School of Medicine: Recent submissions
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A Review of 74 Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma at A Tertiary Referral Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(Springer Paris, 2014)Introduction Multiple myeloma is a neoplastic disorder characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells. We aimed to carry out a retrospective audit to describe clinical and laboratory features of patients newly ... -
Socio-Cultural Support Systems For The Elderly And Its Implications For Formal Social Protection Programmes In Rural Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2015)The rising populations of the elderly and the various socio-cultural and economic changes that have taken place in the Luo community have had an impact on support systems for the elderly. However, there is little knowledge ... -
Immediate postoperative pain management in adult patients following orthopaedic surgery at the Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Background: Postoperative pain is a major challenge in the care of surgical patients yet pain therapy is a central medical task and a legal duty and optimum pain control is a fundamental right for all patients. Objective: ... -
Intentional Unilateral Epidural Block for Surgery in a Pregnant Patient
(AJOL, 2013)Unilateral epidural block often results inadvertently during routine epidurals. It can however be used intentionally to provide analgesia selectively to the limb being operated. We present an application of this approach ... -
Knowledge and perceptions on malaria and its association with aquatic habitats
(AJOL, 2011)Background: Malaria remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in Kenya. About 70 percent of the population is at risk of infection, and roughly 34,000 young children die of malaria-related causes ... -
Spatial distribution and habitat characterization of schistosomiasis host snails in lake and land habitats of western K enya
(Wiley, 2013)Intermediate host snails of schistosomiasis were surveyed in this study to determine their abundance and distribution in the lake and land aquatic habitats of Lake Victoria basin of Kenya. Several sites were sampled at ... -
Distribution and abundance of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River in Kenya and Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)We purposively selected 39 sampling sites along the Mara River and its two perennial tributaries of Amala and Nyangores and sampled snails. In addition, water physicochemical parameters (temperature, turbidity, dissolved ... -
Community perceptions of schistosomiasis transmission, prevalence and control in relation to aquatic habitats in the Lake Victoria basin of Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2014)Background: Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni and urinary schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium are widely distributed parasites in several localities of the Lake Victoria basin of ... -
Analysis of Factors Affecting Performance of Distribution Logistics Among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya: A Case Study of Kibos Sugar Company Limited and Allied Industries
(Jomo Kernyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2019)This study analyzed factors affecting performance of distribution logistics among production firms in Kenya: a case of Kibos Sugar Company limited and allied industries. The study applied descriptive approach through ... -
Comparison of empyema thoracis presentation between HIV infected and Non HIV infected Patients as Seen at a Tertiary Hospital In Kenya.
(Nairobi university, 2013)Background: Emphysema thoracis accounts for 23% of chest related complications in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/ AIDS) and is a frequent complication of pneumonia in patients with ... -
Kei Apple Plant Thorn Synovitis
(Africa Journal Online, 2015)Plant thorn synovitis is well described but may be overlooked in the differential diagnosis of monoarticular inflammatory disease. It can present as a diagnostic difficulty because of its insidious onset after an apparently ... -
Effectiveness of Antenatal Clinics to Deliver Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide
(2013)Background: Malaria in pregnancy can have devastating consequences for mother and baby. Coverage with the WHO prevention strategy for sub-Saharan Africa of intermittent-preventive-treatment (IPTp) with two doses of ... -
Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Mefloquine in HIV
(2014)Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for malaria prevention in HIV-negative pregnant women, but it is contraindicated in HIV-infected women ... -
Influence of changing day secondary into boarding on students’ participation in public secondary schools in Trans Nzoia West, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Changing day secondary into boarding schools is an emerging trend in education sector in Kenya. This trend however tends to affect students’ participation in education. This study was conducted in schools that changed from ... -
Intermittent Screening and Treatment or Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Versus Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Sulfadoxine …
(LWW, 2016)In sub-Saharan Africa, there are >32 million pregnancies annually. As this is a malaria-endemic region, it is estimated approximately 12 million women who have live births (45% of live births) would be exposed to malaria ... -
Knowledge and Attitude of Agricultural Extension Providers on Use of Agrochemicals in Migori County, Kenya
(2017)Migori County located in South Western Kenya is currently experiencing severe environmental problems as a result of use of various agrochemicals in crop cultivation approaches and cropping methods meant to ensure increased ... -
Intermittent screening and treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy: implementation feasibility in a routine healthcare system …
(BioMed Central, 2020): Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for preventing malaria in pregnancy in areas of moderate-to-high transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. However, due ... -
Knowledge and adherence to the national guidelines for malaria diagnosis in pregnancy among health-care providers and drug-outlet dispensers in rural Western Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018)Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment of acute malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is important for the mother and fetus; data on health-care provider adherence to diagnostic guidelines in pregnancy are limited. From September ... -
A comparative performance of indigenous chicken in Baringo and Kisumu Counties of Kenya for sustainable agriculture
(2016)The population of the world continues to increase especially in developing countries calling for increased food production which puts great pressure to develop a more sustainable agricultural economic activity throughout ... -
Large-scale implementation of disease control programmes: a cost-effectiveness analysis of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net distribution channels in a malaria-endemic …
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2016)Introduction: Historically, Kenya has used various distribution models for long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) with variable results in population coverage. The models presently vary widely in scale, target ...