Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Quality of Nursing Care of children Aged 0- 5 Years With acute treatable and Preventable Medical Conditions admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to determine the quality of nursing care given to children aged 0-5 years admitted with acute treatable and preventable medical ... -
Associated factors investigationsand management of Undescended Testis (UDT) at KNH: a prospective study
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2004)A descriptive prospective study was done to review the associated factors, investigations and management of undescended testes at the Paediatric Surgical Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital from June 2003 to November ... -
What Is The Right Intraocular Lens Power For Cataract Surgery On Eye Safaris?
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001-06)A cross sectional study was done to determine the intraocular lens (IOL) power for cataract surgery safaris, and to ascertain the relationship between both refractive status of the fellow eye and corneal diameters with IOL ... -
Case Records And Commen For The Examination Of Mastership In Medicine In Obstetrics And Gynaecology
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A Study Of Some Factors Influencing The Outcome Of Acute Childhood Diarrhoea At The Paediatric Observation Ward Of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1986)Factors affecting the outcome of acute childhood diarrhoea in children below five years during ward stay and after one week of discharge were studied. Over 90% of children studied were aged below two years, with a peak ... -
Thyroid hormone levels in children with heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, 1989)Thyroid function among children with heart disease was studied. The children were randomly selected and included 35 children (11 cyanotic and 24 acyanotic) with Congenital Heart Disease (C.H.D.) and 34 children with ... -
Determinants of immunization coverage among children aged 11-23 months in a refugee camp: a case of kakuma refugee camp
(2008)Over 100 million children are immunized annually saving 3 million young lives a year, but 1.7 million unreached children still die each year due to the six immunizable diseases namely: Poliomyelitis, Tetanus, Diphtheria, ... -
Prevalence Of Influenza Virus Infection In Asthmatic Children Presenting With An Acute Exacerbation At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001)There is limited local data on the prevalence of influenza viral infection in children and no local data on the prevalence of influenza infection in asthmatic children. In temperate countries where influenza infection ... -
Anthropometric Measurements And Bone Age In Children With Congenital Heart Disease At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1986)In order to document the growth of children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in this part of East Africa, anthropometric measurements and bone ages ,of 175 children aged 0 to 12 years with CHD attending the paediatric ... -
Study of Vascular Amputations At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1989)This is a study of 120 vascular amputation patients operated on between January, 1981 and January, 1988 at Kenyatta National Hospital. Sixty-six (66) patients (55%) were amputated following trauma to the limbs. ... -
Barriers to health care for children under five in Butere division, western Kenya
(2008)Background Kenya's under-five mortality is estimated to be 115 per 1000 live births. Western Kenya is endowed with good climatic conditions and natural resources including a fair distribution of both public and private ... -
The pattern and early outcome of paediatric cranial-cerebral injuries managed at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2005)This is a prospective study of children below 13 years with head injuries, seen at the Kenyatta National hospital over a period of five months from October 2004 to February 2005. A total of 101 children were managed 64 ... -
The rate of HIV seroconversion during pregnancy as seen in women seeking obstetric services in Kenyatta national hospital
(2008)HIV infection is a global pandemic and in Kenya it was declared a national disaster in 1999. To date no cure has been found and prevention of mv acquisition and transmission remains the mainstay of management. Studies ... -
The prevalence of depression in women with obstetric Fistula at kenyatta national hospital and jamaa hospital Nairobi, kenya
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2009)Of particular concern to those with obstetric fistula is the prevalence of depression and the social-demographic characteristics related to this condition. This was a descriptive study carried out over a period of ten ... -
Current pattern of road traffic accidents, maxillofacial and associated injuries in Nairobi
(School of Medicine, 2005-08)Objective: To describe the characteristics and pattern of maxillofacial and concomitant injuries sustained in Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs). Study Area: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Study Design: A descriptive cross ... -
Burns: the epidemiological pattern, risk and safety awareness, and prehospital care; a cross-sectional survey at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the epidemiological pattern, knowledge of risk of burns and possible preventive measures among patients admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital with bums, and the care received ... -
External and internal root morphology of premolar teeth in Kenyans of African descent
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2005-08)Literature review indicates that there are very few studies that have been carried out on the morphology of Kenyan teeth. Objective: To determine the external and internal root morphology of premolar teeth in Kenyans ... -
Evaluating mentorship practices among nursing Students in selected kenyan universities
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2009)Mentorship programs are offered to support students in program completion, confidence building and transitioning to further education or the work force. However mentoring relationships have been faced by challenges such ... -
The clinicopathological presentation of connective;-tissue diseases at kenyatta national hospital.:a prospective study: 1985 - 1986
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health sciences, 1986)In a prospective study of Connective Tissue Diseases presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital within a period of one year (lgS5 - 1986), there were 20 patients seen with systemic lupus erythe- matosus, 10 ~ith systemic ... -
Prevalence Of Protein-energy Malnutrition (pem) And Its Associated Household-related Factors
(University of Nairobi, 1977)The present study attempted to investigate the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and its associated factors among young children 6 to 36 months old in a rural kamba community, Kenya. Data were collected ...
