African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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Nurses Experiences and Perceptions of Providing Futile Care to Patients in the Critical Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)and expensive resources. However, sometimes patients in the intensive care unit receive care that is ultimately not beneficial to them. Nurses are the majority care givers and consequently give care to these patients. ... -
Ent/head and neck manifestations in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients as seen at the Mbingo baptist general hospital Cameroon
(University of Nairobi, 2010)BACKGROUND: HIV / AIDS is a fatal illness which breaks down the body's immunity and leaves the victim vulnerable to life threatening opportunistic infections, neurological disorders and unusual malignancies. About 80% of ... -
Nurses' and patients' perception on the importance of nurse-caring behaviours: a study at surgical wards of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Although the importance of caring in nursing and its influence on patients' satisfaction with healthcare services has been demonstrated, there is minimal study on caring in surgical settings in developing countries. A ... -
Case Reports And Commentaries In Obstetrics And Gynaecology:
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The prevalence of active pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, Kenya.
(2005)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of mortality in Kenyan prisons. No systematic studies have been done to determine the prevalence of TB in this population. This study set out to determine the ... -
Cytologic findings in adult patients presenting with haematuria in urology clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Haematuria is a common rinding in patients presenting with urologic problems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describing the cytologic findings in patients presenting with haematuria in the urology clinic at Kenyatta ... -
Utilization of traditional medicine in Nairobi, Kenya : a case study of Kibera slum
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2005)This study was designed to investigate the "pull" and "push" factors that influence utilization of traditional medicine in Nairobi, Kenya, with a specific focus on the Kibera informal settlement. The respondents were ... -
Non metabolic causes of pathological fractures in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi., 2003)This was a prospective study over a period of 10 months from the month of April 2002 to January 2003. The purpose of the study was to determine the pattern of non metabolic causes of pathological fractures in Kenyatta ... -
Impact of bachelor of science in nursing curriculum implementation on student`s attitudes towards the nursing profession in Kenyan universities
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Attitude toward nursing has been linked to students’ decisions to enter nurse training and their decision to continue or withdraw from the nursing profession. Nursing education and training plays an important role in the ... -
Utilization of national guidelines for food, nutritional support and care for people with HIV/Aids in Rwanda in the capacity project supported health centres
(University of Nairobi, 2009-02)Rwanda has engaged in the fight against I-F\' AIDS by addressing mainutrition among people with HIV IAIDS through adoption of the guidelines for food and nutritional support and care of people with HIV/AIDS since 2005. The ... -
The magnitude and effects of stress and burn out among nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Introduction: Burnout, a terminology made popular by Felton (200 I), consists of a triad of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (treating patients as :f they were objects) and [ow productivity or achievements. "Burned ... -
Effects of use of latex rubber gloves by dental students at the dental school, faculty of dental sciences
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Introduction: Latex is the material that rubber gloves are made of. The powder inside gloves and even the latex itself may elicit a latex reaction on the handler of the gloves or the patient. Latex reactions have become ... -
Post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2002)Objective: To assess post-surgical management of patients with breast cancer at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: Retrospective analysis of patients treated for breast carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital between ... -
Brain tumours at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To study the frequency, mode of presentation and outcome following treatment of gliomas in patients treated at the Kenyatta National Hospital. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, ... -
Case Records And Commentaries In Obstetrics And Gynaecology
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Barriers To Quality Care In Breast Cancer Management In Kenyatta National Hospital's Cancer Treatment Unit
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Breast cancer management involves providing quality care that begins from the time of diagnosis to palliative/hospice care but despite increased efforts to increase access to breast cancer services, through a ... -
Mothers' perception and management of malaria among young children in Nyang'oma area of Bondo district
(University of Nairobi, 2001)The control of malaria remains one of the greatest public health challenges, particularly, as we are still waiting for an efficacious and applicable vaccine. Current statistics show that over one million deaths (mostly in ...