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Esophageal Cancer Awareness Among Patients Attending Out-patient Clinics at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Report by the National Cancer Institute of Kenya (NCI-K 2023) for 2021 and 2022 indicates that esophageal cancer is now the leading cause of all cancer deaths in both men and women accounting for 15.6% of all cancer ... -
Establishing Socio-cultural Factors Influencing Health Seeking Behaviour Of Sti Infected Women Of Reproductive Age In Kisii Nyanza Province Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-07)Sexually Transmitted Infections are common infections among women of reproductive age. The health seeking behavior associated with STls has been explored to some extent, but associated socio-cultural factors have been a ... -
Establishing The Socio Economic Factors That Contribute To Cholera Outbreaks In Turkana South District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-07)Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal illness caused by infection of the intestine by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. One gets it by drinking un-boiled water or eating food contaminated with cholera bacteria. It is treated by use ... -
Estimates of Brucellosis Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Goats in Nugaal Region Puntland State of Somalia
(2021)Brucellosis is a disease of pastoral areas where it causes devastating negative effects on pastoralists livelihoods. Control efforts have been unable to bring the disease to manageable levels. The objectives of the current ... -
Estimates of the Incidence and Burden of Human Cases of Dog Bites in Juba City, South Sudan
(UON, 2021)Rabies is a disease of ancient time. It has a case fatality rate of 100% and it is transmitted to humans by rabid animal especially domestic dogs. Thus dog-bites are an indicator of the burden of rabies in human populations. ... -
Estimating the level of malaria transmission in Nairobi amongst the paediatric age group
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1999)AIM or STUDY: To estimate the level oftransmission or malaria in Nairobi by using the malaria parasite rate ill children, presenting with fever or history or fever. Nairobi is classified as 'malaria-free' but anecdotal ... -
Estimating the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) using indirect elisa test in selected counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is an important zoonotic disease whose eradication has proved problematic due to the challenges in effective screening and diagnosis. A study to determine the presence and prevalence of bovine ... -
Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The high burden of HIV infections among female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa has been long recognised, but effective preventive interventions have largely not been taken to scale. We undertook a national geographical ... -
Estimation of blood loss during elective surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)Blood loss from major surgery IS a great challenge which has become even more significant considering the unavailability of blood for replacement during surgery. It was therefore prudent to determine the amount of blood ... -
Estimation of endotracheal tube cuff pressures at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 2006)Objective: To determine the ability of Intensive Care givers to accurately inflate endotracheal tube cuffs using standard syringe technique and estimate endotracheal tube cuff pressure by finger palpation of the pilot ... -
Estimation Of Salicylic Acid In Aspirin (Paediatric) Mixtures By Colorimetric Method
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Ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses working in critical care units in Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiSchool of Nursing, 2012)- Ethical issues have emerged in the recent years as a major component of health care for the critically ill patients, who are vulnerable and totally depend on nurse working in the critical care unit. As the provision of ... -
An Ethnobotanical, Antioxidant And Anti-Inflammatory Study Of Medicinal Plants Used In Kakamega County, Western Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Background For years, medicinal plants have been used worldwide for the treatment of various diseases. Generally, they are considered safer, easily available and more cost effective compared to conventional medicine. ... -
Ethnobotanical, Antioxidant And Toxicity Study Of Selected Medicinal Plants Used In Nyamira North Sub-county, Nyamira County
(UoN, 2019)Traditional medical practices are common with many Kenyan communities. There is a steady use of herbal remedies to treat diseases despite increased availability of conventional medicines. Therefore it is of paramount ... -
Ethnopharmacology of Antimalarial Plants Used Among the Luhya Community in Kakamega East Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Malaria remains a major disease in Kenya responsible for high mortality especially in the children aged under five years and pregnant women. Many communities in Kenya still use plants for the management of malaria. An ... -
Ethnopharmacology, bioactivity and anthelmintic efficacy of medicinal plants traditionally used in Loitoktok District, Kenya
(2013)The practice of traditional medicine is as old as the human race and plants are an important source of research and development of new drugs. Anthelmintic resistance in human and animal pathogenic helminths has been spreading ... -
Etiology and pattern of neonatal conjunctivitis
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2002)A prospective case study was carried out at Kenyarta National Hospital and Pumwani Maternity Hospital. The study aimed to determine the infective spectrum in cases of neonatal conjunctivitis. This included detection of ... -
Etiology and risk factors of bacterial wound infections
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2007)Background: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is a referral center serving patients from Kenya and beyond. There are several departments among them orthopedics which houses many patients with wounds, some of which are ... -
Etiology, Common Practices and Early Complications of Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: PTHA has transformed from its original invention to the current state. Etiologies leading to PTHA have shifted from the original primary osteoarthritis to include other etiologies due to improvement in implant ... -
The etiology, presentation and management of acute upper limb traumatic peripheral nerve injuries among urban dwellers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 2007)This was a descriptive prospective study to determine the etiology. presentation and management of acute upper limb traumatic peripheral nerve injuries among urban dwellers in Kenya as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. ...