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Emergency contraception in Nairobi, Kenya: knowledge, attitudes and practices among policymakers, family planning providers and clients, and university students.
(1999-10)
To gauge knowledge, attitudes, and practices about emergency contraception in Nairobi, Kenya, we conducted a five-part study. We searched government and professional association policy documents, and clinic guidelines and ...
Effect of an aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica on the immune response in mice.
(University of Nairobi,, 1999)
Because of the very wide spectrum of infectious and non-infectious diseases for which preparations from Azadirachta indica are said to be efficacious, it was suspected that a general immunopotentiating ability could be ...
Emergency contraception in Nairobi, Kenya: knowledge, attitudes and practices among policymakers, family planning providers and clients, and university students - a survey of knowledge and attitudes among students at Princeton University
(1999-10)
To gauge knowledge, attitudes, and practices about emergency contraception in Nairobi, Kenya, we conducted a five-part study. We searched government and professional association policy documents, and clinic guidelines and ...
The Inhibiting Effect of Aqueous Azadirachta indica (Neem) Extract Upon Bacterial Properties Influencing in vitro Plaque Formation
(1999-05)
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the inhibitory effects of aqueous extracts derived from the bark-containing sticks (Neem stick) of Azadirachta indica upon bacterial aggregation, growth, adhesion to ...
HIV/Std: The Women To Blame? Knowledge And Attitudes Among Std Clinic Attendees In The Second Decade Of HIV/AIDS
(University of Nairobi, 1999-08-10)
We aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/STDs among women attending an STD clinic by interviewing 520 randomly selected women. Nearly all had heard of HIV/AIDS/STDs, with posters, pamphlets and the ...
Bennett's fracture: a direct volar surgical approach
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
From
cadaver
dissections
of
the recurrent
motor
branch
of
the
median nerve,
we
determined
the
exact
relationship
of
its
terminal
branches at
the
base
of
the
thumb.
This
enabled
us
to
surgicall ...
Occurrence of midline diastema and frenum attachments amongst school children in Nairobi, Kenya
(1999)
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of midline diastema, tongue tie and frenum attachments amongst school children in Nairobi. A total of 1802 children aged between 4 and 16 years were selected randomly ...
Percutaneous mitral valve dilatation with the Multi-Track System.
(University of Nairobi,, 1999-10)
We developed the Multi-Track System for percutaneous mitral valvotomy and described the preliminary results in 1995. Here we report the first 100 consecutive cases after the original publication. Two separate balloon ...
Vaginal lactobacilli, microbial flora, and risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and sexually transmitted disease acquisition
(1999)
A prospective cohort study was conducted to examine the relationship between vaginal colonization with lactobacilli, bacterial vaginosis (BV), and acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and sexually ...
Demography and seasonal variation of acute necrotising gingivitis in Nairobi, Kenya
(1999)
The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of Acute Necrotizing gingivitis (ANG), its sex and age distribution, ethnicity and seasonal variations among patients at the Dental Unit of Kenyatta National ...