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'I stayed with my illness': a grounded theory study of health seeking behaviour and treatment pathways of patients with obstetric fistula in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula classic symptoms of faecal and urinary incontinence cause women to live with social stigma, isolation, psychological trauma and lose their source of livelihoods. There is a paucity of studies ... -
Effects of Climate Variability on Human Migration Dynamics: a Case Study of Ifo Refugee Camp, Daadab Complex - Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Climate Variability is the short to medium term shift in weather patterns in a specific region or globally. Unlike global warming, which refers increase of surface temperature of the earth’s surface, climate variability ... -
The Effectiveness Of The Nse 20 Share Index In Representing The Overall Market Performance At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
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Relationship Between Knowledge Of Proper Condom Use And Behaviour Among Students Of Kirinyaga University
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Proper and consistent condom use has been proved to decreases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) transmission and unintended pregnancy to almost 100%. However Condom use remain low among youths and Statistics ... -
Caregiver burden and correlates among caregivers of children and adolescents with psychiatric morbidity: a descriptive cross sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: To determine levels and correlates of caregiver burden among caregivers of children and adolescents with psychiatric morbidity. METHOD: Over a period of four months, a total of 252 caregivers of children ... -
Factors Influencing Stakeholders Involvement In Constituency Development Fund (Cdf) Projects
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The performance of a project towards meeting its intended objectives is dictated by diverse factors. The aim of the study will be to investigate the challenges of stakeholder’s involvement in CDF projects in Ijara Constituency, ... -
Effect of Financial Leverage on Investment of Non Financial Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Investment is a vital economic activity in the corporate finance theory. The key to maintaining and increasing the capital stock and production capability of an organization is investment. Generally, investment is narrowly ... -
Temporal genetic differentiation in Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly populations in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Glossina pallidipes is a major vector of both Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis (HAT and AAT) in Kenya. The disease imposes economic burden on endemic regions in Kenya, including south-western Kenya, ... -
The Effect Of Macroeconomic Factors On Residential Real Estate Investment In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The real’s estate industry is characterized by huge investments and it’s vital in boosting economic growth. In both developing and developed nations, real estate investments have been increasing dramatically, over the last ... -
Effect of Capital Structure on Financial Performance of Insurance Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The optimal capital structure levels and capital structure decisions that impact on the how a firm performs have been a great dilemma for many. Capital structure decisions have an impact on the growth and profitability ... -
Collaborative shared care to improve psychosis outcome (COSIMPO): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Psychotic disorders are a group of severe mental disorders that cause considerable disability to sufferers and a high level of burden to families. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), traditional ... -
Incidence of awareness with explicit recall in patients undergoing general anaesthesia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Awareness with explicit recall during anaesthesia, also known as intraoperative awareness, is a rare but debilitating complication of general anaesthesia. It can be anaesthesia related, surgical related, ... -
Influence Of Gemba Kaizen’S Principles On The Performance Of Maternal Child Healthcare Projects
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The influence of Gemba Kaizen’s principles on the performance of organisations in both the developing and the less developed countries is a matter that has gained popularity significantly in the 21st century. In fact, ... -
Post-abortion care with misoprostol - equally effective, safe and accepted when administered by midwives compared to physicians: a randomised controlled equivalence trial in a low-resource setting in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of midwives administering misoprostol to women with incomplete abortion seeking post-abortion care (PAC), compared with physicians. DESIGN: A multicentre randomised controlled ... -
The Effect of Micro Finance Services on Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Microfinance institutions are vital to the development of economy. Financial institutions avail the products for the SMEs to invest and expand their businesses which in turn boosts the economy. In communities that are ... -
Assessing adherence to antihypertensive therapy in primary health care in Namibia: findings and implications.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)INTRODUCTION: Namibia has the highest burden and incidence of hypertension in sub-Sahara Africa. Though non-adherence to antihypertensive therapy is an important cardiovascular risk factor, little is known about potential ... -
Profile of lung pathology at autopsy in children under the age of five years dying from Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Respiratory diseases alone cause an estimated 20% of deaths in children under the age of five attributed to mainly by severe acute respiratory infections, a cause of death that is treatable. Therefore these ... -
Modelling School Factors And Performance In Mathematics And Science In Kenyan Secondary Schools Using Canonical Correlation Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The level of performance and participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) career subjects remains low in Kenya despite STEM’s critical role in economic development. Numerous factors contribute ... -
Determinants Of Sustained Virological Suppression In HIV-1 Infected Female Sex Workers In The Sex Worker Outreach Project (Swop), Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The goal of anti-retroviral therapy is to stem the replication of HIV virus to a point below which drug fighting mutation do not emerge, restore and preserve immune function, reduce AIDS-related events and improve the life ... -
Early myocardial injury in children on cancer chemotherapy
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Use of chemotherapeutic agents has been associated with cardiac toxicities. Detection of early cardiac toxicities of cancer chemotherapy is essential so as to prevent occurrence of late cardiac toxicities. ...
