Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Burden on Caregivers of Children Diagnosed With Cancer and Its Associated Effects at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Childhood cancers affect caregivers in various ways; physically, socially, psychologically and economically which lead to caregiver burden. Caregiver burden is still a challenge in the developing countries where ... -
Histopathological Spectrum and Neuro-radiological Correlations of Childhood Intracranial Brain Tumors in Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Central nervous tumors are the leading solid tumors in the childhood population accounting for the majority of tumor mortality worldwide. The central nervous system is a specialized system which has on average ... -
Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome among women presenting with amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea at the kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: polycystic ovary syndome is the commonest endocrinological condition associated with anovulatory infertility in women of reproductive age. It is also associated with morbidities like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular ... -
Evaluating the Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Cytoreduction 0f Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer in Patients at Knh
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Assessment of Growth in Children Following Adenoidectomy and or Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing at Kenyatta National Hospitaldr.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Obstructive Sleep disordered breathing (oSDB) is a spectrum of disease that varies from simple snoring to obstructive sleep apnoea. It has many harmful effects in the paediatric age group including growth ... -
Nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards patients with alcohol use disorders at baringo teaching and referral hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: the harmful alcohol use can result into alcohol use disorder and alcohol dependence. Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality remain to be high at the hospitals. Nurses are a key resource in management and ... -
Competencies in Ecg Interpretation Among Newly Graduated Medical Students at the University of Nairobi School of Medicine
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: ECG is vital in screening, diagnosis and monitoring treatment of cardiovascular diseases. ECG interpretation accuracy influences the sensitivity and specificity of ECG utility in clinical practice. ECG ... -
Quality of Sleep and Burnout Among Undergraduate Medical Students at the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In a pressure prevailing environment, medical students find themselves in a vicious cycle of cutting down on sleep in attempts to cope and adjust to increasing workloads. Students with poor sleep quality have been found ... -
Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Diabetic Patients in Knh Diabetic Outpatient Clinic
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An Evaluation of Inotropic Use Post- Cardiac Surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Cardiac Surgery in Kenya has evolved over the past few decades amid a myriad of challenges. One of these challenges appears to be low cardiac output syndrome as well as the minimum availability of published ... -
Incidence and Clinical Profile of Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy and Puerperium at Kenyatta National Hospital Between January 2013 and December 2017.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with severe morbidity and is currently among the leading causes of maternal mortality in the high income countries. Pregnancy increases the risk of venous thromboembolism ... -
Incidence and Predictors of Chronic Hypertension Following Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy at Kenyatta National Hospital,(a Descriptive Prospective Cohort Study)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicate up to 10% of pregnancies worldwide, constituting one of the greatest causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. In Kenya, studies conducted at ... -
Correlation Between Burn Severity Index and Burn Wound Sepsis
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Burn injuries incur a significant cost to the healthcare system worldwide (1). Prolonged hospital stays and size of burn wound are among the strongest risk factors for the development of infection. Burns involving ... -
The Effects of Recreational Noise Exposure on the Auditory System in Young Adults in Medical School in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction Exposure to hazardous noise levels can lead to hearing related problems like noise induced hearing threshold shifts (NITS), tinnitus and noise sensitivity. Recreational noise is on the rise and young adults ... -
Psychiatric Comorbidities Among Epileptic Patients Attending the Mathari Outreach Psychiatric Clinic in Kariobangi, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: It is appreciated that due to a number of factors related to the mechanism of the epilepsy and behavioral disorders, such as common neuropathology, developmental disturbances, effects of ictal neurophysiology ... -
The Effect of Recipient Site Bacterial Profile on the Percentage Take of Split Thickness Skin Graft at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Split thickness skin graft (STSG) is a common procedure but graft failure often occurs due to multiple factors. These factors includes infection, hematoma, poor surgical technique, and seroma formation among ... -
The Spectrum of Paediatric Abdominal Masses: Correlation of Imaging Findings and Histology.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Pediatric abdominal masses are a common source of morbidity and mortality more-so in Africa where resources are limited and therefore patients tend to present late with advanced disease. The aim of this study ... -
Prevalence and clinical correlates of prolonged neonatal jaundice, among neonates with jaundice, at Kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: prolonged neonatal jaundice (pnnj) is jaundice persisting beyond fourteen days in term and twenty-one days in pre-term babies. Globally, the incidence of cholestatic neonatal jaundice (nnj) is one in two ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Immunization Delays Among Low Birth Weight Infants at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Globally, 15-20% of all births are low birth weight (LBW) majority in low and middle-income countries. The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2014 states that 8% of all births were LBW. LBW infants are ... -
Placental Villous Changes Among Hypertensive and Normotensive Pregnant Women at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Hypertensive pregnancy disease is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Africa, complicates 2.73% of pregnancies in Kenya and is one of the major causes of maternal deaths in Kenyan public health ...