Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Evaluating nurses' implementation of an infant-feeding counseling protocol for HIV-infected mothers: The Ban Study in Lilongwe, Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2009-04)A process evaluation of nurses' implementation of an infant-feeding counseling protocol was conducted for the Breastfeeding, Antiretroviral and Nutrition (BAN) Study, a prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV ... -
Maternal or infant antiretroviral drugs to reduce HIV-1 transmission.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-06)BACKGROUND: We evaluated the efficacy of a maternal triple-drug antiretroviral regimen or infant nevirapine prophylaxis for 28 weeks during breast-feeding to reduce postnatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus ... -
Addition of 7 days of zidovudine plus lamivudine to peripartum single-dose nevirapine effectively reduces nevirapine resistance postpartum in HIV-infected mothers in Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)BACKGROUND: We assessed whether 7 days of zidovudine + lamivudine postpartum with single-dose nevirapine at labor decreases nevirapine resistance in HIV-infected women in Malawi. METHODS: HIV-infected pregnant women ... -
The health of HIV-exposed children after early weaning.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)There are potential health risks associated with the use of early weaning to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in resource-poor settings. Our objective was to examine growth and ... -
Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that more than 200 million females older than 15 years are at risk in this ... -
Correlation of EGFR, pEGFR and p16INK4 expressions and high risk HPV infection in HIV/AIDS-related squamous cell carcinoma of conjunctiva
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Squamous cell carcinoma of conjunctiva has increased tenfold in the era of HIV/AIDS. The disease pattern has also changed in Africa, affecting young persons, with peak age-specific incidence of 30-39 years, ... -
Maternal and infant antiretroviral regimens to prevent postnatal HIV-1 transmission: 48-week follow-up of the BAN randomised controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-06)BACKGROUND: In resource-limited settings where no safe alternative to breastfeeding exists, WHO recommends that antiretroviral prophylaxis be given to either HIV-infected mothers or infants throughout breastfeeding. We ... -
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected pregnant women in Malawi: the BAN study.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-08)BACKGROUND: In Sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence estimates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) vary widely. OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of HCV infection among HIV-infected, pregnant women screened for a large clinical ... -
Hepatitis B virus infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi and transmission to infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)BACKGROUND & AIMS: The extent of HBV infection to infants of HBV/HIV-coinfected pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of HBV infection among antiretroviral-naïve, ... -
Affordable assessment of newborn brain health following perinatal asphyxia in East Africa: a pilot study (728.6)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Perinatal asphyxia is a major cause of infant mortality in the developing world with 280,000 deaths per year in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Brain injuries resulting from asphyxia can have detrimental effects on brain function, ... -
Factors influencing immunisation coverage in Mathare Valley, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors that influence immunisation coverage. DESIGN: Cross section destrictive study. SETTING: Mathare valley slums in Central district of Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS: Seven ... -
The post-mortem pathology of HIV-1-infected African children
(University of Nairobi, 2002)A retrospective review of autopsy findings and medical records in 33 HIV-infected children living in a Kenyan orphanage is described. Their ages ranged from 1 month to 18 years and median age at death was 71 months (range ... -
Bronchoscopy for Removal of Aspirated Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies at Kenyatta National Hospital, in Kenya
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My way into womens studies
(University of Nairobi, 1997) -
What every doctor should know and remember about anaesthesia.
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In Vitro And In Vivo Antioxidant Potential Of A Polyherbal Antimalarial As An Indicator Of Its Therapeutic Value
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Analysis of Neonatal T Cell and Antigen Presenting Cell Functions
(University of Nairobi, 1997-10)Neonates are more susceptible to infection than adults and exhibit more intense or prolonged clinical symptoms. The extent to which deficiencies in T cell or antigen presenting cell (APC) function underlie hyporesponsiveness ... -
Viral Coinfections among African Children Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(University Of Nairobi, 2003)City-dwelling children from Kenya who were infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were tested for coinfection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), human T cell lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2, Kaposi sarcoma-associated ... -
The future of academic community medicine in developing countries
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Gynocardin and cyclopentenylglycine in Rawsonialucida
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02)Rawsonia lucida Harw. & Sond. is the type species of Rawsonia , a small genus of Flacourtiaceae represented in tropical Africa. Leaves of the plant were collected in April 1997 in Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya. Voucher ...