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Comparison of Dual Therapies for Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans.
(NEJM, 2019-06-20)
The prevalence of hypertension among black African patients is high, and these patients usually need two or more medications for blood-pressure control. However, the most effective two-drug combination that is currently ...
Healthy Heart Africa-Kenya: A 12-Month Prospective Evaluation of Program Impact on Health Care Providers' Knowledge and Treatment of Hypertension.
(2019-03-14)
Given the rising burden of hypertension in Africa, the Healthy Heart Africa program was developed to improve access to quality hypertension care in the primary care setting. The Healthy Heart Africa program provides a ...
Association of lifestyle modification and pharmacological adherence on blood pressure control among patients with hypertension at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(BMJ, 2019-01-17)
OBJECTIVE:
Association of lifestyle modification and pharmacological adherence among patients with hypertension attending a national referral hospital in Kenya.
DESIGN:
Descriptive, cross-sectional.
SETTING:
Medical ...
case records and commentaries
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The use of intrauterine device in 147 patients treated
in the Gynecological Unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital
for pelvic inflammatory disease, was compared with the use
in a sexually active,age -parity, matched,control ...
Pattern of adult appendicular skeleton fractures at a teaching and referral hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
BACKGROUND: Trauma is a public health burden resulting in increased morbidity, mortality
and disability for the survivors. Musculoskeletal trauma results in dramatic, distracting and
life threatening injuries. No study ...
Factors affecting the Utilization of Cancer Health Care Services: a case study of breast cancer screening among women in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The study sought to examine the factors affecting the utilization of cancer health care services: a case study of breast cancer screening among women in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to estimate the demand function ...
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 ...
Effect of an instructional programme on attitudes of registered nurses towards nursing care plans
(University of Nairobi, 1991-10)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of
an instructional programme on registered nurses' attitudes
towards nursing care plans and to compare these attitudes
with registered nurses who did not take part ...