Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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The practice of interventional gastrointestinal endoscopy at a tertiary referral hospital
(Annals of African Surgery, 2018-01)Background: Interventional endoscopy enables one time diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases with minimally invasive therapy and improved disease outcome. Local use has remained low with minimal reporting. ... -
Incidence and Early Outcome of Coagulopathy among Major Trauma Patients
(Annals of African Surgery, 2018-01)Background: Despite improvement in many aspects of acute trauma care, uncontrolled bleeding is responsible for more than 50% of all trauma related deaths within the first two days of admission. Objective: This study sought ... -
Emergent Endovascular Management of Acute Arterial Bleeding after Initial Unsuccessful Surgical Control
(Annals of African Surgery, 2018-01)Background: Hemorrhage and the complications thereof have traditionally been managed surgically but over the last two decades endovascular techniques have been increasingly used. These include coiling, liquid and particle ... -
Can PSA predict bone metastasis amongst newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients?
(Annals of African Surgery, 2018-01)Background: The decision as to when a bone scan is necessary in the staging of prostate cancer is controversial with different studies giving varying recommendations on the same subject. Objective: To determine the utility ... -
Association Between Serum Sodium Abnormalities and Clinicoradiologic Parameters in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
(Annals of African Surgery, 2021-03-03)Background: Secondary brain insults after traumatic brain injury such as electrolyte dysfunctions are associated with poor outcomes. This study aimed at determining the incidence of serum sodium ion abnormalities and ... -
Health-seeking behaviour of human brucellosis cases in rural Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Background: Brucellosis is known to cause debilitating conditions if not promptly treated. In some rural areas of Tanzania however, practitioners give evidence of seeing brucellosis cases with symptoms of long duration. ... -
One Health for neglected tropical diseases
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)The forthcoming World Health Organization road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) 2021-2030 recognises the complexity surrounding control and elimination of these 20 diseases of poverty. It emphasises the need for ... -
Rheumatic diseases in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)Historically, rheumatic diseases have not received much attention in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, possibly owing to a focus on the overwhelming incidence of infectious diseases and the decreased life span ... -
Association between utilization and quality of antenatal care with stillbirths in four tertiary hospitals in a low-income urban setting
(University of Nairobi, 2021-04)Abstract Introduction: About 2.6 million stillbirths per year occur globally with 98% occurring in low- and middle-income countries including Kenya, where an estimated 35 000 stillbirths occur annually. Most studies have ... -
Feasibility study on the mhGAP-IG as a tool to enhance parental awareness of symptoms of mental disorders in lower primary (6-10 year old) school-going children: Towards inclusive child mental health services in a Kenyan setting
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)Aims: (1) To determine the feasibility of involving parents as key partners in school mental health activities; (2) to determine whether educating parents on mental health treatment Gap Intervention Guideline (mhGAP-IG) ... -
Emotional and behavioral problems in children with epilepsy attending the pediatric neurology clinic at a referral hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)Introduction: Epilepsy is a common neurological condition, with a lifetime prevalence of 1% in children. Research has shown a high prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in children with epilepsy. The aim of this ... -
Engaging community voices to assess Kenya's strengths and limitations to support a child maltreatment prevention program
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)Background: Preventing child maltreatment is a global mission of numerous international organizations, with parent support programs as the critical prevention strategy. In Kenya, 70 % of children are at risk of experiencing ... -
Preferred HIV Testing Modalities Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-03)Purpose: To improve testing coverage, it is imperative to determine adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) preferences about HIV testing modality and where they prefer receiving services. Methods: Participants were ... -
Characteristics and Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Palliative Care
(East African Nature and Science, 2020-03-02)Family role in taking care of patients undergoing palliative care leads to complex, multidimensional responsibility which may have consequences to the mental health of primary caregivers. Studies have shown that 40 to ... -
Variant termination of the left coronary artery: pentafurcation is not uncommon
(Eur. J. Anat., 2014)Variant termination of the left coronary artery is important in interpreting effects of its occlusion, and in guiding cardiac surgery and intervention procedures. It also constitutes a geometric risk factor for atherosclerosis. ... -
Antimicrobial Usage and Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Including Methicillin-Resistant Strains in Raw Milk of Livestock from Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)The association of antimicrobial usage (AMU) with prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in livestock raw milk consumed by pastoralists in Kenya ... -
Surgical considerations in Labrune syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2021-05)Purpose: Labrune syndrome (LS) is a rare white matter disease characterized by leukoencephalopathy with intracranial calcification and cysts (LCC). While the intracranial cyst characteristics of LS are for the most part ... -
Ophthalmology training in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
(University of Nairobi, 2021-04)Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 12% of the global population, and 4.3 million are blind and over 15 million are visually impaired. There are only 2.5 ophthalmologists per million people in SSA. Training of ophthalmologists ... -
LAG3's Enigmatic Mechanism of Action
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)LAG3 is an important immune checkpoint with relevance in cancer, infectious disease and autoimmunity. However, despite LAG3's role in immune exhaustion and the great potential of LAG3 inhibition as treatment, much remains ... -
Promoting laboratory-based scientificresearch in Kenya: are we flogging a dead horse?
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2019-12-19)Medicinal chemistry and allied biochemical sciences are an essential part of the drug discovery and development process. Countries with a well established pharmaceutical industry base are necessarily backed by a strong ...