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Common Venomous Bites and Stings in Kenya A book published by Health Education Division and audio-visual Centre
(1999)
Kenya is a country of marked environmental and ethnic diversity. A study of osteogenic sarcoma occurring in Kenya from 1968 to 1978 revealed 251 cases, representing between 89% and 100% of the predicted number. Variations ...
Does shortening matter after clavicular fractures?
(1999)
Healing of clavicular fractures with shortening of 15 mm or more has been associated with poor function and open reduction and internal fixation has been recommended as the appropriate initial treatment. We studied 41 ...
Subtypes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Disease Stage among Women in Nairobi, Kenya
(1999)
In sub-Saharan Africa, where the effects of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have been most devastating, there are multiple subtypes of this virus. The distribution of different subtypes within African populations ...
Clinical features and treatment of acute necrotizing gingivitis in Nairobi, Kenya
(1999)
The objective of this study was to find out the clinical features of acute nercotizing gingivitis (AN(;) and the types of treatment modalities offered by dental surgeons at the Dental Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital(KNH), ...
Checklist for ruling out pregnancy among family-planning clients in primary care.
(1999)
Where pregnancy tests are unavailable, health providers, fearing possible harm to fetuses, often deny contraception to nonmenstruating clients. In Kenya, a trial of a simple checklist to exclude pregnancy showed a good ...
Registered Theatre Nursing Clinical Log
(1999-05)
Abuse of substances of dependence have risen dramatically and spawned major health problems in Kenya. We conducted a study on the effects of post-basic psychiatric training on nurses
Cutaneous basal cell carcinoma in Kenya.
(1999)
Primary basal cell carcinoma(BCC) of the skin is the commonest tumour in Caucasians. Its incidence and mode of presentation in Kenyan Africans are unknown.
To study the incidence and mode of presentation of BCC in ...
Growth and development of abandoned babies in institutional care in Nairobi
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 1999)
Objective: To determine the pattern of growth and development of institutionalised infants and to compare the outcome with that of infants living with their biological mothers. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: ...
Incidence of rickets of prematurity at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 1999)
Background:Reports of osteopaenia/rickets of prematurity are on the increase due to improved survival rates of low birthweight infants. Objectives: To establish the incidence of rickets of prematurity by the age of six ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers and knowledge of health workers regarding care of the newborn umbilical cord
(1999)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of mothers and the knowledge of health workers regarding care of the newborn umbilical cord. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SUBJECTS: Mothers with infants ...