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The relationship between schizoaffective, schizophrenic and mood disorders in patients admitted at Mathari Psychiatric Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2013)
OBJECTIVE:
The prevalence of schizoaffective disorder (SAD) and the relationship between schizophrenia (SCZ), SAD and mood disorders (MD) in non-Western countries is unknown. To determine the prevalence of SAD and the ...
Traditional healers and provision of mental health services in cosmopolitan informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
(2013)
Objective:
The study aimed to investigate the types of mental illnesses treated by traditional healers, and their methods of identifying and treating mental illnesses in their patients.Method:In urban informal settlements ...
Does integrating family planning into HIV care and treatment impact intention to use contraception? Patient perspectives from HIV-infected individuals in Nyanza Province, Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2013)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate whether HIV-infected women and men in HIV care and not using highly effective methods of contraception thought they would be more likely to use contraception if it were available at the HIV ...
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Messenger RNA Testing in Physician- and Self-Collected Specimens for Cervical Lesion Detection in High-Risk Women, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
BACKGROUND:
Little is known about the performance of physician-versus self-collected specimens for high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) messenger RNA (mRNA) testing or risk factors for hrHPV mRNA positivity in physician- ...
Does The Pattern Of Innervation Of Brachialis By The Musculocutaneous Nerve Influence The Presence Or Absence Of The Radial Nerve Contribution?
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The innervation of brachialis muscle by the musculocutaneous nerve has been described as either type I or type II and the main trunk to this muscle is rarely absent. The contribution by the radial nerve however ranges from ...
Impact of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus on Circulation Dynamics of Seasonal Influenza Strains in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2013-05)
We describe virus variations from patients with influenza-like illness before and after the appearance of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Kenya during January 2008-July 2011. A total of 11,592 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected ...
Sex differences in the cranial and orbital indices for a black Kenyan population
(university of Nairobi, 2013)
Craniometric parameters including cranial and orbital indices have been employed to determine the sex of a person in forensic medicine. These parameters are usually population specific. However, they have not been documented ...
Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Background: We report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to pregnancy, the coverage of key maternal health ...
HIV infection in uncircumcised men is associated with altered CD8 T cell function but normal CD4 T cell numbers in the foreskin
(2013-11)
Background. HIV-infected (HIV+) men are more susceptible to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and may also become superinfected by HIV. We hypothesized that HIV induces immune alterations in the foreskin that may ...
A joint model for longitudinal continuous and time-to-event outcomes with direct marginal interpretation
(Wiley, 2013)
Joint modeling of various longitudinal sequences has received quite a bit of attention in recent times. This paper proposes a so-called marginalized joint model for longitudinal continuous and repeated time-to-event outcomes ...