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Migration-induced changes in blood pressure: a controlled longitudinal study.
(1985)
A longitudinal study of the effects of migration on blood pressure and related factors is being carried out in members of a black Kenyan population who migrate from a traditional rural community to an urban environment. ...
Blood pressure and associated factors in a rural Kenyan community.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1984)
Blood pressure (BP) and associated factors were determined in 1737 men in a remote Kenyan agricultural community. Systolic BP showed no significant rise with age until after 54 years; diastolic BP showed a small rise with ...
The Kenyan Luo migration study: observations on the initiation of a rise in blood pressure
(1990)
OBJECTIVE:
To demonstrate the magnitude, timing, and cause of changes in blood pressure that occur in migrants from a low blood pressure population on moving to an urban area.
DESIGN:
A controlled longitudinal ...
Serological evidence of arboviral infections among humans of coastal Kenya
(1991)
A serosurvey was conducted during September 1987 for evidence of human arboviral infections in the Coast Province of Kenya. Sera were collected from 1624 outpatients at three hospitals and tested for antibody to eight ...
Determinants of blood pressure changes due to urbanization: a longitudinal study
(1985)
Changes in blood pressure (BP) and associated factors which occur on migration from a rural to an urban environment are under observation in a longitudinal study. Blood pressures, heart rate (HR), urinary electrolytes, ...
Predisposition of humans to infection with Schistosoma mansoni: evidence from the reinfection of individuals following chemotherapy.
(1988)
In a study of faecal egg counts of Schistosoma mansoni from 359 people of all ages from a rural Kenyan community, a positive association was demonstrated between infection intensity in individuals before treatment and ...
Visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to antimonial drugs. II. Response to high dosage sodium stibogluconate or prolonged treatment with pentamidine.
(1985)
Ten Kenyan patients with visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to sodium stibogluconate, at a dose of 16 to 20 mg Sb/kg body-weight/day given for 30 to 98 days, were treated with 20 mg Sb/kg bw given every eight hours. This ...
Blood pressure and its correlates in an African tribe in urban and rural environments.
(1984)
As part of a longitudinal study of migrants who move from a subsistence farming rural society to Nairobi, blood pressures and associated factors were measured in cross sectional studies of members of the Luo tribe in their ...
The effects of prolactin on the responses of the isolated mesenteric artery of the rat to noradrenaline.
(University of Nairobi, 1974-02)