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Prevalence and Immediate Neonatal Outcomes of Incidental Nuchal Cord at Birth Among Parturients With Singleton Uncomplicated Pregnancies at Kenyatta National Hospital in 2018: a Cross-sectional Study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: A nuchal cord is a physiologic finding in 15 to 34% of pregnancies depending on gestation and geographical region. It is frequently blamed for adverse perinatal outcomes (perinatal asphyxia) in the absence of ...
Female Sexual Dysfunction Among Women on Hormonal Contraceptives Compared With Those on Non-hormonal Intrauterine Contraceptive Device at the Kenyatta National Hospital, 2019-2020
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Introduction: The Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS), 2014 data, shows that most women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Kenya are on hormonal contraceptive methods. Several studies have shown that hormonal ...
Short Term Clinical And Technical Outcomes Of Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography And Biliary Drainage, For The Management Of Biliary Obstruction In Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Obstructive jaundice is a common presentation in patients referred to the Interventional Radiology (IR) unit in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). It is a significant cause of morbidity in patients suffering ...
Study of Phytochemistry, Toxicity and Antihypertensive Activity of Carpobrotus Edulis Aqueous Leaf Extract
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Carpobrotus edulis is a medicinal plant widely used as a folk medicine in Southern Africa, to treat hypertension and other ailments. Despite its extensive use in herbal medicine, there is no documented scientific evidence ...