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Scaling Up Nursing Education in Two African Countries (Sigma Theta Tau International's 23rd International Nursing Research Congress)
(2012)
Purpose: Describe nurse and nurse faculty shortage in two African countries and activities by the World Health Organization (WHO), President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Clinton Health Care Initiative etc. ...
Hypertension as a Risk Factor of Hearing Loss in Patients Attending the Hypertensive Clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Hearing loss is the most frequent sensory deficit in the human population with World Health organization estimating 360 million people in the world to have disabling hearing loss of which 328 million (91%) are ...
An assessment of the patients’ perception of colorectal Cancer management cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide
causing 9% of the total cancer mortality. The incidence of CRC has been decreasing in
Western countries because of earlier diagnosis ...
Nursing research and evidence based practice: assessment, educational intervention and its outcome at Kenyatta national hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Nurses need not only to rely on their history and experience but also to critically examine what in nursing practice has beneficial outcomes for clients and which intervention works best (Roxburgh, 2006). ...
Blood Transfusion In Elective Orthopaedic Surgeries At The Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Introduction
Blood transfusion can be a life saving intervention. However if given when it is not necessary, the patient receives no benefit and is exposed to unnecessary risk. Many of the patients undergoing major ...
Competence based strategies adopted by Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This research project was a case study carried out on Barclays Bank of Kenya limited (BBK). The study sought to identify the competence-based strategies adopted by the bank. The research study sampled a total of 44 respondents ...
Reproductive Health of Female Sex Workers in the Urban Informal Settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
(African Wildlife Foundation, Nairobi, 2010)
Female sex workers (FSWs) have long been recognized as important factors in the sub-Saharan HIV/AIDS epidemic. Because of their large number of sexual partners and high rate of partner change they may act as core groups ...
Patients' perceptions regarding nursing care in the general surgical wards at kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Background: Nursing care is a major component of the health services because it is one of the determinants of quality health services. The anecdotal patients' care evaluation and media reports have portrayed negative ...
Entering sex work in the informal urban settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
(African Wildlife Foundation, Nairobi, 2010)
Female sex work has long been recognized as an important factor in the urban sub-Saharan Africa HIV/AIDS pandemic, and in some cities remains a driving force for HIV transmission. However, despite a long history of ...
Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: past, present and the future
(2012-09-07)
AbstractIn this article, we review the epidemiology of East Coast fever (ECF), a tick-borne infection of cattle, in Kenya. The major factors associated with epidemiology of ECF include the agro-ecological zone (AEZ), ...