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Prevalence And Management Of Cancer Pain In Ambulatory Patients At Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Background: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and an important cause of morbidity
and mortality in Kenya. Pain is one of the most common and distressing symptoms in cancer
patients. Pain is an important ...
Determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among women in Embu county, Kenya
(2014)
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide. In 2012, it
was estimated that 529,409 new cases occurred globally, with 274,883 (52% of cases) dying.
Of the total new cases annually, about ...
Familial clustering of cancer in two tertiary care hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2010)
To describe the occurrence of cancers in families of individuals diagnosed cancer.
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Outpatient cancer clinics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Radiotherapy Clinic at Nairobi ...
Factors Influencing Monitoring of Usage of Herbal Medicine in Kenya: a Case of Meru County, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2015)
The use of herbal medicinal products and supplements has increased tremendously
over the past three decades with not less than 80% of people worldwide relying on
them for some part of primary healthcare especially in ...
Print Media Coverage of Free Maternal Health Care Issues by the Daily Nation
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)
Maternal health care is a key societal issue which needs attention for any country working
towards achieving millennium goals. The media has a role in highlighting and creating
awareness on perceptions and policy on ...
Access Barriers to Formal Health Services: Focus on Sleeping Sickness in Teso District, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This study was designed to investigate access barriers to formal health services among communities in Teso district, one of the traditionally known human trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness foci ...