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Ultrasound Imaging Detection of Hepatocellular Suspicious Lesion Among High Risk Patients Attending Kenyatta National Referral Hospital Liver Clinic
(Uon, 2021)Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary cancer of the liver. It’s the fifth most common cancer in men and the seventh most common in women worldwide(1). It’s amongst the leading cause of high rates of cancer ... -
Umbilical Cord Hygiene And The Risk Of Neonatal Sepsis Among Neonates Presenting At Kahawa Health Centre In Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Neonatal sepsis could be defined as a bacterial, fungal or viral systemic condition characterized by bio-chemical and clinical symptoms and attended by significant morbidity and mortality. Three-quarters of ... -
Understanding the Drivers of Efficiency and Inefficiency in the Public Healthcare Sector; a Qualitative Investigation
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction The Government of Kenya developed Vision 2030, a long-term development plan which aims to have a country that is prosperous, globally competitive and has a high quality of life of its citizens by the year ... -
Undetected carcinoma of the prostate at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)Background: The incidence of undetected carcinoma of the prostate has been decreasing in Western Europe after the introduction of PSA and ultrasonography testing for patients with benign prostatic enlargement (BPE), ... -
The University Of Nairobi Audit Of Visual Outcome Of Cataract Surgery In Garissa General Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)STUDY BACKGROUND: Cataract is the opacification of the natural lens that focusses light on to the retina. It is the leading cause of blindness world-wide. Cataract blindness is reversible by surgery that involves extraction ... -
Unmet Needs for Family Planning and Attitudes Towards Pregnancy Among Women With Mental Illness in Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Introduction: In spite of widespread gain in contraceptive coverage, unmet need for family planning in Kenya still remains high. Mental and behavioral health disorders are increasing globally contributing to 7.4% of the ... -
Unplanned post-operative admissions to the critical care unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Patients are admitted to critical care unitfrom theatre in two categories; planned admissions for whom the anesthetist decided preoperatively that the critical care unit admission would be necessary and unplanned admissions ... -
Upper abdominal ultrasonography findings in HIV patients at Kenyatta National Hospital and The Armed Forces Memorial Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, 2005)Background: In the majority of sub-Saharan African countries, the absence of accessible and affordable computerized tomography (CT) facilities makes abdominal ultrasound (US) an alternative imaging tool in the clinical ... -
Upper gastrointestinal eddoscopic findings and helicobacter pylori status in diabetic outpatients with dyspesia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2001)Objectives The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and the associated upper gastrointestinal findings in diabetic outpatients with dyspepsia. Methods This was a cross-sectional ... -
The Uptake And Utilization Of Free Maternal Health Care Services In Kericho County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Utilization of maternal health services is expected to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Understanding the factors affecting maternal health use is crucial. Financial constraints are one of the major factors ... -
Uptake of best-practice recommendations for management of acutely ill children admitted in Kenyatta National Hospital: a longitudinal study employing participatory action research in a complex environment
(Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2011)The need for improving practice in low-income settings has been demonstrated in recent research assessing the quality of hospital care. Consequently, the Ministry of Health developed clinical practice guidelines and an ... -
Uptake of cervical cancer screening among women aged 21-65 years seeking health services in Uasin-Gishu District Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background Cervical cancer poses a great challenge in the world and especially in developing countries. Global cancer statistics ranked the disease seventh of all the cancers (Globocan, 2008). It is the leading cause ... -
Uptake Of HIV Self-Testing At The Work Place; A Case Of Homabay County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)HIV self testing is a process where an individual collects their own sample, conducts an HIV test, and interprets their own result in an easy, safe and confidential manner. The importance of knowing one’s HIV status cannot ... -
Uptake of interventions in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV among HIV positive mothers delivering in Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of obstetrics and gynaecology, School of medicine University of nairobi, 2009)Perinatalhuman immunodeficiency virus transmission has been shown to be a major routeof Human Immunodeficiency virus(HIV)transmission in children and it accounts for90% of new HIV infection in Kenya (2, 6). Prevention ... -
Uptake of Neonatal Vitamin K Prophylaxis in the Postnatal Wards of Kenyatta National Hospital
(Uon, 2021)Vitamin K can prevent Vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates which is an infrequent (4.2 to 7.8 per 100000 live births) but a dangerous condition which can cause permanent disability and has a high mortality. Vitamin K ... -
The Uptake Of New Guidelines For The Treatment Of Pneumonia In Children Aged 2-59 Months Admitted At Kenyatta National Hospital
(UoN, 2019)Background Management of childhood pneumonia in Kenya is based on WHO case management guidelines. These guidelines were updated in 2013 by the WHO, adopted by the Kenyan Ministry of Health and disseminated in February 2016. ... -
Uptake of provider initiated testing and counselling among acute gynaecology patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)Uptakeof Provider Initiated Testing and Counselling (PITe) for HIV testing among Acute Gynaecologypatients seen at the KNH. Background: Womenare at a higher risk of contracting HIV infection than men. Evidence from ... -
Uptake Of Repeat HIV Testing During Pregnancy, Labour And Post Natal Period Following An Initial Negative Result In Pregnancy In Kisumu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Young women represent the population with the fastest increase in HIV infection, with more than 60% of all new infections occurring in them with Mother to child transmission (MTCT) responsible for over 90% of ... -
Uptake of the New National Outpatient Pneumonia Guidelines for the Management of Children Aged 2 to 59 Months at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Outpatient Department.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background Pneumonia is the second highest infectious cause of death among children aged below five years accounting for 15% deaths annually. Case management is the corner stone of pneumonia control strategies. It consists ...