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Evaluation of the Quality of Commercial Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
The impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been widespread and devastating with the World Health Organization (WHO) attributing six million deaths to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...
New Insights Into the Structural, Electronic, Optical and Phonon Properties of Cubic and Orthorhombic Cspbi3 Perovskite Through First-principles Method for Photovoltaic Applications
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
This study has been done using the first-principles technique based on the plane wave self-consistent
field method as implemented in the quantum espresso computational code. The GGA has been used as
the exchange-correlation ...
Evaluation of the Golden Proportion, Recurring Esthetic Dental Proportion and the Golden Percentage in a Kenyan Population
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: One of the aims of Contemporary Aesthetic Dentistry in the 21st century is to ensure maintenance of symmetrical proportions between the widths of maxillary anterior teeth during replacement of missing teeth ...
Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practices of Pregnant Women Receiving Nutrition Education While Attending Antenatal Care at Mbagathi Hospital Nairobi County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Nutritioneducationisoneoftheimportantcomponentsofantenatalcare.Itisawidelyused strategy to
improve nutritional knowledge of pregnant women seeking ante natal care more so in
governmentrunhealthcarefacilities. A lot of ...
Prevalence and Types of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Among Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Autism affects about 1 in every 160 children globally. Genetic defects are associated with the development of Autism and about 10 to 20 % of these patients have genetic metabolic abnormalities. Involvement of ...
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Hiv Positive and Hiv Negative Patients With Figo Stages 1 to 11a Cervical Cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital: a Comparative Cross-sectional Study
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Background: Around 604,000 new cases of cancer of the cervix and 342,000 deaths from cervical cancer were reported worldwide in 2020 with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections found to exacerbate its occurrence by ...
Assessment of the Magnitude of and Factors Influencing Milk Post-harvest Losses Along the Dairy Formal Marketing Channel in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
In Kenya, the dairy sub-sector is the highest contributor to the livestock sector at 8 percent of Gross Domestic Product. However, of all the milk produced, only 30 percent is traded along the formal chain. Nyeri County ...
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Neuropraxic and Genitoperineal Complications Following Fracture Table Use at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Background
Fracture tables are frequently used in lower limb surgeries, but they can result in complications like genitoperineal and neuropraxic injuries. These injuries include lower limb nerve damage, skin death, pudendal ...
A Comparative Analysis of Patterns and Types of Orthopaedic and Trauma Admissions to Kenyatta National Hospital and the Associated Factors: Before and After Enforcement of Referral Guidelines
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Inappropriate utilization of higher-level health facilities and ineffective management of the referral processes in resource-limited settings is increasingly becoming a concern in health care management in developing ...
Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on River Flows and Rising Water Levels of Lake Nakuru
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Lake Nakuru has experienced flooding occasioned by climate change and catchment areas degradation. The increasing water levels to a record of 8.5m reported in April 2020 have been a great threat to livelihoods and flora ...