Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Evaluation of Knowledge Practice on Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery Among Surgeons and Clinical Pharmacists at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Surgical site infections are major contributors to increased mortality and healthcare costs globally which can be reduced by appropriate prophylactic antibiotic use which is guided by selection of antimicrobial ... -
Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Children With Cerebral Vascular Disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Cerebral Vascular Diseases (CVDs) in childhood are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. They also have a significant financial impact on the families of the survivors. Most population based studies ... -
Thyroid Function Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic At The Kenyatta National Hospital Principal Investigator
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Maternal thyroid hormone levels are an important determinant of pregnancy and fetal outcomes. Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism have been shown to have adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. There is no ... -
Pregnancy outcome of women with twin gestation who delivered in Kenyatta National Hospital in 2015.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)INTRODUCTION: Twin pregnancies are considered high-risk pregnancies due to inherent biological factors that put the woman as well as the babies at increased risk. Despite only comprising about 2%, they contribute significantly ... -
Survival Of Persons On Haart In Coptic Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Variations in survival rates between males and females initiated on High antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have been reported in many HIV intervention programs and studies that show evidence of increasing mortality ... -
Prevalence of Error-prone Abbreviations a Review of Discharge Summaries in General Medical Wards in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND Accurate documentation in the medical profession is vital. Shorthand use and abbreviation in medical notation is commonplace. Ambiguity and use of error prone abbreviations are known to be associated with poor ... -
Incidence of awareness with explicit recall in patients undergoing general anaesthesia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Awareness with explicit recall during anaesthesia, also known as intraoperative awareness, is a rare but debilitating complication of general anaesthesia. It can be anaesthesia related, surgical related, ... -
Profile of lung pathology at autopsy in children under the age of five years dying from Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Respiratory diseases alone cause an estimated 20% of deaths in children under the age of five attributed to mainly by severe acute respiratory infections, a cause of death that is treatable. Therefore these ... -
Determinants Of Sustained Virological Suppression In HIV-1 Infected Female Sex Workers In The Sex Worker Outreach Project (Swop), Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The goal of anti-retroviral therapy is to stem the replication of HIV virus to a point below which drug fighting mutation do not emerge, restore and preserve immune function, reduce AIDS-related events and improve the life ... -
Early myocardial injury in children on cancer chemotherapy
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Use of chemotherapeutic agents has been associated with cardiac toxicities. Detection of early cardiac toxicities of cancer chemotherapy is essential so as to prevent occurrence of late cardiac toxicities. ... -
Risk factors of antepartum haemorrhage at Kenyatta National Hospital: a case control study
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is one of the major causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. It occurs in 3-5% of pregnancies and is one of the major causes of preterm births. It also contributes ... -
Detection of helicobacter pylori using immunohistochemistry at the Kenyatta National Hospital histopathology laboratory
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Helicobacter pylori, is a Gram negative bacteria that colonizes the gastric mucosa and is responsible for a myriad of upper gastrointestinal symptoms. This infection has a higher prevalence in the developing ... -
Assessment of students’ and teachers’ understanding of menstrual cycle in Navakholo Sub-county, Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Notably, it‟s very rare for Men and women to freely talk about menstrual cycle and maturation of the girl child. Cultural practices, taboos and myths linked to menstruation undermine discussions about menstruation which ... -
Management of post-traumatic stress disorder amongst soldiers, veterans and significant others in USA
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This work entails systematic literature review regarding the prevalence of psycho- trauma amongst United States of America soldiers in active service and significant others i.e. family members of those involved in direct ... -
Pattern and management of paediatric cranio-maxillofacial traumatic injuries seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital Over A 6-month period
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Introduction Trauma is among the leading causes of death in all age groups except those above 60 years, according to the WHO. Noteworthy, trauma patterns and aetiology differ among various age groups and geographical ... -
Assessment of virological failure among Hiv patients on first line antiretroviral at Kenyatta National Hospital Comprehensive Care Centre, Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Kenya has recorded a high burden of HIV with 1.5 million HIV + persons by 2015. With the adoption of 2016 ART guideline in Kenya all PLHIV now qualify for ART irrespective of WHO clinical stage, cd4 count, age ... -
Role of Immunohistochemistry in the Diagnosis of Glioblastoma and Anaplastic Astrocytoma at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cancer is a growing disease burden in our country.Contributing to it are central nervous tumours and most commonly glial tumours which are intracranial.knowing the type of tumour the patient suffers from dictates treatment ... -
Viral load dynamics in HIV-1 infected sex workers in the Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP)-Kenya after art initiation
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Models have been developed to simplify complex processes for purposes of understanding them in order to solve a problem and make decisions. They are designed for a specific situation/process in manner that they reflect the ... -
Risk factors for anemia among women enrolling for antenatal care for the first time at Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Anemia during pregnancy is a global public health problem affecting developing and developed countries. It is one of the major causes of prenatal and maternal morbidity and mortality globally, contributing to 20% of all ... -
Perceived parenting behaviour and its relationship to early sexual initiation among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Introduction: Parents play an important role in shaping their children‟s character and are considered an important determinant in several aspects of their children‟s outcome including initiation of sex. Adolescents in Kenya ...
