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Stable antenatal HIV-1 seroprevalence with high population mobility and marked seroprevalence variation among sentinel sites within Nairobi, Kenya.

Jackson, DJ; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Plummer, FA; Kirui P.; Kariuki, C; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Bwayo, JJ; Moses, S (1999)

Objectives: To monitor and analyse trends in HIV-1 seroprevalence among antenatal women in Nairobi, Kenya. Design: Six sequential surveys were carried out among antenatal clinic attenders at four Nairobi City Council ...

Cancers in children younger than age 16 years in kenya

Mwanda O Walter. (1999)

Objective: To determine the number of cancers seen in six months in children aged below sixteen years and to look for any associations with breastfeeding, parental ages, smoking, water availability and consanguinity. ...

Coma scales for children with severe falciparum malaria

Newton, C. R.; Chokwe, T.; Schellenberg, J. A.; Winstanley, P. A.; Forster, D.; Peshu, N.; Kirkham, F. J.; Marsh, K. (1997-03)

The Blantyre coma scale (BCS) is used to assess children with severe falciparum malaria, particularly as a criterion for cerebral malaria, but it has not been formally validated. We compared the BCS to the Adelaide coma ...

Effectiveness of chloroquine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combination in the treatment of falciparum malaria in a malaria endemic area of Kenya

Njagi, J. K.; Estambale, B. B. A.; Magnussen, P.; Ouma, J. H.; Rapuoda, B. A.; Kabiru, E. W. (1998)

A study on the comparative efficacy of two antimalarial drugs, namely chloroquine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combination in the treatment of falciparum malaria was carried out in Siaya District, Nyanza Province of Kenya. ...