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The Pattern Of Glaucoma In Patients Attending The Eye Clinic At Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Glaucoma is an irreversibly blinding eye disease which damages the optic nerve
head fibres. The disease may be asymptomatic in certain clinical types, until advanced stage, so
much emphasis is to be given for ...
Incidence Of Malaria And Vector Characteristics In A High Transmission Region In Rural Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Malaria is still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality especially among children below five years of age in Kenya. Although current reports indicate declining prevalence of malaria in some parts of Africa, some ...
Attitudes and Practice of Health Promotion for Non-communicable Diseases Among Healthcare Workers at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Introduction: The rising burden of non-communicable diseases poses a great health system challenge in Kenya. Healthcare workers have a critical role to play in health promotion, in addressing patients’ lifestyle risk ...
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Resistance to Anti-tuberculosis Drugs in Coast Provincial General Hospital Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Kenya is one of the countries with a high TB infection rate and globally, it is ranked fifteenth amongst twenty-two countries with a high prevalence. The development of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
Prevalence of Pain Symptoms Suggestive of Endometriosis Among Adolescents in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Consumer Profiling and Quality Characteristics of Commercially Traded Orange- Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree Bread in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Assessing the Impact of Infrastructure Development and Training on Meat and Hides & Skins Sector in Somaliland
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Stinging nettle and neem enhance antibody response to local killed and imported live infectious bursal disease vaccines in indigenous chicken in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Immune responses are critical for protection of chickens from infectious bursal disease (IBD). In this study, the antibody response-enhancing effect of drinking water supplementation of 1% stinging nettle and neem on ...
Development Of guidelines For Early Diagnosis Of Childhood Brain Tumors At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background-Brain tumors are the second commonest tumors after leukemia and the commonest solid tumors in children. Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the commonest cause of cancer related deaths in children and adolescents.
Delayed ...
Hallux Valgus in a Hospital Population in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background
Hallux Valgus is an irreversible foot deformity that’s often overlooked by the surgeon and medically unknown to the patient. Despite its abundant mention in literature, prevalence is not known and keeps on ...