Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Prevalence Of Hearing Loss In Primary School Children In Central Zone Of Lusaka- Zambia
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Disabling Hearing Loss (DHL) has serious implications in a child‘s development as it reduces the intelligibility of speech thereby interfering with the learning process. As a result a child will end up having ... -
Accessibility of medicines used in the management of substance use disorders in two hospitals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2016-05)Background Substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex chronic disease that requires a multidisciplinary approach in treatment. Pharmacotherapy is one of the components in the treatment of this condition. Accessibility to ... -
Prevalence of Malaria and Intestinal Helminth Co-infection in Children Presenting With Anaemia in Freetown, Sierra Leone
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)African eggplant is one of the indigenous vegetables with a great potential for improving food security and income generation among rural and urban resource-poor communities. However, its productivity is low partly due to ... -
Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Pharmacovigilance Among Health Care Professionals At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Since its inception in 2004, the Pharmacovigilance Department of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) in Kenya has been leading efforts to ensure that medicines in circulation are safe to consumers. However, the Department ... -
Salivary Flow Rate And Periodontal Status In An Adult Kenyan Population
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Periodontal diseases are the commonest oral health problems with over 90% of the population suffering from at least one form of this disease. Ng’ang’a’s literature review on oral health status in Kenya reported a prevalence ... -
Factors influencing growth of women group projects in tabaka division kisii county, kenya
(2015)The numbers of women group projects have increased over the last decade. This has been attributed mostly by various factors that have made the environment conducive for the women to engage in projects in the community with ... -
Microbiological Isolates Of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media At The University Teaching Hospital And Beit Cure Hospital In Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is a common cause of hearing loss and many complications such as meningitis. Many approaches to treatment of CSOM have been unsatisfactory because CSOM microbiological ... -
Utilization of catheter associated urinary tract infection bundle among critical care nurses - Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Majority if not all patients admitted in the Critical Care Units (CCU) have indwelling urinary catheters. These catheters stay for the entire period that these patients are admitted, hence the risk of developing Catheter ... -
Carbon Stocks and Sequestration Potentials in Managed Mangrove Plantations of Gazi Bay, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)Mangroves forests are important ecosystems found along the coastlines throughout the tropical coast. They provide goods and services that are of ecological, environmental and cultural importance to society. Mangroves store ... -
Clinically manifest ocular lesions among hiv infected patients at kamenge university hospital, burundi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Over 33 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide and around 22 million are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, where access to medical treatment and care is poor. The disease is associated with a wide variety ... -
Study of the Essential Oil of Plectranthus Marrubioides Hochst Cultivated in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1984)Fran the leaves of Plectranthus marrubioides Hochst, obtained frcm a cultivation in Nairobi (at Kabete), the essential (volatile) oil was isolated. Both macroscopic and microscopic examination of the leaves was done. ... -
The Hyperkinetic Syndrome: Some Aspects as Seen in Children at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Fifty-four children with the hyperkinetic syndrome were seen in this study. Certain aspects pertaining to them were examined including demographic information, prenatal and perinatal events, developmental and social history ... -
Studies on the Solubility, Absorption and Distribution Characteristics of Amodiaouine and Its Congeners
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Screening And Identification Of Unknown Drug (CMP IIT)
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Forceful Intervention For Human Rights Protection In Africa: Resolving Systemic Dilemmas In The Implementation Of The African Union's Right Of Intervention
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)This thesis examines the legal and political dilemmas in the implementation of the African Union's (AU) 'right' of forceful intervention through a systemic method of analysis. It first addresses the question of whether ... -
Investigation Of Volatile Oil Of Clausena Anisata Growing In Kenya
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The Pharmacokinetic Of Sulphadiazine Sodium Injection In A Rabbit (Intraveneously) By Single Dose
(University of Nairobi, 1984)This investigation determined the pharmacokinetic parameters of sulphadiasine following rapid intraveneous injection into rabbits. It also determined the type of compartment mode and the effect of administering different ... -
Towards the Bioassay of a Novel Series of Synthetic - Putative Fk Anti-inflammatory Agents
(University of Nairobi, 1984)The drugs used conventionally in the treatment of inf 1 amatory states are either steroidal or non-steroidal. The emergence of FK compounds - a series which comprises several novel compounds unique in having bridged the ... -
Pharmacognostical Study of Fennel Fruits (Peoniculum Vulgarfe Mill.)
(University Of Nairobi, 1980)From fennel fruits, Foeniculum vulgare Mill (family Umbelliferae), obtained in Nairobi, the volatile oil was isolated by steam distillation method. Both the physical and chemical properties of the oil were determined. The ...
