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Blindness and severe visual impairment in pupils at schools for the blind in Burundi
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Purpose:
To determine the causes of childhood blindness and severe visual impairment in pupils attending schools for the blind in Burundi in order to assist planning for services in the country.
Materials and Methods:
All ...
Urinary cytokines in Schistosoma haematobium-infected schoolchildren from Tana Delta District of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background
Pathological changes due to infection with Schistosoma haematobium include cytokine-mediated urinary tract inflammation. The involved cytokines may be excreted in urine and their presence in urine may therefore ...
Perception Of Bachelor Of Science In Nursing (BSCN) On Their Role On Nursing In A Hospital Setting
(University of Nairobi, 2011-12)
The study was conducted to investigate the clinical Competence of Bachelor of Science Nursing graduates working at Kenyatta National Hospital in March 2011. The objective was to assess the perceptions of graduate nurses ...
Determinants Of Male Involvement In The Utilization Of Maternal And Child Health Services In Lamu County
(2013)
Male involvement has been blamed for the poor utilization of health care services across
the globe. This study sought to establish the determinants of male involvement that
influence the utilization of maternal and child ...
Audit of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Orthopaedic Surgery in Mulago Hospital
(2012)
Background: Prophylactic antibiotics are entrenched in implant
orthopaedic surgery. We conducted a study to determine the use
of prophylactic antibiotics in clean implant orthopaedic surgery in
Mulago hospital.
Methods: ...
Health system challenges to integration of mental health delivery in primary care in Kenya- perspectives of primary care health workers
(2013-09-30)
Abstract
Background
Health system weaknesses in Africa are broadly well known, constraining progress on reducing the burden of both communicable and non-communicable disease (Afr Health Monitor, ...
Outcome of day-care surgery for age-related cataracts, garissa general hospital, Kenya
(2011)
To determine the outcome of surgeries for age related cataracts at Garissa Provincial General Hospital for the last four months of year 2008.
Design: Retrospective record review
Setting: Eye clinic, Garissa Provincial ...
Strategic change in the Kenya National Malaria Strategy by the division of Malaria control of the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This project set out to do a case study of the strategic change in the Kenya national malaria strategy by the division of malaria control of the ministry of public health and sanitation. Data was collected from the head ...
Variability in olecranon AO fracture fixation: A radiological study
(2014)
Background: Tension Band Wire(TBW) fixation of olecranon fracture is a commonly used technique by
orthopaedic surgeons. However surgeons do not strictly adhere to the AO standard.
Objectives: To determine the use and ...
Parasites and vectors of malaria on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2015)
Background There is a dearth of information on malaria endemicity in the islands of Lake Victoria in western Kenya. In this study malaria prevalence and Plasmodium sporozoite rates on Rusinga Island were investigated. The ...