Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Informed consent for surgical case reports
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Microsurgical Penile Replantation: Case Report
(Annals of African Surgery, 2022-05-30)Penile replantation is uncommon, with most data being case reports or case series. In our setting, replantation is fairly new despite penile amputations being common as a result of marital disputes and assault. Replantation ... -
Determining the Elastography Strain Ratio Cut Off Value for Differentiating Benign From Malignant Breast Lesions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Elastography is an addition to grey-scale ultrasonic examination that has gained substantial traction within the last decade. Strain ratio (SR) has been incorporated as a semiquantitative measure within strain ... -
Busting Contraception Myths and Misconceptions Among Youth in Kwale County, Kenya: Results of a Digital Health Randomised Control Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Objectives: The objective of this randomised controlled trial in Kenya was to assess the effect of delivering sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information via text message to young people on their ability to reject ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Supplementing Ward Nurses on Quality of Newborn Care in Kenyan Neonatal Units: Protocol for a Prospective Workforce Intervention Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Data from High Income Countries have now linked low nurse staf to patient ratios to poor quality patient care. Adequately stafng hospitals is however still a challenge in resource-constrained Low-middle ... -
Predictors of Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Gastric Cancer in a Leading Tertiary, Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: The incidence of gastrointestinal malignancies in Kenya is increasing, although there is a paucity of data on survival outcomes among gastric cancer patients. Hence, this study aimed to assess survival outcomes ... -
Quality of metronidazole benzoate suspension products marketed in Nairobi County, Kenya
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2022-09-06)Metronidazole benzoate is an ester derivative of metronidazole utilized in the formulation of oral suspensions owing to its palatability. The drug is liable to hydrolytic degradation during shelf life which could lower ... -
Identification of antimalarial compounds from Leucas calostachys, using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
(2022-09-06)Leucas calostachys is widely used in traditional medicine in Kenya for management of various ailments including malaria. Bio-assay guided fractionation of Leucas calostachys extracts was carried out using in-vitro ... -
The effect of firm characteristics on the relationship between accounting risk management and performance of State Enterprises in Uganda
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-08-16)The broad objective of this research was to determine the effect ofaccounting risk management, the mediating influence of the internal controls, and the effect of firm characteristics on the relationship of ... -
Effect of cashflow volatility on value of non –financial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-08)Volatility of corporate cashflows exacerbates reduction in investments, increases external cost of finance and adversely affects firm value. There is a dearth of studies on cashflow volatility, and its impactonfirm value ... -
Strengthening System and Implementation Research Capacity for Child Mental Health and Family Well-being in Sub-saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experience high rates of mental health problems, and the region has limited access to mental health resources and research capacity to address the needs. Despite the success ... -
Phylogeographic Assessment Reveals Geographic Sources of Hiv-1 Dissemination Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)HIV-1 transmission dynamics involving men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa are not well understood. We investigated the rates of HIV-1 transmission between MSM across three regions in Kenya: Coast, Nairobi, and Nyanza. ... -
Speciation and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Isolates From Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: diabetic foot ulcer is the leading cause of hospital admissions, lower limb amputation and death among diabetic patients. Little information is available on fungal isolation in diabetic foot ulcer patients, ... -
An Empiric Tool to Identify Kenyans Living With Hiv Who Will Have Unsuppressed Viremia 18 Months Following Treatment Initiation to Guide Differentiated Care Models
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: With the global push towards universal access to Antiretroviral Treatment (ART), patient numbers are increasing, further straining already under-resourced healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa. A simple ... -
The Significance of Art in the Matwana Matatu Culture
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)EA description of Kenyan culture would be incomplete without the inclusion of the buses and mini-buses colloquially known as matatus that make up a large part of the country’s public transport system. This is because these ... -
The Impact of Sauti Sol in The Globalization of Contemporary East African Culture
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)East African culture has been enjoyed in the region. However, on the international stage, it plays second fiddle to West and South African culture. This is true of food, music and fashion. Objectives: Sauti Sol have found ... -
The Legacy of Tinga Tinga Art; The Analysis
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)Africa Design Review Journal, University of Nairobi216ABSTRACT Background: Tinga Tinga, named after its founder Edward Saidi Tingatinga, is an informal art and design style and art movement that began in the second half ... -
Impact of Social Media on Educating East African Designers
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)For centuries, there has been a cynical view of Africa. There has always been the perception that Africa is a highly underdeveloped continent. Now that we have the tools in our hands, we can tell our stories ourselves, ... -
East African Contemporary Furniture
(Africa de, 2022-06-27)The East African cultural industries face many challenges including visibility in the international design scene. In fact, there is a myth that there’s ‘nothing’ happening artistically in Kenya or East Africa and a lie ... -
Blankspace: Learning From an Animation Studio That Thrives Through Collaboration
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)Amy Ratelle (2014) poignantly wrote, ‘Studio animation is excluded from discussions of modern and contemporary fine art (and design) for a variety of reasons, including the large, complex collaborative process. This paradox ...