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Outcomes of the mental health and development model in rural Kenya: a 2-year prospective cohort intervention study
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-03)
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes for participants in BasicNeeds' Mental Health and Development programme in rural Kenya. Methods All new entrants to the programme in the Meru South and Nyeri North ...
Antibiotic prescription patterns at admission into a tertiary level intensive care unit in Northern India
(University of Nairobi, 2011-10)
CONTEXT:
An audit of antibiotic prescribing patterns is an important indicator of the quality and standard of clinical practice.
AIMS:
To study the (1) antibiotic prescription and consumption patterns at admission ...
Dr. Gakuya, lecturer gives a talk on pediatric pes planus during the recent Nairobi orthopedic symposium
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 2015)
Clinical Knowledge And Attitude On The Usage Of Pulse Oximeter In Managing Sick Children
(2013)
Background: Pulse oximetry is a widely used technology in developed countries and is also
becoming popular in developing countries. It allows non- invasive, reliable and continuous
measuring of oxygen saturation. Rapid, ...
World Health Assembly Resolution on Emergency and Essential Surgery and Anaesthesia adopted
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 2015)
Studies and Works in Mental Health to Inform Practice and Policy in the African Social Cultural Context
(2013)
“There is hope for mental health for all,” this is the message delivered by Prof. David Musyimi Ndetei, during his Doctor of Science defense at the University of Nairobi (UoN).
Titled ‘Studies and Works in Mental Health ...
Social stigma and reintegration of obstetric Fistula survivors in west pokot, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Obstetric fistula is a medical condition in which a woman develops a hole between the
vagina and rectum or the bladder during delivery. In West Pokot, this condition attracts
social stigma, abandonment, seclusion and ...
Assessing the impact of topography on malaria exposure and malaria epidemic sensitivity in the Western Kenya highlands
(2010)
Malaria in the Western Kenya Highland is characterized by unstable and high transmission variability which results into epidemics during periods of suitable climatic conditions. The sensitivity of a site to malaria epidemics ...
Effects of chemotherapy on the oral health in paediatric oncology patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(2011)
Aim: To determine the most prevalent oral adverse effects faced by children undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Study design: A descriptive cross sectional study, conducted at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
Materials ...
Antibiotic treatment in preterm babies born before arrival (bba) at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Neonatal Septicaemia has been a subject of periodic reviews in many parts of the world. An incidence of 1/1000 to 3/1000 live births has been reported in developed countries, compared to 4/1000 to 9/1000 reported in Africa ...