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The prevalence and pattern of ocular disorders among mentally ill patients in Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2008-05)
Objective: To establish the prevalence and pattern of ocular disorders in
psychiatric patients admitted in Mathari Hospital.
Design: Hospital based cross sectional study.
Setting: Mathari Hospital wards from November ...
Assessing acceptability of parents/guardians of adolescents towards introduction of sex and reproductive health education in schools at Kinondoni Municipal in Dar es Salaam city.
(2008-04)
The article is about whether youth education on condom use is seen by parents/guardians as promoting promiscuity" This confiicts with the parents'/guardians' desire to protect them from HIV infection. This study confirms ...
Baseline Morbidity in 2,990 Adult African Volunteers Recruited to Characterize Laboratory Reference Intervals for Future HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials
(2008-04)
Background: An understanding of the health of potential volunteers in Africa is essential for the safe and efficient conduct
of clinical trials, particularly for trials of preventive technologies such as vaccines that ...
Exposure in emergency general surgery in a time-based residency program: A call for review
(2008)
This paper aimed to characterize the resident exposure to acute general surgical
conditions during a three-months rotation in a general surgical unit. The operative experience was variable for the general surgical ...
Cataract Surgical Services, Outcome and Barriers in Kericho, Bureti and Bomet Districts, Kenya
(2008)
Objective: To assess the cataract surgical coverage, outcome of cataract surgery
and barriers to uptake of cataract surgical services. Setting: Kericho, Bureti and Bomet districts CES Project. Design: Cross-sectional ...
Nutritional and Oral Health status of an Elderly Population in Nairobi
(2008-08)
Objective: To determine the nutrition and oral health status of elderly persons in Nairobi, Kenya. Design: A cross-sectional study.
Setting: Households in Dagoretti Division of Nairobi.
Subjects: Two hundred and eighty ...
Some optical properties of resin composite veneer materials: a pilot study
(2008)
Objective: To evaluate the optical properties of some specimen materials with a view to establishing its behaviour under dry-storage and wet-storage conditions. The transmission of light through translucent composite ...
Prevalence of intestinal worm infections among primary school children in Nairobi city, Kenya
(2008-08)
Objective: The main objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of total, single and multiple intestinal worm infections among the primary school children in Nairobi City.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive ...
Ocular injuries in children
(2008-01)
Objectives: To describe the epidemiology, referral system and visual outcomes of eye injuries in children.
Design: Retrospective case series.
Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Nairobi, Kenya.
Subjects: ...
Sensitivity and specificity of HIV rapid tests used for research and voluntary counselling and testing
(2008-10)
Background: HIV rapid tests (RT) are a quick and non-technically demanding means
to perform HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) but understanding their
limitations is vital to delivering quality VCT.
Objective: ...