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Impact of lactation management education programme in Kenya
(2001-03)
In 1992, Kenyatta National Hospital Lactation Management Education Centre (KNH LME) was established in collaboration with the University of Nairobi (UoN) and the Ministry of Health (MoH). The aim of the programme was to ...
Vaginal Lavage With Chlorhexidine During Labour To Reduce Mother-to-child HIV Transmission: Clinical Trial In Mombasa, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of vaginal lavage with diluted chlorhexidine on mother-to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in a breastfeeding population. METHODS: This prospective clinical trial was conducted in a ...
Clinical presentation and treatment outcome in children with nephroblastoma in Kenya
(2001-07)
OBJECTIVE:
To review the clinical presentation and management of children with nephroplastoma and the factors influencing the outcome at Kenyatta National Referral and Teaching Hospital (KNH).
DESIGN:
This was a ...
An in vitro evaluation of extracts from some medicinal plants in Kenya against herpes simplex virus.
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
The extracts from 21 medicinal plants commonly used in traditional remedies in Kenya were screened for antiviral activity against wild type 7401H strain herpes simplex virus type 1. The plant extracts exhibited antiviral ...
How Kenyan physicians treat mental disorders
(University of Nairobi., 2001)
Objectives: To determine the psychological problems the non-psychiatric doctors commonly encounter, the treatment offered and/or referrals made and to determine any obstacles met in providing psychiatric treatment or making ...
Cellular immune responses of schistosomiasis patients are altered by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coinfection.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
In vitro studies suggest that CD4(+) cells with a T helper 2 (Th2) phenotype better support human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication than do cells of the Th1 phenotype. As a result, Th2-type immune responses ...
A study of autoimmune markers in hepatitis C infection.
(2001)
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with several autoimmune markers. Despite HCV being common in India, no information on this aspect is available. This study was undertaken to ascertain ...
Sexually transmitted infections and vaginal douching in a population of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2001)
Objectives:
To assess the association between vaginal douching and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among a group of female sex workers (FSWs) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Methods:
This study was part of a randomised, ...
Effect of breastfeeding on mortality among HIV-1 infected women: a randomised trial
(U, 2001)
Background:
We have completed a randomised clinical trial of breastfeeding and formula feeding to identify the frequency of breastmilk transmission of HIV-1 to infants. However, we also analysed data from this trial to ...
Distinct differences in a cyclin D1 single nucleotide polymorphism between ethnic groups
(2001-09)
Cyclin D1, encoded by the CCND1 gene, is a key regulator of the cell cycle at the G1/S phase checkpoint. A common A/G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at nt870 of the CCND1 gene has been associated with outcome in ...