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Assessment of physicians' and nurses' attitudes towards pharmacists as collaborators in medication therapy management at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2009)
Purpose. The purpose of the study was to assess physicians' and nurses'
attitudes toward pharmacists as collaborators in medication therapy management.
This was to shed more light to the extent at which clinical pharmacy ...
Therapeutic management of breast cancer patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2009-11)
Background: The incidence of breast cancer (BC) has been reported to be lower in resource poor regions, with patients generally presenting with late stage disease at diagnosis. These patients have poorer prognosis. It is ...
Factors influencing anti-retroviral therapy adherence of hiv-positive adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya: a qualitative study
(2009)
The advances in HIV care have given rise to a population, including adolescents, that is living longer with
HIV. In Kenya, prevalence estimates for HIV-positive youth aged 15-24 years in 2007 was 3.8%. With the
advent ...
Evaluating mentorship practices among nursing Students in selected kenyan universities
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
Mentorship programs are offered to support students in program completion, confidence building
and transitioning to further education or the work force. However mentoring relationships have
been faced by challenges such ...
The Occurrence And Pattern Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of Conjunctiv A In Hiv /Aids Patients With Conjunctival Growths Seen At Two Tertiary Hospitals In Zambia
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
To determine the prevalence, clinical and histological pattern of SCCC in
HIV/AlDS patients with suspicious conjunctival growths attending the University Teaching
Hospital, Lusaka and Kitwe Central Hospital in Zambia.
Methods: ...
Intraocular Pressure Changes in Eyes Receiving Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide in Kikuyu Eye Unit
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
Objective: To determine the magnitude and pattern of intraocular pressure (JOP)
changesin eyes that received intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in Kikuyu Eye
Unit.
Study Design: retrospective interventional case ...
Outcome of trial of labour in mothers With one previous caesarean section Scar at pumwani maternity hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
Although introduction of lower transverse uterine incision for caesarean section has remarkably
reduced the risk of uterine rupture during trial of labour (TOL), a consensus has not been reached
on universal TOL for women ...
The prevalence of depression in women with obstetric Fistula at kenyatta national hospital and jamaa hospital Nairobi, kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
Of particular concern to those with obstetric fistula is the prevalence of
depression and the social-demographic characteristics related to this
condition.
This was a descriptive study carried out over a period of ten ...
Evaluation of bacterial flora and antimicrobial susceptibility of chronic suppurative otitis media at the Kenyatta national hospital a prospective study
(2009)
Main objective: To determine the bacteriological flora of CSOM and its antimicrobial susceptibility at the KNH. The WHO definition of CSOM was applied in this study.
Study design: Cross sectional descriptive study ...
Post -discharge, short term morbidity and mortality of chronic heart failure at Kenyatta national hospital
(2009)
Objective: To ascertain the mortality and rehospitalization rates among patients discharged with
a diagnosis of congestive cardiac failure.
Design: Prospective observational study
Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital, ...