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Factors influencing parents/guardians' participation in the Care of their hospitalised under 5 years children at Kenyatta National hospital paediatrics medical wards
(2009)
Parents/guardians participation in the care of their hospitalized children is part of the integrated
family health care, which has become the cornerstone of today's pediatric nursing practice.
Parents/guardians participation ...
Utilization of traditional medicine in Nairobi, Kenya : a case study of Kibera slum
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2005)
This study was designed to investigate the "pull" and "push" factors that influence
utilization of traditional medicine in Nairobi, Kenya, with a specific focus on the Kibera informal settlement.
The respondents were ...
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 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 ...
MSK Radiology symposium 2015
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-25)
Women in surgery Africa website launched
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06-24)
Prevalence of benign, precancerous, and malignant lesions of the prostate in men aged twenty (20) years and above
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Introduction: The main diseases of the prostate are prostatitis, benign prostatic
hypertrophy and prostate cancer. One in ten men will develop clinically significant
prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men who are diagnosed ...
Qualitative analysis of preoperative assessment practices in elective surgery at Kenyatta and mater hospitals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Preoperative patient assessment practice has been reported to vary with institutions and individual perioperative nurses. Aim: To evaluate preoperative assessment practices in two selected hospitals. Methodology ...
The management of early prostate cancer: a review
(2007-09)
Objective:To carry out a review of the management of early (clinically localised) prostate cancer.
Data Source:
Review of all published literature on the management of early prostate cancer was carried out through medline ...
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 ...