Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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The frequency of adenotonsillectomy in a sample of Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya. Surgical indications, timing and complications in 97 cases of adenotonsillectomy.
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Evaluation of the use of a questionnaire to detect hearing loss in Kenyan pre-school children.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2001 Mar;57(3):229-34
(University of Nairobi, 2001)No abstract available -
Randomised controlled trial of treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media in Kenyan schoolchildren.Lancet. 1996 Oct 26;348(9035):1128-33
(University of Nairobi, 1996)No abstract available -
Ameloblastic Sarcoma of the Mandible: A case report
(Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Nairobi, 2001)Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare, fulminating opportunistic fungal infection caused by a fungus of the order mucorales. These fungi are ubiquitous, subsisting on decaying vegetation and diverse organic material. Although ... -
Presentation and initial assessment of laryngeal cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2010) -
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Financing Medical Care through Insurance: Policy Lessons from Household‐and Community‐Level Analysis in Kenya." African Development Review''
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A Kenyan Village in a Time of Rapid Social Change
(Department of Public Health, 2004) -
The socioeconomic and demographic factors influencing contraceptive behavior in Kenya.
(Department of Public Health, 1984) -
Major declines in the abundance of vultures and other scavenging raptors in and around the Masai Mara ecosystem, Kenya
(2011-02)Vulture population declines have been noted in West and Southern Africa, but have not been assessed in East Africa. Roadside transects conducted in 1976 and 1988 were compared with surveys done from 2003–2005 in and around ... -
CYP2B6 genetic polymorphism and its impact on efavirenz plasma levels in HIV/AIDS out-patients of African origin
(Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, 2008)The non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, efavirenz is metabolized primarily by the polymorphic cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6), and high plasma concentrations of the drug are associated with a single nucleotide ... -
Platelet function in nephrotic syndrome patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital. East African Medical Journal 67(2): 109-112, 1990.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)Platelet function was assessed in 40 patients with nephrotic syndrome but without renal failure in order to establish whether or not there is any haemostatic disorder lending to hypercoagulable state. The findings were ... -
AIDS/HIV infection and management among young people:Youth opinion
(University of Nairobi,School of Nursing, 1998-08) -
Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on HIV Reservoirs in Elite Controllers.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2013)Elite controllers suppress HIV viremia to below the limit of detection in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, precise frequencies of CD4+ T cells carrying replication-competent HIV and/or the dynamics of ... -
A pilot study on interpersonal patterns of communication by registered Nurses to in-patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi,School of Nursing, 1995) -
Expression Of Membrane Drug Efflux Transporters In The Sigmoid Colon Of Hiv-infected And Uninfected Men.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2013-07)The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has gained global attention as a promising HIV prevention strategy in men who have sex with men. Permeability of these agents in the rectal mucosa ... -
Increase in acetyl CoA synthetase activity after phenobarbital treatment.
(Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi., 1975) -
Research on knowledge, attitudes and practices on the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among health workers” in Nyeri (a district in Kenya)
(University of Nairobi,School of Nursing, 1990-06) -
Investigating The Utility Of The Hiv-1 Bed Capture Enzyme Immunoassay Using Cross-sectional And Longitudinal Seroconverter Specimens From Africa.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2007)BACKGROUND: The identification of populations at risk of HIV infection is a priority for trials of preventive technologies, including HIV vaccines. To quantify incidence traditionally requires laborious and expensive ...