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Oral health status among Kenyans in a rural arid setting: dental caries experience and knowledge on its causes
(2006)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the dental caries experience and knowledge on the causes and preventive measures for dental diseases. DESIGN: A community based cross-sectional descriptive study. SETTING: Elwak sub-district hospital, ...
Effect of human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection on treatment outcome of acute salpingitis
(2006)
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection on treatment outcome of laparoscopically verified acute salpingitis.
METHODS:
Women aged 18-40 years with laparoscopically verified ...
Millennium development goal 5: a review of maternal mortality at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2006)
OBJECTIVES:
To review if there is a change in the maternal mortality rate at the Kenyatta National Hospital since the inception of the Millennium Development Goal strategy in 1990, compared to earlier reviews.
DESIGN:
A ...
Secondary and tertiary isoquinoline alkaloids from Xylopia parviflora.
(2006)
From the secondary and tertiary alkaloidal fractions of the root and the bark of Xylopia parviflora (Annonaceae), the isoquinoline alkaloids, 10,11-dihydroxy-1,2-dimethoxynoraporphine and parvinine were isolated, along ...
Self-deception does not explain high-risk sexual behavior in the face of HIV/AIDS: A test from northern Kenya
(2006)
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, there is resistance to changing sexual behavior despite survey data indicating high levels of knowledge about HIV transmission patterns and high-risk behavior. Previous explanations for this ...
Application of total quality management (TQM) tools to solid waste management the case of Mombasa Municipal council
(2006)
Today's globalized economy is fueled by competition. The firm/country with competitive
advantage is the one that carries home the economic trophy. We have witnessed countries vying
to host world events such as the Olympics ...
A comparison of genital HIV-1 shedding and sexual risk behavior among Kenyan women based on eligibility for initiation of HAART according to WHO guidelines
(2006)
BACKGROUND:
Guidelines for initiating antiretrovirals are based on markers of advanced disease and are not directly linked to markers of HIV-1 transmission such as viral shedding.
METHODS:
We evaluated genital HIV-1 ...
HIV-1 target cells in foreskins of African men with varying histories of sexually transmitted infections
(2006)
Numerous epidemiologic studies have found significant associations between lack of circumcision and HIV-1 acquisition in men. To our knowledge, this is the first study of human foreskin tissue that examines biologic ...
Pattern of occurrence of head and neck cancer presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2006-05)
BACKGROUND:
Currently there is a dearth of data on the pattern of occurrence of head and neck cancers in Kenya.
OBJECTIVE:
To provide a comprehensive analysis of the pattern of occurrence of head and neck cancers ...
Extended pedicle rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap for groin reconstruction: case report
(2006-10)
Reconstruction of left groin defect following a failed left femoral aneurysm bypass procedure. The defect was occasioned by excision of a saccular aneurysm of left femoral artery, and repair with PTFE graft for an ilio ...