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Trends in caesarean section rates at a maternity hospital in Mumbai, India.
(University of Nairobi,, 2001-12)
The steady rise in caesarean section rates is an emerging area of concern in mother-child healthcare and a matter of international attention, since the trend is no longer confined to western industrialized countries. Crude ...
Rate of caesarean section as a process indicator of safe-motherhood programmes: the case of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2001-06)
The study assessed the value of currently-available data on the rates of caesarean section as an indicator of safe-motherhood programmes. Data, collected through the routine health information system of the Ministry of ...
Syphilis Control During Pregnancy: Effectiveness And Sustainability Of A Decentralized Program.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
OBJECTIVES:
This study sought to assess the performance, effectiveness, and costs of a decentralized antenatal syphilis screening program in Nairobi, Kenya.
METHODS:
Health clinic data, quality control data, and ...
Characterisation of single domain ATP-binding cassette protien homologues of Theileria parva.
(2001)
Two distinct genes encoding single domain, ATP-binding cassette transport protein homologues of Theileria parva were cloned and sequenced. Neither of the genes is tandemly duplicated. One gene, TpABC1, encodes a predicted ...
Influence of various drugs on the glass transition temperature of poly (vinylpyrrolidone): a thermodynamic and spectroscopic investigation
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2001)
Purpose: To determine the influence of hydrogen bonding and solubility parameter on the glass transition temperature (Tg) of various drug–poly(vinylpyrrolidone) blends. Methods: The Tg of PVP films containing either ...
Dissecting the electrostatic interactions and pH-dependent activity of a family 11 glycosidase.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Previous studies of the low molecular mass family 11 xylanase from Bacillus circulans show that the ionization state of the nucleophile (Glu78, pK(a) 4.6) and the acid/base catalyst (Glu172, pK(a) 6.7) gives rise to its ...
Resistance to HIV-1 infection among African sex workers is associated with global hypo responsiveness in interleukin 4 production.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
No abstract available
The Vagaries of Therapeutics – A Tantalising experience from a single transplant patient.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
No abstract available
Partner notification by HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women: association with infant feeding decisions. AIDS. 2001 Apr 13;15(6):815-7.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
No abstract available
Antimalarial activity of Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae) and Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae): in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02)
Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia volkensii were ...