Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Effect of intravenous prolactin infusion on arterial blood pressure in rabbits
(University of Nairobi, 1973)The effects of intravenous infusions of prolactin on the arterial pressures of decerebrate rabbits were studied. Four groups of animals were used, controls which received saline only and three groups which received prolactin ... -
New pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introductions in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-country analysis of health systems’ impacts
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)Background: Pneumonia is a main cause of under-five mortality in low-income settings. The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has been introduced in many countries as a tool in the disease’s prevention. Although PCV’s ... -
When we are together I feel at home." Types and sources of social support among youth newly diagnosed with HIV in Kenya: implications for intervention
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)Social support helps youth manage psychosocial stress. Though many studies have investigated the role of social support in helping youth in developed countries cope with their HIV status, such research is lacking among ... -
Invasive squamous-cell cervical carcinoma and combined oral contraceptives: Results from a multinational study
(University of Nairobi, 1993)Data from a hospital-based case-control study collected in 11 participating centers in 9 countries were analyzed to determine whether use of combined oral contraceptives alters risk of invasive squamous-cell cervical cancer. ... -
Arterial blood supply variation in the anterior midline mandible: Significance to dental implantology
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07-02)Background Inter-foraminal implant placement poses a risk to the sublingual artery as it enters the mandibular midline lingual foramen. Lack of consensus on the source of this artery poses a dilemma to surgeons during ... -
The Relationship Between Distance and Post-operative Visit Attendance Following Medical Male Circumcision in Nyanza Province, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)To date, there is no research on voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) catchment areas or the relationship between distance to a VMMC facility and attendance at a post-operative follow-up visit. We analyzed data from ... -
Memory deficits associated with khat (Catha edulis) use in rodents
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Khat products and chewing practices are common in East Africa, Middle East for centuries with concomitant socio-economic and public health repercussions. We assessed memory deficits associated with khat use in rodents. ... -
Effect of Monocular Deprivation on Rabbit Neural Retinal Cell Densities.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Purpose: To describe the effect of monocular deprivation on densities of neural retinal cells in rabbits. Methods: Thirty rabbits, comprised of 18 subject and 12 control animals, were included and monocular deprivation ... -
Positive α1-Foetoprotein Tests in Pyridoxine Deprived Baboons: Relevance to Liver Carcinoma in Africans
(University of Nairobi, 1970)A PREVIOUS report1 has described significant histological changes occurring in the livers of baboons that had been deprived of pyridoxine for periods of five months to three years. It was suggested that these changes might ... -
Eb-virus associated serology in malignant disease: antibody levels to viral capsid antigens (vca), membrane antigens (ma) and early antigens (ea) in patients with various neoplastic conditions
(University of Nairobi, 1972)Two hundred and forty-nine sera derived from African donors suffering from a variety of malignant diseases were examined for EBV-related antibody levels. When divided into three major subgroups (lymphoproliferative tumours, ... -
Physicochemical characters of a ribonucleoprotein fragment extracted from rat brain, and their modification due to either environmental or chemical influence
(University of Nairobi, 1974-12)A soluble, homogeneous ribonucleoprotein (RNP) fragment was extracted from rat brain. The chemical structure and the conformation of this fragment were affected by environmental conditions or by the administration of ... -
Interaction of chloropromazine with adrenochrome and interference of a possible endogenous psychotogenic agent with some synaptic enzyme activities
(University of Nairobi, 1972)Chloropromazine is able to interact with adrenochrome yielding a complex more stable than the acetylcholine-adrenochrome complex postulated as the endo-genous psychotogenic agent in mental illness. The toxicity of the ... -
Liver disease in early life in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1976)A survey of significant pathological abnormalities of liver in the first two decades of life is presented; this is based on biopsy and autopsy specimens received in the histopathology service in Nairobi over five years. ... -
Hepatitis B antigen in a rural community in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1973)A random survey of hepatitis B antigen in a rural community in Kenya is reported. The results showed the development of antigenaemia during the third year of life. The highest prevalence was around 14 years and thereafter ... -
Hepatitis B surface antigenaemia in Kenyans with chronic liver disease
(University of Nairobi, 1976)Fifty Kenyan patients with chronic liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma were tested for hepatitis B surface antigenaemia by radioimmunoassay. The hepatitis B surface antigen was detected in 77% of the patients with ... -
Hepatitis-b antigen in colony mosquitoes
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were fed on or inoculated with blood or serum positive for hepatitis-B antigen (HBAg) or allowed to feed on the arm of an HBAg carrier. Pools of mosquitoes were tested by radioimmunoassay at intervals ... -
The coagulation and fibrinolytic properties of peritoneal and venous blood in patients with ruptured ectopic pregnancy
(University of Nairobi, 1973)The coagulation and fibrinolytic properties of peritoneal and venous blood were studied in ten African patients with ruptured ectopic pregnancy. The peritoneal blood showed marked depletion of coagulation factors and the ... -
Dysfibrinogenaemia and Primary Hepato-Cellular Carcinoma
(University of Nairobi, 1976)The mechanisms of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis have been evaluated in 28 black adult Africans with primary hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC). A characteristic pattern of abnormalities has been defined. Dysnbrinogenaemia ... -
Clonal Origin of Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia
(University of Nairobi, 1973-08)BONE-marrow cells from the majority of patients with chronic myelocytic leukemia have a specific and characteristic aberration of chromosome 22, called the Philadelphia (Ph1) chromosome.1 This abnormality, which may be ... -
The Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Enzyme Systems in Healthy Adult Africans and Europeans — A Comparative Study
(University of Nairobi, 1973-05)In a comparative study of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis in healthy adult East Africans and Europeans, the Europeans were found to have some evidence of a relatively hypercoagulable state, and the European male had ...