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Epidemiology and Genomic Investigation of Clostridioides Difficile in Hospitalized Patients With Nosocomial Diarrhoea
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Clostridioides difficile is associated with hospital-acquired diarrhoea with underreported disease burden from African countries. This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence and the predictors of healthcare ... -
Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia Species Infecting Dairy Cattle in Smallholder Farms in Peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Livestock production contributes 12% of the Kenyan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 40 % of the Agricultural GDP. Milk is the main livestock product and urban and peri-urban areas provide a ready market, which has led to ... -
Epidemiology And Urological Complications Of Schistosomiasis Haematobium
(medicine, 1981)The literature review covered tile development of knowledge about Schistosomiasis from the discovery of the worm by Bilharz in Egypt, the disovery of the intermediate host by Miyairi and Suzuki in Japan to the recent ... -
Epidemiology of acute gastroeriteritis in early childhood in selected urban areas of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of medicine, 1978-11)Study aimed at elucidation of the incidence andaetiology of early childhood acute gastroenteritis in Kenya was undertaken. Included among areas of study were the distribution of the aetiological agents in time, place and ... -
Epidemiology of group B streptococcus (GBS) carriage in mothers and their neonates at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 1986)Two hundred mothers and their newborn babies were examined for the presence of Group B streptococcus (GBS), at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), during a three month period, between May and August 1985- Ten of the two ... -
Erectile Dysfunction in Male Ebola Virus Disease Survivors in Western Sierra Leone a Health Facility Based Descriptive - Cross Sectional Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: A normal sexual function requires intact neurological and vascular systems and their coordinated complex interactions. Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is presumed to cause ED via both neurogenic and vasculogenic ... -
Erectile Dysfunction Rates and Associated Factors Due to Priapism in Adult Patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Priapism is prolonged penile tumescence for four or more hours that goes on past or is unassociated with sexual stimulation. It’s a urological emergency whose poor management can result in severe penile ... -
Erythrocyte Immune Complex Binding Capacity In Children With Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria And Those With Uncomplicated Malaria
(University of Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry , School of Medicine, 2006-02)The term Immune Complex denotes a reaction product resulting from the interaction between an antigen and an antigen-specific or non-specific antibody and is used synonymously with antigen-antibody complex. Immune complex ... -
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 ...