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Impact of Media Coverage on the Uptake of Free Maternity Services in Mwala Constituency
(University Of Nairobi, 2015)Media has been accused of avoiding public interest issues and instead focusing on making money and ignoring social responsibility to educate and inform. Media organizations are profit making entities who will give editorial ... -
Impact of Metarhizium Anisopliae and Beauveria Bassiana on Bee Pollinators (Hymenoptera: Apidae), and Modelling Their Performance in Bee Colonies
(UON, 2021)Insect pollination sustains the biodiversity of 90% of wild plants, and 75% of crop species for food and nutritional security. Chemical pesticides used to manage arthropod pests constitute a key driver to the unprecedented ... -
Impact of nurses’ motivation on patients’ outcomes: a case study of renal unit at Kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi-kenya
(School of Nursing, 2013)Introduction: In the health care systems, motivation plays an important role in retaining health care personnel. This in turn increases productivity of the health care systems which is manifested in patients’ outcomes. ... -
The impact of out-door air pollution on respiratory health and stunting in school children in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Nursing Sciences, 2007)Introduction: Globally urban air pollution is estimated to be responsible for 800,000 premature deaths each year. Acute respiratory infections are ranked fourth in the share of disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa ... -
Impact of parenting styles on pre-school children's attendance in Starehe District, Nairobi County- Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)This study sought to find out the impact of parenting styles on pre-school children's attendance in Starches District, Nairobi County. It also sought to establish parenting style in Starehe district, determine different ... -
The impact of partial kangaroo mother care on growth rates and duration of hospital stay of low birth weight infants In Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2006)lntrod uction: Neonatologists Rey and Martinez in Bogota, Colombia introduced kangaroo mother care in order to cope with the overcrowding, recurrent nosocomial infections and scarcity of resources in hospitals caring ... -
Impact of Percutaneous Nephrostomy on Clinical Outcome in Advanced Cervical Carcinoma With Obstructive Uropathy at Kenyatta National Hospital From 2016-2019: a Descriptive Retrospective Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Cervical carcinoma is one of the main causes of mortality with a mortality rate of 22.8% in Kenya and most frequent among women between the ages of 15 and 44 years. It can cause obstructive urinary complications, ... -
Impact of pre-conception knowledge of positive hiv status on uptake of pmtct interventions and infant hiv free survival
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Majority of HIV positive women in Kenya learn of their HIV status when they are tested at Ante-natal clinics. Knowledge of positive status prior to pregnancy allows utilization of interventions such as ... -
Impact of Side Effects of Antipsychotics on Attitude and Adherence to Treatment among Adult Psychiatric Outpatients at Mathari Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Early intervention with antipsychotic medication in psychotic disorders increases the likelihood of favorable long term outcome. However, the use of antipsychotics is associated with a significant number of ... -
Impact of Social Support on Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Cancer Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: The ever-increasing incidence of cancer means that cancer-associated emotional and mental distress is set to increase. Despite this, research in cancer care has mainly focused on the management of physical ... -
Impact of Socio-demographic and Psychosocial Factors on Adherence to Antiretroviral Thepary Among Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinics at Mbagathi and Kenyatta National Hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Studies have indicated that adherence to antiretroviral therapy is associated with improved treatment outcome. In expectant mothers, it also ensures reduced viral load prior to delivery and during breastfeeding, ... -
Impact of the Healthy Heart Africa Program on the Adequacy of Blood Pressure Control in Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Hypertension is one of the most important independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease worldwide. It has been steadily on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa, where it is often insufficiently controlled in ... -
The Impact of the Time interval from the decision to operate to Anaesthesia induction for Patients with Acute Traumatic Abdominal Conditions at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-04)Background: The provision of emergency surgical care to patients with acute surgical abdominal conditions is one of the cornerstones of general surgical practice. As most interventions are time critical, the intra-hospital ... -
Impact of treatment timing on elbow range of motion post paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Background: Supracondylar humerus fractures (SHFs) are a common pediatric elbow injury contributing 60-80% of all elbow injuries. These fractures are associated with morbidity due to elbow stiffness. ... -
Implementation and operational research: cost and efficiency of a hybrid mobile multidisease testing approach with high HIV testing coverage in East Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: In 2013-2014, we achieved 89% adult HIV testing coverage using a hybrid testing approach in 32 communities in Uganda and Kenya (SEARCH: NCT01864603). To inform scalability, we sought to determine: (1) overall ... -
Implementation of High-flow Nasal Canula Ventilation in Kenyatta National Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
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Implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy among hiv infected children in three health facilities in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Approximately 9 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) occur in the world every year, 15% of these occur in children less than 15years. In Kenya, children comprise 11% of all tuberculosis cases. Kenya is ... -
The importance of scrophulariaceae family as a source of herbal and conventional medicines.
(2011)This project was based on extensive exploration of Scrophulariaceae family as an important source of traditional and conventional medicines using literature survey, internet andjoumals. A brief survey of the various ... -
The importance safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities
(University of Nairobi, 2010)The Government of Kenya, in the fight against water borne diseases, introduced a public health intervention in primary schools. The importance of water in the diet is taught to school children from ten years of age. The ...