Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: case report and literature review
(2016)Background: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) is a common disorder of unknown aetiology that is characterized by back pain and spinal stiffness. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a common disease, ... -
Disease activity measurement in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of 3 disease activity index tools at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2016)Objectives: To compare the congruence of the Disease Activity Score with 28-joint count (DAS-28) with the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) in measuring disease activity ... -
Chronic kidney disease in rheumatoid arthritis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2016)Objective: To determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among patients with rheumatoid arthritis on follow up at the rheumatology outpatient clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional ... -
Echocardiographic abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL), 2016)Background: The cardiovascular system is frequently affected in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Involvement of the pericardium, endocardium, myocardium, coronary and pulmonary vessels has been found in ... -
Comparing the Performance of Naïve Bayes and Support Vector Machines in Text Classification
(2015)Classification is a supervised learning task whose goal is to infer a prediction model using a training dataset containing instances whose category membership is known, and then using the model to assign class labels to ... -
Investigation Of Factors That Influence Small And Medium Enterprises Competitive Intelligence Through Facebook
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Abstract: Previous studies do not investigate the factors affecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) competitive intelligence through Facebook in the context of Malaysia. This article surveys the use of Facebook for ... -
The Impact and Successes of a Paediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background. The prevalence and distribution of endocrine disorders in children in Africa are not well known because most cases are often undiagnosed or diagnosed too late. The awareness of this led to the launch of the ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of three curable sexually transmitted infections among women in Nairobi, Kenya
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4812604/, 2016-03)Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. The complications of untreated STIs in the female genital tract and their role in adverse pregnancy ... -
Building capacity in implementation science research training at the University of Nairobi
(Univeraity of Nanirobi, 2016-03-08)Background: Health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa, and globally, grapple with the problem of closing the gap between evidence-based health interventions and actual practice in health service settings. It is essential ... -
Causes and effects of drugs and substance abuse among secondary school students in Dagoreti division, Nairobi West district.
(2014)Drug and substance abuse has continued to ruin our youth and subsequently education despite various measures taken to stop it. This study aimed at finding out what makes students abuse drugs and the effects that arise ... -
The role on gender policy in ‘scaling up’ girls access to secondary education in Kenya
(2013)The Kenya government‟s commitment to increase girls‟ participation, retention, transition and completion at secondary school level is well documented in official government documents. It is also part of the Governments ... -
Parental socio economic status academic achievement in selected secondary schools in urban informal settlements in Westlands Division,Nairobi county
(2016)This study sought to investigate critical parental socio-economic factors affecting the academic achievement of students in selected secondary schools in urban informal settlements in Westlands District in Nairobi County. ...
