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European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP): the path towards a true partnership.
(University Of Nairobi., 2009-07)
BACKGROUND:
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) was founded in 2003 by the European Parliament and Council. It is a partnership of 14 European Union (EU) member states, Norway, Switzerland, ...
Prevalence of Refractive errors among Primary School Pupils in Kilungu Division of Makueni District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Objective: To determine the magnitude and pattern of significant refractive errors in primary school children in Kilungu division of Makueni District, Kenya.
Design: A cross – sectional primary school based study.
Setting: ...
Evaluating nurses' implementation of an infant-feeding counseling protocol for HIV-infected mothers: The Ban Study in Lilongwe, Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2009-04)
A process evaluation of nurses' implementation of an infant-feeding counseling protocol was conducted for the Breastfeeding, Antiretroviral and Nutrition (BAN) Study, a prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV ...
Vertex epidural haematoma manifesting with bilateral upper limb decerebrate posture: case report
(2009)
Vertex epidural haematomas (VEDH) are rare and difficulties are encountered in diagnosis and management. This is a case report of a patient with a vertex epidural haematoma who presented with signs of severe head injury ...
Active management of the third stage of labour without controlled cord traction: a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial
(© 2009 Gülmezoglu et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd, 2009-01)
Background: The third stage of labour refers to the period between birth of the baby and
complete expulsion of the placenta. Some degree of blood loss occurs after the birth of the baby
due to separation of the placenta. ...
Orthopaedics in day surgery
(University Of Nairobi, 2009-01)
Background: Day surgery is now well established worldwide, but is just being established in Africa. In this paper is examined the efficacy of day care surgery in Orthopaedics. Setting up of the units and types of units ...
Selection of direct posterior dental restoratives by dentists
(2009)
The aim of the study was to compare the selection of direct posterior restorative materials by dentists in Nairobi and determine the reasons for preference of indicated materials.
Oesign: A cross-sectional descriptive ...
Psychosocial and health aspects of drug use by students in public secondary schools in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2009-03)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of family, psychosocial, health, demographic, and behavioral characteristics on regular drug use. All the students of 17 randomly stratified public secondary schools ...
Cataract in children attending schools for the blind and resource centers in eastern Africa.
(2009)
The aim of this study was to describe results of a representative sample of children who have undergone cataract surgery in schools for the blind in 4 African countries.
Cross-sectional study.
Children enrolled ...
Millennium Global Village-Net: bringing together Millennium Villages throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
(2009-12)
The Millennium Villages Project (MVP), based at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, is a bottom-up, community led approach to show how villages in developing countries can get out of the poverty trap that afflicts ...