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Influence of Malaria on household livelihoods in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Malaria is a major public health problem today in more than 90 countries of the world, inhabited by a total of some 2 400 million people - 40% of the world's population (WHO, 2000). Worldwide prevalence of the disease is ...
Time intervals from symptom onset to diagnosis and treatment in childhood cancer in KNH and associated factors
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and timely initiation of definitive treatment in childhood cancers is an important determinant of outcome. Unfortunately, prolonged time intervals from symptom onset to presentation and diagnosis ...
Depression among women with obstetric fistula in Kenya
(© 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved, 2011)
Objective: To establish the prevalence of depression and describe associated factors among fistula patients
attending an obstetric fistula surgical camp in Kenya. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted
focusing ...
Influence of child life support program on recovery of pediatric patients at Moi teaching and referral hospital, Eldoret, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
This study sought to investigate the influence of Child life support program on recovery of pediatric patients at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. Child Life support is the provision of comprehensive ...
The pattern of laparascopic findings and management offered to women with infertility at the Kenyatta National Hospital 2009-2013:A retrospective cross sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
Infertility is a common condition with important medical and socioeconomic implications.
Infertility affects 10 to 15 percent of reproductive-aged couples worldwide. In Kenya the exact
magnitude is not known ...
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 ...
Orthopedic surgery department does first shoulder replacement surgery project
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Blood Pressure and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Young Black Adults
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Background High blood pressure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide including Africa.
The age of onset of this condition among young adult black urban dwellers is largely unknown.
The economic burden ...
Pattern of glaucoma among adult somali patients aitending lions Sight first eye hospital nairobi, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Study design: Hospital based cross-sectional study
Objectives: To determine the patterns of Glaucoma among adult Somali patients in Lions First
Sight Eye Hospital and to determine some of the associated risk factors ...
Effects of HIV-1 infection on malaria parasitemia in Milo sub-location, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
Abstract
Background
Malaria and HIV infections are both highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV-infected patients being at higher risk of acquiring malaria. HIV-1 infection is known to impair the immune response ...