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Assessment of management of health-care wastes in non-government health care facilities in Nairobi province
(2009-06)
Poor management of health care wastes exposes health care workers, waste handlers .
and the community to infections, toxic effects and injuries. Despite this inherent
hazardous nature of the health care wastes, their ...
Incidence of Post Dural puncture headache in elective cesarean section patients following spinal anesthesia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2009-05)
Title
Incidence of PDPH in elective cesarean section patients undergoing spinal
anesthesia at KNH.
Background
Post dural puncture headache (PDPH) is an iatrogenic complication of
neuraxial anesthesia and results from ...
Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to management of snake-bites at a public health facility in Kenya
(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 ...
Evaluation of erectile dysfunction among bicycle taxi riders (bodaboda) in Bungoma town
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
Organic erectile dysfunction is common in elderly men but is not prevalent in
menbelow 40 years of age. However, in addition to other known causes such as smoking,
alcohol intake and diabetes mellitus, recent research ...
Toe web disease and lower limb cellulms at Kenyatia National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with lower limb
cellulitisin patients admitted with acute cellulitis of the lower limb in Kenyatta National
hospital(KNH), with particular emphasis on toe ...
Development and validation of a liquid chromatograpidc method for the simultaneous determination of diphenhydramine, promethazine, chlorpheniramine and ephedrine in cold-cough syrups
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
The quality of essential drugs used to treat diseases such as HIV / AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is often monitored locally through market surveillance initiatives driven by different Ministry of Health departments in ...
Prevalence and factors associated with late presentation of patients with chronic kidney Disease to nephrologists at Kenyatta national hospital renal clinic
(2009)
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is currently a global
problem. late presentation and referral of CKD patients for renal services
comes with deleterious economic and medical consequences due of the
substantial ...
Prevalence of rota virus in children presenting with acute gastroenteritis at Gertrude's children's hospital and clinics
(2009)
Background
Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis among young children worldwide.
An estimated 600,000 children die from rotavirus each year with 80% being from
developing countries. Rotavirus vaccination ...
Characteristics of low vision Patients presenting at kikuyu eye Unit low vision clinic
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
OBJECTIVEST:he study was aimed at describing the characteristics of patients presenting at
low vision clinic of the Kikuyu Eye Unit, with emphasis on the underlying causes of low vision,
of which it would identify ...
Effectiveness of syndromic management of vaginal discharge at specialized treatment center (casino) Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
BACKGROUND: Syndromic management is a World Health Organization (WHO) strategy for the management of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Diagnosis is based on identification of syndromes, which are combinations of ...