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An assessment of the extent of rational use of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(2001)
To evaluate the rationale for the use of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Antimicrobial prophylaxis is usually carried out before surgical procedures to prevent occurrence of surgical ...
The health workers for change impact study in Kenya
(2001)
This paper reports the detailed results of a study of the impact of the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshop series on clients' perceptions of health services, relationships within the health centre and relations ...
The Initiation of a Kikuyu Medicine Man
(1980)
* The field research for this paper was part of a broader project on urban and rural traditional medicine conducted in Kenya in ,1977-1978, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C. We ...
Radiation synovectomy: treatment option for haemophilia patients with chronic haemarthrosis: a review
(2009-12)
BACKGROUND:
Ablation of the synovium with radiopharmaceuticals, referred to as radiation synovectomy, (RS), has emerged as a simple affordable and safe procedure that is highly effective in preventing chronic disabling ...
Magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in Korogocho slum, Nairobi AUTHORS
(2007-08)
Objective: To estimate the magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in residents of
Korogocho slum Nairobi.
Design: Community based survey
Setting: Korogocho slum Nairobi, Kenya; July and August 2002
Results: One thousand ...
Health service pricing reforms in Kenya
(1997)
From 1966, for about 25 years, the Government of Kenya provided health services in public clinics and hospitals free of charge in accordance with its social policy (Republic of Kenya, 1989a). In the 1980s the Government ...
Dynamic Capabilities, Talent Development and Firm Performance
(2012)
All firms aim at high performance which leads to high profits and sustainable
competitive advantage. However all firms face a challenge on how to create
sustainable competitive advantage especially on the rapid changing ...
Clinico-pathologic characteristics and treatment outcomes in children with neuroblastoma at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2009-12)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine clinical-pathologic characteristics, treatment modalities and treatment outcomes of children diagnosed with neuroblastoma.
DESIGN:
Cross-sectional descriptive study based on secondary data from ...
Factors that influence consumer preference of television stations by public primary school teachers in Langata division, Nairobi
(2012)
The purpose of the study was to determine the preferred television stations, and factors
that influence consumer preference of television stations. The study was a cross sectional
survey undertaken among the public primary ...
The perception of Kenyan citizens on improvement of public service delivery since the implementation of performance contracts in Kenya
(2011)
The main objective of the study was to establish the perception of Kenyan citizen’s on
improvement of public service delivery since the implementation of performance contracts
in Kenya. The accessible target population ...