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Thesis At Harvard School Of Dental Medicine Can The Prognosis Of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Be Predicted Using Computer-assisted Morphometric Image Analysis?
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1988)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
Thrombocytopenia in haart naive HIV infected Patients attending the comprehensive care Clinic at Kenyatta national hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Background: Haematological abnormalities are common in HIV infected patients. Thrombocytopenia has been associated with progression of disease. The presence of thrombocytopenia is significantly associated with decreased ... -
Thromboembolic and bleeding complications in patients with prosthetic heart valves at the Kenyatta national hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2011)The number of patients on warfarin anticoagulation due to prosthetic heart valve insertion is significant. Presence of valves and long term treatment with warfarin has associated hacmatological complications. These ... -
Thyroid Function Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic At The Kenyatta National Hospital Principal Investigator
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Maternal thyroid hormone levels are an important determinant of pregnancy and fetal outcomes. Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism have been shown to have adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. There is no ... -
Thyroid hormone levels in children with heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, 1989)Thyroid function among children with heart disease was studied. The children were randomly selected and included 35 children (11 cyanotic and 24 acyanotic) with Congenital Heart Disease (C.H.D.) and 34 children with ... -
Thyroid Hormone Profile in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients Attending Adult Outpatient Clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Thyroid disorder affects 5-10% of the general population and can contribute to heart failure (HF)............... -
Thyroid Hormone Profiles in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Human Pathology, 2013)Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a disease spectrum characterized by progressive loss of renal function over a period of time. It has reached epidemic proportion in many countries with an incidence of approximately 11% ... -
Thyroid-associated eye disease in patients with thyroid disease attending thyroid clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2004)The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of TAED, its manifestations, complications and treatment as seen in KNH. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in patients attending the thyroid clinic of ... -
Tibia valga. A case of symmetrical metaphyseal dysplasia of the lower ends of the tibiae.
(College of Health Sciences, 1980)An unusual case of symmetrical valgus deformity of both tibiae is described. The relevant literature is reviewed and aetiology of growth disparity is discussed -
Tick-borne Pathogens as Etiologies of Undifferentiated Acute Febrile Illness in Kenya: Geographical Distribution, Risk Factors and the Tick Bacteriome as a Bio-indicator of Tick - Borne Zoonosis
(University of Nairobi, 2022). Background: Vector-borne pathogens, which include viruses, bacteria and protozoa, are among the most common etiological agents of acute febrile illness (AFI) worldwide and have reportedly caused epidemics of human ... -
Time Series Analysis and Short Term Forecasting of Female Contraceptives Consumption in the Public Health Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Contraceptives security is crucial in ensuring access and delivery of family planning services and improving the contraceptive prevalence rate. Commodity security ensures that clients have access to commodities ... -
Time to childhood immunization uptake in Kenya: a survival model
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Childhood immunization is an important intervention aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality among under-fives. Immunization coverage is the most common indicator used to evaluate the performance of this ... -
Time-to-event Analysis of Effectiveness of Hiv Post-exposure Prophylaxis in a Nairobi Sex Workers Cohort
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: The current overall HIV prevalence in Kenya is 4.8%, yet research on effectiveness of non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV prevention is still patchy and consequent risks poorly understood ... -
Timing and Spacing of Births in Kenya
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Timing of emergency surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(2008)Objective: To establish the timing for surgical emergencies at the Kenyatta National Hospital and review the causes of delay where applicable Study design: A prospective hospital based study Study settings: The study ... -
Timing of Insertion and Complications Within Six Weeks of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Use Among Youths in Thika Level V Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Globally the adolescent birth rate was 44 births per 1,000 in 2018, compared to 56 births per 1000 in 2000. In Kenya, the adolescent birth rate is 96 per 1,000 women. In the last five years, the teenage pregnancy ... -
To assess the correlation between prostate specific antigen density and prostate biopsy results of patients with raised PSA at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: PSA density is one of the diagnostic tools used to screen for prostate cancer. Several studies have been done to establish the ideal cut-off for PSAD however no consensus has been established due to the ... -
To Assess Urological Complications of Transrectal Prostate Biopsy in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The definative diagnosis of prostate cancer is histopatholological proof of neoplastic changes in prostate biopsies. TRUS(Transrectal Ultrasound) guided prostate biopsy is the recommended mode of diagnosis, however in our ... -
To Determine The Correlation Between Maternal Malnutrition And Neonatal Outcomes At Mbagathi District Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Background The nutritional status of a woman before, during pregnancy and after delivery is critical to both her infant's and her own health and survival. Maternal malnutrition and suboptimal weight gain during pregnancy ... -
To determine the pattern of skeletal Metastases in prostate cancer patients using Radionuclide imaging
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2009)Prostate cancer is a common disease which occurs all over the world, affecting males as young as those in their 40' s and as many as 90% of those who are in their 90' s. Skeletal metastasis is a common complication of ...