Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Management of inhalation injury and its effect on patients’ outcome in burns unit Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Background: Smoke inhalation is responsible for pulmonary injury common in burn victims and is a major contributing factor to the morbidity and mortality of burn victims both in the hospital and at incident sites. Inhalation ... -
Correlates of complementary feeding practice among caregivers of infants and young children aged 6-24 months at Mbagathi district hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Background: Complementary feeding practice is a critical determinant of nutrition and health outcomes in infancy and early childhood and has lifelong repercussions . In Kenya, compliance ... -
Antimicrobial resistance patterns of clinical and non-clinical enterococcal isolates at Kiambu District Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This prospective study was carried out to determine the species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibilities of enterococci isolated from clinical and nonclinical samples at Kiambu District Hospital. Enterococcus ... -
The effects of harmful alcohol use on the quality of marital relationships: a study of patients at rehabilitation centres in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background/Introduction: This study on the effects of harmful alcohol use on the quality of marital relationships is a result of the numerous public protests by spouses in many parts of Kenya expressing concerns over neglect ... -
Hand hygiene practices among health care workers at Naivasha district hospital maternal and neonatal units.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Health care associated infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality especially among the vulnerable groups like the neonates and a majority of these infections are due to contamination of HCWs ... -
Prevalence of hypoglycemia among children admitted at Kenyatta national hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction Hypoglycemia is a common metabolic derangement in childhood that if not treated promptly, has a high risk of causing brain damage and is an independent risk factor for death. Hypoglycemia also complicates ... -
Assessing quality of life among gynaecological cancer patients receiving care in the palliative care unit at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Quality of life (QOL) assessment among cancer patients is considered to be an important aspect in palliative care. QOL assessment helps in the identification of the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of ... -
Prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia in 6-59 months old children with pneumonia at kenyatta national hospital: a comparison between two diagnostic parameters
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world. ID manifests late when adverse effects on cognitive development, attention, behavior, school performance, physical ... -
Prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy at kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Dilated cardiomyopathy leading to heart failure is a common worldwide problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is responsible for 10,000 deaths and 46,000 hospitalizations annually in the Unites ... -
The short term success of direct vision internal urethrotomy (dviu) in the management of anterior male urethral strictures
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: The male urethral stricture disease is a common urethral tract disease that occurs in all age groups. Direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) is a common intervention procedure for anterior male urethral ... -
Factors associated with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in the first 2weeks of life in ola during children’s hospital in freetown, sierra leone
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Jaundice which result from increased levels of bilirubin is a common and important condition that require medical attention in the newborn period. In most infants, unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia reflects a ... -
Vision among bodaboda motorcycle riders in Kisumu
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Title: Vision among bodaboda motorcycle riders in Kisumu Objectives To determine the proportion of bodaboda motorcycle drivers with inadequate vision for riding and its association with road traffic accidents in ... -
Prevalence of hypocalcemia in infants aged 1 month to 6 months and its association to maternal serum calcium at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND Hypocalcemia occurs as a manifestation of nutritional deficiency of calcium and vitamin D. Deficiency of calcium in the diet has been identified as a leading cause of nutritional rickets in studies from Bangladesh, ... -
Comparative adsorption of methylene blue and Congo red dyes onto coconut husks, mangrove and polylactide blended films
(2014)The removal of two common recalcitrant textile dyes -cationic methylene blue (MB) and anionic congo red (CR)- from wastewaters was investigated in batch systems using coconut husks (CH), mangrove leaves (ML), mangrove bark ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices concerning sexual behaviour in adolescents in standard seven and eight in Dagoretti district
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and adulthood. It is in this transitional period from childhood to adulthood that various health-related behaviours are adopted. One of the behaviours that ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with preterm birth at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the prevalence of preterm birth to be between 5 and 18% across 184 countries. Most countries lack reliable data on the burden of preterm birth with only 65 countries ... -
An assessment of the management of clinical alarms in the nursing care of critically ill patients at the critical care unit, Kenyatta National hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Alarms play a crucial role alerting people on emergency situations. Clinical alarms in the hospital in the same sense are very crucial in determining the patient’s condition. This is more so in the critical care units where ... -
Apocynaceae family as a source of traditional and conventional medicine.
(2011)1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY. Plants have an important role in the treatment of various diseases by both traditional and conventional or 'modern' medicine. Modern medicine utilises scientific and technological methods to ... -
The importance of scrophulariaceae family as a source of herbal and conventional medicines.
(2011)This project was based on extensive exploration of Scrophulariaceae family as an important source of traditional and conventional medicines using literature survey, internet andjoumals. A brief survey of the various ... -
Macroscopic and microscopic study of Datura stramonium, Azadirachta indica AND Bidens pilosa.
(2012)Datura stramonium, Azadirachta indica and Bidens pilosa, are herbal drugs of global importance used for the treatment of different ailments. At global, regional, national and local levels, the end users of these drugs ...