Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Pattern of Distal Tibial Fractures, Associated Injuries and Early Complications at Kenyatta National Hospital
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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Colonisation in Orthopaedic Patients
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram-positive aerobic bacterium. It can be found as part of a person’s normal bacterial flora i.e. these individuals (carriers) are asymptomatically colonised without ... -
Repeat Induction Versus Expectant Management After Failed Primary Labor Induction at Term at Kenyatta National Hospital: a Randomised Clinical Trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: While the rates of labor induction have increased globally, occurring in about 20% of facilities, Africa reports of an average rate of 4.4% (Kenya 3.9%) with a high rate of unmet need (66.0 –80.2%). Despite it ... -
Systematic Variance Correction Methods for Peptide Microarray Data
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Protein/peptide microarrays are high throughput (HT) methods with the potential of investigating tens to thousands of probes in a single experiment. However, technical variance creates an inevitable challenge for their ... -
A Survival Analysis Approach to Determine the Predictors of Time to Hiv Partner Notification in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Globally, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has registered the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence with over 50% of seropositive individuals unaware of their HIV status. Assisted Partner Services ... -
Prevalence Determination and Trend Analysis of Major Transfusion Transmissible Infections Among Blood Donors in Nairobi Regional Blood Transfusion Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Blood is one of the therapeutic products for terminal ailments and most medical emergencies in hospital situations involve blood transfusion as utmost remedy, however, it has the risk of transfusion-transmissible ... -
Monitoring Progress in Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health (Rmncah) Following Devolution of Health Services in Kenya: a Trend Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction-Universal Health Coverage is viewed as making essential Health Services accessible and affordable to the entire populace such that individuals in the population do not suffer financial wreckage due to health ... -
Health Care Human Resource Capacity Building Initiatives Influencing Sustainability of Hiv/aids Services at Siaya County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The HIV prevalence in Siaya County is 24.8 percent (4.2 times higher than the national prevalence) according to the Kenya HIV Estimates 2015. It is estimated that by the end of 2015, a total of 126,411 people were living ... -
Model-based Fully Conditional Specification and Predictive Mean Matching: Application to Hiv Risk Factors Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: HIV disproportionately a ects sex workers. It is important to continually evaluate sex work, given it’s uid and dynamic nature. Missing data is a common complication to HIV research, especially where accurate ... -
Factors Associated With Prenatal Depression Among Women Attending the Antenatal Clinic at Coast Provincial General Hospital, Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Prenatal depression is a form of clinical depression that affects a woman during pregnancy. Despite being a public health burden and the major predictor of postnatal depression, prenatal depression has not been ... -
Impact of Social Support on Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Cancer Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: The ever-increasing incidence of cancer means that cancer-associated emotional and mental distress is set to increase. Despite this, research in cancer care has mainly focused on the management of physical ... -
Comparison of Testosterone- Dihydrotestosterone Ratios in Children With Hypospadias to a Control Group at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Hypospadias is a common birth defect occurring in male children. Its worldwide incidence is approximately 1 in 125 live male new-borns. It occurs due to an arrest in the normal development of the urethra, ... -
Obstetric Outcomes in Women With Uterine Fibroids at Kenyatta National Hospital-a Prospective Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women, with an estimated prevalence of 0.1-4% in pregnancy. Prevalence rates vary with race, and are most common in Africanwomen. Uterine fibroids have ... -
The Effectiveness of Pre-puncture Lumbar Spine Ultrasound Scanning in Spinal Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Spinal anaesthesia is commonly used as a method of regional anaesthesia for surgeries below the level of the umbilicus. It is a safe substitute to general anaesthesia. It has been in existence since late in the 19th century. ... -
A Case For Introducing Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Honey is a natural product with unique flavour and is highly nutritious. It is produced by honeybees and consumed by many. It contains sugars, proteins, water and minerals just to mention a few. There is growing interest ... -
The Psychosocial Burden And Quality Of Life Of Mothers With Preterm Birth Versus Term Birth At Kenyatta National Hospital (a Mixed Methods Study)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Globally there are 13 million premature babies born annually. Prematurity comes with an increased demand in care, neonatal morbidity and mortality as well as attendant long term sequelae. These pose a burden ... -
Early Functional Outcomes Of Closed Tibial Plateau Fractures In A Kenyan Setting
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Tibial plateau fractures result from compressive axial forces alone, or combined with varus or valgus stresses on the knee and may interfere with the functional integrity of the joint. These fractures can be ... -
Detection Of Psychiatric Disorders Among Adolescents Attending Primary Healthcare Facility In Kiambu County And Related Clinician Factors.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction. Adolescence is a period of physical growth spurt and extensive changes. It is during this time that mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, and thought disorders, may first appear or become apparent. ... -
Seroprevalence Of Human T- Cell Lymphotropic Virus 1 And 2 In Blood Donors At Two Blood Donor Centres In Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Human T-cell Lymphotrophic Virus is known to cause Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic para-paresis. Transfusion of contaminated blood is the major mode of HTLV-1/2 ... -
Clinically Significant Potential Drug-drug Interactions Among Adult Diabetic Hypertensive Outpatients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are common comorbidities in the developing and developed world. Management of these patients requires combination pharmacotherapies which may lead to polypharmacy ...