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Establishing a field epidemiology elective for medical students in Kenya: A strategy for increasing public health awareness and workforce capacity.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Medical students have limited exposure to field epidemiology, even though will assume public health roles after graduation. We established a 10-week elective in field epidemiology during medical school. Students attended ... -
Estimation of blood loss during elective surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)Blood loss from major surgery IS a great challenge which has become even more significant considering the unavailability of blood for replacement during surgery. It was therefore prudent to determine the amount of blood ... -
Estimation of plasma fibrinogen and its degradation products in uncomplicated cases of malaria with low parasitemia.
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi., 1992)There are four hypotheses which have been advanced to explain the pathophysiology of severe and complicated malaria such as cerebral malaria. However, none of them adequately explains all the features of cerebral malaria ... -
Ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses working in critical care units in Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiSchool of Nursing, 2012)- Ethical issues have emerged in the recent years as a major component of health care for the critically ill patients, who are vulnerable and totally depend on nurse working in the critical care unit. As the provision of ... -
Ethics and the nurse: the nurse as a professional practitioner
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Ethnomedicinal knowledge in the traditional management of human ailments in lake victoria basin, kenya
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“Evaluate Nurses And Doctor”S Perspective Of Quality Of Mental Health Emergency Care At Mathari National Teaching And Referral Hospital”
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Quality is key to mental health care. Provision of quality mental health care a top priority globally. While quality basic health care has received increasing interest worldwide, there is less focus on the ... -
Evaluating patients with cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma: value of clinical symptomatology, imaging and alpha-fetoprotein.Oncology
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007)OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to assess the value of clinical symptomatology, abdominal ultrasound (US), triple-phase CT (TPCT) and serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) estimation in predicting presence of hepatocellular ... -
Evaluating the performance of pediatric risk of mortality (prism) score as a tool to predict mortality in children admitted to paediatric medical wards of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: With the growth in paediatric critical care, there is need to have a standard way of assessing severity of illness and the risk of mortality. PRISM score is based on physiological derangement by the disease ... -
Evaluation of patient safety in medication administration at M.P Shah Hospital critical care unit
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)Drugs are substances intended for use in diagnosis, cure or prevention of disease. Medications are among the most frequently used interventions to improve patient health. The complexity of ... -
Evaluation of the clinical learning experiences among undergraduate nursing students at the University of Nairobi school of nursing
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)In today,s challenging world,the nurses' active participation in planning the care of patients is vital.Nursing education today must prepare nurses for the future,as health care is dynamic,non-static,and constantly in a ... -
Evaluation of the frequently performed urological procedures and how they are coded at Kenyatta National Hospital from 15th July 2004 to 15th January 2005
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)Th is st lid y was des igned to assess the most Ircq ucnt Iy performed urologicu I procedures and how they are coded at Kenyatta National Hospital. A prospective analysis of consecutive patients who underwent a ... -
EVALUATION OF THE UNIVERSAL ANAESTHESIA MACHINE IN THREE HOSPITALS IN KENYA: KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL LEVEL 6, THIKA DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEVEL 5 AND KIAMBU DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEVEL 4
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The provision of anaesthesia in many resource limited countries is compromised by lack of appropriately designed anaesthesia equipment. Modern complex anaesthesia machines are unsuitable for use in areas with challenging ... -
Evolution of paediatric oncology over the years: overview with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and examples from the Kenyan experience
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology, College of Health Sciences,, 1993)In this paper on "The Evolution of Paediatric Oncology Over the Years", a historical perspective is outlined regarding the subspecialty of paediatric oncology on a global basis. The evolution of paediatric oncology units ... -
An examination of epidemiological designs to mother- to-child- transmission of HIV/AIDs studies
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Experience with breast cancer in a single oncology clinic in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 2006)Combinations of anthracyclines and cyclophosphamide ± 5-FU are widely used in treatment of breast cancer (BC) in the adjuvant setting. Addition of taxanes is beneficial. For Her2-positive tumours addition of herceptin may ... -
Experience with colorectal carcinoma from a single oncology clinic in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2008)Background: Colorectal cancer ranks eleventh amongst cancers in Kenya. Whereas early cancer is highly curable, advanced disease is generally incurable. Adjuvant chemotherapy reduces the relapse rate and improves survival ... -
Exploration of nurses use of time at work at the medical units of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Nurses are the basic building blocks of healthcare and main professional component of the work force in the health care system. Nurses work performance undoubtedly affects the overall quality of patient ... -
Exploring Mental Health Nurses Experiences Of Patients’ Aggression At Mathari National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Nurses working in Mental Health Settings experience high levels of patients’ aggression. Exposure to patients’ aggression results in implicit or explicit challenges to their safety, health or psychological well ... -
Exploring the barriers to health care and psychosocial challenges in cervical cancer management in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)Cervical cancer is the most frequent cancer among women aged between 15 years and 44 years in Kenya, resulting in an estimated 4,802 women being diagnosed with cervical cancer and 2,451 dying from the disease annually. It ...