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Perspectives of young men on induced abortion in Kiambaa division, Kiambu District Kenya
(2004-05)
Context:Induced abortions are a major public health problem because they contribute to high
maternal morbidity and mortality in Kenya. In many countries including Kenya, abortion is illegal except
on medical grounds ...
Case Records And Commentaries
(University of Nairobi, 2004-05)
Quality of health care and its effects on the utilization of maternal and child health services : a case study of the Kisumu municipal health facilities
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
The study was done to assess the quality of care provided by the Kisumu Municipal health facilities as perceived by the community and from the professional perspective, with special reference to maternal and child health ...
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 ...
Case Records and Commentaries
(2004-02)
Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(2004-03)
The health care of women encompasses all aspects of medical aspects and therapeutics. The
medical needs and concerns vary with a patient's reproductive status, her reproductive
potential and her desire to reproduce. ...
Assessment Of Obstetric Services And Pregnancy Outcomes At Kiambu District Hospital, Central Province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-04)
CONTEXT: Maternal mortality has been recognized internationally as a public
health problem owing to the thousands of women who lose their lives during
pregnancy or childbirth and many more who suffer complications, some ...
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, ...
Patterns of injuries in road traffic accident fatalities seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(2004)
Few people can be ignorant of or unmoved b~ the enormous increase in the mortality and the
morbidity caused by trauma caused by RTAs. The number of road traffic accidents has
increased in recent years to pandemic ...
Significant refractive errors as seen in standard eight pupils attending public schools in Langata division, Nairobi, Kenya
(2004)
A cross sectional community based study of significant refractive errors as seen III
standard eight pupils attending public schools in Langata Division, Nairobi Province,
Kenya. The objectives of the study were to determine ...