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Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12-27)
Background
Nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life (during pregnancy and the first two years) is critical for child growth and survival. Poor maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices are widely ...
The use of pill counts as a facilitator of adherence with antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings.
(2013-12)
BACKGROUND:
Pill counts are often used to measure adherence to ART, but there is little data on how they affect adherence. We previously showed a bivariate relationship between clinicians counting pills and adherence ...
Pituitary macroadenoma presenting with pituitary apoplexy, acromegaly and secondary diabetes mellitus - a case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-05)
Pituitary adenomas are associated with significant morbidity. The usual symptoms on presentation are of endocrine dysfunction and mass effects. A 31-year-old African female presented with headache, irregular menses, blurring ...
Exploring the use of mobile phone technology for the enhancement of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV program in Nyanza, Kenya: a qualitative study
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12-05)
Background
Community-based mobile phone programs can complement gaps in clinical services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in areas with poor infrastructure and personnel shortages. However, ...
The health of HIV-exposed children after early weaning.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)
There are potential health risks associated with the use of early weaning to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in resource-poor settings. Our objective was to examine growth and ...
Differential effects of exposure to social violence and natural disaster on children's mental health.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Disaster mental health, particularly postdisaster child mental health, is neglected in India. This study compares the impact of a natural disaster versus a spate of communal riots that occurred in Gujarat, India on January ...
Epidemiological assessment of a large geographical area with clustered trachoma: The Upper Eastern Kenya survey
(College of Health sciences, 2013)
Objective: To assess the prevalence and distribution of trachoma and dirty faces prior to implementation
of the SAFE strategy (Surgery, Antibiotic treatment, Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement)
in the Upper ...
Knowledge level of glaucoma patients attending clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Background: Glaucoma is a characteristic optic neuropathy which typically results in specific patterns of progressive visual field loss and who’s most important risk factor is raised intraocular pressure (IOP). It is second ...
Traumatic near amputation secondary to hippopotamus attack: lessons for surgeons.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)
A 34-y-old man presented to Naivasha District Hospital (NDH) in Naivasha Town, Kenya, with near-complete below-knee amputation and hemorrhage after a hippopotamus attack. Residents from the University of Washington (UW), ...
Steriod abuse; two wrongs don't make a right: A case report
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Steroid abuse among patients with rheumatic symptoms is prevalent in developing countries. The sources of the steroids vary with a significant proportion of patients self-medicating. Chronic steroid abuse results in multiple ...