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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 ...
Determinants of malaria in irrigated and non-irrigated villages of Mwea: a comparative assessment
(2005)
Today, approx:imately40% of the world's population, mostly those living in the poorest
countries,are at risk of malaria.l-' 'which causes more than 300 million acute illnesses and at
least one million deaths annually. ...
The effects of crude lyophilised aqueous extract of Vernonia hochstetteri Schip. Bip. in rats with pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus
(2005)
Vernonia hochstetteri (Compo sitae ), a medicinal plant used in traditional medicine to
treat epilepsy by East African communities, was screened for anticonvulsant properties in
rats with pilocarpine-induced status ...
Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of parents and guardians of children with epilepsy at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of parents and guardians of children with epilepsy regarding the illness.
DESIGN: cross-sectional study.
SETTING: Paediatric Neurology Clinic at ...
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 ...
Perspectives of young men on induced abortion in Kiambaa division, Kiambu District Kenya
(2004-05)
Context:Induced abortions are a major public health problem because they contribute to high
maternal morbidity and mortality in Kenya. In many countries including Kenya, abortion is illegal except
on medical grounds ...
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 ...