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Psychological aspects of the paediatric cancer patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, 2006-09) -
The Psychological Challenges Of Recent Events In Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2008) -
The Psychological Contract And Its Relationship With Organizational Commitment And Job Satisfaction On Employees: A Study Of Faith Based Child Development Projects In Nairobi-east
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Arts, 2007-08)The tide of this research is: The psychological contract and its relationship with Organizational Commitment and Satisfaction of Employees in Faith-Based Child development Project within Nairobi East. This research was ... -
Psychological effects of the Nairobi US embassy bomb blast on pregnant women and their children
(1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi/Africa Mental Health Foundation, Ralph Bunche Road,2 United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya;3Africa Medical and Research Foundation;4Beam Hearing Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-02)A descriptive study was carried out in pregnant women who were affected by the 1998 bomb blast in Nairobi, Kenya, and their babies who were in utero at the time of the blast. The psychological effects of the event on the ... -
Psychological Experiences of Caregivers of Adolescents Diagnosed With Substance Use Disorder Attending a Youth Centre in a Low-resource Setting
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Caregivers, whether a biological parent, adoptive parent, or a relative such as a grandparent, of adolescent with substance use disorder (SUD) undergo immense psychological and social strains, as they have to deal with ... -
Psychological reports and juvenile probation counseling
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1963-07) -
Psychometric properties of an African symptoms check list scale: the Ndetei-Othieno-Kathuku scale
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2006-05)Objectives: To profile and quantify the psychometric properties of the NOK (Ndetei-Othieno-Kathuku) scale against internationally used Gold-standards and benchmarks for mild psychiatric disorders and post-traumatic stress ... -
Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) amongst Nairobi public secondary school children, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2009) -
Psychometric properties of the Ndetei-Othieno-Kathuku (NOK) scale: a mental health assessment tool for an African setting.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Research suggests that psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents are highly debilitating, with sparse resources for assessment and treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). OBJECTIVES: The ... -
Psychosis – An African Perspective
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2009) -
Psychosocial and health aspects of drug use by students in public secondary schools in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2009-03)The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of family, psychosocial, health, demographic, and behavioral characteristics on regular drug use. All the students of 17 randomly stratified public secondary schools ... -
Psychosocial Factors, Condomless Sex, and Detectable Viral Load in HIV-Positive Women in Serodiscordant Couples in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This prospective study of HIV-positive Kenyan women in serodiscordant couples examined relationships between psychosocial factors, viral suppression, and condomless sex. Participants were screened for alcohol use disorders ... -
Psychosocial outcomes among children following defilement and the caregivers responses to the Children’s Trauma: A qualitative study from Nairobi Suburbs, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018-01-10)Defilement is traumatic and often associated with psychosocial problems in children, parental distress and significant social strain on family relationships and well-being. This study aimed at examining psychosocial outcomes ... -
Psychotic symptoms in Kenya--prevalence, risk factors, and relationship with common mental disorders
(2012)There have been few epidemiological surveys to establish prevalence and associated risk factors of psychosis in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports a population-based epidemiological survey in rural Kenya of the prevalence ... -
Psychotic-like experiences among 9,564 Kenyan adolescents and young adults.
(Elsevier B.V., 2021)Objective: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of psychotic-like experiences (PLE) in a large cohort of Kenyan adolescents and young adults. Method: The Washington Early Recognition Center Affectivity and ... -
Psychotrauma issues amongst refugees in Daadab, North Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)No abstract available -
Public Health Consequences of small arms injuries
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Public health crises of cities in devoloping countries
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi,, 1995)During the decade and a half after Alma Ata hundreds of projects were started in developing countries to implement the principles of PHC and start community based health care programs in the rural areas of developing ...