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Risk factors for anemia among women enrolling for antenatal care for the first time at Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Anemia during pregnancy is a global public health problem affecting developing and developed countries. It is one of the major causes of prenatal and maternal morbidity and mortality globally, contributing to 20% of all ... -
Risk factors for burn injuries among patients hospitalized at Kenyatta National and Referral Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a case control study
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Burn injuries are some of the most physically and psychologically devastating forms of trauma and most common injuries affecting children especially in the home environment. They are a major cause of morbidity and mortality ... -
Risk factors for cardiac dysfunction in children on treatment for cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2007)Introduction: Management of paediatric malignancies requires a multimodal approach to treatment. Modalities include combination of various antineoplastic drugs and radiotherapy. This multimodal approach puts patients at ... -
Risk factors for early complications of tracheostomes at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 2011)Background: A tracheostomy is a surgical intervention that can mean the difference between life and death. It has been practiced for thousands of years. The operation is associated with various complications the commonest ... -
Risk factors for infection and disease with the malaria parasite in children less than five years of age in Kisumu District Nyanza Province Kenya.
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Risk Factors For Invasive Cervical Cancer Among Womren Living With HIV/AIDS At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching And Referal Hospital In Kisumu County : A 5 Yaer Based Case - Control Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: According to WHO, almost nine out of ten (87%) cervical cancer deaths occur in the less developed regions. There were an estimated 311,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2018, accounting for 7.5% of ... -
Risk factors for kerosene stove explosion burns as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2011)Background The kerosene stove is a common cooking appliance in lower and middle income households in Kenya and when it explodes, it causes thermal bums which is a life threatening injury. Women tend to be victims more ... -
Risk Factors for Non-genetic Mental Retardation Among Children Aged 2 – 18 Years Attending Kenyatta National Hospital
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Risk factors for Otitis media with effusion in children at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Otitis media with effusion is a multifactorial disease process involving immunological, infectious, anatomic, socioeconomic and genetic causes among other factors. Otitis media with effusion is a clinical ... -
Risk Factors for Pulmonary Tuberculosis and the Effect of Chemotherapy on the Quality of Life of Infected Patients in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND According to World Health Organization, there were 10.4 million cases of tuberculosis worldwide in 2015 and eighty-seven percent of the victims were in Asia and Africa. Kenya is among the countries with high ... -
Risk Factors for Re-laparotomy After Cesarean Section and Associated Maternal Mortality and Near-miss Events at KNH an Exploratory Case-control Study
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background Cesarean section (CS) delivery is on the rise worldwide and now accounts for more than one in five deliveries, this trend is expected to rise and by 2030 nearly 29% of total deliveries are likely to be through ... -
Risk factors for severe dehydration and hypovolaemic shock in children presenting to Kenyatta National Hospital with acute Gastroenteritis
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Background: Dehydration is the most frequent and dangerous complication of acute gastroenteritis which accounts for millions of deaths each year in young children, mostly in developing countries. There remains much to be ... -
Risk factors of abnormal visual cervical inspection in HIV infected women on antiretroviral treatment.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: HIV infected patients have a higher likelihood of multiple oncogenic HPV sub-types, get persistent HPV infections and progress faster to invasive cancer compared to their HIV uninfected counterparts. Unresolved ... -
Risk factors of antepartum haemorrhage at Kenyatta National Hospital: a case control study
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is one of the major causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. It occurs in 3-5% of pregnancies and is one of the major causes of preterm births. It also contributes ... -
Risk factors of childhood malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in Makuyu division, Maragua district, Kenya
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 2006)A descriptive cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the risk factors of childhood malnutrition in Makuyu division of Maragua District was carried out between the months of December 2002 and April 2003. The survey ... -
Risk factors that contribute to fistula formation among women attending at Borama National Fistula Hospital Somaliland from 2011 To 2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: An obstetric fistula is preventable and in most cases, treatable childbirth injury that causes incontinence, stigmatization and psychosocial effects and often results in isolation from society. The constant ... -
The risk factors that influence transmission of cholera in Bissil, Kajiado district.
(2011-10)Cholera remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, where it is a marker for inadequate drinking water and poor sanitation. Cholera outbreaks have been a public health problem in some ... -
Risk Factors, Indications and Outcomes of Post Cesarean Section Readmission at Knh: a Case-control Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Cesarean section (CS) is one of the most common major surgical procedures in Obstetrics. It is an effective lifesaving procedure in preventing maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity when medically ... -
Risk factors, management and outcomes of drug induced hepatic injury among adult patients with liver disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Globally, liver injury due to medicines is a growing medical, scientific and public health problem. Over the past two decades, reports from World Health Organization have shown that there has been a rising ... -
The Risk of Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Following Aggressive Versus Conservative Management of Early Onset Pre-eclampsia With Severe Features at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2021)BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia refers to onset of hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation in a previously normotensive patient in presence proteinuria, platelet count <100,000/microL, elevated serum creatinine, at least twice ...