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Prevalence and factors associated with late presentation of patients with chronic kidney Disease to nephrologists at Kenyatta national hospital renal clinic
(2009)
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is currently a global
problem. late presentation and referral of CKD patients for renal services
comes with deleterious economic and medical consequences due of the
substantial ...
Knowledge on diabetes mellitus among diabetic patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital outpatient clinic
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease that has significant morbidity and mortality worldwide resulting from complications arising from poor control. 1,3
There is no local data to show the level of diabetic ...
Prevalence of rota virus in children presenting with acute gastroenteritis at Gertrude's children's hospital and clinics
(2009)
Background
Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis among young children worldwide.
An estimated 600,000 children die from rotavirus each year with 80% being from
developing countries. Rotavirus vaccination ...
Non metabolic causes of pathological fractures in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi., 2003)
This was a prospective study over a period of 10 months from the month of April 2002 to
January 2003. The purpose of the study was to determine the pattern of non metabolic
causes of pathological fractures in Kenyatta ...
Infant feeding counseling in programmes to prevent mother to child transmission of hiv (PMTCT) in Nairobi, Kenya
(2006)
Background: Infant feeding in the context of HlV poses complex challenges to PMTCT
programsin Sub-Saharan Africa. A 2003 report of the evaluation of UNICEF supported pilot sites
singledout infant feeding counseling as ...
The role of uroflowmetry in diagnosis and outcome of surgical therapy in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
This study will evaluate the role of uroflowmetry in the
diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and lower urinary
tract symptoms (LUTS). The study will also assess the outcome of
the different surgical therapies ...
Morphometric comparison of Kenyan adult mandibles with reconstruction plate parameters
(2008)
Objective: To determine the archival morphometry of the mandible of Kenyan male and
female adults and to relate them to available mandibular reconstruction plates.
Study design: A descriptive cross-sectional study using ...
Factors affecting documentation of intraoperative nursing care at Kenyatta National hospital main theatre
(2008)
Documentation plays a key role in the construction of social reality (Anderson 2006,
Levy2003, Searle 1996). A descriptive cross-section study conducted among nurses
working at Kenyatta national hospital (KNH) main theatre ...
Characteristics of low vision Patients presenting at kikuyu eye Unit low vision clinic
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
OBJECTIVEST:he study was aimed at describing the characteristics of patients presenting at
low vision clinic of the Kikuyu Eye Unit, with emphasis on the underlying causes of low vision,
of which it would identify ...
Factors Associated With Poor Control Of Epilepsy At Kenyatta National Hospital Adult Neurology Clinic
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Background:
Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition seen at KNH neurology clinic comprising of 16.6% of all neurologic diseases. Approximately 80% of epileptic patients achieve remission by the end of second ...