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Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice in the management of acutely ill adult patients, in the general wards at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2010-10)
Introduction: Care of the acutely ill patient has become increasingly challenging due to
demands from external sources to measure the quality and appropriateness of care provided
(Ridley,1998). The more critically ill ...
The magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two major fire incidents in kenya in 2009
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
OBJECTIVE:To describe the magnitude and pattern of thermal ocular injuries following two
major fire incidents in Kenya in the year 2009.
STUDYDESIGN: Cross- sectional analytic study
METHODS: Eighty- eight patients ...
Assessment of correctness of inhalation technique among asthmatic children and Their caretakers at the Kenyatta national Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Background: Asthma is a major cause of morbidity among children throughout the world
and it is currently estimated to affect more than 300 million people. Its diagnosis is
mainly clinical based on history although it can ...
Social stigma and reintegration of obstetric Fistula survivors in west pokot, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Obstetric fistula is a medical condition in which a woman develops a hole between the
vagina and rectum or the bladder during delivery. In West Pokot, this condition attracts
social stigma, abandonment, seclusion and ...
Malignant obstructive jaundice: Factors predictive of non Resectability at kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Malignant obstructive jaundice is a rising cause of mortality and morbidity in surgical
patients worldwide. Most patients at time of presentation have advanced disease. Surgery
remains the only curative mode of treatment ...
Ent/head and neck manifestations in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients as seen at the Mbingo baptist general hospital Cameroon
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
BACKGROUND: HIV / AIDS is a fatal illness which breaks down the body's
immunity and leaves the victim vulnerable to life threatening opportunistic
infections, neurological disorders and unusual malignancies. About 80% ...
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 ...
Pattern of glaucoma among adult somali patients aitending lions Sight first eye hospital nairobi, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Study design: Hospital based cross-sectional study
Objectives: To determine the patterns of Glaucoma among adult Somali patients in Lions First
Sight Eye Hospital and to determine some of the associated risk factors ...
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 ...