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Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital - participatory action research.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 2014-02)Background: Implementation of World Health Organization case management guidelines for serious childhood illnesses remains a challenge in hospitals in low-income countries. Facilitators of and barriers to implementation ... -
Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital - participatory action research.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)Background: Implementation of World Health Organization case management guidelines for serious childhood illnesses remains a challenge in hospitals in low-income countries. Facilitators of and barriers to implementation ... -
Factors Influencing Progressive Utilization of Palliative Care Services among Cancer Patients in Kenya: The Case of Nairobi Hospice
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The rising cases of non-communicable diseases, specifically cancer, have led to the integration of palliative care in their management. However, only 10% of cancer patients have access to palliative care. Healthcare ... -
Factors Influencing Quality of Nursing Education in Kenya.
(University of NaitrobiSchool of Nursing College of Health Sciences, 2005-06) -
Factors Influencing Research Activity among Medical Students at University of Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, 2010)Background Undergraduate student research activity facilitates their independent thinking, interest in evidence based practice and preparation for graduate programmes. Reports from African Universities are, however, scarce. ... -
Factors influencing the outcome of severe head injury at Kenyatta National Hospital.East
(Department of Surgery, Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Nairobi Medical School, Kenya., 2001)OBJECTIVE: To study the factors influencing the outcome of severe head injury. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS: Six hundred and seventy seven patients with ... -
Factors Influencing the Outcomes in Extradural Haematoma Patients
(2015)Background: Extradural hematomas are neurosurgical emergencies and are one of the most common causes of mortality and disability after traumatic brain injury. This study aimed at evaluating the current management and ... -
Factors Influencing the Utilization of Voluntary Counselling and Testing Services among University Students in Kenya
(2014)Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) is recognized as a critical component of effective HIV prevention initiative and has therefore been promoted nationally and within universities in Kenya. Upon successful counselling ... -
Factors influencing uptake of contraceptive implants in the immediate postpartum period among HIV infected and uninfected women at two Kenyan District Hospitals.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Family planning is a cost effective strategy for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and reduction of maternal/infant morbidity and mortality. Contraceptive implants are a safe, effective, long ... -
Factors involved in access and utilization of adult hearing healthcare: a systematic review.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS: Hearing loss is a public health concern, yet hearing healthcare disparities exist and influence utilization of rehabilitation services. The objective of this review was to systematically analyze ... -
Factors Linked to Female Genital Mutilation Practice Among Women Living In Alungu Village of Mandera County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Kenya, the prevalence of FGM/C is 15% in ... -
Factors that determine utilization of modern contraceptives in East, Central and southern Africa
(1996)A cross-sectional study to determine modern contraceptives utilization among women aged between 15 and 19 years was performed between September and October, 1991 in 5 countries of East Central and Southern Africa. The study ... -
Factors that influence adequacy of asthma control in children residing in Naivasha, a flower growing area in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: In Kenya, asthma affects 10% of the population. One of the modifiable risk factors contributing to asthma morbidity and mortality is environmental exposure. Naivasha flower farms introduce pesticides persistently ... -
Factors that influence the short term outcome of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1994)Between April 1990 to January 1991, a prospective study of 97 consecutive patients admitted to the medical wards of Kenyatta National Hospital with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage was done. All the patients studied under ... -
Factors Which Influence Child Health With Specific Reference To Nutrition In Siaya District Western Kenya.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 1991-06) -
Factors which influence child health with specific reference to nutrition in Siaya district western Kenya. Olenja J. J Trop Pediatr. 1991 Jun;37(3):136-9.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)No abstract available -
Faecal bile acid concentration of patients with carcinoma or increased risk of carcinoma in the large bowel.
(Surgery and Biochemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1980)Faecal 3-hydroxy bile acids were assayed enzymatically in patients with carcinoma, or at increased risk of developing carcinoma of the large bowel. No rise in bile acid concentration was demonstrated in patients with ... -
Faecal contamination of public water sources in informal settlements of Kisumu City, Western Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, 2012)High levels of environmental contamination, often associated with improper waste and excreta management, are widespread among informal settlements within urban areas in developing countries. We determined the level of ... -
Failure of human immunoresponse to N-glycolylneuraminic acid epitope contained in recombinant human erythropoietin
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHUEPO) was produced by Chinese hamster ovary cells and commercially distributed to hospitals by two pharmaceutical companies in Japan ('ESPO' by Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., and Sankyo Co. ... -
Failure of trasylol to reduce intestinal content of trypsin and chymotrypsin in man.
(1970)The daily output of trypsin and chymotrypsin was measured in the stools of four patients with an established ileostomy under controlled dietary and metabolic conditions for a control period of four days. Trasylol, given ...