Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Obsterical and gynaecological case records and commentaries
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1988-11)No abstract available -
Obsterical and gynaecological case records and commentaries
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1981-11)No abstract available -
case records and commentaries
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1992)The use of intrauterine device in 147 patients treated in the Gynecological Unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital for pelvic inflammatory disease, was compared with the use in a sexually active,age -parity, matched,control ... -
Obsterical and gynaecological case records and commentaries
(1978Obsterics and gynaecology, 1978)No abstract available -
case records and commentaries
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1978)No abstract available -
Obsterical and gynaecological case records and commentaries
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1978-11)The case records given in this book were attended by me, when I was a Senior House Officer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at, Kenyatta National Hospital under the supervision of the Senior Staff in the ... -
case records and commentaries in obsterics and gynaecology
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1985-04)No abstract available -
Prevalence of gestational thyrotoxicosis in women with emesis during early pregnancy at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2005)The study comprised of 72 pregnant women with emesis or hyperemesis gravidarum during the early pregnancy upto 16 weeks gestation. The main objective of the study was to determine the thyroid status of these women and ... -
Case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2005)Background: Cancer of the cervix is the commonest gynecological malignancy among women in Kenya accounting for almost 85% of the total. Kenyatta National Hospital is the main referral center in Kenya and thus handles the ... -
Pattern of occurrence of clefts of the lip and/or palate among Kenyans presenting for treatment at selected hospitals
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2005-04)Background: Cleft lip and lor palate is a severe birth defect resulting from improper migration of the ectomesenchymal tissue. The aetiology of clefting is multifactorial with environmental and genetic factors being ... -
Introduction, to Improving Health Policy in Africa
(2004)The increased demand for health care and lack of public financing for critical health services have created severe bottlenecks in the region. Governments initiated health sector reform during the past two decades and a ... -
Entering sex work in the informal urban settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
(African Wildlife Foundation, NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Female sex work has long been recognized as an important factor in the urban sub-Saharan Africa HIV/AIDS pandemic, and in some cities remains a driving force for HIV transmission. However, despite a long history of ... -
Reproductive Health of Female Sex Workers in the Urban Informal Settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
(African Wildlife Foundation, NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Female sex workers (FSWs) have long been recognized as important factors in the sub-Saharan HIV/AIDS epidemic. Because of their large number of sexual partners and high rate of partner change they may act as core groups ... -
Communicatin with adolescents about AIDS: experience from Eastern and Southern Africa
(IDRCDepartment of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 1997)This book presents an assessment of HIV/AIDS communication tools aimed at the youth of eastern and southern Africa. The first half reviews the current status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region and its impact on youth ... -
Biosensors in: Handbook of Food Safety Engineering
(2011)Food safety engineering is an emerging multidisciplinary field of applied physical sciences combining engineering knowledge and skills with food microbiology and safety. It aims to develop various processing techniques and ... -
Integrating men into reproductive health equation:
(1999)The idea of integrating men into the reproductive health equation is rapidly gaining currency and credibility, in part due to a shift in emphasis in the international donor community from pure family planning for demographic ... -
Urban traditional medicine: a Nairobi case-study
(1980)45 Kenyan traditional healers were interviewed with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. Traditional management of eye diseases is based on the healers' concept of the disease causation as well as their ... -
The histopathological patterns of skin conditions as seen at Kenyatta national hospital Kenya, over a ten year period
(2012)The thigh is a common seat for tumours. Many histopathological types can arise there. Management challenges begin from the clinical diagnosis, to the surgery and ultimately the oncological therapy be it medical or radiation ... -
Management of eye conditions in developing countries among the new born in Huband, S. Hamilton Brown, P.and Berbar, G. Nursing and Midwifery: Apractical Approach
(Macmillan UK PublishersDepartmnent of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2006-01)J. O. Midiwo, A. Yenesew, B. F. Juma, S. Dereses, J. A. Ayoo, A. Aluoch and S. Guchu There are several described medicinal plants in Kenya from a flora of approximately 10,000 members. Strong cross-medical information from ...