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Risk Factors for Pulmonary Tuberculosis and the Effect of Chemotherapy on the Quality of Life of Infected Patients in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND According to World Health Organization, there were 10.4 million cases of tuberculosis worldwide in 2015 and eighty-seven percent of the victims were in Asia and Africa. Kenya is among the countries with high ... -
Risk Factors for Re-laparotomy After Cesarean Section and Associated Maternal Mortality and Near-miss Events at KNH an Exploratory Case-control Study
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background Cesarean section (CS) delivery is on the rise worldwide and now accounts for more than one in five deliveries, this trend is expected to rise and by 2030 nearly 29% of total deliveries are likely to be through ... -
Risk factors for severe dehydration and hypovolaemic shock in children presenting to Kenyatta National Hospital with acute Gastroenteritis
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Background: Dehydration is the most frequent and dangerous complication of acute gastroenteritis which accounts for millions of deaths each year in young children, mostly in developing countries. There remains much to be ... -
Risk factors of abnormal visual cervical inspection in HIV infected women on antiretroviral treatment.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: HIV infected patients have a higher likelihood of multiple oncogenic HPV sub-types, get persistent HPV infections and progress faster to invasive cancer compared to their HIV uninfected counterparts. Unresolved ... -
Risk factors of antepartum haemorrhage at Kenyatta National Hospital: a case control study
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is one of the major causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. It occurs in 3-5% of pregnancies and is one of the major causes of preterm births. It also contributes ... -
Risk factors of childhood malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in Makuyu division, Maragua district, Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2006)A descriptive cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the risk factors of childhood malnutrition in Makuyu division of Maragua District was carried out between the months of December 2002 and April 2003. The survey ... -
Risk factors that contribute to fistula formation among women attending at Borama National Fistula Hospital Somaliland from 2011 To 2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: An obstetric fistula is preventable and in most cases, treatable childbirth injury that causes incontinence, stigmatization and psychosocial effects and often results in isolation from society. The constant ... -
The risk factors that influence transmission of cholera in Bissil, Kajiado district.
(2011-10)Cholera remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, where it is a marker for inadequate drinking water and poor sanitation. Cholera outbreaks have been a public health problem in some ... -
Risk Factors, Indications and Outcomes of Post Cesarean Section Readmission at Knh: a Case-control Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Cesarean section (CS) is one of the most common major surgical procedures in Obstetrics. It is an effective lifesaving procedure in preventing maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity when medically ... -
Risk factors, management and outcomes of drug induced hepatic injury among adult patients with liver disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Globally, liver injury due to medicines is a growing medical, scientific and public health problem. Over the past two decades, reports from World Health Organization have shown that there has been a rising ... -
The Risk of Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Following Aggressive Versus Conservative Management of Early Onset Pre-eclampsia With Severe Features at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia refers to onset of hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation in a previously normotensive patient in presence proteinuria, platelet count <100,000/microL, elevated serum creatinine, at least twice ... -
Risk Of Blood Contamination During Orthopaedic Surgery At Kenyatta National Hospital
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Risks associated with the use of intravascular contrast media: analysis of patients' awareness at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1997-02)A number of papers have been published on continuing research on the development of contrast media and their associated adverse reactions in diagnostic radiology. Publications available and studies done regarding the ... -
Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Adolescents Attending Public Secondary Schools In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-05)Introduction: Globally, the average age at which young people begin to have sex has steadily decreased. It has also been noted in Africa, that the age of initiation of sexual intercourse has dropped, predisposing the ... -
Road traffic trauma outcome at Kenyatta National Hospital: comparison of the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) and the Trauma Mortality Prediction Model (TMPM)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Background: Road traffic trauma is an increasing problem whose managem~t in Kenya has been suboptimal. The goal of improving health care quality and trauma care in particular, rely on the ability to accurately measure ... -
A roentgenological evaluation of the cardiac silhouette in adult Africans in Kenyatta national hospital (k.N.H.) - Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1988-07)Roentgenological Evaluation of the Cardiac Size of Adult Kenyan Africans using the following parameters, namely: The Transverse Diameter of the Heart (TD) , The Cardiothoracic Ratio (CTR), The Frontal Cardiac Area (AA), ... -
The role of abdominal ultrasound imaging in evaluating the vomiting child
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Introduction: Children are generally very suitable subjects for ultrasound (US) examinations. US is often the first investigation performed for suspected abdominal or pelvic pathology. It may precede radiographic examination ... -
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Radiology: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Radiologists and Radiology Residents in Kenya
(UON, 2021)Background. Phenomenal developments in Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning (AI/ML) have led to the creation of powerful computerized algorithms with proven capabilities in the performance of some tasks in the radiology ... -
The role of barium meal examination in diagnosis and evaluation of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1997-12)In this prospective study over a period of six months (May-November 1997), to determine the role of Barium Examination in evaluation of upper gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) diseases at Kenyatta National Hospital, a total ... -
The role of Brucellosis in spontaneous abortion at Narok District Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by bacteria of the genus brucella. It is endemic in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa. Brucella is a major aetiological agent of spontaneous abortion in ...