Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Performance of the patient health questionnaire and Edinburgh postnatal depression scale as screening tools for antepartum depression.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Depression during pregnancy or antepartum depression (APD) is a condition of great public health concern with a high prevalence globally and locally. It has also been shown to lead to postpartum depression ... -
Characterization of Circulating Coxsackieviruses in Kenya in 2007
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Coxsackieviruses (CVs) infect humans and cause various Coxsackievirus infections (CVIs). CVs are classified in Picornaviridae family, genus Enterovirus and are of species A and B. Currently, CVIs have no specific cure ... -
The effect of isotonic nasal saline irrigation on chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms in adult patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is inflammation of the sinonasal tract for longer than 12 weeks. Patients present with nasal blockage, facial pain, nasal secretions, and malaise. Nasal saline has been used as ... -
Advance Care Planning between clinicians and patients on maintenance Hemodialysis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a leading global threat to health with incidences and mortality rates higher than most cancers. Much of the symptom burden and the deterioration of functional independence ... -
An assessment of adherence to management modalities by ambulant end stage renal disease patients undergoing haemodialysis at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Treatment of patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), entails regular dialysis sessions and medical management of complications of kidney failure. Globally, rates of non-adherence to treatment amongst ... -
Lived experiences of Caregivers of adolescents diagnosed with substance use disorder attending Kenyatta National Hospital Youth Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Substance Use Disorder among the adolescent remains a big threat to health and wellbeing of the individual and the family. Substance abuse affects all age groups but adolescent individuals are most at risk ... -
Patterns of antibiotic prescription during febrile episodes in pediatric patients with cancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Children with cancer have increased vulnerability to infections. Prompt initiation of empiric antibiotics for fever episodes as guided by local antimicrobial sensitivity patterns is therefore recommended. ... -
Modelling The Health And Economic Impact Of The Influenza Vaccine In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: There is substantial burden of seasonal influenza in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, national rates of influenza-associated respiratory illness were considerable during the emergence of the 2009 influenza pandemic. ... -
Speaking Out for Patient Safety and the Associated Factors Among Anaesthesia Trainees in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Voicing Out Patient safety apprehensions is key to avoid errors being transmitted to the patient and is fundamental in improving the culture of teamwork and safety. Research done in various organizations ... -
Assessment of the prognostic value of Helsinki computer tomography score in severe traumatic brain injury patients at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Head injury is usually considered as a silent epidemic and continues to exist as an everlasting consternation conferring high mortality and disability worldwide. In the early assessment of patients with injury ... -
Burden of Neuropsychiatric Adverse Effects and Changes in Weight Among Hiv Infected Patients Switched From an Efavirenz Based to a Dolutegravir Based First Line Regimen at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Current WHO guidelines recommend the use of integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) as the first line alternative to efavirenz (EFV). Compared to EFV, INSTIs are associated with fewer adverse effects, ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with sleep quality among undergraduate students at the college of health sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Sleep is an indispensable necessity of humankind, imperative for sustaining the quality of life and well-being of all ages. Poor sleep is proven to have an impact on students’ academic endeavors and general ... -
Hypertension in patients presenting with epistaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: A definite association between epistaxis and hypertension is not well established. Patients presenting with epistaxis, have been observed to have raised blood pressure (BP). The prevalence of hypertension ... -
Clinical pattern of pediatric traumatic brain injury and evaluation of the pecarn head trauma rule at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in children. Pediatric TBI may significantly differ from adult TBI in both pathophysiology and management. As a result of ... -
Factors associated with virological failure among patients on second-line ART at Kenyatta national hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: The HIV/AIDS scourge posture a serious difficulty to authorities, health operations, including societies throughout the globe. Relevant utilization regarding antiretroviral (ARV’s) has enhanced the well-being ... -
Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with cognitive dysfunction in children with epilepsy attending the pediatric neurology clinic at Kenyatta national hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the world. A vast majority of the children afflicted reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Children living with epilepsy have a higher risk of a broad range ... -
Determining local reference ranges of uterine and umbilical doppler indices in healthy singleton gestation Kenyan women in second and third trimesters.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Uterine and Umbilical artery Doppler ultrasound is a safe and an important tool in assessing fetal well-being thus predicting normal and abnormal indices during pregnancy. Objectives To evaluate the uterine ... -
Effectiveness Of Cattle Rustling Mitigation Strategies Among Pastoral Communities: A Case Of Loima Sub County, Turkana County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Pastoralism is an activity of raising herds of animals for economic production that is done mostly in the Northern parts of Kenya and is within the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). The communities who live there have a ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Childhood Immunization among Teenage Mothers in Nairobi Slums
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Vaccine-preventable diseases are a significant burden in public health and the economy, especially in developing countries. Teenage pregnancy is on the rise especially among teenagers in the urban slums and ... -
Indications, incidence and risk factors of early complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as seen in Kenyatta national hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a common procedure in any general surgical service with both diagnostic and therapeutic indications. Complications associated with this procedure are ...