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Translating health policy into practice:Successes and challenges at implementation in Bungoma south district, western Kenya
(Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009-11)Background: Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world with more than 40 percent of the world's population at risk and one of the greatest public health concerns especially in sub Saharan Africa. ... -
Translation and Validation of a Swahili Version of the Sinonasal Outcome Test (Snot-22)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects millions worldwide. Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) is the most suitable outcome measure in evaluating CRS patients. It was developed in English. Administering it in ... -
Translation and Validation of a Swahili Version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory questionnaire addresses the functional, emotional and catastrophic aspects of tinnitus. Its questions are uncomplicated and the responses are most precise when administered in ... -
Transmethylation Activity In The Liver Of Rats Fed A Milk-yeast-barley Diet
(University of NairobiDepartmerrt of Medical Biochemistry, 1972)The protein quality of a Milk-Yeast-Barley (MYB) mixture employed in a school-lunch program in Kenya has been investigated by a rat growth assay method. Either casein or MYB were substituted isonitrogenously in a basal ... -
Traumatic and Surgical hyphema at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi, 1983)OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of Xerophthalmia among Kenyan children aged four to seven years in high risk using Conjuctival Impression Cytology and transfer. DESIGN: A cross sectional community based study. ... -
Treatment Interruption After 2-year Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Initiated During Acute/early HIV In Infancy: A Randomized Trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Treatment interruption (TI) has been safe and durable in some pediatric studies but none have compared TI to continued antiretroviral treatment (ART) following ART initiation in early HIV. The objective of this study was ... -
Treatment of hypertension in adult patients at Ruiru sub-county hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background Hypertension or high blood pressure has been on the rise globally. It has emerged as a major global public health issue and one of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease. Use of blood pressure lowering ... -
Treatment of oligospermia with tamoxifen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1986)Tamoxifen is pure anti-estrogen free from demonstrable intrinsic estrogenic activity in men. Eleven patients were treated with 20mg of Tamoxifen given orally as a single daily dose. Three of these had persistent ... -
Treatment Outcome of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer a Single Institution Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Rectal cancer is daunting disease that has been significantly associated with high rate of recurrence and metastasis. According to Globocan report in 2020, rectal cancer is among the top ten cancers in Kenya ... -
Treatment outcomes of multiple injury patients in Intensive Care Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department Of Surgery, University Of Nairobi, 2000)BACKGROUND; Trauma is a major cause of morbidity and is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. At The Kenyatta National Hospital, traumatic injury accounts for 8.2% of admissions in the hospital with ... -
Treatment outcomes of second line antiretroviral therapy in Mbagathi District Hospital Comprehensive Care Clinic
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Medicine And Therapeutics, 2013)Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, an estimated 1.5 million people are living with HIV. Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has ... -
Treatment seeking for malaria in Mwea Division, Kirinyaga District, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, 2003)A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in four-phases that utilized both qualitative and quantitative techniques for data collection and analysis was carried out in Mwea Division, Central Province,Kenya, to describe ... -
Trends and Dynamics in the Utilization of Insulin in Kiambu Level 5 Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The estimation of the demand for health commodities is an important aspect in the prevention of stock outs in health facilities. More so, given the numerous challenges that public health facilities in developing countries ... -
Trends And Dynamics In The Utilization Of Insulin In Kiambu Level 5 Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The estimation of the demand for health commodities is an important aspect in the prevention of stock outs in health facilities. More so, given the numerous challenges that public health facilities in developing countries ... -
Trends in adult mortality in Kenya: 1979 – 2009
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sought to analyze trends in adult mortality between 1979 and 2009, both at national and regional level. The study utilized orphanhood data from the Kenya 1979, 1989, 1999 and 2009 censuses to generate complete ... -
Tubal Recanalization Success Rate and Complications of Fluoroscopy Guided Transcervical Fallopian Tube Catheterization in Treatment of Proximal Tubal Obstruction
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Infertility is a relatively common condition with crucial medical and socioeconomic implications, and it affects 10 to 15% of couples worldwide in the reproductive age group. A third of the cases of infertility ... -
Tumour differentiation and high risk histology features as prognostic factors among patients with retinoblastoma at Kenyatta National Hospital and Presbyterian church of East Africa Kikuyu Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)1. BACKGROUND The management protocol for retinoblastoma (RB) post-enucleation, recommends adjuvant treatment for patients exhibiting high risk histopathology features. The degree of tumour differentiation in RB has not ... -
Tumours and tumourllike conditions of the jawbones: a radiologic and histologic correlation
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2006)Tumours and tumour-like conditions of the jawbones have similar clinical presentations irrespective of the underlying pathology. These tumours even when histologically benign cause gross disfiguring of the affected ... -
Tunica Adventitia of the Aorta is an Active Vascular Compartment.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The tunica adventitia has previously been regarded as a passive connective tissue covering that offers only nutritive and physical support to the arterial wall . Recently , however, emphasis has been given to its ...