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Training needs assessment for forensic nursing in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Introduction: Forensic nursing has not been adopted in Kenya despite the fact that nurses work in settings that require this knowledge. The national Bachelor of Science in nursing syllabus calls for lectures in forensic ...
African Midwifery Students' Self-assessed Confidence in Antenatal Care: a Multi-country Study
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: Evidence-based antenatal care is one cornerstone in Safe Motherhood and educated and confident midwives remain to be optimal caregivers in Africa. Confidence in antenatal midwifery skills is important and could ...
Clinical nursing and midwifery research priorities in eastern and southern S African countries: Results from a delphi survey.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
BACKGROUND:
Because of the profound shortage of nurse and midwifery researchers in many African countries, identification of clinical nursing and midwifery research is of highest priority for the region to improve health ...
Nursing and midwifery: a pratical approach
(2008)
The article guides on how to care for patients with problems affecting the eyes •Before examining the eye, it is important to take a careful history from the patient.
•When did they first notice signs or symptoms?
Sudden ...
Roles of nurses in Sub-Saharan African region
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)
The objective of this study was to create a model of nursing practice in Sub-Saharan Africa based on
population needs, current practice and expectations of stakeholders. A three component study was
done in eight sub-Saharan ...
The Canadian retinoblastoma research advisory board: a framework for patient engagement
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Plain english summary: Retinoblastoma is a rare eye cancer that occurs in one or both eyes of infants and young children as a result of errors in the RB1 gene. There are approximately 2000 retinoblastoma survivors in Canada. ...
Lymphopenia and neutrophilia at admission predicts severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: There is a compelling need to identify clinical and laboratory predictors of unfavorable clinical course and death in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A trend towards low lymphocyte count and high ...
Why is There Low Morbidity and Mortality of COVID-19 in Africa?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Three months since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in Africa, almost all countries of the continent continued to report lower morbidity and mortality than the global trend, including Europe and North America. We ...
Potential effectiveness of community health strategy to promote exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Early nutrition is critical for later health and sustainable development. We determined potential effectiveness of the Kenyan Community Health Strategy in promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in urban poor settings in ...
Building Mental Health Research Capacity in Kenya: a South-North Collaboration
(Springer, 2018-10)
This paper describes a mental health capacity-building partnership between the University of Nairobi (UON) and the University of
Washington (UW) that was built upon a foundational 30-year HIV/AIDS research training ...