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Motivational interviewing intervention on health-seeking behaviors of pregnant women in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital - participatory action research
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02-07)
Background
Implementation of World Health Organization case management guidelines for serious childhood illnesses remains a challenge in hospitals in low-income countries. Facilitators of and barriers to implementation ...
Cardiac Surgery Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quo Vadis?
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
ackground Current data on cardiac surgery capacity on which to base effective concepts for developing sustainable cardiac surgical programs in Africa are lacking or of low quality. Methods A questionnaire concerning cardiac ...
Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Dombeya torrida (J.F. Gmel) and Hydnora abyssinica (A. Braun)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: The decoction of Dombeya torrida bark is used to treat indigestion while its roots are used for treatment of chest pains and colds. Hydnora abyssinica decoction is used as a cure for throat complaints, as an ...
Polymorphisms in Pfmdr1, Pfcrt and Pfnhe1 Genes are Associated with Reduced in vitro Activities of Quinine in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
In combination with antibiotics, quinine is recommended as the second-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, alternative first-line treatment for severe malaria and for treatment of malaria in the first trimester of ...
Efficacy of phone based counselling in supporting primi-parous women to exclusively breastfeed.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
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acid supplements (IFA), among others. The proportion of women who had attended 4 ANC visits during ...
Association between male circumcision and incidence of syphilis in men and women: a prospective study in HIV-1 serodiscordant heterosexual African couples
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
Background
Male circumcision is a primary HIV-1 prevention intervention for men, but whether the procedure reduces the risk of syphilis among men and their female partners is uncertain. We aimed to assess whether male ...
Genetic Diversity of Human Enterovirus 68 Strains Isolated in Kenya Using the Hypervariable 3′- End of VP1 Gene
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Reports of increasing worldwide circulation of human enterovirus-68 (EV68) are well documented. Despite health concerns
posed by resurgence of these viruses, little is known about EV68 strains circulating in Kenya. In ...
Relationship between anthropometric measures and early electrocardiographic changes in obese rats.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
The degree of cardiovascular function impairment parallels the degree of obesity and obese subjects have abnormal changes on the electrocardiogram (ECG). Early ECG changes in obesity have not been previously ...