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A Feasibility Study On The Use Of Community Health Workers In Detection Of Cases Of Hypertension In A Rural Farming Community In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)This is a study which was carried out in one of the rural farming communities in Kenya. The objective of the study was to investigate the possibility of involving Community-Based non-medical personnel already in ... -
Financing and availability of essential medicines before and after introduction of the national hospital insurance fund civil servants and disciplined services medical scheme: a case study of Webuye district hospital, western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: About 30% of the world’s population is estimated not to have access to essential medicines. Studies done in Kenya have shown that public facilities experience stock-outs of basic essential medicines for about ... -
A Five Year Study Of Primary Carcinoma Of The Thyroid Gland At Kenyatta National Hospital 1976-1980
(University of NairobiSurgery, 1982)Compared to other thyroid diseases, primary thyroid tumours are rare. Benign thyroid swellings are quite common especially in endemic gotre areas. As such the disease may be missed due to lack of awareness that a thyroid ... -
General Obstetrics and Gynecology-Gynecology-Cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus throughout the menstrual cycle in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type
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Glycaemic control during surgery in diabetic patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2006)Objective - To study the patterns of glycaemic control in diabetic patients undergoing surgery in Kenyatta National Hospital. Design - A cross sectional, prospective study. Setting - Kenyatta National Hospital operating ... -
Health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patients in Obunga slums, Kisumu
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2007)This study was designed to investigate the health care seeking behaviour of TB patients in Obunga slums in Kisumu district. Field work for the study was conducted in the health care facilities located in Obunga slums and ... -
Healthy Heart Africa-Kenya: A 12-Month Prospective Evaluation of Program Impact on Health Care Providers' Knowledge and Treatment of Hypertension.
(2019-03-14)Given the rising burden of hypertension in Africa, the Healthy Heart Africa program was developed to improve access to quality hypertension care in the primary care setting. The Healthy Heart Africa program provides a ... -
Hypertension as a Risk Factor of Hearing Loss in Patients Attending the Hypertensive Clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Hearing loss is the most frequent sensory deficit in the human population with World Health organization estimating 360 million people in the world to have disabling hearing loss of which 328 million (91%) are ... -
Hypertensive retinopathy. A prospective hospital study of 100 hypertensive Kenyan Africans
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Impact of an educational pain management programme on nurses' pain knowledge and attitudes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Introduction: Pain is a common symptom for patients receiving palliative care, but can be relieved by effective pain management. Nurses play a critical part in implementing pain management effectively and must therefore ... -
Impact of bachelor of science in nursing curriculum implementation on student`s attitudes towards the nursing profession in Kenyan universities
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Attitude toward nursing has been linked to students’ decisions to enter nurse training and their decision to continue or withdraw from the nursing profession. Nursing education and training plays an important role in the ... -
Impact of Pain Education Program on Nurses: Pain Knowledge and Attitude
(2013)Introduction: Pain is a common symptom for patients receiving palliative care, but can be relieved by effective pain management. Nurses play a critical part in implementing pain management effectively and must therefore ... -
Incidence and determinants of surgical site infection after caesarean delivery at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Caesarean delivery is one of the commonest operations worldwide. Caesarean delivery carries a risk of infection 5 to 20 times that of normal delivery. It is the single most important risk factor for postpartum ... -
The incidence of Nosocomial urinary tract infections: Kenyatta national hospital - intensive. care unit
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The incidence of nosocomial urinary tract infections: Kenyatta national hospital - intensive. Care unit
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2011)Urinary tract infections (UTI’s) are the most common nosocomial infections in both acute care settings and long-term care facilities. Each year millions of urethral catheters are put in place in these facilities across the ... -
Influence of child life support program on recovery of pediatric patients at Moi teaching and referral hospital, Eldoret, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 2013)This study sought to investigate the influence of Child life support program on recovery of pediatric patients at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. Child Life support is the provision of comprehensive ... -
Information Technology And Nursing Care; The Attitude of Nurses and the Role of Computers in Nursing Care Provision and Training
(University of NairobiCollege of health science, 2009)