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Analysis of false positive HIV-1 serologic testing in Kenya
(1988)
Sera of 95 mothers and 129 children from Nairobi, Kenya, collected in 1976, and of 466 adults and 193 children of Embu District, Kenya, collected in 1984 and 1985, were analyzed for the presence of human immunodeficiency ...
Gonadotropin excretion during puberty in malnourished children.
(1984)
p6nadotropins were measured by radioimmunoassay of urine samples from 285 privileged Nairobi adolescents and from 238 rural peripubertal Kenyan boys and girls who had had moderate malnutrition during childhood. Gonadotropins ...
Hematopathological observations in Kenyan children with sickle cell anemia in the first decade of life
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1982)
This paper reviews clinicopathological and hematological manifestations of sickle cell anemia as seen in Kenyan children in the first decade of life. The information is based on a study of 447 patients. The findings are ...
Haemoglobin A1C in children with sickle cell disease.
(1984)
Despite the high frequency of sickle cell disease in Europe, the disease is poorly managed. Critical periods are the hospital stays during which the anaesthesiologist plays an important role. Understanding the molecular ...
Birthweights of infants of teenage mothers in Nairobi.
(1985)
Teenage pregnancies lower average birthweight. In the NBS, teenage mothers had significantly lower average birthweight of 2 920 +/- 553 g compared with 3 133 +/- 533 g among women in the general population. A high rate of ...
Relationship between nutrition and development in Kenyan toddlers
(1989)
The relationship between mild to moderate malnutrition, as measured by food intake and anthropometric status, and developmental outcome was explored in 110 Kenyan toddlers. Developmental outcome was assessed at 30 months ...
Cognitive abilities of Kenyan children in relation to nutrition, family characteristics, and education
(1989)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether nutritional factors, family characteristics, and the duration of schooling were associated with cognitive and attentional capacities in children growing up in rural Kenya. ...
Serological determination of prevalence of congenital syphilis in two hospitals in Kenya.
(1982)
Pubertal growth and development were compared in 342 privileged, urban children and 347 impoverished rural adolescents from Kenya. Measurements of height, weight, upper arm circumference, and triceps skinfolds revealed ...