Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Maternal Morbidity and Mortality at Garissa Provincial Hospital, 3 year retrospective Survey.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1998) -
Vesico-vaginal fistulae occurring after total abdominal Hysterectomy.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1998) -
Menstruation Requirements as a Barrier to Contraceptive Access in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1999)BACKGROUND: In many countries, non-menstruating women are routinely denied contraceptive services even when pregnancy can easily be ruled out. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether menstruation requirements in Kenya constitute ... -
Advance Provision of Oral Contraceptives to Family Planning Clients in Kenya 1:
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2002)OBJECTIVE: In sub-Saharan Africa, many family planning programmes do not encourage advance provision of oral contraceptives to clients who must wait until menses to initiate pill use. Since some resistance to advance ... -
Editorial Safe motherhood in Africa: Achievable Goal or a Dream?
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2005)Safe motherhood refers to a woman's ability to have a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery. The goal of safe motherhood is to ensure that every woman has access to a full range of high-quality affordable sexual and ... -
Emergency preparedness among antenatal clients at Kenyatta National Hospital
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Health-care Providers'perceptions Of Intravaginal Rings For Hiv Prevention In Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Health-care providers form the backbone of health information and service delivery in many African communities. This study investigated health-care providers' (HCPs) attitudes towards a novel method of HIV ... -
Fluoride levels in Beverages on Kenyan market a ''health risk''
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatric Dentistry /orthodontics, 1990) -
Developing standards of care for HIV prevention research in developing countries -- a case study of 10 research centers in Eastern and Southern Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)No abstract available -
Variations in the anatomy of ansa cervicalis
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)With the emerging utilisation of ansa cervicalis in nerve reconstructive surgery, it is important for surgeons to be conversant with the anatomy of these nerves. This descriptive cross sectional study aimed at describing ... -
Outcome of diabetes related amputation in rural kenyan hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Editorial Maternal Health
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Pattern of Congestive Heart Failure in a Kenyan Paediatric Population
(University of Nairobi, 2013)BACKGROUND:Heart failure in children is a common cause of morbidity and mortality, with high socio-economic burden. Its pattern varies between countries but reports from Africa are few. The data are important to inform ... -
Mentoring the modern African Surgeon- a call to arms!
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Estimation of blood loss after vaginal delivery
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2011)Background: Thirty to thirty nine percent of maternal mortality is attributed to excess bleeding after childbirth. Amount of blood loss after childbirth is generally estimated visually though it is known that such estimates ... -
Prevalence of cervical cytology abnormalities among women attending antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2011)Background: Cancer of the cervix is among the leading causes of cancer related deaths among women in Kenya. Cervical cytology screening programs have been shown to significantly reduce mortality and morbidity associated ... -
Transcriptional regulation of two very divergent gut-expressed Bm86 antigen gene homologues in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Phylogeography and Demographic History of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Tropical Bont Tick
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The genetic diversity of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) from four Caribbean islands and five African countries was compared by analyzing the sequences of three gene fragments, two mitochondrial (12SrDNA and D-Loop-DL), ... -
Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2013)Background: We report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to pregnancy, the coverage of key maternal health ... -
General Obstetrics and Gynecology-Gynecology-Cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus throughout the menstrual cycle in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2000)