Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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A survey of the attitudes of retrenches towards retrenchment/early retirement: A study of selected private sector.
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2002-09)The psychological and behavioral effects of retrenchment/"early retirement" on the affected employees has received scanty attention in the Kenyan context. This research project reports a study of retrenches from the ... -
Social stigma and reintegration of obstetric Fistula survivors in west pokot, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 2010)Obstetric fistula is a medical condition in which a woman develops a hole between the vagina and rectum or the bladder during delivery. In West Pokot, this condition attracts social stigma, abandonment, seclusion and ... -
Mothers' perception and management of malaria among young children in Nyang'oma area of Bondo district
(University of NairobiInstitute of African Studies, 2005)The control of malaria remains one of the greatest public health challenges, particularly, as we are still waiting for an efficacious and applicable vaccine. Current statistics show that over one million deaths (mostly in ... -
Health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis patients in Obunga slums, Kisumu
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2007)This study was designed to investigate the health care seeking behaviour of TB patients in Obunga slums in Kisumu district. Field work for the study was conducted in the health care facilities located in Obunga slums and ... -
The effects of increased health facilities on quality of health care services in rural Kenya: A Case Study of MARANI Division, Kisii Central District.
(Department of sociology, 2008)This study was designed to assess the effects of increased of health facilities on the quality of health care services. Specifically, the study sought to establish the relationship between increase in health care facilities ... -
Primary carcinoma of the prostate in Nigerians as seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital
(1985)A prospective study of serial serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations was made on 21 patients who had received renal allografts. CRP was raised during 27 of 32 rejection episodes and in all of five episodes of rejection ... -
Stakeholders' perception of the desired Master's program for Kenya in community health nursing: areas of competency
(Department of Nursing, University of Nairobi, 2008-06)INTRODUCTION: After the World Health Assembly approved the WHA 45.5 in 1992, which addressed the nursing shortage by refocusing nurses and midwives to meet community health needs, community demands for educated nurses ... -
Familial clustering of cancer in two tertiary care hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2010)To describe the occurrence of cancers in families of individuals diagnosed cancer. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Outpatient cancer clinics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Radiotherapy Clinic at Nairobi ... -
The urinary levels of catecholamines, aldosterone and cortisol in hypertensive East Africans: a pilot study.
(2000)This pilot project studies the prevalence of hypertension among unique social groups in Kenya, as well as the hormonal profiles accompanying the hypertensive and normotensive states in these populations. The purpose of ... -
Post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2002)Objective: To assess post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: Retrospective analysis of patients treated for breast carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital between ... -
The Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2003)Cancer of the cervix is the commonest female genital malignancy in Kenya accounting for 71.5% of cases of all gynaecological malignant tumours the years 1974-1981 at K.N.H. Cytological screening (Pap smear) which was ... -
Nurse-Midwives' perception on promotion of self-care among patients admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital maternity ward
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Determinants of early complications of Adenotonsillectomy
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 2007)Background: Adenotonsillectomy (ASTS) is the commonest surgical procedure undertaken in children by otolaryngologists the world over. This operation is associated with various complications the commonest of which include ... -
What do nurse managers want computerized? Needs based assessment study of middle and functional level nurse managers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(Departmnent of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009)This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among middle and functional level nurse managers at Kenyatta National hospital, Kenya. A purposive sample of 107 nurses’ managers was selected from every department in ... -
Patients' perceptions regarding nursing care in the general surgical wards at kenyatta national hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Nursing, 2012)Background: Nursing care is a major component of the health services because it is one of the determinants of quality health services. The anecdotal patients' care evaluation and media reports have portrayed negative ... -
Factors associated with falls among in-patients in medical and surgical wards at Kenyatta national hospital, Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Nursing, 2012)Falls are tile third most common cause of unintentional injury and death across all age groups and the leading cause among people 65 years and older (Tzeng and Yin, 2008). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence ... -
Burkitt’s lymphoma treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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Modeling of sti prevalence among hiv-infected adults in hiv care programs in Kenya using logistic regression
(School of mathematics, 2011-07)Objectives and methods: This paper investigates risk factors associated with prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. Logistics regression is employed to determine the risk factors. Furthermore, the study validates ... -
Effectiveness of syndromic management of vaginal discharge at specialized treatment center (casino) Nairobi.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2009)BACKGROUND: Syndromic management is a World Health Organization (WHO) strategy for the management of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Diagnosis is based on identification of syndromes, which are combinations of ... -
Descriptive case series of patients presenting with cancer of the prostate and their management at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya., 2007-09)Objective: To study clinical prostate cancer in this locality with particular interest in incidence, clinical presentation and treatment. Design: A descriptive prospective study. Setting Kenyatta National Referral and ...
