Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Psychiatric morbidity among medical in-patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1988)The number of beds in psychiatric hospitals in developed countries has dropped from the peak in the 1950's. This is perhaps in part due to increase in the use of psychotropic drugs and other measures such as the breaking ... -
The role of computerized tomography in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy: a study at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1996-11)Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in Kenya, affecting many people especially those below the age of 20 years. The highest number of cases are concentrated below 10 years of age. other age groups are also affected ... -
The prevalence of depression and burden of care among family care givers of cancer patients seen at the Nairobi Hospice, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Psychiatry, 2008)General Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression and burden of giving care among the care givers of terminally ill cancer patients Specific objectives: To determine the socio demographic variables of the ... -
Socio-economic factors causing protein energy Malnutrition (PEM) in under five- years- old Children at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2009)The study aimed to establish the socio-economic factors associated with PEM in under five-years-old children at Kenyatta national hospital. A total of 118 children aged below 60 months were targeted for the study in the ... -
Some psychosocial aspects of childhood cancer as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1987)The knowledge, attitude and practice of relatives of 50 children with cancer, the effects of the child's disease on the affected family from the point of view of parent's marital status, the parent-patient relationship ... -
The outcome of cataract surgery: Extracapsular versus intracapsular cataract extraction for senile cataracts
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Progesterone, estradiol and their respective receptors in leiomyoma and adjacent normal myometria of black Kenyan women
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 1996)Scientific work has generated a concensus on the involvement of sex steroid hormones and their respective receptors in the development of uterine fibroids, but there are$ controversies as r to the levels of these hormones ... -
Factors associated with late stage diagnosis of breast cancer patients seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with late stage diagnosis of breast cancer patients seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital. DESIGN: Descriptive cross sectional study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital ... -
Prevalence of some cardiovascular disease risk factors among patients admitted at Mathari hospital
(University of Nairobi.Department of Psychiatry, 2008)Severity of Cardiovascular diseases in terms of morbidity and mortality is on the increase in developing countries with mortality expected to reach 19 million by the year 2020. People with severe mental illness die ... -
A five years (1973 - 1977) retrospective study and a two years experience in the treatment of adult (over 15 years) Hodgkins disease in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiMedicine, 1978-03)Literature on Hodgkins disease is briefly reviewed under the following headings: (a)Aetiology (b) Clinical presentation and staging (c)Histipathological diagnosis and classification (d)Treatment (e)Relapse ... -
Factors influencing the performance of enrolled Nurses up-grading to Kenya registered community health nurse through distance learning
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Distance learning upgrading program for Enrolled Nurses (EN) to Registered Nurse was started to overcome the challenges that were being faced by ENs on career development and decreased employment (Hylton, 2005 and Annals, ... -
Psychiatric morbidity in children and young persons admitted into an approved school in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 1987)As in other parts of the World, the problem of juvenile delinquency seems to be on the increase and is currently causing a lot of concern not only to the authorities but also to teachers, parents and health workers. Since ... -
Factors influencing parents/guardians' participation in the Care of their hospitalised under 5 years children at Kenyatta National hospital paediatrics medical wards
(2009)Parents/guardians participation in the care of their hospitalized children is part of the integrated family health care, which has become the cornerstone of today's pediatric nursing practice. Parents/guardians participation ... -
Clinico-histopathologic variations and aetiological factors associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma at two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2009-08)Objective: To determine the clinico-histopathologic variations and aetiological factors associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Patients and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study was ... -
A film reject analysis at two radiology departments in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1993-07)Repeat films may be necessary if the preceding film is of poor quality or if the film does not provide the desired radiographic criteria for diagnosis. The rate of repeat films is variable in different institutions as ... -
The normal hilar height ratio in Kenyan Africans; a study at Kenyatta National hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1995-07)The Hilar Height ratio (HHR) is a numerical expression of the radiographic observation that in the normal state the right hilus is positioned in the lower half of the right hemithorax while the left hilus is situated in ... -
A study of acetylation status using hydrallazine in African Hypertensives at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988)In the present study investigation of hydrallazine acetylator phenotype was undertaken for the first time in hypertensive Africans. A total of 25 randomly selected patients with moderate to severe hypertension participated ... -
Autoimmune profile in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1985)131 patients with IDDM attending K.N.H. were studied. The mean age of onset of IDDM was 20.1 years. There was a male predominance with M:F ratio of 1.4:1 There was a low prevalence of IDDM among first degree relatives ... -
Effectiveness of midwives in reducing maternal mortality rates in Tharaka district, Kenya
(2009)Introduction: Midwives have the ability to effectively reduce maternal mortality using competencies and proficiency in midwifery skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate effectiveness of midwives in reducing ... -
A study comparing estimated blood loss between Spinal anaesthesia and general anaesthesia on Women undergoing elective caesarian section at KNH
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)This was a prospective descriptive correlational study done at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi province, Kenya to compare the estimated blood loss during spinal anaesthesia and general anaesthesia for patient undergoing ...
