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Prevalence and factors associated with uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Kiambu Level Five Hospital Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods provide effective contraception. However, little is known about the socio-demographic and reproductive factors associated with postpartum, its ...
Complete Genome Analysis of Lytic Phages and Identification of Hypothetical Phage Proteins Targeting Major Protein Complexes of Staphylococcus Aureus
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Background: Bacteriophages (phages) are obligate parasites of bacteria. Phages are grouped according to their life cycle as lytic, temperate (lysogenic), pseudo-lysogenic and chronic phages. Lytic phages have been applied ...
Efficacy of Group Tobacco Cessation Behavioural Intervention Among Tobacco Users With Concomitant Mental Illness in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Introduction: The prevalence of tobacco use among people with mental illness is nearly twice that of the general population. Psychotropic medications for tobacco cessation are relatively expensive for most Kenyans. Behavioural ...
A Comparison of Abbreviated Burns Severity Index and the Revised Baux Score in Predicting Severity and Mortality in Moderate to Severe Burns in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Background: Scoring systems in burns’ injury aid in determining severity of injury, type of management and the prediction of outcome. They facilitate accurate decision-making and provide guidance to the patients’ families. ...
Customer Behaviour Segmentation Among Mobile Service Providers Using Algorithms (Comparison of K-means and Self-organizing Maps)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Client division is a significant space of Business Insight where clients are totaled into bunches with
comparative qualities like segment, geographic, or conduct attributes. Thus, every individual from the
section has ...
Medication Related Problems Among Critically Ill Neonates Admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital a Prospective Cohort Study
(university of nairobi, 2021)
Background: Neonates are usually at a significant risk for adverse risk for adverse drug
reactions since organs required to handle medicine are still under development. Neonates at the
neonatal intensive care unit are ...
Real Time Fraud Detection System for Mobile Banking: Based on Experiential Paradigm
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The current banking industry is characterized by hyper-competition driven by technological
innovations that revolve around provision of ubiquitous access to banking services especially
through mobile banking. Proliferation ...
Impact of the Healthy Heart Africa Program on the Adequacy of Blood Pressure Control in Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Background: Hypertension is one of the most important independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease worldwide. It has been steadily on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa, where it is often insufficiently controlled in ...
Determinants of Weaning Failure Among Adult Patients on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Kenyatta National Hospital Intensive Care Unit.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Weaning failure from mechanical ventilation has become a major challenge in management of patients in intensive care unit (ICU). Approximately 20% of patients on invasive mechanical ventilation fail to wean ...