Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Assessment of parental sex education to own adolescents among parents in a peri urban community
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991-10)This was a Survey of Parents' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of sex education to their own adolescents. The study was conducted between January and March in three divisions of Kiambaa Division of Kiambu District, ... -
Bacteriology of neonatal septicaemia and bacteraemia at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Bacterial growth was obtained from 114 neonates from all the paediatric units of the Kenyatta National Hospital (K. N. H. ) where neonates are admitted and managed during the period January to December, 1980. The ... -
Intracranial Meningioma
(University of Nairobi, 1979)62 intracranial meningiomas were operated at the Kenyatta National Hospital Neurosurgical Unit between 1974 and 1979. All except one patient were of African origin. 56 patients whose reoords were complete are analysed. Their ... -
The distribution of rural health facilities: a case study of Mumias and Butere Divisions, Kakamega District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1979)The overriding theme in this dissertation is that the present distribution of rural health facilities is imbalanced and that it does not pay sufficient attention to the tenets of the country's physical planning policy. It ... -
Sexual practices among HIV discordant couples attending the HIV/AIDS patient support center, Nyanza Provincial Hospital,Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi., 2007)Background: Acquire immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most serious public health challenges facing Kenya today. Prevalence of HIV-discordance among couples in sub-Saharan Africa is high. Discordant couples ... -
Prevalence of dyslipidemia and dysglycemia in hiv-infected patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2007)Background: Use of HAART in mv-infected individuals results in reduced morbidity and mortality associated with AIDS. Long-term complications associated withHAART including dysglycemia and dyslipidemia have however raised ... -
Clinical and pathological characteristics of HIV discordant couples at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi., 2007)Background:HIV discordance is common in African couples .Despite knowledge on the population dynamics,epidemiology and transmission of HIV in stable couples, we do not have data on their clinical, pathological and sexual ... -
Leukamia in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1979)The main objective of the study was to show that leukaemia was more common in Kenyan Africans than has been the belief from impressions. Literature review revealed that there ave been sporadic case reports of leukaemia ... -
An immunology survey of toxoplasmosis in a rural Kenyan population
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)This study extended over a period of 9 months from August • 1990 to April 1991 454 patients were recruited at random for this study from 4 health facilities in Kiambu. The patients were grouped by both age and sex into ... -
Sensitivity patterns, serotypes of cryptococcusneoformans and diagnostic value of india ink in patients with cryptococcal meningitis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2007)Background: Cryptococcal meningitis caused by the environmental encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, is an important and often fatal infection whose incidence has multiplied severally after the advent of HIV. Correct ... -
A comparative analysis of liquid-based preparations and conventional pap smears with colposcopic biopsy at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2000)BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is one of the most common female malignancies worldwide. Since the introduction of conventional Papanicolaou smear mortality from cervical cancer has reduced considerably. Despite its success, ... -
Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus At Kenyatta National Hospital: Control Parameters, Level Of Control And The Factors Which Influence This Control
(University of Nairobi, 1978)40 Juvenile Diabetics attending the Diabetes clinic, Kenyatta National Hospital are studied. These form 11% of the Juvenile Diabetics population and 1.7% of the total population of diabetics as registered in the ... -
Modeling of CD4 counts change and survival times of HIV naive patients on ARVs
(University of Nairobi, 2007)This study was a longitudinal study on 400 ARV naive HIV positive patients started on ARVS.. The study was aimed at modeling of cd4 counts change and survival times of these patients. 66.7% of the study participants were ... -
Surgical treatment of Non-Union of the Fractures of the Shaft of the Humrus
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Drug abuse in Kenya: Information, needs, resources and analysis (INRA) project for Kenya
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)This is a report of Information, Needs and Resources Analysis, (fNRA) survey carried out in Kenya in July 200 1. The survey team comprised a Professor of Psychiatry, David Ndetei from the Nairobi Psychotherapy Services ... -
A Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical And Pharmacological Investigation Of The Poisonous Principle(s) Of Elaeodendron Buchananii (Loes.) Loes
(University of Nairobi, 1977)A pharmacognostical investigation of Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes.) Loes. has been undertaken. Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of the active (poisonous) principles of the plant have also been studied. The ... -
A ten year retrospective study on therapeutic management and clinical outcomes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia among children at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(clinical pharmacy, University of Nairobi, 2012)In the past three decades, leukemias were considered rare hematological cancers because cases were sporadic and in places like Africa, where data were lacking, were even considered nonexistent. Of all types of Leukemia, ... -
Microbial Quality Of Non - Sterile Pharmaceutical Products Dispensed In Selected Health Centres And Community Pharmacies In Kibera, Nairobi.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Medical Microbiology, 2012)Background: In developing countries, dispensing of non-sterile pharmaceuticals from multi-dose containers is common practice in hospital pharmacies, clinics, and dispensaries. These products are more vulnerable to microbial ... -
Epidemiology of group B streptococcus (GBS) carriage in mothers and their neonates at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 1986)Two hundred mothers and their newborn babies were examined for the presence of Group B streptococcus (GBS), at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), during a three month period, between May and August 1985- Ten of the two ... -
Snake bites in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
