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Research utilization among nurses at a teaching hospital in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
INTRODUCTION:
In the era of evidence based practice (EBP), health care delivery should be grounded on new or validated knowledge and evidence from research. The aim of the study was to assess research utilization by ...
Childhood Leukemia in Kenya
(2013)
Outcomes of the mental health and development model in rural Kenya: a 2-year prospective cohort intervention study
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-03)
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes for participants in BasicNeeds' Mental Health and Development programme in rural Kenya. Methods All new entrants to the programme in the Meru South and Nyeri North ...
Antibiotic prescription patterns at admission into a tertiary level intensive care unit in Northern India
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Vaccines Against Cervical Cancer
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
World Health Assembly Resolution on Emergency and Essential Surgery and Anaesthesia adopted
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 2015)
Assessing the impact of topography on malaria exposure and malaria epidemic sensitivity in the Western Kenya highlands
(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 ...
The “Psychiatric Masquerade”: The Mental Health Exception in New Zealand Abortion Law
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2010)
Although nearly 99% of abortions in New Zealand are permitted in order to prevent danger or injury to a woman’s mental health (the ‘mental health exception’), the reasons why mental health considerations should effectively ...
Effects of chemotherapy on the oral health in paediatric oncology patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(2011)
Aim: To determine the most prevalent oral adverse effects faced by children undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Study design: A descriptive cross sectional study, conducted at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
Materials ...
Antibiotic treatment in preterm babies born before arrival (bba) at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...