Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Pulmonary embolic disease in Kenya
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Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital - participatory action research.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)Background: Implementation of World Health Organization case management guidelines for serious childhood illnesses remains a challenge in hospitals in low-income countries. Facilitators of and barriers to implementation ... -
The Coombs direct antiglobulin test in Kenyans
(1983)The direct antiglobulin test (DAT) was performed on 243 subjects in Kenya. A high incidence of positive DAT was found in children with malaria of whom 70% had RBCs coated with IgG, C3 and C4 either separately or together. ... -
Current management of ocular allergy by ophthalmologists in Keny
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Background: Currently, the management of Ocular Allergy (OA) in Kenya is not standardised. The development and implementation of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) is a necessary task in a health care system where ... -
Survival among retinoblastoma patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Background: Retinoblastoma has a high cure rate if detected and treated early. Though there is paucity of data of the outcome of retinoblastoma management in Africa, literature shows wide disparity in survival between ... -
Mitochondrial oxidation rates and enzyme activities in the liver and brain of vitamin B12-deficient baboons
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Brain and liver samples were taken from 7 adult male Papio anubis after 32 months on a vitamin B-12 deficient diet of starch, sucrose, heated soya bean meal, cellulose, maize oil, mineral and vitamin supplements and ... -
Protein-calorie malnutrition: a study of red blood cell and serum enzymes during and after crisis.
(University of Nairobi, 1976)Studies were with 12 children, 0.5 to 4 years old, with kwashiorkor and given milk, eggs, sugar and vitamins. Dietary treatment increased to normal the initial low values of glutathione-NADPH reductase, glutathione peroxidase, ... -
Serum and liver lipids in normal baboons: effect of different carbohydrate diets.
(University of Nairobi, 1974)Measurements were made on male baboons of 5 to 11 kg given for 9 months a natural diet, a sucrose diet, or a starch diet. In baboons on the natural diet total serum lipid was 458, triglycerides 55, total cholesterol 86.3, ... -
Tryptophan metabolism in baboons: effect of riboflavin and pyridoxine deficiency
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Adult male baboons were given an adequate artificial diet to appetite or the same diet without riboflavin or pyridoxine; a further group were pair-fed with those on the deficient diets. In baboons deprived of pyridoxine ... -
Endovascular Overlapping Stenting for Chronic Left Common Iliac Vein Occlusion in May Turner Syndrome: A Case report:
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A 30 year old female was referred to the interventi onal radiology service with a history of persisting left lower limb swelling with an associa ted ulcer in the distal medial aspect of the leg. She had been ... -
Cytologic findings in adult patients presenting with haematuria in urology clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Haematuria is a common rinding in patients presenting with urologic problems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describing the cytologic findings in patients presenting with haematuria in the urology clinic at ... -
Liver toxicity of crude extract of ficus natalensis traditionally used in south western Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Motivational interviewing intervention on health-seeking behaviors of pregnant women in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Africa: Hiding In Plain Sight?
(University of Nairobi, 2014)