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Cost Analysis Of Facility-Based HIV Testing Models In Kenya; A Case Of Riruta Health Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2019)HIV testing is the first and essential step in HIV management. Awareness of HIV status is an important step in linking people to prevention, care and treatment services and reducing possible transmission of HIV. Despite ... -
Cost and productivity of cataract surgery in different eye care deliverly settings in Kenya
(University College of London, 1999)Cataract which is defined as an opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye is the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in Kenya and in the whole world in general. The global backlog of people blind from ... -
The cost burden of breast cancer treatment at Kenyatta national hospital: a patient’s perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)Background Breast cancer ranks highest among the cancers affecting women in Kenya. Treatment involves surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The therapy has significant cost implications. Associated procedures ... -
Cost effective control of zoonotic African trypanosomiasis in Kenya: analysing underreporting factors and modeling prevalence in busia foci
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The study aimed at analyzing factors contributing to underreporting of zoonotic African trypanosomiasis and quantifying the human prevalence through utilization of prevalence data of the causative parasite in the blood ... -
Cost effectiveness analysis of the oral cholera vaccine in Kenya: the case of Nakuru county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Cholera is caused by exposure to a bacterium Vibrio cholerae and may result in acute dehydration or even death in severe cases. It has affected many people in Kenya in recent months and therefore warrants attention. ... -
The Cost Of Anaesthesia At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1986)A prospective study was carried out during the period of six months from 14th March,1985 to 13th September 1985 on three hundred and nine patients who were given general ~naesthetics at the Kenyatta National Hospital,with ... -
Cost of anaesthesia at the University of Nairobi dental hospital theatre
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 2007)Background: In this era of cost containment it has become increasingly important for the physician to be aware of the costs of various components of health care. The cost of anaesthetic care is of considerable interest. Many ... -
The cost of anesthesia at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Faculty of Medicine (M.Med.), 1986)A prospective study was carried out during the period of six months from 14th March,1985 to 13th September 1985 on three hundred and nine patients who were given general aria esthetics at the Kenyatta National Hospital,with ... -
Cost Utility and Budget Impact Analysis of 5-fluorouracil and Capecitabine Based Regimens for Management of Colorectal Cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer globally and it is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Management of CRC has progressively improved over the years, with a number of ... -
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of DAT and rK39 as Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Wajir County - Kenya
(College of Health Sciences, 2013)Visceral Leishmaniasis or Kala-Azar is a chronic systemic disease characterized by fever, weight loss and weakness and, if left untreated, death. Diagnosis of KA is by direct visualization of the parasites in a culture ... -
Coverage, Uptake And Barriers To Utilization Of Provider Initiated HIV Testing And Counseling Among Women Seeking Post Abortion Care Services At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction: Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) refers to HIV testing and counseling which is routinely recommended by health care providers to persons attending health care facilities as a standard ... -
Cranial Ct Scan findings in adult HIV/AIDS patients with low CD4 Levels presenting with neurologic symptoms at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Neurological manifestations of HIV/AIDS (Neuro-AIDS) are variable and can result from inflammatory conditions, opportunistic infections, neoplasms, neurodegenerative conditions among others. Neuroimaging of ... -
Craniofacial Anomalies Among New Births at Two Hospitals In Nairobi
(Universty of Nairobi, 2007-08)BACKGROUND: The pattern of congenital oral and craniofacial anomalies (CFAs)in the Kenyan population remains unknown. The few studies on wholebody congenital anomalies in Kenya and other African countries have suggestedthat ... -
Craniotomy surgical site infections at the Kenyatta national hospital
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Craniovertebral Anomalies
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 1988)Patients with developmental abnormalities at the craniovertebral junction caught my attention during training at Medical School and when working as a medical officer in Meru. The puzzling note was that, though the anomalies ... -
Creatine Phosphokinase Serum Levels in Acute Closed Isolated Femur Fractures.
(University of Nairobi, 2017).1 BACKGROUND Soft-tissue injuries in closed fractures are less obvious than in open fractures, but still have enormous importance. The evaluation of soft tissue injury in closed fractures can be much more difficult ... -
A critical analysis of operative management of fracture neck of femur at the Kenyatta National Hospital orthopaedic unit over a five-year period
(University of Nairobi, 1982)A total of 122 patients were operated for femoral neck fracture at the orthopaedic unit of Kenyatta National Hospital in the period January 1976 to December 1980. Available records of 71 patients were reviewed. Only 42 ... -
Critical Appraisal of the Prediction of Resection Weight in Reduction Mammaplasty Using Four Different Models
(University of Nairobi, 2019)