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Polio-like illness with involvement of spinal cord long tracts.
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Post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2002)Objective: To assess post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: Retrospective analysis of patients treated for breast carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital between ... -
Post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2002)Objective: To assess post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: Retrospective analysis of patients treated for breast carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital between ... -
Presentation, management and outcome of pancreatic cancer as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital (2003-2004)
(University of Nairobi, 2005)This was a prospective study of patients with pancreatic cancer seen and managed at Kenyatta National Hospital during the period 1st November 2003 to 31st October 2004. A total of 42 patients were seen at Kenyatta National ... -
Presenting Chief Complaints And Clinical Characteristics Among Patients Attending The Department Of Paediatric Dentistry Clinic At The University Of Nairobi Dental Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005-12)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the chief complaints and clinical presentation among patients attending the Department of Paediatric Dentistry clinic at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital (UONDH). DESIGN: A retrospective ... -
The prevalence of active pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, Kenya.
(2005)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of mortality in Kenyan prisons. No systematic studies have been done to determine the prevalence of TB in this population. This study set out to determine the ... -
Prevalence of benign, precancerous, and malignant lesions of the prostate in men aged twenty (20) years and above
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Introduction: The main diseases of the prostate are prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer. One in ten men will develop clinically significant prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men who are diagnosed ... -
Prevalence of benign, precancerous, and malignant lesions of the prostate in men aged twenty (20) years and above
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Introduction: The main diseases of the prostate are prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer. One in ten men will develop clinically significant prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men who are diagnosed ... -
The prevalence of community acquired urinary tract infections among HIV-1 positive patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi., 2008)BACKGROUND Opportunistic infections are common in HIV positive patients more so in the advanced stages. Urinary tract infections (UTls) are one of the commonest reported infections in the medical practice. Among HIV positive ... -
Prevalence Of HIV Associated Dementia Among HIV/AIDS Adults Attending Comprehensive Care Centre-Kapsabet Referral Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Introduction HIV associated dementia is the most devastating central nervous system consequence of HIV infection which invades the brain directly. Progression into HIV associated dementia (HAD) has is associated with a ... -
Prevention of cross-infection in dental surgeries in East Africa and a review of literature.
(1996)In view of the increase in recent years increase in the number of children and adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) world over, there is an urgent need to respond to this pandemic by strengthening ... -
Primary carcinoma of the prostate in Nigerians as seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital
(1985)A prospective study of serial serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations was made on 21 patients who had received renal allografts. CRP was raised during 27 of 32 rejection episodes and in all of five episodes of rejection ... -
Print media coverage of free maternal health care issues by the daily nation
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)Maternal health care is a key societal issue which needs attention for any country working towards achieving millennium goals. The media has a role in highlighting and creating awareness on perceptions and policy on maternal ... -
Prospective study on radiological manifestations of Burkitt's lymphoma at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1992)The radiological features of Burkitt's Lymphoma were assessed in 49 children with a histological diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital Paediatric wards. The commonest radiological ... -
Prostate Cancer
(2007)Objective: To carry out an overview of prostate cancer in indigenous back Africans in sub-Saharan Africa and blacks of African ancestry in diaspora. Data Source: Review of all published literature on prostate cancer on ... -
The “Psychiatric Masquerade”: The Mental Health Exception in New Zealand Abortion Law
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2010)Although nearly 99% of abortions in New Zealand are permitted in order to prevent danger or injury to a woman’s mental health (the ‘mental health exception’), the reasons why mental health considerations should effectively ... -
Psychosocial And Sexual Practices, Attitudes And Challenges Of Persons Living With HIV/AIDS In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)HIV/AIDS pandemic remains the world's single most devastating epidemic particularly in developing countries where many governments have declared it a disaster. High risk practices of HlV infected persons serve as the ... -
Public health crises of cities in devoloping countries
(1995)During the decade and a half after Alma Ata hundreds of projects were started in developing countries to implement the principles of PHC and start community based health care programs in the rural areas of developing ...