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Overview of service oriented architecture: definition, use in healthcare management, challenges and ethics
(2016)
Objective: To provide an overview of use of service oriented architecture in Healthcare with focus on the pros and cons of its use as well as the challenges involved in its implementation.
Data Sources: The subject was ...
Exploring level of use of ICT in medical education in Kenyan public universities
(2016)
Objectives: To investigate the extent of use of ICT in medical education.
Design: A descriptive study
Setting: College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi
Subjects: Academic staff.
Results: The data-gathering ...
Prevalence and risk factors of three curable sexually transmitted infections among women in Nairobi, Kenya
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4812604/, 2016-03)
Background
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. The complications of untreated STIs in the female genital tract and their role in adverse pregnancy ...
Female genital mutilation/cutting among the Wardei of Kenya: practice, effects, and prospects for alternative rites of passage
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
This study focuses on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) with the aim of establishing the rationale, outcomes, and challenges it presents to the girls and their families, and whether there is scope for developing ...
Mapping aflatoxin risk from milk consumption using biophysical and socio-economic data: a case study of Kenya
(2016)
This research reports a mapping of aflatoxin risk in the milk value chain in Kenya using a geographic information systems (GIS) approach. The objective was to spatially locate regions at risk by taking into account biophysical ...
Trust Model For Social Network Using Singular Value Decomposition
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
For effective interactions to take place in a social network, trust is important. We model trust of agents using the peer to peer reputation ratings in the network that forms a real valued matrix.
Singular value decomposition ...
A roadmap for the adoption of government e-payments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Analogous to the Motorists roadmap that shows the roads, directions and distances to a destination of a given region [1]. A roadmap in this context is a detailed guideline that answers the “why-what-how" questions and lay ...
Preliminary data from a de novo trauma registry
(2016)
Background: Trauma remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Trauma registries are a key component of trauma systems in developed countries which have promoted improvement of patient care and outcomes. ...
Adherence to ministry of health guidelines in management of severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Pumwani maternity hospital, Kenya
(2016)
Background: Guidelines have shown to impact positively on the management of medical conditions. The impact of these guidelines has not been evaluated for severe preeclampsia and eclampsia in Kenya.
Objective: To evaluate ...
Laparoscopic cystogastrostomy in the management of pancreatic pseudocysts
(2016)
Pancreatic pseudocysts develop following acute or chronic pancreatitis. Majority of the cases resolve spontaneously but some persist beyond six weeks. Active management of pancreatic pseudocysts involves draining of the ...