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The spectrum and short-term outcome of home-based injuries among children presenting to Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Background and objectives: Injuries are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, resulting in over 950,000 deaths in children annually with more than 95% of injury deaths occurring in low income and middle income ...
Surveillance of injuries among Kenya Rugby Football Union (KRFU) players-season 2010
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The Kenya rugby scene is changing. There are now more players and stiffer competition with attendant rise in the standards of play.The increase in both public awareness and media attention makes the sport verycompetitive. ...
Caries experience,oral hygiene and nutritional status among 5-15 year old children with hearing-disability in comparison to those without hearing-disability
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Background: The hearing disabled are a significant part of the society who are often trivialized or forgotten in comparison to most other disabilities. A high prevalence of dental caries, poor oral hygiene and poor nutritional ...
Factors associated with intrauterine fetal death as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
Background: Fetal death in utero (stillbirth) is demise at 20 or more weeks of gestation and/or
weight 500gms and more. Worldwide, fetal death rates vary considerably depending on quality
of medical care available in the ...
Efficacy of phone based counselling in supporting primi-parous women to Exclusively breastfeed
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
Back ground: Although Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to have great health
benefits to both mother and child, current rates of exclusive breastfeeding have
remained low especially in the developing countries. ...
Gross presentation and histomorphological changes of placentae in patients presenting with intrauterine foetal death at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
Background: A stillbirth or intrauterine foetal death (IUFD) is defined as a product of
conceptionweighing ~500g or with gestational age >22 weeks without evidence of life at
birth but other authors regard the lower ...
Risk factors for kerosene stove explosion burns as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
Background
The kerosene stove is a common cooking appliance in lower and middle income households in
Kenya and when it explodes, it causes thermal bums which is a life threatening injury. Women
tend to be victims more ...
Development and validation of a liquid Chromatographic method for the simultaneous Determination of caffeine, chlorzoxazone, Codeine, diclofenac, doxylamine, ibuprofen and Paracetamol in analgesic preparations
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
Pain is a common menace afflicting many people worldwide. There are a myriad of
medications that are available commercially to combat all forms of pain. The quality of
medicines is an important aspect in healthcare ...
Attitudes of nursing staff towards Computerization: a case of two Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
Aim: - This study aimed at determining the attitudes of nurses towards the use of computers and
the factors that influence these attitudes.
Background: - The health sector is faced with constant changes as new approaches ...
The risk factors that influence transmission of cholera in Bissil, Kajiado district.
(2011-10)
Cholera remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries,
where it is a marker for inadequate drinking water and poor sanitation. Cholera outbreaks
have been a public health problem in some ...