Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Scheduled Around the Clock Versus Routine Analgesic Dosing for Post Caesarean Pain Control at Kenyatta National Hospital, a Randomised Clinical Trial
(Uon, 2021)Background: Post caesarean pain management is still suboptimal despite the available knowledge, research and advanced therapeutic methods. Current guidelines advocate for multimodal approach to postoperative pain treatment. ... -
Effect of Autologous Fat Grafts in Management of Hypertrophic Scars at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Background: Hypertrophic scars are a common global health problem with significant effects on overall quality of life and a huge burden on health care systems. There are numerous treatment modalities for hypertrophic ... -
Formulation of Hydroalcoholic Gel With 80% Isopropyl Alcohol
(Uon, 2021)Background: Hydro alcoholic gels are used as hand disinfectants to kill microbes on the skin. Most of hydro alcoholic gels contain a WHO recommended alcohol concentration with a range of 60% to 95% which destroys the ... -
Efficacy and Cost of Post Cesarean Pain Management Using the World Health Organisation Recommendations Versus Routine Care at Nyeri County Referral Hospital a Randomized Controlled Trial
(Uon, 2021)Background: Adequate postoperative pain control after cesarean section is important because the postoperative mothers need enhanced recovery to effectively take care of their newborns. Effective pain control in the acute ... -
Analgesic Activity, Acute Oral Toxicity and Phytochemical Screening of Crude Extracts of Mystroxylon Aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. (Celastraceae.)
(Uon, 2021)Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage. Analgesics i.e. Opioids and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used ... -
Assessment of the Quality of Life Among Post Radiotherapy Cervical Cancer Survivors Compared to Healthy Women at the Kenyatta National Hospital: a Comparative Cross Sectional Study
(Uon, 2021)Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth commonest malignancy of women globally. Most patients present with advanced disease whose mainstay of management is chemo-radiotherapy. Chemo-radiotherapy has both short and long-term ... -
Tranexamic Acid Use Amongst Women at High Versus Low Risk of Post-partum Haemorrhage Delivering at Kenyatta National Hospital: a Retrospective Cohort Study
(Uon, 2021)Background: Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) tops the list amongst causes of maternal deaths globally. PPH accounts for approximately one in every four pregnancy-and-childbirth-related deaths that occur globally and remains ... -
Factors Associated With Time Taken From Histologic Diagnosis to Initiation of Radiotherapy in Women With Cervical Cancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital;Cross-sectional Study
(Uon, 2021)Background: Cervical cancer is the second most diagnosed cancers of women after breastcancer. Time taken from histological diagnosis to initiation of radiotherapy is considered as a measure of the quality of care. However, ... -
Assessment of the Effects of Use of Good Agricultural Practices on Irish Potato Production and Marketing in Kenya
(Uon, 2021)The current trends of Irish potato production in Kenya are characterised by low yields that do not meet the increasing demand, especially in urban areas. This condition has been aggravated by using basic farming techniques, ... -
Peri-operative Blood Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Kenyatta National Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the most performed surgical procedures for Benign Prostate Enlargement (BPE) in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in the urological unit. Even with the slightly ... -
Formulation Development and Evaluation of Loperamide Solid Dispersions
(Uon, 2021)Background Loperamide is classified as an essential drug in both the 2019 World Health Organization and Kenya essential medicines lists. It is an opioid mu receptor agonist used in the control and relief of acute non-specific ... -
Prevalence and Factors That Affect Transition From Paediatric to Adult Services Among Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease in Webuye County Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Background: New advances in medicine in the last thirty years have made it possible for children with sickle cell disease to live past their childhood period. Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) are now surviving well ... -
Factors Associated With Delay in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral Cancer at Two Referral Centres in Nairobi
(Uon, 2021)Background: Most patients seen at the University of Nairobi Dental hospital and Kenyatta National hospital present with advanced stage of cancer. There is also a considerable number that visit early enough but do not get ... -
Assessment of Voice Handicap in Total Laryngectomy Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Background Surgical treatment for advanced laryngeal cancer entails total laryngectomy and an initial loss of voice. This has an expected negative impact on quality of life as patients lose their main mode of communicat ... -
Occurrence and Factors Predisposing to Lower Limb Length Discrepancy Following Treatment of Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures With Early Spica Cast at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Background: No local studies have examined the prevalence and factors predisposing to lower limb length discrepancy following treatment of paediatric femoral shaft fractures with early spica cast. The present study was ... -
Knowledge and Attitude of the Human Papilloma Virus and Vaccine in School Going Adolescent Girls in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Uon, 2021)Introduction Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among females globally and is an outcome of persistent infection of the lower genital tract by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The HPV vaccine known to prevent ... -
Changes in Placenta and Chorioamniotic Membrane Histoarchitecture in Patients With Malaria in Pregnancy
(Uon, 2021)Background: Malaria in pregnancy has adverse consequences for both fetal and maternal health. These outcomes result from improper trophoblast invasion concomitant with the reduced transformation of maternal spiral arteries ... -
Dietary Patterns, Nutritional Status and Dental Caries Experience Among Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Attending City Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya
(Uon, 2021)Introduction Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopment condition that is diagnosed in early childhood. Various studies globally, reveal that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder have unique dietary patterns that ... -
The Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Inducing Hypoxia Compared to Standard Occlusive Dressing Wound Therapy in the Healing of Traumatic Wounds
(Uon, 2021)Background: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy has gained popularity as an effective adjunct in management of wounds. It accelerates wound healing by enhancing granulation tissue formation. Its mechanism of action was always ... -
Modelling of Factors Associated With Perinatal Mortality Rates in Tanzania-analysis of Tanzania Demographic Health Survey 2015-16 Using Bayesian Approach
(Uon, 2021)Background: Perinatal mortality is a big problem facing child survival in Tanzania. The problem has been empirically associated with numerous factors. The challenge which exists is the statistical association of these ...