Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Fathers’ and grandmothers’ motivation to serve as volunteer peer educators to improve maternal and child nutrition in Western Kenya (119.2)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Sub optimal maternal and child nutrition practices contribute to high rates of stunting and mortality in Western Kenya. In formative research to understand the sociocultural context of nutrition, mothers identified fathers ... -
Physiological, Behavioral, and Dietary Characteristics Associated with Hypertension among Kenyan Defence Forces
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background. Hypertensive disease is increasing in developing countries due to nutritional transition and westernization. Hypertensive disease among Kenya military may be lower because of health-focused recruitment, physical ... -
Financing and sustainability of FP programs: Kenya case study 1993.
(2014-07-23)Kenya's population continues to grow at 3.8% amid shrinking public resources for social services such as education and health, and less than rapidly expanding donor financial support for family planning programs. Family ... -
Financing health care in Kenya: background and framework for strategic planning. - See more at: http://www.popline.org/node/337816#sthash.NItTizLv.dpuf
(University of Nairobi, 1992)The authors adapt the strategic planning process to the public health sector with the goal of providing advisory policy support to the Government of Kenya on healthcare financing reform. This document is not a strategic ... -
Eritrea: malaria surveillance epidemic preparedness and control program strengthening
(University Of Nairobi, 2004)This report describes the results of efforts to improve malaria surveillance in Eritrea in ways that will increase preparedness for epidemics as well as strengthen the control program in general. This involved describing ... -
Phase I Safety and Immunogenicity of Electroporated HIV DNA with or Without Interleukin 12 in Healthy HIVSeronegative African Volunteers
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: DNA vaccines have typically been safe in clinical trials, but weakly immunogenic. Strategies to enhance their immunogenicity include i) co-administration of adjuvants and ii) intramuscular administration by ... -
Acute-Phase Response Proteins Are Overexpressed in Vaginal Mucosa and Plasma of HIV-Resistant Women upon Viral Challenge
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: The primary receptive portals of entry for HIV are through mucosal surfaces. Our previous studies show that HIVexposed uninfected individuals (HESN) have unique innate responses associated with resistance ... -
Breast cancer in pregnancy; routine examination, diagnosis and management: A case report
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04-16)Pregnancy associated breast cancer is defined as breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy or in the first postpartum year. The incidence is rare; however it is important to be aware of its occurrence with the increased ... -
Transoral Retrieval of a displaced mandibular tooth in the Parapharyngeal space: A patient with unusual clinical findings.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Accidental displacement of the lower third molar is a fairly rare complication, but may cause tissue injury and considerable functional incapacitation when it occurs. We report this particular case to remind clinicians on ... -
Clinical Significance of Pathological and Anatomical Findings in Cone Beam CT Scans of the Maxillary Sinus
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objective: To determine the range and prevalence of pathological conditions and demonstration of significant anatomical structures in the maxillary sinuses using the cone beam computerized tomographic (CBCT) scan. Methodology: ... -
Toll-like receptor variants are associated with infant HIV-1 acquisition and peak plasma HIV-1 RNA level
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Objective: We evaluated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLRs with infant HIV-1 acquisition and viral control. Design: Infant HIV-1 outcomes were assessed in a Kenyan perinatal HIV-1 ... -
Testicular neoplasms in Kenyan Africans
(University of Nairobi,, 1978)Over a 9-year period 40 testicular and paratesticular neoplasms were seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Their incidence rate was 0.08 per annum per 100,000 Kenyan males. This low incidence was largely ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of pulmonary hypertension in Kenyan children with adenoid or adenotonsillar hypertrophy
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objectives Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a common condition in childhood, whose serious complications of pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale are devastating but local prevalence is unknown. This study determined ... -
Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention does not diminish the pregnancy prevention effectiveness of hormonal contraception.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: For women at risk of HIV-1, effective contraception and effective HIV-1 prevention are global priorities. METHODOLOGY: In a clinical trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV-1 prevention in ... -
The haemoglobin content of autotransfused blood in acute ectopic pregnancy
(University of Nairobi,, 1972)Haemoglobin concentration and packed cell volume estimations were made on the intraperitoneal blood from 12 patients with acute ectopic pregnancy. The derived values for mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration were ... -
The art of prescribing
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)Most junior doctors are unaware of the sizeable contribution that prescribing aberrations make to hospital adverse events and medicolegal activities. The incidence of drug-related adverse events in patients in hospital ... -
Mentorship in African health research training programs: an exploratory study of fogarty international center programs in Kenya and Uganda
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Introduction: Mentorship is a critical element of capacity-building for health research as it can support career counseling, promote interest in health research and build professional networks. Few studies of mentorship ... -
Cardiovascular therapeutics
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)Cardiology is an expanding area, with a strong evidence base for many of the interventions used. When prescribing for a patient with cardiovascular disease, it is essential to check the diagnosis (several drugs can be used ... -
Antibiotic prescribing
(University of Nairobi,, 2005)Antibiotics are commonly prescribed by junior doctors, sometimes based upon previous discussions but often when the rest of the team are unavailable, and sometimes under pressure from other members of the health-care team. ... -
Possible Mechanism Of Action For Aldosterone-induced Hypertension
(University of Nairobi, 1970)Aldosterone applied locally to the carotid-sinus regions in rabbits produces a substantial rise in arterial pressure. The rise is larger and happens more quickly than when similar doses are given intravenously. Cross-circulation ...