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Outcome of glaucoma surgery at Mombasa Light House for Christ Eye Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
OBJECTIVES:
The main objective was to evaluate the outcome of glaucoma surgeries in a centre for eye care in Kenya. The main outcomes were intraocular pressure control, changes of the cup: disc ratio, visual field (VF) ...
Factors influencing parents/guardians' participation in the Care of their hospitalised under 5 years children at Kenyatta National hospital paediatrics medical wards
(2009)
Parents/guardians participation in the care of their hospitalized children is part of the integrated
family health care, which has become the cornerstone of today's pediatric nursing practice.
Parents/guardians participation ...
Utilization of traditional medicine in Nairobi, Kenya : a case study of Kibera slum
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2005)
This study was designed to investigate the "pull" and "push" factors that influence
utilization of traditional medicine in Nairobi, Kenya, with a specific focus on the Kibera informal settlement.
The respondents were ...
Prevalence of benign, precancerous, and malignant lesions of the prostate in men aged twenty (20) years and above
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Introduction: The main diseases of the prostate are prostatitis, benign prostatic
hypertrophy and prostate cancer. One in ten men will develop clinically significant
prostate cancer in their lifetime. Men who are diagnosed ...
The management of early prostate cancer: a review
(2007-09)
Objective:To carry out a review of the management of early (clinically localised) prostate cancer.
Data Source:
Review of all published literature on the management of early prostate cancer was carried out through medline ...
Baseline trachoma survey in ELCK-Arsim integrated development project area of Samburu North, Kenya
(2008)
Objectives: To establish the prevalence of active trachoma (TF) in children
aged 1-9 years; potentially blinding trachoma (TT) in adults >15 years and to
document the magnitude of selected known trachoma risk factors.
Design: ...
East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
(University of Nairobi, School of Pharmacy, 2002)
The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is dedicated to all aspects of Pharmaceutical Sciences research and is published in English. The scientific papers published in the Journal fall into three ...
The prevalence of active pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, Kenya.
(2005)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of mortality in Kenyan prisons. No systematic studies have been done to determine the prevalence of TB in this population. This study set out to determine the ...
Cancer of the penis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(2000-10)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine how common cancer of penis is in this locality compared to all other malignant tumours and urological malignancies, and to determine and comment on the various methods of treatment available at ...
Overview of prostate cancer in indigenous black Africans and blacks of African ancestry in diaspora 1935-2007
(2007-09)
Objective:
To carry out an overview of prostate cancer in indigenous back Africans in sub-Saharan Africa and blacks of African ancestry in diaspora.
Data source:
Review of all published literature on prostate cancer on ...