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Fertility rate of epileptic women at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(2008)
Reproductive health issues of women with epilepsy (WWE) are complex and multifaceted, and both epilepsy and antiepileptic drug (AEDs) use may alter fertility and pregnancy outcomes in these women.
To determine the ...
Contraceptive use among HIV infected women attending Comprehensive Care Centre.
(2008)
To determine contraceptive use among HIV infected women attending Comprehensive Care Centre at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Hospital based cross-sectional descriptive study.
Comprehensive Care Centre (CCC), Kenyatta ...
Regional Differences in Prevalence of HIV-1 Discordance in Africa and Enrollment of HIV-1 Discordant Couples into an HIV-1 Prevention Trial
(2008)
Background
Most HIV-1 transmission in Africa occurs among HIV-1-discordant couples (one partner HIV-1 infected and one uninfected) who are unaware of their discordant HIV-1 serostatus. Given the high HIV-1 incidence ...
Clinical epidemiology in patients admitted at Mathari Psychiatric Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2008-09)
Background: Knowledge of types and co-morbidities of disorders seen in any facility is useful for clinical practice and planning for services.
Aim: To study the pattern of co-morbidities of and correlations between ...
Factors Influencing Local Communities' Satisfaction Levels with Different Forest Management Approaches of Kakamega Forest, Kenya
(2008)
Satisfaction of communities living close to forests with forest management authorities is essential for ensuring continued support for conservation efforts. However, more often than not, community satisfaction is not ...
A two-year audit of the occurrence and characteristic of Cranio-lviaxillofacial firearm injuries at a major hospital in Nairobi
(Oral & Craniofacial Research Associates, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of firearm injuries (FAI) involving the cranio-maxillofacial region among patients admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the largest national ...
T Cell memory response to pneumococcal protein antigens in an area of high pneumococcal carriage and disease
(2008)
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of vaccine-preventable disease worldwide. Pneumococcal
protein antigens are currently under study as components of potential vaccines that offer protection
against multiple ...
Height as proxy for weight in mass azithromycin dosing of Kenyan children with active trachoma
(2008)
Objectives: To determine whether height can be used as an alternative to
weight in mass treatment of children aged 1-15 years with active trachoma
using azithromycin and propose a height-based dose stick for Kenyan ...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: clinical and aetiologic types, theraphy and quality of glycaemic control of ambulatory patients
(2008)
Background: Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disease with multiple causes revolving around beta cell dysfunction, insulin resistance and enhanced hepatic glucose output. Clinical judgement based on obesity status, age ...
Effect of single and daily khat (Catha edulis) extract on locomotor behaviour in CBA mice
(2008)
It has been demonstrated that administration of cathinone is capable of increasing locomotor activity in
animals. The present study was carried out with a psychostimulant Catha edulis extract. In this
experiment, twenty ...