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Substance use among a sample of healthcare workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking ...
Prevalence of drug resistance mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients seen in coast provincial general hospital, Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Although prevention and control of spread of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis strains is a global challenge, there is paucity of data on the prevalence of DR-TB in patients diagnosed with TB in referral ...
Knowledge, Attitude And Practice In Assessment Of Childhood Ocular Disorders Among Primary Health Workers In Garissa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practice in assessment of childhood ocular disorders among primary health workers in Garissa district, Kenya.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between ...
Improving adherence to post-cervical biopsy sexual abstinence in kenyan female sex workers.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
PROBLEM:
Cervical biopsies offer a unique opportunity for studying local immune response. To investigate hormonally induced immune fluctuations in cervical tissues of Kenyan female sex workers, we improved biopsy sampling ...
The prevalence of TEM and SHV genes among extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing klebsiella pneumoniae and escherichia coli
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background: Antimicrobial resistance to cephalosporin, penicillin and aztreonam is mediated by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) via hydrolysis of antibiotics. The most common bacteria associated with ESBL among the ...
Selection of direct restorative and rooting filling materials by Kenyan dentists in 2014
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Objectives: To establish the categories of direct restorative and root filling materials used by dentists in Kenya as well as the factors considered in their selection.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Setting: ...
The effects of water quality and sanitation on immunocompromised: A case study of people living with HIV/AIDS in Kibera slum, Kenya
(2016)
Background: Closer inspection of the spread of HIV/AIDS and its implications on individuals, communities and societies reveals several significant linkages with water and sanitation. In the context of poverty, malnutrition, ...
Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy: Case report
(2016)
This is a case presentation of a 32 year old woman with pheochromocytoma diagnosed at 27 weeks of gestation, she was managed till term, induced and had assisted vaginal delivery. The pheochromocytoma was surgically re-sected ...
Wound care in Orthapaedic
(2016)
Topical Fluorouracil After Surgery For Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia In Kenya: A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)
Background
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is an aggressive eye tumour particularly affecting people with HIV in Africa. Primary treatment is surgical excision; however, tumour recurrence is common. We assessed ...