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Upper Arm Disability after Axillary Surgery for Early Breast Cancer
(Annals of African Surgery, 2020-09-15)
Background: The treatment of early breast cancer includes surgical removal of the tumor and evaluation of axillary lymph nodes. Axillary lymph node surgery is associated with upper arm morbidity. The impact of this upper ...
Upper Arm Disability after Axillary Surgery for Early Breast Cancer.
(Annals of African Surgery, 2020-09-15)
Background: The treatment of early breast cancer includes surgical removal of the tumor and evaluation of axillary lymph nodes. Axillary lymph node surgery is associated with upper arm morbidity. The impact of this upper ...
Tackling an emerging epidemic: the burden of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is at a crossroad. Over
the last decade, successes in the scale up of HIV
care and treatment programs has led to a
burgeoning number of people living with HIV
(PLHIV) in care. At the same time, ...
Patterns of poisoning among patients aged 0-13 years at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi
(2014)
Objectives: To determine the pattern of poisoning amongst patients admitted at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi and compare it with that of other hospitals around the world
Design: A retrospective hospital based multivariate ...
Mitrofanoff Urinary Diversion: A Report of Three Cases
(2014)
The quality of life in patients with urinary incontinence or irreparable urethral stricturing can be improved by diversion with construction of catheterizable urinary stomas. We report our experience with three patients ...
Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among university teaching staff in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: To date, there are few studies carried out on low back pain (LBP) among university teaching staff in developing countries despite academics being a high-risk group for LBP. In Kenya, to the best of our knowledge, ...
Mental Health in Kenyan Schools: Teachers' Perspectives
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Introduction: This qualitative study, conducted in public primary and secondary schools, sought teachers' perceptions of mental health concerns that are relevant in school settings. Based on the phenomenological theory, ...
Cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus is not associated with fecundability in Kenyan women attempting to conceive
(University of Nairobi, 202-03)
Objective: To examine the association between cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus and fecundability in Kenyan women attempting nonmedically assisted conception.
Design: Prospective preconception cohort.
Setting: Nairobi ...