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Practice of drug peddlers and health workers in relation to sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya
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Practice of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatograghy in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography has been a major evolution in the field of Gastroenterology for the management of pancreato – biliary disorders. It is now used primarily as a therapeutic tool ... -
The Practice Of Interventional Gastro Intestinal Endoscopy At Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: The gastrointestinal system contributes a large proportion of diseases encountered in daily clinical practice. Interventional endoscopy allows diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases with added ... -
The practice of mechanical ventilation in Kenyatta National Hospital intensive care unit
(Universty of Nairobi, 2007-04)This was a descriptive longitudinal study that was carried out in Kenyatta National Hospital intensive care unit between January and March 2007.The main objective of the study was to describe the pattern of ventilatory ... -
Pre and post treatment patterns of serodiagnostic parameters (antibody and immune complexes) in schistosomiasis haematobium patients
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1991)56 school children from Tiwi Primary school located in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya, found to have s. haematobium infection parasitologically, had their sera obtained and assayed for circulating antischistoso ... -
A Pre- and Post-intervention Comparison of Drug Prescribing and Equipment Sizing Practices During Emergency Resuscitations in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Prescription practices in paediatrics are weight-based. Errors in inappropriate drug dosing are the most common. These errors may have dire consequences in emergency resuscitations. The importance of correct ... -
Pre-Admission Care-Seeking Behaviour For Severe And Very Severe Pneumonia In Children Aged 2 To 59 Months At Kenyattanational Hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood mortality globally, with 17-26% of deaths in children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa being attributed to pneumonia. Many of these deaths are attributed to delay ... -
Pre-term low birth weight and maternal periodontal status among mothers attending Pumwani maternity hospital Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Pre-term birth (PTLBW) is a great public health concern, as it is a significant cause of neonatal mortality, yet it is preventable. Some studies demonstrate a link between maternal periodontal disease and ... -
Preclinical Care, Clinical Management, and Outcomes of Dog Bite Injuries in High Rabies Burden Districts of Wakiso and Kampala, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Uganda is endemic for rabies disease primarily transmitted to humans through dog bites. Although Uganda has established guidelines on appropriate wound care following dog bites, anecdotal reports of patients applying local ... -
Prediction Of Intrauterine Growth Retardation By Measurement Of Symphysial Fundal Height At Kenyatta Natid.Nal Hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1986)A study to find out the rate of increase of symphysial fundal height withgestation and its value in predicting intrauterine growth retardation wascarried out from October 1984 to October ... -
Predictive Value Of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid In Diagnosis Of Fetal Acidosis
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Introduction Although the finding of meconium stained amniotic fluid in labor is clinically significant, meconium per se is not a strong predictor of intrapartum fetal acidosis. Umbilical cord arterial blood gas analysis ... -
Predictive Values of Osteocalcin in Osteoporosis at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(university of nairobi, 2019)Background Osteoporosis is increasingly becoming a major health problem in the Kenyan population, especially postmenopausal women. Two previous hospital-based studies put the prevalence at 24.5%. The disease is ... -
Predictors of adherance to HAART in Mbagathi district hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) medications is critically important for the success of therapy in patients treated for Human Immunodeficiency virus - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). ... -
Predictors of Adherence to Treatment Regimen Among Hemodialysis Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Adherence in hemodialysis has been a significant factor that helps in modifying the quality of life among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Adherence to hemodialysis treatment regimen encompasses four-components, ... -
Predictors Of Admissions Among Obstetric Patients At The Critical Care Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(UoN, 2018)Background: World Health Organization (WHO) describes severe maternal morbidity as near death (near miss) but survival from complications which occurred during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of ... -
Predictors of Bacterial Meningitis Among Paediatric Patients Aged 0-5 Years Hospitalized at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Meningitis remains a common and serious problem in children worldwide. One million instances of meningitis are assessed to happen in children worldwide each year. In Africa, where outbreaks are common 70% of ... -
Predictors of Decision to Delivery Interval And outcomes of Caesarean Sections at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Maternal mortality remains high in Kenya with an estimated 510 maternal deaths reported for every 100,000 live births every year. At the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), maternal mortality is estimated to be ... -
Predictors of depression among patients seeking Antiretroviral Therapy (ARVs)
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Tropical And Infectious Diseases, 2009-11)The entire study was summarized below: Objectives: To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with depression among patients seeking ARV's at UNITID treatment clinics. Design: Cross-sectional study. Participant ... -
Predictors of extubation failure in Neuro-critically ill patients in KNH ICUs
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Extubation decisions in brain-injured patients are often challenging to the critical care practitioner. Neuro-critically ill patients often undergo prolonged mechanical ventilation and intubation, are at high ... -
Predictors of gestational trophoblastic neoplasms chemotherapy outcomes at Kenyatta National Hospital:a retrospective cohort design study
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTN) span a spectrum of abnormal neoplastic trophoblastic proliferation that include choriocarcinoma, persistent Hydatidiform mole, invasive mole, placenta site trophoblastic ...