Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Snake bites in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975) -
Knowledge attitude and practice towards emergency contraception among male and female students in University of Nairobi College Of Health Sciences.
(Biomedical Research and Methodology, University of Nairobi, 2010)Introduction: Emergency Contraception is largely underutilized worldwide especially in many low income countries, such as Kenya Postinor (levonorgestrel tablets) is registered, though its use is still limited. The KDHS ... -
Factors influencing application of evidence based practice (EBP) among nurses working in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)-Nairobi.
(Nursing, University Of Nairobi, 2011)Evidence based practices (EBP) is application of care that is based on scientific evidence in order to obtain quality patient care. This concept was first introduced in the late 1970s' by Florence Nightingale who linked ... -
Immunity To Malaria
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The prevalence of helminthes infestation among pregnant women at Kibera health centre
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2010)Helminthes infestations are common among humans who live in areas of poverty in the developing world. Kibera is one of the largest informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa, lacking adequate municipal services like water ... -
Enzymes and proteins in tropical diseases
(1970)Various parameters were measured for two control groups; the African Medical students and the matched controls for the disease Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF). Many differences were observed in these two populations, ... -
Community involvement in health development: an evaluation of rural health facility management committees in Nyeri District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 1991)Community participation it is a fundamental principle of Primary Health Care to ensure the IUCCSSS of the strategy of 'Health for All' in the twenty-first century. The importance of individuals,families and communities ... -
The effects of physical and chemical factors on the development of eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)The study was done in the Parasitology Laboratory at the Department of Medical Microbiology of the University of Nairobi. It was an invitro experimental study. Also the development of eggs (segmentation and embryonation) ... -
Bacteriology of unheated expressed breast milk stored at room temperature
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1986-04)Thirty samples of unheated expressed breast milk (EBM) from 30 lactating mothers, and twelve samples of unboiled Kenya Co-operatives Creameries (KCC) milk, both stored at room temperature (RT) and in the refrigerator ... -
Evaluation Of The Size Of Manotoux Test After BCG Vaccination On Infants And Children Attending The Paediatric Demonstration Unit At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, And The Maternal And Child Health Clinic At The Coast General Hospital, Mombasa
(University of Nairobi, 1982)This study has evaluated the Mantoux test in children who were successfully vaccinated with BCG at birth as indicated by the presence of a scar (1). Groups of children were evaluated at progressive intervals 3, 6, 8, ... -
Fronto-occipital Head Circumference Of Kenyan Infants Of African Origin Aged 0-12 Months Living In And Around Two major Towns In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1982)A cross sectional study to determine fronto-occipital head circumference was done on 890 healthy Kenyan infants of African origin living in and around the towns of Mombasa and Nairobi. The mean head circumference at ... -
Haemodialysis - The Experience At Kenyatta National Hospital - A Retrospective And Prospective Study
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1985)Forty seven patients with acute renal failure were studied prospectively over a two-year period at the Kenyatta National Hospital. There were 20 males and 27 females. The mortality rate was 40.4%. Most patients had medically ... -
Certain aspects of nervous and hormonal mechanisms involved in gastric acid secretion
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1972) -
Steroids arterial pressure and the baroreceptors
(School of Medicine, 1972)1) Intravenous infusion of aldosterone raises the arterial pressure 20% in five hours. 2) Inprogesterone pretreated animals, aldosterone infusion raises the arterial pressure 45% in five hours. 3) Inprogesterone ... -
The nature and function of social interactions between infant and adult male yellow baboons (papio cynocephalus)
(University Of Chicago, 1981)Interactions between infants and adult males were observed for one year in a group of yellow baboons in Amboseli National Park. Adult males spent a larger proportion of their time in proxim ... -
The experience at Kenyatta National Hospital - A retrospective and prospective Study
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1985)Forty seven patients with acute renal failure were studied prospectively over a two-year period at the Kenyatta National Hospital. There were 20 males and 27 females. The mortality rate was 40.4%. Most patients had medically ... -
Typing methods for the genus Klebsiella for use in clinical bacteriology.
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Thesis At Harvard School Of Dental Medicine Can The Prognosis Of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Be Predicted Using Computer-assisted Morphometric Image Analysis?
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1988)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
The Role of UBCv1 Enzyme of African Swine Fever Virus
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Natural Sciences, 1999)The aim of the project was to define the function of the African swine fever virus (ASFV)-encoded ubiquitin conjugating enzyme (UBCv 1). Two alternative approaches were taken to construct recombinant ASF in which either ... -
Symptom screen: diagnostic usefulness in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected pregnant women in Kenya
(University of NairobiDiagnosting imaging and radiation medicine, 2011-12)Objective: To determine the diagnostic usefulness of tuberculosis (TB) symptom screening to detect active pulmonary TB among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected pregnant women in two PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child ...