Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Impact of parenting styles on pre-school children's attendance in Starehe District, Nairobi County- Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)This study sought to find out the impact of parenting styles on pre-school children's attendance in Starches District, Nairobi County. It also sought to establish parenting style in Starehe district, determine different ... -
A Prospective Study On Crush Foot Injuries At Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Crush Foot Injury is a common injury seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. Most of these injuries result from road traffic accidents and objects falling on the person’s feet. Most of them result in extensive soft tissue ... -
Histopathology Of Various Organs In Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome {AIDS}.
(University of Nairobi, 1990-05)The significance of histological patterns with accompanying laboratory data seen in thirty patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome at Kenyatta National Hospital are described in relation to symptom and sign ... -
Chemotherapy of malaria with special reference to drug interactions with chloroquine and herbal management of malaria in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1990)The first part of this project deals with chloroquine and its interactions with other drugs. A survey carried out in New Nyanza General Hospital (Kisumu, Kenya) a malaria endemic area, revealed that chloroquine was ... -
Natural killer cell and T-cell subset distributions and activation influence susceptibility to perinatal HIV-1 infection
(2014)OBJECTIVE: To determine neonatal immunologic factors that correlate with mother-to-child-transmission of HIV-1. DESIGN: This case-control study compared cord blood natural killer (NK) and T-cell populations of HIV-1 ... -
Juvenile-mature correlations in selected Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] provenances and progenies
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Growth and branch characteristics of thirteen year old Douglas-fir trees were analysed with the objectives of partitioning the variance into additive and non-additive, estimating heritabilities, and estimating juvenile-mature ... -
How important are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) clinical markers to the long-term formal employment among people living with HIV in developing countries? A study in South Africa.
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) clinical markers and socio-demographic characteristics with long-term formal employment among people living with HIV (PLHIV). PARTICIPANTS: 554 ... -
Estimating the Size of the Female Sex Worker Population in Kenya to Inform HIV Prevention Programming.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The high burden of HIV infections among female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa has been long recognised, but effective preventive interventions have largely not been taken to scale. We undertook a national geographical ... -
Directed evolution of the α -L-fucosidase into an α -L- transfucosidase for synthesis of oligosaccharides.
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Pattern of traumatic intracranial bleeds at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: This study was designed to describe the pattern of traumatic intracranial bleeds at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Methods: A descriptive cross sectional analysis of consecutive patients who had traumatic ... -
Refractive status of type ii diabetes mellitus patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Universityl of Nairobi, 2006)A hospital based cross sectional study of 96 type II diabetes mellitus patients attending the diabetic medical clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital. Aim: To determine the prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among ... -
Antibiotic prescribing patterns by clinicians managing neonatal sepsis at kisii level 5 hospital
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of diabetic retinopathy among medical officers in the regional Hospital of Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Diabetic retinopathy is responsible for 4.8% of blindness worldwide and is largely preventable. It is diagnosed by performing a retinal examination and early treatment would depend on an early referral to an ... -
Improving acess to skilled delivery using community midvives in Kilifi District
(University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Assessment Of Feeding Practices And The Nutritional Status Of Children Aged 0 -36 Months In Yatta Division, Kitui District
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)MaInutrition is a multifaceted problem and among the underlying causes is infant and young child feeding practices+ The low rate of exclusive breast feeding for six months is a contributor to the future health status of ... -
Infection Control And Prevention Practices In Public Maternity Units In Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2005)Study objective was to establish the status of infection control and prevention practices in maternity units within public hospitals in Nairobi, Kiambu and Thika districts of Kenya. Study design was descriptive ... -
The case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
