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Assessment of correlates of stigma in mental health nursing practice among nursing students in two universities in Nairobi-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background: Mental health and psychiatric nurses are important and integral members of the mental health care team offering 90% of mental health services. Stigma towards mental health nursing practice has led to acute ...
Acceptability of Routinely offered HIV Testing among Children admitted at Lubango Provincial Pediatric Hospital-Angola
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Globally, more than 270,000 children under 15 years died of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in 2009. The antenatal HIV prevalence in Angola is 2.8% and in Lubango it is 2.2%. With the recent availability of ...
An Investigation Of The Blood Pressure Lowering And Cardioprotective Effects Of The Freeze Dried Extracts Of Aloe Secundiflora
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)
Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hypertension is the main driver and its interaction with dyslipidaemia and diabetes mellitus accelerates onset and ...
Surgical Apgar score: a predictor of Postoperative complication in patients Undergoing surgery for traumatic brain injury.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Health facilities strive to offer quality surgical care by minimizing
postoperative complications. Predicting complications facilitates objective clinical decision
making during recovery. Compared to existing ...
Patterns of knee, hip and hand osteoarthritis in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic rheumatic disorders and is associated
with significant morbidity and disability. Few studies examined the spectrum of rheumatic diseases in subSaharan
Africa. ...
Factors Influencing Community Participation in Maternal Health Care Project in Kitui County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Community participation is a very important aspect on any project focused on a given community. Maternal health care is one of the basic health projects provisions of health sector in the country. Despite the government ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of traditional bone setting in iftin division, Garissa
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The main aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of traditional
bone setting among the people of Iftin in Garissa County. The study was a cross sectional
descriptive study carried out at ...
Evaluating the performance of pediatric risk of mortality (prism) score as a tool to predict mortality in children admitted to paediatric medical wards of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: With the growth in paediatric critical care, there is need to have a standard way of
assessing severity of illness and the risk of mortality. PRISM score is based on physiological
derangement by the disease ...
Efficiency of health system units in Africa: A data envelopment analysis
(University of Nairobi Press, 2013)
This is the first book of its kind on application of the
data envelopment analysis technique to examine the
efficiency of health system decision-making units in
Africa. It interlaces lecture notes with research articles
and ...
The Effects of Adenotonsilectomy on Pulmonary Pressures as Seen in the Ent Department- Kenyatta National Hospit
(University of Nairobi, 2017)