Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Burnout Syndrome among Medical Workers at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Little has been documented on the extent of the impact of work environment, interpersonal relationships, coping mechanisms and the burnout syndrome on medical workers in Kenya. Worldwide, medical workers ... -
Promoting reproductive options for HIV‐affected couples in sub‐Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)HIV-affected couples face unique challenges that require access to information and reproductive services to prevent HIV transmission to the uninfected partner and offspring while allowing couples to fulfil their reproductive ... -
Water pipe smoking: an emerging trend with detrimental consequences.
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PrEP is Efficacious for HIV-1 prevention among Women using DMPA for Contraception
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Objective To evaluate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) efficacy for HIV-1 prevention among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) for contraception and men whose HIV-1 infected partners use DMPA. Design ... -
Harnessing the power of social media in optimizing health outcomes.
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HIV, violence and women: Unmet mental health care needs
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Background HIV-infected (HIV+) women have high rates of Gender Based Violence (GBV). Studies of GBV find that approximately 50–90% of survivors develop mood and anxiety disorders. Given that women in sub-Saharan African ... -
Randomized trial of periodic presumptive treatment with high-dose intravaginal metronidazole and miconazole to prevent vaginal infections in HIV-negative women.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: Vaginal infections are common, frequently recur, and may increase women's risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We tested the efficacy of a novel regimen to prevent recurrent vaginal infections ... -
Changes in Glomerular Kidney Function Among HIV-1-Uninfected Men and Women Receiving Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Preexposure Prophylaxis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Importance: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use has been associated with declines in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) when used as part of antiretroviral treatment by persons with human immunodeficiency ... -
Exploring Variability in Care Between Hospitals Using Malaria Process Indicators Using Data From a Cross-Sectional Survey of 22 Hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)INTRODUCTION: Great efforts have been undertaken to develop and distribute clinical guidelines in Kenya to support provision of standardized, evidence based care. Supervision reports however suggest great variability in ... -
Performance characteristics of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide and rheumatoid factor tests in rheumatoid arthritis and undifferentiated arthritis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: The rheumatoid factor (RF) test has been the main serological test for diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Reports of it’s low sensitivity and specificity led to the introduction of anti cyclic citrullinated ... -
The association of fatigue, comorbidity burden, disease activity, disability and gross domestic product in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Results from 34 countries participating in the Quest-RA program
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objective:the aim is to assess the prevalence of comorbidities and to further analyse to which degree fatigue can be explained by comorbidity burden, disease activity, disability and gross domestic product (gdp) in patients ... -
Retinoblastom in Kenia
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Background In industrialized nations a curative therapy of retinoblastoma can be achieved in a large number of patients due to timely diagnosis and therapy. In developing countries the survival rates are much lower and ... -
Reproductive biology, length-weight relationship and relative condition of pond raised Tilapia zilli (Gervais)
(University of Nairobi, 1980-09)In ‘runted’ populations of Tilapia zilli positive correlations were found between maturation stages and the following: gonadosomatic index, gonad weight, fish weight and fish length. The minimum size at maturity was 9·0 ... -
Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Poor breastfeeding practices are widely documented in Kenya, where only a third of children are exclusively breastfed for 6 months and only 2% in urban poor settings. This study aimed to better understand the factors that ... -
Oligonucleotide ligation assay detects HIV drug resistance associated with virologic failure among antiretroviral-naive adults in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)BACKGROUND: Transmitted drug resistance (TDR) is increasing in some areas of Africa. Detection of TDR may predict virologic failure of first-line nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based antiretroviral ... -
Emotional and behavioral problems among impoverished Kenyan youth: factor structure and sex-differences
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Data on youth emotional and behavioral problems from societies in Sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. This may be due to the fact that few youth mental health assessments have been tested for construct validity of syndrome ... -
Impact of Pain Education Program on Nurses: Pain Knowledge and Attitude
(2013)Introduction: Pain is a common symptom for patients receiving palliative care, but can be relieved by effective pain management. Nurses play a critical part in implementing pain management effectively and must therefore ... -
Host genetics and viral load in primary HIV-1 infection: clear evidence for gene by sex interactions
(2014)Research in the past two decades has generated unequivocal evidence that host genetic variations substantially account for the heterogeneous outcomes following human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. In ...