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Oral Hygiene Status of Chewing Stick Users in a Rural Kenyan Community
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Objective: We evaluated oral hygiene status in chewing-stick users compared with tooth-brush users, using multiple logistic
regression analyses.
Methods: An oral health examination was conducted in November 2011 in Mbita ...
Clinical presentation of patients with adult onset still’s disease in Nairobi: case series
(2015)
Introduction: Adult Still’s Disease (ASD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, typically characterized by a clinical triad (daily spiking high fevers, evanescent rash, arthritis), and a biological triad ...
Early Experience with Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy in Nairobi, Kenya
(2014)
Background: Conventional hemorrhoidectomy (CH) is considered the gold standard in the surgical management of symptomatic hemorrhoids. It is however painful and has a relatively lengthy convalescence period. In the last two ...
Prevalence of cervical cytology abnormalities among HIV infected women at Rwanda Military Hospital
(2014)
Objectives: To establish the prevalence of cervical cytology abnormalities, determine the correlation between CD4+ cell count and abnormal Pap smear, determine the correlation between WHO-HIV staging and abnormal pap smear ...
An insight into cervical cancer screening and treatment capacity in Sub Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
OBJECTIVE:
Approximately 85% of cervical cancer cases and deaths occur in resource-constrained countries where best practices for prevention, particularly for women with HIV infection, still need to be developed. The ...
HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with genital infections and partnership characteristics
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09-24)
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the risk and cofactors for HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum.
Design: A prospective cohort study
Methods: Pregnant women in western Kenya were ...
AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Status and Realities of Therapeutic Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2012-06)
Today AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (AR-NHL) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients the world over, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While the overall incidence of AR-NHL since ...
Complications of use of intrauterine devices among HIV-1-infected women
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Background A WHO expert group and the International
Planned Parenthood Federation recommend against use of
intrauterine devices (IUDs) in HIV-1-infected women based
on theoretical concerns about pelvic infection and ...
Split Thickness Skin Grafting In An Immunocompomised Patient At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2012-04)
Partial thickness skin grafts have been reported to take poorly in the immunocompromised patients. We however present a 30 year old immunocompromised female patient with a chronic skin ulcer after surgical debridement for ...