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Impact of home-based management of fever on progression to severe illness in children under five years undergoing treatment for malaria at Kericho District Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007-10)
Background: Mortality in children under five years of age is contributed substantially by
- malaria and 75% of estimated malaria deaths occur in African children. Home-based
management of fever is common as the first ...
Stratification of patients with diabetes into risk categories for foot ulceration:A study of ambulatory patients presenting at the diabetic outpatient clinic, Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Patients
with
Diabetes
mellitus
are
at
a
higher
risk
of
lower
extremity
complications
as
compared
to
the
irnon-diabetic
counterparts
OBJECTIVE
To stratify
patients
with
Diabetes
mellitus
into
ri ...
EBV VCA specific immunoglobulin a serum antibody titre levels in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Objective:to investigate and determine the relationship between anti-EBV
ImmunoglobulinA titre levels and nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its significance in
patients diagnosed at Kenyatta National Hospital
Design:case ...
Determination of the pattern of bone metastases in breast cancer patients, using radio nuclide imaging
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Breast cancer is extremely common and frequently involves bone'. Skeletal metastases
are shown by bone scintigraphy in 24%of early cases and 84% of advanced cases-. Most
lesions are osteolytic but breast carcinoma is ...
Sodium and potassium derangements in severe burns in the immediate post-burn period
(University of Nairobi, 2007-06)
This was a descriptive prospective study that aimed to assess the incidence of sodium
and potassium derangements seen in severe bum patients in the first five days postbum.
The study group comprised all patients with ...
Characteristic radiological and histological patterns of jaw fibrous dysplasia and ossifying fibroma.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-08)
OBJECTIVE: To document the characteristic histopathological and radiographical patterns of
two common FOLs of the jaw bone: the ossifying fibroma (OF) and fibrous dysplasia (FD).
Study Design: A retrospective and prospective ...
Financial regulatory structure reform in Kenya: the perception of financial intermediaries in Kenya regarding the case for a single financial regulator
(University Of Nairobi, 2007)
The survey for the study reported here was carried out between is" April and 15th June, 2007. The study sought to investigate whether there was a perceived need to restructure the regulatory framework of Kenya's financial ...
Modeling lapse rates using economic variables. A case study for a life insurance company operating in Kenya
(2007)
Lapse rates are an important consideration in the pricing and implementation of Life Insurance
Policies. Lapses are defined the premature withdrawal of policyholders from policies that they
have previously taken up. The ...
Impact and sustainability of the market development approach to business development services (BDS) in the Maragua avocado market linkage project
(2007-10)
This study was conducted with the objectives of firstly, determining the impact of
market development approach to BDS and secondly, to assess sustainability of BDS
market in the Maragua avocado market linkage project.
SMEs ...
Emloyees' perception of disciplinary procedures in the Kenya civil service: a study of selected ministries
(University of Nairobi, 2007-10)
This study examined the disciplinary procedures in place in the Kenya civil
service. Of particular concern was to find out the perception of the employees
towards the existing disciplinary procedures in the Kenya civil ...