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Factors influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services at Central Provincial General Hospital, Nyeri, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Cervical cancer continues to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity among women worldwide with almost half a million new cases each year .. Developing countries accounts for more that 800/0 of the world cervical cancer ... -
Factors influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services in Embu hospital, Embu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cervical cancer is a major global health problem, with nearly 528,000 new cases occurring each year worldwide. Each year an estimated 275,000 women die from the disease with about 86% of the cases occurring in developing ... -
FALL FROM 8TH FLOOR OF A BUILDING: CASE REPORT OF A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL
(2014)Falling is part of the normal development of a child , while most falls are of little consequence some go beyond the resilience of a child’s body; making falls the 4th largest cause of unintentional injury and death in ... -
Familial clustering of cancer in two tertiary care hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2010)To describe the occurrence of cancers in families of individuals diagnosed cancer. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Outpatient cancer clinics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Radiotherapy Clinic at Nairobi ... -
Family Members’ and Nurses’ Experiences as Well as Factors Influencing the Quality of Care and Support During Resuscitation in Critical Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: Resuscitation is a very common practice in the critical care. The experiences that come as a result can bring about emotional and psychological stress to both nurses and family members. In most instances, ... -
A Feasibility Study On The Use Of Community Health Workers In Detection Of Cases Of Hypertension In A Rural Farming Community In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)This is a study which was carried out in one of the rural farming communities in Kenya. The objective of the study was to investigate the possibility of involving Community-Based non-medical personnel already in ... -
Feeding the low birthweight infant in a resource-restricted environment.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)This chapter discusses the provision of intravenous crystalloids to support the nutritional needs of low birth weight (LBW) infants, the optimization of full enteral feeding, and the value of breast milk fortification and ... -
Femoro-popliteal Vascular Surgery as an Experience - MEDICOM
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Final report of the child labour and health research
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1987) -
Financing and availability of essential medicines before and after introduction of the national hospital insurance fund civil servants and disciplined services medical scheme: a case study of Webuye district hospital, western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: About 30% of the world’s population is estimated not to have access to essential medicines. Studies done in Kenya have shown that public facilities experience stock-outs of basic essential medicines for about ... -
First Aid Awareness Among Pediatric Accident Victims At Kenyatta National Hospital
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A Five Year Study Of Primary Carcinoma Of The Thyroid Gland At Kenyatta National Hospital 1976-1980
(University of NairobiSurgery, 1982)Compared to other thyroid diseases, primary thyroid tumours are rare. Benign thyroid swellings are quite common especially in endemic gotre areas. As such the disease may be missed due to lack of awareness that a thyroid ... -
Framework for the promotion and implementation of community malaria control in the context of Roll Back Malaria, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa
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From the Dresser to the B.Sc. Nurse
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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
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Global and Local Strategies to Increase Nursing Educational Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Department of African Women's Studies Centre, 2012-08)There is a critical shortage of nurses in the developing world with an average of only 11 nurse per 10,000 population. Efforts to increase the number of nurses are hampered in part because of a lack of facility, material, ... -
Global child dental Health with selected Global school based dental health programs
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Glycaemic control during surgery in diabetic patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2006)Objective - To study the patterns of glycaemic control in diabetic patients undergoing surgery in Kenyatta National Hospital. Design - A cross sectional, prospective study. Setting - Kenyatta National Hospital operating ...