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African orthopaedics, what future?
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2002) -
AIDS and Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anaesthesia and Health
(University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Anaesthesia as a specialty of Medicine
(University of Nairobi, 1995) -
Anaesthesia for Craniotomy - The challenges
(University of Nairobi, 1998) -
Anaesthesia in donkeys using ketamine alone and ketamine-xylazine combination
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 1994) -
Anaesthesia in the elderly with special reference to management of orthopaedic patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997-10)Elderly patients are placing increased demands on the health care resources in Kenya. The population of old patients has increased and complex surgical/orthopaedic procedures are being done on old patients. Due to the ... -
Anaesthesia in the new millennium; new drug, routes and delivery systems
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 2004)Researchers in both human and veterinary anaesthesia continue searching for better and safer anaesthetics substances which can cause damage and even death if given in incorrect doses or concentrations. Apart from looking ... -
Anaesthesia in urinary tract disease
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1990)Surgical management of renal patients is a fascinating challenge requiring a detailed knowledge of anaesthetic techniques and a careful selection of the technique most compatible with each patient's condition. A knowledge ... -
An analysis of bachelor of science nursing students’ attitudes on nursing profession at the end of their basic training: case of public universities, Kenyan.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background information: Attitudes are learned predispositions to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with respect to a given object. Thus they cannot be observed directly. Their dimension on a ... -
Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital: a Point Prevalence Survey
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed drugs globally but most of their use is irrational. This causes wastage of scarce health care resources, poses increased risk of adverse drug reactions, emergence of resistance ... -
Antibiotic prescription patterns at admission into a tertiary level intensive care unit in Northern India
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, 2011-10)CONTEXT: An audit of antibiotic prescribing patterns is an important indicator of the quality and standard of clinical practice. AIMS: To study the (1) antibiotic prescription and consumption patterns at admission ... -
Antibiotic treatment in preterm babies born before arrival (bba) at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2011)Neonatal Septicaemia has been a subject of periodic reviews in many parts of the world. An incidence of 1/1000 to 3/1000 live births has been reported in developed countries, compared to 4/1000 to 9/1000 reported in Africa ... -
Applications of Bio-mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Epidemiology
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Are Blind People More Likely to Accept Free Cataract Surgery? A Study of Vision-Related Quality of Life and Visual Acuity in Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2010-02)Purpose: To determine possible differences in visual acuity, socio-demographic factors and vision-related Quality of Life (QoL) between people accepting and people refusing sponsored cataract surgery. Methods: Three hundred ... -
Assessing the impact of topography on malaria exposure and malaria epidemic sensitivity in the Western Kenya highlands
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Malaria in the Western Kenya Highland is characterized by unstable and high transmission variability which results into epidemics during periods of suitable climatic conditions. The sensitivity of a site to malaria epidemics ... -
Assessment of parents’ perception of quality of pediatric oncology inpatient care at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: Adequate knowledge of parents' perception of quality of pediatric cancer care helps to identify the areas of care improvement which would contribute to disease outcome in regard to the quality of life and ... -
Audit of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Orthopaedic Surgery in Mulago Hospital
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 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: ...