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Epidemiology of Burns in Patients Aged 0 – 13 Years at a Paediatric Hospital in Kenya.
(2014)
Background: Burns are a common and significant cause of admission following injury in
children.
Methods: This was a retrospective hospital based multivariate survey conducted on burns
patients aged 0 to 13 years over a ...
Children who acquire HIV infection perinatally are at higher risk of early death than those acquiring infection through breastmilk: a meta-analysis
(2012)
BACKGROUND:
Assumptions about survival of HIV-infected children in Africa without antiretroviral therapy need to be updated to inform ongoing UNAIDS modelling of paediatric HIV epidemics among children. Improved estimates ...
Ocular injuries in children
(2008-01)
Objectives: To describe the epidemiology, referral system and visual outcomes of eye injuries in children.
Design: Retrospective case series.
Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Nairobi, Kenya.
Subjects: ...
Sexual abuse of children as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(1992-07)
A retrospective study of 21 sexually abused children admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, between January 1984 and December 1985 is presented. The peak incidence of sexual abuse was in the age group ...
Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study
(2013)
Background:
Quality of patient care in hospitals has been shown to be inconsistent during weekends and night-
time hours, and is often associated with reduced patient monitoring, poor antibiotic prescription practices ...
Meat supplementation increases arm muscle area in Kenyan schoolchildren.
(2013)
The present study examines the effect of animal-source-food (ASF) intake on arm muscle area growth as part of a larger study examining causal links between ASF intake, growth rate, physical activity, cognitive function and ...
Cancers in children younger than age 16 years in kenya
(1999)
Objective: To determine the number of cancers seen in six months in children aged below sixteen years and to look for any associations with breastfeeding, parental ages, smoking, water availability and consanguinity. ...
Clinical Features Associated with Group A Rotavirus in Children Presenting with Acute Diarrhoea at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2016)
Background: Worldwide rotavirus (RV) infection is a major cause of diarrhea in children <5 years of age. Continual monitoring of RV prevalence
and its associated clinical characteristics is necessary to estimate the burden ...
Oral health knowledge attitude practices and caries experience among 1 0-12year olds in childrens homes
(2009)
Objective: The objective was to determine knowledge, attitude, practices and caries experience for 10- 12 year aids in two children's homes.
Setting: Thomas Baranado and Kabete Childrens homes. Design: A descriptive ...
Coma scales for children with severe falciparum malaria
(1997-03)
The Blantyre coma scale (BCS) is used to assess children with severe falciparum malaria, particularly as a criterion for cerebral malaria, but it has not been formally validated. We compared the BCS to the Adelaide coma ...