Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Sleep Quality, Associated Factors, and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Delivered at Kenyatta National Hospital: (a Cross-sectional Study With Subgroup Analysis)
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: Sleep quality and quantity changes are common in pregnancy and may expose mothers to both physical-mental illnesses and impact negatively on the pregnancy. However, during preconception and antenatal care, ... -
Trends in Maternal Mortality Due to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy at Kenyatta National Hospital Between 2016 – 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies that global maternal mortality has declined significantly from 2000 to 2017 by 38% from 342 deaths to 211 deaths per 100,000 livebirths. This 2.95 percent yearly ... -
Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and Preterm Births Among Women Who Delivered at Kenyatta National Hospital, Between July and August 2022. A Case Control Study
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background –Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global health problem. In pregnancy it leads to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes such as preterm birth, which is an utmost contributor of neonatal morbidity and ... -
Causes, Forms, Outcome and Perception of Gender Based Violence Among Men at Kenyatta National Hospital From January 2017 to March 2022. A Mixed Method Study
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: Gender based violence (GBV) is a violation of human rights affecting both women and men with varying magnitude, and harmful acts directed towards ones gender. It is rooted in gender inequality, abuse of power ... -
The Effect of Electronic Prescribing on the Patterns of Reported Medication Errors Among Pediatric in-patients at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background Medication errors occur in all settings and may lead to adverse drug events. They are a major cause of avoidable harm and injury across the world. In Kenya, there is a high burden of medication errors in pediatric ... -
Exploring the Antimicrobial Potential of Peptide- Extracts From Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Desert Locust Nymphs
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The ability of black soldier fly (Hermatia illucens Linnaeus Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae and desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) nymphs to produce antimicrobial peptides makes them ideal candidates for the discovery ... -
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Children Aged 0-18years in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: The treatment of choice for paediatric patients diagnosed with end-stage renal disease is now kidney transplantation (KT) . There is no data on the survival and graft failure rates of children receiving ... -
Obstetric Shock Index as a Predictor of Adverse Maternal Outcomes in Patients With Postpartum Haemorrhage at Kenyatta National Hospital Between January 2021 and December 2022. An Analytical Cross-sectional Study
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) accounts for a significant portion of avoidable obstetric deaths and is responsible for a third of maternal mortalities worldwide. The obstetric shock index (OSI) has been deemed to ... -
Female Sexual Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Its Associated Factors Among Low-risk Pregnant Women Seeking Care at Kenyatta National Hospital Between January and April 2023: a Mixed Method Study
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Female sexual dysfunction is commonly undiagnosed and therefore undertreated during pregnancy. Pregnancy is associated with changes that affect the sexual functioning of women. Factors that may contribute to ... -
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Advanced-maternal-age Grand-multipara Compared to Young-low-parity Women at Kajiado County Referral and Loitokitok Subcounty Hospitals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Grand-multipara are women who have delivered at least 5 fetuses that have attained the gestational age of fetal viability. Maternal age of at least 35 years is known as advanced maternal age. Women with advanced maternal ... -
Early Outcomes of Open Gustilo-3 Tibia Diaphyseal Fractures Treated With Uniplanar External Temporary Fixation at the KNH, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Fractures of the tibia are common after trauma whether isolated or as part of multiple injuries. Due to the tibia’s subcutaneous nature, they are susceptible to breaking the skin and being open injuries. ... -
Diagnostic Concordance of Colposcopic Impression, Colposcopic Directed Biopsy and Final Excisional Biopsy Among Women Who Have Undergone Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure for Precancerous Cervical Lesions at Kenyatta National Hospital Between 2013-2022
(University of Nairobi, 2024)BACKGROUND A crucial part of preventing cervical cancer is the timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment of women with precancerous lesions of the cervix. These lesions are evaluated via colposcopic visual examination ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia Trachomatis Among Pregnant Women With Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes at the Kenyatta National Hospital and Pumwani Maternity Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: Premature rupture of membranes complicates 2% of pregnancies and is associated with 40% of preterm deliveries with resultant significant perinatal morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have shown an association ... -
Association Between Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With Sars-cov-2 at Pumwani Maternity and Aga Khan University Hospitals in Kenya, 2021-2022
(University of Nairobi, 2023)BACKGROUND Studies in high-income countries demonstrate that patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have a 2-fold risk of developing hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP). In these ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy Among Patients Attending the Diabetes Clinic at the Bamenda Regional Hospital, Cameroon
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a vision-threatening complication associated with diabetes, requires careful management in diabetic patients. Awareness of diabetic retinopathy varies significantly across studies, ... -
Comparative Study of Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With High and Low Order Caesarean Deliveries at Kenyatta National Hospital Between January 2020 to December 2022
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: From the literature, there is consensus that CS deliveries increase the odds of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes such as mortality, PPH incidence, and poor Apgar scores to name a few. It is also ... -
Factors Associated With Low-birth-weight at Mandera County Referral Hospital, Mandera, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: A birth weight of less than 2500g, irrespective of gestational age, is referred to as "low birth weight." Each year, WHO estimates that Low birth weight affects 20 million newborns worldwide (representing 15 ... -
Outcomes and Predictors of Treatment Failure Among Patients Managed for Low-risk Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia on First-line Single-agent Chemotherapy at Kenyatta National Hospital From 2013 to 2022
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background Low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) responds well to single-agent first-line chemotherapy with remission rates of 50% to 100%. There is consensus to treat low-risk GTN with a World Health ... -
Comparison of Vaginal Microbiome in Fertile Women Versus Those With Infertility at Kenyatta National Hospital: (a Comparative Cross-sectional Study)
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Background: The desire to have children is powerful & widespread but for a sizable population it is not easily fulfilled. Infertility concerns are rising globally, the average infertility rate worldwide is about 10% of ...
