Search
Now showing items 6151-6160 of 6425
Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer in Kenya: Utility of Ki67
(Annals of African Surgery, 2021-02-09)
Background: Ki67 levels have been shown to have good predictive value in breast cancer treatment. There is paucity of data on Ki67 levels in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in Kenya. This study ...
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 ...
Editorial: Opportunities for Surgical Research in the COVID-19 Era
(2021-02-09)
Background: Ki67 levels have been shown to have good predictive value in breast cancer treatment. There is paucity of data on Ki67 levels in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in Kenya. This study ...
Knowledge and Beliefs on Osteoporosis among African Postmenopausal Women in a Kenyan Semi-Rural County of Kiambu
(university of nairobi, 2021)
Background: Assessing people’s knowledge and beliefs about osteoporosis is funda-mental to the formulation of preventive strategies for this condition. To our knowledge, no randomized community survey has ...
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, ...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Childhood Epilepsy at a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya
(Frontier in Neurology, 2021-02-12)
Background: Neuroimaging is important for determining etiology and guiding care in early childhood epilepsy. However, access to appropriate imaging in sub-Saharan Africa
is modest, and as a consequence, etiological ...
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 ...
Socio-demographic, economic and mental health problems were risk factors for suicidal ideation among Kenyan students aged 15 plus
(Elsevier, 2022-01-12)
Background: About a third of youth with suicidal ideation develop suicidal plans and about 60% of youth with
suicidal plans make suicidal attempts. This study aimed to study different types of suicidal ideation and the ...