea in children aged 3-36 months at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(1995)
Three hundred and eighty four children aged 3-36 months admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) with diarrhoea were studied for persistent diarrhoea (PD), defined as diarrhoea lasting more than 14 days. To ...
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in the general population & in selected groups of patients in Delhi
(1995)
We report on the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies in healthy individuals and patient groups with different liver diseases. The healthy population comprising 234 voluntary blood donors and 65 pregnant women with no history ...