Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Association Between Major Life Events and Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adults Awaiting Discharge at Mathari Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Previous studies have shown that an association actually exists between exposure to major life event and occurrence of a mental disorder. Although major life events have been associated with a range of mental ... -
Speciation and antifungal susceptibility of candida isolates from diabetic foot ulcer patients in kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Diabetic foot ulcer is the leading cause of diabetic related hospital admissions, amputations and mortality among diabetic patients. Chronic wounds are a concern to public health worldwide, and the effects are ... -
Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Impact on Clinical Outcome in Elective General Surgical Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Malnutrition has long been associated with negative post-operative outcomes such as delayed recovery times, higher complications rates, higher rates of morbidity and mortality, elevated readmission rates, ... -
Psychosocial Correlates of Conversion Disorder Among Adolescents Seen at the Oupatient Youth Clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: There is paucity of epidemiological data on Conversion Disorder (CD) among adolescents. However, this disorder is common among adolescents attending any medical health care clinics. It is mostly associated ... -
Piers Model for the Prediction of Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Preclampsia at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Preeclampsia is a subset of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) and contributes to the top 3 causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Because of the enormous burden of adverse maternal ... -
Use of Robson Classification to Analyze Contributors to the Caeserean Section Rates and Associated Early Maternal and Peri-natal Outcomes at the Pumwani Maternity Hospital for the Year 2016 (Descriptive Retrospective Cohort Study)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: There has been growing concern over increasing Caesarean Section (CS) rates due to potential increase in maternal and perinatal risks. Globally, CS rates have increased from 6% in 1990 to 19% in 2014 while this ... -
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Management of Clinically Diagnosed Hydatidiform Mole at Knh
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) refers to a spectrum of interrelated but histologically distinct tumours originating from the placenta. They include Hydatidiform Mole (partial or complete), invasive ... -
Cytogenetic and Molecular Profiling of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Presenting to the Adult Hemato-oncology Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background-Acute myeloid leukemia is an infrequent disease yet it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It harbors a unique configuration of cytogenetic abnormalities and molecular mutations that can be detected ... -
Radiographic Assessment of Coronal Alignment of the Lower Limb in End Stage Osteoarthritis of the Knee
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The position of the femoral component in the coronal plane is one of the determinants of postoperative alignment of the lower limb in the coronal plane which influences the survival of the prosthesis. Ideally the femoral ... -
Awareness Of Chronic Kidney Disease, Its Predictors And Self Management Behaviours Among High Risk Patients In Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common and growing problem worldwide. Despite the high worldwide CKD prevalence and the discovery of effective measures to prevent or slow its progression this disease still remains a ... -
Quality of Glycemic Control Among Diabetic Women of Reproductive Age at Kenyatta National Hospital in 2019, a Cross-sectional Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background. Diabetes mellitus (DM), is a non-communicable progressive disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to insulin deficiency or insulin resistance or both. It has emerged as a major national and global health ... -
Predictors Of Hiv Counselling And Testing Uptake Among Undergraduate Students At The College Of Health Sciences, University Of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: The human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic remains a burden worldwide and young people constitute the majority of the burden. Establishing factors that influence ... -
Prevalance Of Diarrhea And Associated Factors Among Children Under Five Years In Internally Displaced Populations Of Hodan District, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Globally, diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children. It is one of the highest ranked cause of child mortality rate in Somalia with about 19% of all deaths of children aged below 5 ... -
Prevalence of Chronic Aflatoxin Exposure and the Resultant Clinical-immunological Effects in Children in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Globally, approximately three million children die each year from vaccine preventable infectious diseases mainly in developing countries. Despite the success of the expanded immunization program, not all infants and children ... -
Assessment Of Tuberculosis Diagnostic Capacity In Healthcare Facilities In Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Assessment of tuberculosis diagnostic capacity in healthcare facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya Background: Early diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) is an essential component of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) ... -
Health-related Quality of Life of Primary Caregivers of Children With Cerebral Palsyat Kenyatta National Hospital University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Providing care to any sick child involves the use of extensive resources. There is more demand for these resources when the child involved has a disability. Children suffering from cerebral palsy have physical, ... -
Prevalence of bacteria in intraamniotic infections among women in spontaneous preterm labour with intact membranes at kenyatta national hospital: an exploratory cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background and objectives: preterm births are a major public health concern with global estimates at 10.6% of all births. It is estimated at 13.5% at the kenyatta national hospital, nairobi kenya. Asia and sub-saharan ... -
Performance Characteristics of the 50 Gram Glucose Challenge Test Compared to the 75 Gram Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Gestational Diabetes Screening at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2015 estimated that, 16.2% of livebirths were complicated with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy(1), 81.5% due to GDM(1). The prevalence of GDM at Kenyatta National ... -
Factors Associated With Early Versus Late Attendance of Pregnant Women to the Antenatal Clinic in Medina Hospital,mogadishu. ( a Comparative Cross-sectional Study: )
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Antenatal care as defined by WHO is care provided by skilled health-care professionals to pregnant women and adolescent girls in order to ensure the best health conditions for both the mother and baby during ... -
Prevalence of Substance Use Among Undergraduate Medical Students at the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: There is a growing and worrying trend in the prevalence of substance use disorders among medical students globally. This substance use not only interferes with learning, which is a major concern considering ...