Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Ear,nose and throat - head and neck surgery
(Department of surgery, University of Nairobi., 2007)Iatrogenic injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is one of the most serious concerns in thyroid surgery. I carried out a prospective study aimed at determining the prevalence of RLN paralysis, its presentation and ... -
Case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988)A SURVEY ON THE PHYSICIANS' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE AND PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AT KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL SUMMARY A study on the knowledge, attitude, practice and provision of family planning by 220 ... -
Utility of total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for cd4 cell count in HIV infected children
(Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2007)With the HIV pandemic and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) expanding,there is need to evaluate less expensive, more available and accessible bio- methods for detecting level of immunosuppression. WHO guidelines ... -
The Risk Factors Associated With The Development Of Nutritional Rickets In Children At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics, 2000-03)A study to determine the risk factors associated with development of nutritional rickets in children at Kenyatta National Hospital was carried out. It was a case control study. Sixty three children under 18 months of age ... -
Prevalence of risk factors associated with progression of nephropathy in diabetic patients with chronic renal insufficiency as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2005)Background: Forty-five percent of new cases of end stage renal disease in the USA result from diabeticnephropathy. The absolute number and proportion of kidney failure cases caused by diabetesisexpected to rise dramatically ... -
A descriptive study of community acquired pneumonia as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1989)Over an eight-month period between the months of June 1988 and January 1989, 42 adult patients; 24 males and 18 females were studied at the Kenyatta National Hospital. The study was conducted to find out the bacterial ... -
Case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2007)Background: Near-Miss morbidities are non-fatal outcomes of life threatening conditions. Near-miss maternal morbidity and its relation to maternal mortality have been proposed as a more sensitive measure of pregnancy ... -
The Prevalence And Pattern Of Trachoma In Meru North District Kenya
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2005)Todeterminethe prevalence and pattern of Trachoma in Meru north district, a communitybased study was conducted.Meru North, which was formally known as Nyambene,isone of the thirteen districts that make up Eastern Province. ... -
Case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2006)Background The magnitude of Bartholin's gland abscess locally is undetermined despite the fact that it's an important cause of morbidity especially among women of reproductive age. Bartholin's gland abscess occurs due ... -
Some aspects of renal function in toxaemia of pregnancy. As seen in Kenyatta National Hospital and Pumwani maternity Hospital, Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, 1989)Over a period of seven months, 77 patients wi th preeclampsia (toxaemia of pregnancy) and 47 women having normal pregnancy were studied and compared. It was found that pre-eclampsia was a condition of the young primigravida ... -
The Comfort Of Patients In Traction: A Descriptive Study
(1972-07)This study describ8s the behaviours of patients who were immobilized in traction in a general hospital. Its purpose was to ascertain the relative degrees of comfort or discomfort which these patients had. Comfort was ... -
The pattern of renal disease as seen at radionuclide imaging with sonographic correlation (in Nairobi)
(2007)Introduction Renal disease has become a major disease burden in our worldwide. Evaluation of renal disease is done by lab investigations and imaging. Radionuclide imaging provides objective assessment of renal function ... -
Conjuctival normal flora among kenyans
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2005)SUMMARY Background: The most dreaded complication of intraocular surgery is endophthalmitis an ophthalmic emergency and the commonest organisms responsible for this infection are Staphylococcus sp. and Streptococcus sp. ... -
A survey of meconium staining of amniotic fluid and meconium aspiration syndrome in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1982)A 3 - month survey on meconium staining of amniotic fluid and meconium aspiration syndrome, was done. 1103 infants were born, 140 (12.7%) had passed meconium in utero and 9(0.82%) developed meconium aspiration syndrome. ... -
Acute Renal failure as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital between January 1984 And December 1985
(University Of NairobiDepartment Of Medicine, 1986)47 patients with acute renal failure without a background of chronic renal failure were studied between January 1984 to December 1985. The aim was to study several aspects of the presentation and management of Acute ... -
Pre-Admission Care-Seeking Behaviour For Severe And Very Severe Pneumonia In Children Aged 2 To 59 Months At Kenyattanational Hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood mortality globally, with 17-26% of deaths in children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa being attributed to pneumonia. Many of these deaths are attributed to delay ... -
Aetiology of pneumonia in children aged 2 - 59months with severe and very severe pneumonia in the HIV and the post Hib Vaccination era at Kenyatta national Hospital.
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under five. Knowledge of the current pathogens causing paediatric pneumonia is scarce. We hope to demonstrate the bacterial pathogens currently contributing to the ... -
Bonegrafting: Kenyatta National Hospital Experience
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2002)This is a retrospective study in which data was retrieved from the patients' files at KNH Medical records department from January 1991 to December 2000. This data was analysed and various indices established. One eighty ... -
A prospective randomised controlled study comparing intra-operative and post-operative analgesic efficacy of clonidine with bupivacaine for caudal block in paediatric surgical procedures at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)Caudal analgesia is the most popular and commonly used regional block in paediatric surgery. It continues to offer a safe and effective intra and postoperative analgesia for many surgical procedures in the region of the ... -
Mental health and substance abuse problems among Juvenile offenders at Getathuru children reception center & rehabilitation school Nairobi; Kenya
(Department of psychiatry School of medicine University of Nairobi, 2008)Background: Researchers, clinicians, and juvenile justice program administrators have known of the link between drug use (alcohol use), mental health problems and juvenile crime. In many communities, the majorities ...
