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The opinion of clients and providers towards introduction of user fee for clinic-based family planning services in Kenya
(1995)
A descriptive study of client and provider opinions towards the
introduction of family planning user fees was conducted from 27th
April to 27th May 1994, in six MOH hospitals which are indicator
hospitals for the Health ...
Health impact of sanitation programme in Kakamega district
(1995-07)
The World Health Organisation estimates that inadequate water
supplies and sanitation are responsible for about 80% of all
diseases and sicknesses. Improved water supplies and sanitation
can have a positive health, ...
Gastric motility responses to duodenal stimulation of an in vitro rabbit stomach-duodenum preparation
(1995)
Regulated gastric emptying is necessary for the complete digestion and absorption of
intestinal chyme. However, experiments have shown that the extrinsic denervation of
stomach and duodenum does not result in a cessation ...
Bone tumour diagnosis; a comparison of roentgenography and histopathology in the diagnosis of bone tumours: a study at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 1995-07)
Bone tumours can either be primary or secondary. The secondary bone tumors are
malignant deposits from other tissues. Primary bone tumours are either benign or malignant.
This study was done to determine what percentage ...
Diagnostic value of ultrasound in renal diseases in adult patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1995-09)
A total of 105 patients who underwent renal ultrasound at Kenyatta
Nation Hospital during the study period qualified for inclusion in the study
group. There were 54(51.4%) males and 51 (48.6%) females.
The commonest ...
Prevalence of childhood iron deficiency anaemia in children visiting a peri-urban health care facility
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Children of ages 6 months to 6 years were recruited in a cross-sectional survey to
determine the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia and its associated factors in the Minnesota
International Volunteers Health Facility, ...
Autonomic nervous function in patients with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi,, 1995)
Thirty five patients (19 males and 16 females), with the acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (AIDS), as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)
clinical case definition, were studied to establish the prevalence ...
Pattern of cerebral palsy in children presenting to Kenyatta National Hospitals occupational therapy department
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
A three month cross sectional descriptive study was carried
out on children with cerebral palsy, presenting to the occupational
therapy department of KNH , from February to April 1993. The
objectives of the study were ...