Search
Now showing items 291-300 of 302
Status of rural aquaculture in the Lake Victoria Basin
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Rural aquaculture in Lake Victoria basin is a fast increasing nontraditional farming activity which if not appropriately practised will lead to degradation of the wetlands. As part of a study to develop appropriate guidelines ...
Carcinoma of the oesophagus. Review article.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Follow up pattern for post-oesophagectomy patients at a single centre: association with selected preoperative variables
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
High uptake of postpartum hormonal contraception among HIV-1-seropositive women in Kenya. Sex Transm Dis . 2007 Jan; 34 ( 1 ): 25-9 . PMID: 16691159 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
No abstract available
QUASI analysis of the HIV-1 envelope sequences in the Los Alamos National Laboratory HIV sequence database: pattern and distribution of positive selection sites and their frequencies over years
(University of Nairobi, 2007-04)
The envelope (env) protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) plays a crucial role in virus entry and is a central target for HIV vaccine design. Using the QUASI program, we analyzed the conserved regions of ...
An unusual abdominal mass: case report.
(University of Nairobi,, 2007-02)
The causes of intra-abdominal masses associated with chronic abdominal pain range from the benign to malignant; common to bizarre and some raise major medical-legal issues. We present a case of a 40-year old African lady ...
Health-seeking behaviour of human brucellosis cases in rural Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Brucellosis is known to cause debilitating conditions if not promptly treated. In some rural
areas of Tanzania however, practitioners give evidence of seeing brucellosis cases with symptoms of long
duration. ...
Spatial distribution of Burkitt’s lymphoma in Kenya and association with malaria risk
(University of Nairobi, 2007-08)
Endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is the most common paediatric malignancy in equatorial Africa and was originally shown to occur at high-incidence rates in regions where malaria transmission is holoendemic. New ecological ...
Structural changes in umbilical vessels in pregnancy induced hypertension.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-12)
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is associated with placental morphological changes, alterations in the blood flow patterns in the umbilical vessels and adverse fetal and maternal outcome. Studies have demonstrated ...
Information Technology for health in developing countries
(2007-11)
Poverty has deepened the crisis in health-care delivery in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, which is a region facing a disease burden that is unmatched in the world. Whether access to proven and ...