Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Daily Acyclovir to Decrease Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) Transmission from HSV-2/HIV-1 Coinfected Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Background. Daily suppressive therapy with valacyclovir reduces risk of sexual transmission of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in HSV-2-serodiscordant heterosexual couples by 48%. Whether suppressive therapy reduces ... -
Home visits during pregnancy enhance male partner HIV counselling and testing in Kenya: a randomized clinical trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2013-08)BACKGROUND:: HIV testing male partners of pregnant women may decrease HIV transmission to women and promote uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) interventions. However, it has been difficult ... -
Biomarker evaluation of self-reported condom use among women in HIV-discordant couples.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Self-reported condom use is a commonly collected statistic, yet its use in research studies may be inaccurate. We evaluated this statistic among women in HIV-discordant couples enrolled in a clinical trial in Nairobi, ... -
The Afya Bora Consortium: an Africa-US partnership to train leaders in global health.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2011)The Afya Bora Consortium is a partnership of 8 academic health institutions, 4 in Africa and 4 in the United States. The Consortium is developing a Global Health Leadership Fellowship for medical, nursing, and public health ... -
Benefits and constraints of intimate partnerships for HIV positive sex workers in Kibera, Kenya
(College of Health Sciences, 2013)Introduction: Research on the intimate partnerships of female sex workers (FSWs) tends to focus on the risks associated with these relationships. This paper takes as its starting point that the situation of FSWs is ... -
Chromatographic analysis of phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene
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Oral health knowledge , attitudes and practices of Parents/guardians of pre - school children in Moshi,Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2009)To assess the oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices of the parents/guardians of pre-school children in Moshi, Tanzania. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro region, ... -
Esthetic preferences of European American, Hispanic American, Japanese, and African Judges for soft - tissue profiles
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Our objectives were to determine whether observer and patient sex and race or ethnicity determine esthetic preferences for lip positions. Methods Four independent panels each consisting of 30 lay judges viewed pretreatment ... -
Morphological and Functional Traits of Malocclusion in 3 - 5 year olds in Moshi, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Objective: To assess the morphological and functional traits of malocclusion. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. Subjects: Examination for occlusal traits was done on ... -
Mentoring the modern African Surgeon- a call to arms!
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Surgical mentorship crosses both skilled training and the gamut of career choices and surgical decision making. The challenge also lies in the ideal mentorship balance that transcends the mere transfer of surgical skills ... -
Mentoring the modern African Surgeon- a call to arms!
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
A Pulei Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc in an African Population: Kenyan Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2012)No abstract available -
Personal digital assistants for HIV treatment adherence, safer sex behavior support, and provider training in resource-constrained settings
(University of Nairobi, 2007)No abstract available -
Free radical scavenging activity, phenolic contents and cytotoxicity of selected Nigerian medicinal plants
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 2012)We investigated the antioxidant ability, phenolic contents and cytotoxic effects of seven widely edible Nigerian medicinal plants, as a means of validating their ethnomedicinal use. Standard antioxidant assays assessed the ... -
Risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis pelvic inflammatory disease among sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 1996)Among 302 female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, who were followed for 17.6 ± 11.1 months, 146 had one or more infections with Chlamydia trachomatis; 102 had uncomplicated cervical infection only, 23 had C. trachomatis ... -
HIV-associated malignant lymphomas: Nairobi Hospital experienc
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Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: A case report and review of literature
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Evaluating some factors relating to transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) amongst spouses of (HIV) infected patients seen at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya
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Current approach to management of Hodgkin’s disease (review)
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Hodgkin’s disease in Kenya: Demographic characteristics, EB virus and other aetiologic factors
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Medicine, 1995)