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Missed Opportunities for Diagnosis of Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 1-23 Months at Paediatric Emergency Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: In children under the age of five years acute malnutrition has remained a major health concern, with poor progress made towards achieving the desired reduction in prevalence. Currently 17 million children ... -
Missed Opportunities for Early Diagnosis of Hiv in Hiv Exposed Infants and Children 0-18 Months at Kiambu Level V Hospital
(UON, 2021)Introduction: Without treatment only half of perinatally infected children celebrate their second birthday. Early detection of HIV infection, and initiation of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) treatment by 7 weeks of life has ... -
Missed opportunities for implementation of national guidelines on HIV retesting in labour/delivery and postpartum at Pumwani maternity hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Vertical transmission of HIV is still a major challenge in developing countries. Mother-to child- transmission (MTCT) makes up for 90% of HIV infections/disease in children(1). WHO and NASCOP/MOH Guidelines ... -
Missed Opportunities for Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Major Congenital Anomalies in Infants Presenting Postnataly With Major Congenital Anomalies at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Congenital anomalies also known as birth defects are functional or structural abnormalities that occur during foetal development and are present at birth. They occur in approximately 3% of all pregnancies and ... -
Mixed-effects Modeling of Association of Syndemics With Hiv Viral Loads in Nairobi Sex Workers Cohort on Antiretroviral Therapy
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Sex workers are amongst the key populations substantially burdened by HIV/AIDS. However, there is definitive proof that antiretroviral therapy (ART), if consistently used, has individual and public health ... -
Mode of presentation and end results of management of haematogenous osteomyelitis at the orthopaedic unit Kenyatta National Hospital over a five year period
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1981)A retrospective study comprising of 101 patients seen between 1st January, 1976 and 31st December 1980 was carried out. The data was obtained from the Orthopaedic Unit, Kabete which deals with all the orthopaedic problems ... -
Model-based Fully Conditional Specification and Predictive Mean Matching: Application to Hiv Risk Factors Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: HIV disproportionately a ects sex workers. It is important to continually evaluate sex work, given it’s uid and dynamic nature. Missing data is a common complication to HIV research, especially where accurate ... -
Modeling of CD4 counts change and survival times of HIV naive patients on ARVs
(University of Nairobi, 2007)This study was a longitudinal study on 400 ARV naive HIV positive patients started on ARVS.. The study was aimed at modeling of cd4 counts change and survival times of these patients. 66.7% of the study participants were ... -
Modeling Socio-demographic Factors as Covariates for Choice of Modern Family Planning Method Among Women of Reproductive Age 15-49 Years a Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Family planning refers to information, ways and methods to help people decide whether to have children and also do it at the right time. It comprises of a varied array of contraceptives and they include pills, ... -
Modeling the Trend of Malaria Reported Cases in Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Although there has been an extensive scale up of Malaria interventions in Kenya, Malaria infections persist at unacceptably high levels in some of the regions. Even with renewed calls to eradicate the disease ... -
Modelling of Factors Associated With Perinatal Mortality Rates in Tanzania-analysis of Tanzania Demographic Health Survey 2015-16 Using Bayesian Approach
(Uon, 2021)Background: Perinatal mortality is a big problem facing child survival in Tanzania. The problem has been empirically associated with numerous factors. The challenge which exists is the statistical association of these ... -
Modelling Survival In Hiv/aids Treatment: Cox Proportional Hazard Versus Accelerated Failure Time Models.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Background: Researchers in medical sciences often tend to prefer Cox semi-parametric instead of parametric models for survival analysis because of fewer assumptions but under certain circumstances, parametric models give ... -
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. ... -
Modelling Time to Hypertension Development and Associated Factors Among Patients on First Line Anti Retroviral Therapy in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)INTRODUCTION: Kenya is among Sub Saharan African countries facing the HIV/AIDS epidemic challenge. The introduction of ART in management of this epidemic has yielded good results in terms of viral suppression, reduction ... -
Modifiable lifestyle risk factors for hypertension among hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Background: Hypertension is a common cardiovascular risk factor worldwide and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Various lifestyle risk factors are known to playa role in the initiation and maintenance of ... -
Modification of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital Comprehensive Care Clinic between years 2005-2011
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Background: The initial ART regimen is widely considered to be the most important regimen in HIV treatment because it is associated with the greatest probability of achieving sustained ! virologic response. Modification ... -
Molecular Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Salmonella Isolated From Fecal Matter of Domestic Animals and Animal Products.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Salmonella species are among the most genetically diverse and a common cause of food borne diseases worldwide. The species is associated with important losses in animal produce and it has significant public health implications ... -
Molecular Characterization Of Acute And Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Among Patients Attending Selected Hospitals In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Hepatitis B Virus accounts for majority of liver related deaths in the world with 2 billion persons infected worldwide. It’s primarily transmitted through contact with body fluids of the infected person. The ... -
Molecular characterization of phytoene desaturase (crti) gene from paracoccus bogoriensis
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Carotenoids are natural fat soluble isoprenoid pigments that occur widely in micro-organisms and plants. Increasing use of carotenoids as food colourant, health supplements, cosmetic additives and animal feeds has led ...