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The effect of intestinal schistosomiasis on the haemoglobin levels in primary school children in Makueni District - Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2007)Background:Chronic morbidity is one of the major impacts of schistosomiasis in Kenya. Anaemia in children and women of childbearing age is mainly attributed to malaria, nutrition-status and other helminthes worms there-fore ... -
The Effect Of Intraoperative Co-Administration Of Ringers Lactate Combined With 0.9% Normal Saline On Serum Electrolytes And Lactate In Patients Undergoing Elective Craniotomy
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background Intravenous fluids are used in virtually all surgical specialties for fluid maintenance. The most common fluids used are 0.9% Normal Saline and Ringers Lactate. In the neurosurgical patients, the osmotic force ... -
Effect of Intrapartum Normal Saline and Dextrose-saline Infusion on Course of Labour and Neonatal Outcomes Among Nulliparous Women in Kenyatta National Hospital
(2022)ABSTRACT Background: Labor is associated with an increased demand for energy due to increased skeletal and smooth muscle contractions. Adequate hydration and optimal glucose levels improves muscle performance during vaginal ... -
The effect of isotonic nasal saline irrigation on chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms in adult patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is inflammation of the sinonasal tract for longer than 12 weeks. Patients present with nasal blockage, facial pain, nasal secretions, and malaise. Nasal saline has been used as ... -
Effect of Magnesium Sulphate in mothers suffering from toxemia of pregnancy and their neonates
(2014)Background About 10% of all pregnancies are complicated by hypertension especially the first pregnancies of women older than 35 years or those with multiple foetuses and this can be fatal in severe cases due to convulsions ... -
Effect of maternal HIV status on breast milk intake and growth of HIV-uninfected Kenyan infants at 6 weeks post-partum and 6 months of age
(2015)Background: All infants irrespective of their HIV status and that of their mothers should be exclusively breastfed in their first half of infancy. It is however not well known if infants‟ exposure to maternal HIV infection ... -
The effect of maternal near miss on the prevalence of post natal depression compared to normal pregnancy within one year of delivery at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)BACKGROUND Maternal morbidity is not as well studied and documented as maternal mortality. One of the new frontiers in quality of care assessment and improvement in maternal and new-born health is conducting Maternal Near ... -
The Effect of Mortality on Fertility in Kenya:a District Level Analysis
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Effect of National Government Cash Transfer Program on Level Poverty in Kenya: a Case Study of Cash Transfer Projects in Wajir County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The point of the examination was to explore the impact of national government money move program on the degree of neediness in Kenya: a contextual investigation of Wajir County. The particular targets were to distinguish ... -
The effect of native cassava starch on the disintegration of formulated paracetamol tablets
(2010)The project involved the use of extracted cassava starch from raw cassava tubers as a disintegrant in the manufacture of tablets. However, there was also manufacture of tablets using industrial corn starch. The tablets ... -
The Effect of Newborn Care Training Among Health Care Workers on Feeding Practices in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates in Kenyatta National Hospital and Pumwani Maternity Hospital: a Before and After Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Optimal nutrition in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) neonates is essential in decreasing mortality and long-term morbidities such as postnatal growth restriction and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. Given appropriate ... -
The Effect of Nutrition on Infant and Child Mortality a Critique
(University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Effect of oral ondansetron in children presenting with acute diarrhoeal illness and vomiting with some dehydration
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Background: Each year, approximately 700,00 deaths occurring worldwide as a result of acute diarrhoeal illness among children under five years of age. Emesis in acute diarrheal illness is both a direct cause of fluid loss ... -
Effect of Peri-operative Intravenous Fluids on Recovery of Intestinal Function After Caesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anaesthesia At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Ileus refers to the delay of regular bowel movement following intra-abdominal surgery and lasts 2 to 3 days. It is a major problem after operation that delays recovery. Several studies on adults have investigated ... -
Effect of pesticide exposure on serum cholinesterase level and asthma control among children in Naivasha, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)Background: Pesticide exposure is a risk factor for asthma exacerbations in flower farm regions in the world. Data on low levels of serum cholinesterase among asthmatic children exposed to the effects of pesticides in ... -
Effect of Phosphate-bonded Investment Materials and Their Manipulation on the Marginal Fit of Cast-metal Crown Copings
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Dental practitioners are faced with the growing demand to provide fixed prostheses that offer long-term service to patients; prostheses that do not de-cement, create stagnation sites or develop marginal ... -
Effect of Plethysmography Variability Index Based Fluid Therapy in Enhancing Recovery Aftermajor Abdominal-pelvicsurgery
(University of Nairobi, 2020)STUDY BACKGROUND: Intra-operative fluid management based on Heart Rate (HR), Mean arterial pressure (MAP), Central Venous Pressure (CVP), urine output (U/O), replacing perioperative fluid deficits, insensible losses and ... -
Effect Of Polishing Protocol And Exposure To Staining Solutions On The Colour Stability Of Dental Composite Materials
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Colour instability of dental resin composite materials can result in their failure and subsequently need for replacement. The discolouration may be intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic discolouration is dependent ... -
Effect of post operative Timolol 0.5% on the first day post operative intraocular pressure after uncomplicate small incision cataract surgery
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Background:-Raised intraocular pressure is the most common postoperative complication of cataract surgery which is multi factorial .14 In most cases it is transient and return to normal in 95.7% of non glaucomatous patients ...