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Microbial Pattern in Amniotic Fluid and Histology of the Smooth Chorion in Women With Premature Rupture of Membranes and Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is rupture of membranes at 37 weeks gestation (1)....
A Web Based Routine Data Quality Assessment (RDQA) Tool For Upscalling HIV Data Audit And Management For Siaya County Health Facilities
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The project provides for an enhanced user oriented Random Data Quality Assurance (RDQA) tool. It is an evaluation tool used in system strengthening and determining country data quality issues that needs analysis and ...
Assessment of Institutional Support on Healthcare Workers in Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Agents and Related Waste at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Healthcare workers are exposed to cytotoxic agents and waste in their day to day practice as they handle them. These agents are known to be carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic hence posing a risk to those handling them. ...
Antibiotic prescription pattern and maternal sepsis:a comparative assessment among women who underwent emergency cesarean delivery before and after the initiation of free maternity services at the kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Introduction:in a health system, change of user fees alters access and coverage of services and hence utilization of health services. The introduction of free maternity services in kenya is such a policy. There is need to ...
Inflammatory Cytokine Profiles In HIV/AIDS Patients With Hypertension Comorbidity At Kenyatta National Hospital Comprehensive Care Center
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background. Hypertension is the leading risk factor of Cardiovascular complications in HIV/AIDS patients and poses a threat to their survival, quality of life and economic productivity. The high predisposition to developing ...
Association Between Perceived Parenting Styles and Emotional and Behavioural Problems Among Adolescent Students in Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Introduction: Becoming an independent adult who can sufficiently rely on him/herself without the support of parents during the adolescent transition when dynamic, broad and influential changes occur in human development ...
Clinical Outcomes Of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Neu Positive Breast Cancer Patients At Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi; A Survival Analysis Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Worldwide, breast cancer in women is ranked as second and most common type of cancer. Also, known to be the most common cause of mortality in women population in less developed regions. Up to 25.6% of breast cancer patients ...
Incidence and Predictors of Chronic Hypertension Following Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy at Kenyatta National Hospital,(a Descriptive Prospective Cohort Study)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Introduction: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicate up to 10% of pregnancies worldwide, constituting one of the greatest causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. In Kenya, studies conducted at ...
Endocervical Microbial Pattern, Antibiotic Sensitivity and Complications Seen With Septic Abortion at Kenyatta National Hospital in 2018.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background:Globally an estimated 56 million induced abortion occur every year(1). WHO estimates that 68,000 women die annually due to complications of unsafe abortion with sepsis as the primary cause of death(2). Microbial ...