Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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An assessment of the patients’ perception of colorectal Cancer management cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide causing 9% of the total cancer mortality. The incidence of CRC has been decreasing in Western countries because of earlier diagnosis ... -
Prevalence and determinants of sexual risk taking behavior in female sex workers on Haart: a case study at the sex workers outreach program at the city and Majengo clinics, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background According to the Kenya modes of transmission study, sex workers and their clients are key drivers of new HIV infections. (Lawrence Gelmon, 2009). The main purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence ... -
Substance use literacy, adherence to HIV medication and addiction severity among adult substance users in Naivasha district hospital (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Substance use knowledge has been found to be low among substance users despite numerous substance awareness campaigns. This presents a worrying trend considering that substance use is a major impediment to HIV medication ... -
Determinants of contraceptive use among postpartum women in Kisii level 5 hospital, Kisii county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: The high unmet need for family planning in the postpartum period adversely affects the child and mother’s health due to short birth intervals. Unintended pregnancies following child birth are associated ... -
Pattern of adult appendicular skeleton fractures at a teaching and referral hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)BACKGROUND: Trauma is a public health burden resulting in increased morbidity, mortality and disability for the survivors. Musculoskeletal trauma results in dramatic, distracting and life threatening injuries. No study ... -
Noise induced hearing loss in a steel rolling mill company in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Occupational noise induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is a significant economic and health concern in the developing world but the prevalence among factory workers in Kenya is not well known. The iron and steel ... -
21 eye surgeries performed in Isiolo outreach
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Quality and safety of sun-dried cassava chips and flour in Kenyan markets and tent solar dried cassava chips
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Cassava is rich in carbohydrates and is the third most important source of calories in the tropics. However, it poses food safety risks to the consumers due to naturally occurring cyanogenic glucosides and the handling ... -
The baboon (papio anubis) –plasmodium knowlesi model for placental malaria
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Pregnant women and foetal well-being are compromised by malaria due to downregulation of normal maternal immune response during pregnancy. Consequently cell mediated immunity (Th1) is suppressed and as a result, the ... -
Assessment of toxicities associated with amphotericin B administration among Hiv infected adults with cryptococcal meningitis at Kiambu district Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Background: HIV infection is a worldwide epidemic with the highest prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. This has in turn increased prevalence of Cryptococcal meningitis which is a common AIDS related opportunistic infections ... -
Association of Pre-Antiretroviral Treatment Body Mass Index with CD4+ T-lymphocyte Immune Reconstitution among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents Initiated on Antiretroviral Treatment: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) condition which is the world’s leading pandemic that causes millions of deaths each year. HIV has no cure, infected patients ... -
Effect of oral ondansetron in children presenting with acute diarrhoeal illness and vomiting with some dehydration
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Background: Each year, approximately 700,00 deaths occurring worldwide as a result of acute diarrhoeal illness among children under five years of age. Emesis in acute diarrheal illness is both a direct cause of fluid loss ... -
Demand for maternal health services: An analysis of contraceptives uptake in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Maternal health is one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health and despite the continued commitment by the Kenyan government and different stakeholders including donor community to the promotion and provision ... -
Evaluating nutritional management of adult inpatients requiring assisted feeding at Kenyatta national hospital medical wards
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Background: Malnutrition is among the leading conditions that lead to disease complications and prolonged hospital stay among the hospitalized. Patients that require assisted feeding will need partial compensatory or ... -
A seven-day mortality profile of medical inpatients at Kenyatta National Hospital
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Factors influencing progressive utilization of palliative care services among Cancer patients in Kenya: The case of Nairobi hospice
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: The increasing cases of non-communicable diseases specifically cancer has led to incorporation of palliative care in the management. However, only 10% of these patients have access to palliative care (WHO, ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in the second and third trimesters at Pumwani maternity hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Background: It is estimated that 41.8% of pregnant women worldwide are anaemic. In Africa 57.1% of pregnant women are anaemic. In Kenya the prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women was 55.1% which is a severe public ... -
Social determinants of stroke among stroke patients attending medical outpatient clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: Almost half of the disease burden in low-and middle income countries is now from Non communicable diseases. Globally stroke is the leading cause of death. It’s a disease which predominantly occurs in the ... -
Seroprevalence of dengue fever virus in the adult Kenyan population In Nairobi, Eldoret and Kisumu Regions
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: - Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen causing Dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF). It is spread by the Aedes mosquitoes which are container breeders and live in close proximity ... -
Association between infant mortality and fertility change in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Sub-Saharan Africa begun to experience fertility decline in the latter part of the 1980s and especially after the initiation of fertility decline in other parts of the developing world during 1960s and 1970s.This decline ...
