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Perceptions of primary health care with regard to corresponding knowledge, attitude and practices amongst the Kenyan Maasai
(2005)
OBJECTIVES:
In order to introduce a comprehensive intervention system to improve health, there is need to establish a profile of the Maasais' current knowledge, attitude and practices of predisposing environmental, cultural ...
GIS Simulation of Settlement and Urban Expansion in the Kitengela Wildlife Dispersal Area
(2005)
Over the years settlement within the Kitengela Wildlife Dispersal Area, hereafter
referred to as KWDA has increased with high numbers of people continuously
moving into and settling in the area. This area has therefore ...
Psychiatric morbidity among leprosy patients in Teso and Busia Districts of Western Kenya. East African Medical Journal, Vol. 82 no9, 452-456
(2005)
Objective: To establish the magnitude of psychiatric disorders among leprosy patients in western Kenya.
Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study.
Setting: Busia and Teso districts in western Kenya.
Subjects: A ...
National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development, Ministry of Health
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Comparative acceptability of combined and progestin-only injectable contraceptives in Kenya
(2005)
OBJECTIVE: We compared 12-month continuation rates, menstrual bleeding patterns and other aspects of acceptability between users of Cyclofem and users of Depo-Provera.
METHODS:
The life-table method was used to calculate ...
Analysis of cost and effectiveness of pre-transfusion screening of donor blood and anti-malarial prophylaxis for recipients.
(2005-11)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence of malaria in donor units in a low and a high endemic region in Kenya and evaluate the cost effectiveness of recipient anti-malarial prophylaxis and pre-transfusion screening (using ...
Pulmonary venous flow reversal and its relationship to atrial mechanical function in normal subjects--Umeå general population heart Study
(2005-03)
AIMS:
Although pulmonary venous flow reversal (Ar) is useful in the evaluation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, it is often difficult to study with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). We determined the ...
Traditional herbal medicine in national healthcare in Kenya
(2005)
Herbal medicine is becoming increasingly popular all over the world. There are studies suggesting that herbal therapies can be effective in mating certain conditions. This has been confirmed by the classic randomized, ...
Dental injuries in 0-15 year olds at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2005-11)
Objective: To determine the pattern of occurrence of dental injuries in the 0•15 year-olds. Design: A retrospective study.
Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
Subjects: Five hundred and five patient records ...
Knowledge and attitude of MTCT of HIV among women in Karatina and Homabay Hospitals before and after counseling
(2005)
This project is part of the 11 country PMTC project of UNICEF, UNAIDS and WHO.
The Three Kenyan sites supported by NARESA and MOH are KNH, Karatina and Homabay.
Operations research is supported by Horizons and USAID.
The ...