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Comparison of HPV DNA testing in cervical exfoliated cells and tissue biopsies among HIV-positive women in Kenya.
(2013)
HIV-positive women are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) (especially with multiple types), and develop cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer more frequently than HIV-negative women. We compared ...
Daily Short Message Service Surveys to Measure Sexual Behavior and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Kenyan Men and Women.
(2013)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a novel HIV prevention strategy which requires high adherence. We tested the use of daily short message service (i.e., SMS/text message) surveys to measure sexual behavior and PrEP adherence ...
A five-country evaluation of a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen urine assay for the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni.
(University of Nairobi., 2013-03)
We evaluated a commercial point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test for assessing Schistosoma mansoni infection prevalence in areas at risk. Overall, 4,405 school-age children in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, ...
Microbial Quality of Unregulated Herbal Medicinal Products in Kenya
(College of Health sciences, 2013)
Background:
The use of herbal medicines is global, with the majority of the world’s population depending on traditional medicines, particularly herbal remedies for their primary healthcare needs. In Kenya, it is estimated ...
Glaucoma in phakomatosis pigmentovascularis in a 4 year old African girl: A case report
(College of Health sciences, 2013)
The phakomatosis syndromes are a group of neural crest disorders that bear many features in common.
They include Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Naevus of Ota, Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis and Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. They ...
Ethnobotanical Survey Of Medicinal Plants Used For The Management Of Male Sexual Dysfunctionand Infertility In Tana River County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Sexual dysfunction afflicts 10% of men of all ages,
ethnicities and cultural backqround. In Tana River
County a large percentage of reproductive health
ailments are managed by traditional healers.
Unfortunately, in ...
Analysis of factors contributing to the low survival of cervical cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy in kenya.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)
BACKGROUND:
In contrast to the developed nations, invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the most common womens malignancy in Kenya and many other locations in sub-Saharan Africa. However, studies on survival from this disease ...
Luminal dimensions of left anterior descending coronary artery in a black kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)
Luminal diameter and percent stenosis of left anterior descending coronary artery are considered indicators
of early atherosclerosis, arterial occlusion, myocardial infarction, and are important in quantitative estimation ...
Donating Human Samples: Who Benefits? Cases from Iceland, Kenya and Indonesia
(University of Nairobi, 2013-01)
Benefit sharing involving human genetic resources is an unresolved topic. Some argue that participation in scientific research should always be altruistically motivated, which is how access to human genetic resources has ...
What could a strengthened right to health bring to the post-2015 health development agenda?: interrogating the role of the minimum core concept in advancing essential global health needs
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12-01)
Background
Global health institutions increasingly recognize that the right to health should guide the formulation of replacement goals for the Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015. However, the right to ...