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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 ...
Quality of health care services in Nyeri District, Kenya: patients perceptions and their effects on service utilization
(2004)
There is continued concern about unequal access to quality health care. In its policy
framework, the Ministry of Health recognizes the challenges these emerging health
issues entail.
The 1994 Health Policy Framework, ...
Factors associated with body mass index in people living with HIV/AIDS attending Thika district hospital comprehensive care clinic, Kenya
(2009-11)
Background: loday despite advanced therapeutic success of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the developed countries, HIV related weight loss still continue to be important co-morbidity in many patients. The ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about STD/HIV/Aids education among primary and secondary public school teachers in Nairobi and Machakos districts, Kenya
(2001)
Children aged less than 15 years comprise 50% of Kenya's population while
adolescents aged 10-19 years are 20% of the total population. Youth between 10-14
years comprise the population that is relatively free of AIDS ...
Prescribing patterns and availability of Artemisinin based combination therapy anti-malarials compared to monotheraphy in Kirinyaga district, central province, Kenya
(2009)
Malaria, a protozoan infection with high mortality and morbidity, remains a major health
concern in Kenya and the world. New therapeutic agents and combinations continue to be
developed and researched on the treatment ...
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice on tuberculosis among health care workers in Busia and Teso districts, Kenya
(2000-05)
Tuberculos(TB) has re-emerged as a serious public health problem worldwide mainly due to the
increasing HIV related TB. Despite effort to control this deadly disease the prevalence and
mortality rates still rise steadily ...
Bullying
(2008-02)
Objective: - To determine the prevalence of bullying and its association with
psychological disorders among students in public Districts Schools in
Kikuyu Division of Kiambu District.
Design: - A cross sectional descriptive ...
Drug abuse in Kenya: Information, needs, resources and analysis (INRA) project for Kenya
(2001)
This is a report of Information, Needs and Resources Analysis, (fNRA) survey carried
out in Kenya in July 200 1. The survey team comprised a Professor of Psychiatry, David
Ndetei from the Nairobi Psychotherapy Services ...