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Comparison of variously prepared Momordica charantia aqueous leaf extracts on the isolated mammalian heart
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: Mormodica charantia is indigenous in tropical and subtropical regions. It is commonly used for its
medicinal properties including management of measles and lowering blood glucose. Despite wide consumption of ...
Caseload, management and treatment outcomes of patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus in a primary health care programme in an informal setting
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Objective
In three primary health care clinics run by Médecins Sans Frontières in the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, we describe the caseload, management and treatment outcomes of patients with hypertension ...
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Southeast Asia and Oceania: 1990-2010.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
To assess prevalence and causes of vision impairment in Southeast Asia and Oceania in 1990 and 2010.
METHODS:
Based on a systematic review of medical literature, prevalence of moderate and severe vision ...
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in central and south Asia: 1990-2010.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
To examine the prevalence, patterns and trends of vision impairment and its causes from 1990 to 2010 in Central and South Asia.
METHODS:
Based on the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2010 and ongoing literature searches, ...
Open access for operational research publications from low and middle-income countries: who pays?
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Open-access journal publications aim to ensure that new
knowledge is widely disseminated and made freely acces
sible in a timely manner so that it can be used to improve
people’s health, particularly those in low- and ...
The Cerebro-placental Ratio as a Prognostic Factor of Foetal Outcome in Patients with Third Trimester Hypertension
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy can cause complications in both the maternal and fetal circulations resulting in poor fetal outcome. These circulations can be safely and non-invasively assessed using arterial ...
Predictors of low body mass index among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Aim: To determine the predictors of low body mass index (BMI) among tuberculosis (TB) cases in three high TB/HIV burden provinces in Kenya.
Study Design: Cross-sectional survey, July 2010 to May 2011.
Study Setting: Three ...
Fathers’ and grandmothers’ motivation to serve as volunteer peer educators to improve maternal and child nutrition in Western Kenya (119.2)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Sub optimal maternal and child nutrition practices contribute to high rates of stunting and mortality in Western Kenya. In formative research to understand the sociocultural context of nutrition, mothers identified fathers ...
Khat Use, PTSD and Psychotic Symptoms among Somali Refugees in Nairobi - A Pilot Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)
In East-African and Arab countries, khat leaves are traditionally chewed in social settings. They contain the amphetamine-like alkaloid cathinone. Especially among Somali refugees, khat use has been associated with psychiatric ...
Expanding Clinical Medical Training Opportunities at the University of Nairobi: Adapting a Regional Medical Education Model From the WWAMI Program at the University of Washington.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)
A major medical education need in Sub-Saharan Africa includes expanding clinical training opportunities to develop health professionals. Medical education expansion is a complicated process that requires significant ...