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Relationship between breastfeeding practices and nutritional status of children aged 0-24 months in Nairobi, Kenya
(2010)
Breast milk has a major impact on child health, growth and development. Infants should exclusively breastfeed (EBF) for six months, then, nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods should be introduced. This study’s ...
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung type 1.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, a rare developmental, hamartomatous abnormality of the lung, usually is unilateral, is localized, and presents in early infancy. Delayed occurrence in older children and multilobar ...
Pseudomembranous colitis in a pregnant woman.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Pseudomembranous colitis in association with pregnancy has not been well described in English literature. Recent studies show a drastic increase in the incidence and severity of Pseudomembranous colitis in pregnant women, ...
Identification Of Four Novel Kir2dl2 Alleles And Two Novel Kir2dl3 Alleles In An East African Population.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-12)
We report four novel KIR2DL2 alleles and two novel KIR2DL3 alleles identified from an East African population using sequence-based typing. Sequencing and molecular cloning of exon 4 confirmed that the new 2DL2 alleles were ...
High Prevalence Of Chlamydia Trachomatis And Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infections Among Hiv-1 Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men In Coastal Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-11)
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the burden of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) in high-risk HIV-1 negative men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa.
METHODS:
Before the start of a pre-exposure ...
Assessing the impact of topography on malaria exposure and malaria epidemic sensitivity in the Western Kenya highlands
(2010)
Malaria in the Western Kenya Highland is characterized by unstable and high transmission variability which results into epidemics during periods of suitable climatic conditions. The sensitivity of a site to malaria epidemics ...
The Patterns of Spine Surgeries at Mulago Hospital
(2010)
Background: Spine surgery is a specialised area of orthopaedics that is still in its formative stages in
Africa. It may be done to relieve symptoms, or stabilise the spine to allow rehabilitation of patients.
This review ...
HIV prevention through sport: the case of the Mathare Youth Sport Association in Kenya
(2010)
Sport has become a popular tool for HIV prevention, based on claims that it can foster life skills that are necessary to translate knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions into actual behaviour. Empirical evidence ...
Latent tuberculosis detection by interferon γ release assay during pregnancy predicts active tuberculosis and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women and their children.
(University of Nairobi., 2010-12)
BACKGROUND:
We evaluated the prognostic usefulness of interferon γ release assays (IGRAs) for active tuberculosis and mortality in Kenyan human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected women and their infants.
ME ...
Effect of African nightshade species (Solanaceae) on developmental time and life table parameters of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae).
(University of Nairobi., 2010-09)
The effect of five African nightshade (Solanum sp.) species on the biological and demographic parameters of the tomato spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, was examined in the laboratory at 25 +/- 1 degrees ...