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The Epidemiology of Addiction in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2011)
Use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances is associated with serious social and public health problems,but the extent of the problem in Sub-Saharan Africa is not well known.
We set out to review epidemiological ...
The incidence of nosocomial urinary tract infections: Kenyatta National Hospital - intensive care unit
(2011)
Urinary tract infections (UTls) are the most common nosocomial infections in both acute care settings and long-term care facilities. Each year millions of urethral catheters are put in place in these facilities across the ...
Knowledge, perceptions and effect of eating habits on dental caries among urban school adolescents
(2011)
Objective: To determine the knowledge, perceptions and effects of eating habits on dental caries among 11 to 14 year olds in an urban school in Nairobi, Kenya.
Oesign:This was a descriptive cross sectional study
Setting: ...
The World Health Organization multicountry survey on maternal and newborn health: study protocol
(BMC Health Services Research, 2011)
Background: Effective interventions to reduce mortality and morbidity in
maternal and newborn health already exist. Information about quality and
performance of care and the use of critical interventions are useful for ...
Depression among women with obstetric fistula in Kenya
(© 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved, 2011)
Objective: To establish the prevalence of depression and describe associated factors among fistula patients
attending an obstetric fistula surgical camp in Kenya. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted
focusing ...
Reasons for Ineligibility in phase 1 and 2A HIV Vaccine Initiative (KAVI), Kenya
(2011)
With the persistent challenges towards controlling the HIV epidemic, there is an ongoing need for research
into HIV vaccines and drugs. Sub-Saharan African countries - worst affected by the HIV pandemic - have participated ...
Medical Treatment on Bening Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) with Combination Drug Therapy.
(2011)
Obective:To carry out an overview of the medical treatment of the benign prostatic hyperplasia using the combination drugs of alpha adrenergic uro-selective blockers(tamsulocin,alfuzocin) and the 5 alpha reductase iso-enzymes ...
"Suppression of nociception by Ocimum masaiense root extract involves both central and peripheral mechanisms." Phytopharmacol 1 (2011): 148-159.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
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