Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Kenya"
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice on tuberculosis among health care workers in Busia and Teso districts, Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2000-05)Tuberculos(TB) has re-emerged as a serious public health problem worldwide mainly due to the increasing HIV related TB. Despite effort to control this deadly disease the prevalence and mortality rates still rise steadily ... -
Assessment of parental sex education to own adolescents among parents in a peri urban community
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991-10)This was a Survey of Parents' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of sex education to their own adolescents. The study was conducted between January and March in three divisions of Kiambaa Division of Kiambu District, ... -
Bullying
(Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2008-02)Objective: - To determine the prevalence of bullying and its association with psychological disorders among students in public Districts Schools in Kikuyu Division of Kiambu District. Design: - A cross sectional descriptive ... -
Community involvement in health development: an evaluation of rural health facility management committees in Nyeri District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 1991)Community participation it is a fundamental principle of Primary Health Care to ensure the IUCCSSS of the strategy of 'Health for All' in the twenty-first century. The importance of individuals,families and communities ... -
Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to management of snake-bites at a public health facility in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2009-11)Snakebites are a neglected medical problem worldwide; nevertheless they cause considerable suffering to people especially in less privileged areas resulting in significant morbidity and mortality with a considerable ... -
Drug abuse in Kenya: Information, needs, resources and analysis (INRA) project for Kenya
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)This is a report of Information, Needs and Resources Analysis, (fNRA) survey carried out in Kenya in July 200 1. The survey team comprised a Professor of Psychiatry, David Ndetei from the Nairobi Psychotherapy Services ... -
Economic - social - political aspects of illicit drug use in Kenya
(Department of psychiatry, university of Nairobi, 1997)The issues relating to illicit drug production, trafficking and consumption have been a subject of three major conventions of the United Nations (UN.): the U.N. (1961). Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; later amended ... -
Factors associated with body mass index in people living with HIV/AIDS attending Thika district hospital comprehensive care clinic, Kenya
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2009-11)Background: loday despite advanced therapeutic success of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the developed countries, HIV related weight loss still continue to be important co-morbidity in many patients. The ... -
Gender differentials in tuberculosis case detection in a rural district in Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 1995)Tuberculosis remains a major health problem and it is estimated that each year, between 50 and 100 million people are infected by the tubercle bacillus and of these, 10 - 20 million develop overt disease and 3 million ... -
Health and sexuality among out of school adolescents in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 1999)In the last decade, the reproductive health and sexuality of adolescents has received increasing recognition world-wide. Several factors have accounted for these new trend. more than half of the population in developing ... -
An immunology survey of toxoplasmosis in a rural Kenyan population
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)This study extended over a period of 9 months from August • 1990 to April 1991 454 patients were recruited at random for this study from 4 health facilities in Kiambu. The patients were grouped by both age and sex into ... -
Infectivity rates of vectors of bancroftian filariasis during wet and dry seasons in Malindi and Kwale Districts of Coast Province, Kenya.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1999)Bancroftianfilariasis, a disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, is on the increase on the Kenyancoast with an estimated 2.5 million people at the risk of infection. 'Endemic zones on the Kenyan coast are Malindi, Kwale, ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about STD/HIV/Aids education among primary and secondary public school teachers in Nairobi and Machakos districts, Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2001)Children aged less than 15 years comprise 50% of Kenya's population while adolescents aged 10-19 years are 20% of the total population. Youth between 10-14 years comprise the population that is relatively free of AIDS ... -
The opinion of clients and providers towards introduction of user fee for clinic-based family planning services in Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 1995)A descriptive study of client and provider opinions towards the introduction of family planning user fees was conducted from 27th April to 27th May 1994, in six MOH hospitals which are indicator hospitals for the Health ... -
Practice of drug peddlers and health workers in relation to sexually transmitted diseases in Kenya
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Prescribing patterns and availability of Artemisinin based combination therapy anti-malarials compared to monotheraphy in Kirinyaga district, central province, Kenya
(Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, 2009)Malaria, a protozoan infection with high mortality and morbidity, remains a major health concern in Kenya and the world. New therapeutic agents and combinations continue to be developed and researched on the treatment ... -
Quality of health care services in Nyeri District, Kenya: patients perceptions and their effects on service utilization
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2004)There is continued concern about unequal access to quality health care. In its policy framework, the Ministry of Health recognizes the challenges these emerging health issues entail. The 1994 Health Policy Framework, ...