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Managing eye injuries.

Community Eye Health

March 2016

Principal Lecturer: Ophthalmology Programmes, Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi, Kenya. Email:

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Assessing an eye injury patient.

Community Eye Health

March 2016

Principal Lecturer: Ophthalmology Programmes, Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi, Kenya. Email:

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Background: The health sector is faced with constant changes as new approaches to tackle illnesses are unveiled through research. Information, communication and technology have greatly transformed healthcare practice the world over. Nursing is continually exposed to a variety of changes.

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Introduction: To determine the immunostimulatory potential of crude extracts of Warburgia ugandensis subsp. ugandensis with a soluble leishmanial antigen in vaccinating BALB/c mice.

Methods: Seventy two female BALB/c mice were randomly assigned into six groups.

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Khat consumption in Masalani town, northeastern Kenya.

J Psychoactive Drugs

January 2014

Mildmay International, Kisumu, Kenya.

Khat is widely consumed in Kenya. It contains cathinone, a psychoactive alkaloid, whose health effects are similar to those of amphetamine. A descriptive study was done among men in a remote Kenyan town on consumption of khat.

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Quality of life amongst young adults with stroke living in Kenya.

Afr Health Sci

September 2013

Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Kenya Medical Training College, Kenya.

Background: The world has been experiencing an increase of stroke among young adults. Occurrence of stroke in young adults dramatically affects the quality of life of the individuals.

Objectives: To investigate the quality of life amongst young adults who experienced a stroke living in Kenya.

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Internal root morphology of the maxillary first premolars in Kenyans of African descent.

East Afr Med J

January 2010

Department of Community Oral Health, Kenya Medical Training College, P.O. Box 30195 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

Objective: To determine the internal root morphology of the maxillary first premolar in Kenyans of African descent.

Design: In vitro descriptive cross-sectional study.

Setting: School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi.

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Determinants of under nutrition among school age children in a Nairobi peri-urban slum.

East Afr Med J

October 2008

Kenya Medical Training College, Department of Community Nutrition, P. O. Box 24921-00502, Nairobi, Kenya.

Background: Malnutrition is a major public health concern affecting a significant number of school age children influencing their health, growth and development, and school academic performance.

Objective: To establish the determinants of under nutrition among school age children between 6-12 years in a low-income urban community.

Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study.

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Prevalence of visual impairment and blindness in a Nairobi urban population.

East Afr Med J

April 2006

Department of Ophthalmology, Kenya Medical Training College, P.O. Box 2377-00202, Nairobi, Kenya.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among Kibera slum dwellers.

Design: Population based Survey.

Setting: Kibera Slums, Kibera Division, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Barriers to utilisation of eye care services in Kibera slums of Nairobi.

East Afr Med J

October 2005

Department of Ophthalmology, Kenya Medical Training College, P.O Box 2377-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.

Objectives: To identify the main barriers to utilisation of eye care services among the slum population of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya.

Design: Community based survey.

Setting: Kibera slums, Nairobi City, Kenya.

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Objective: To determine the health status and the health seeking behaviour of the elderly people aged 65 years and above.

Design: A descriptive cross sectional study of individuals interviewed through questionnaires and focus groups discussions.

Setting: Dagoretti Division, Nairobi Province, Kenya.

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For many women today work is essential for the economic survival of their families while they also fulfil their role of providing optimum nutrition to their babies through breastfeeding. The objective of the study is to document the effect of returning to work on exclusive breastfeeding by mothers in Kenya. A cross-sectional study of 444 working mothers was undertaken in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Objective: To determine the childcare practices of commercial sex workers (CSWs).

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and December 2000 during which a structured questionnaire was administered.

Setting: Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Objective: In the fast growing city of Nairobi, women often combine the roles of mother and worker in trying to achieve better standards of living. The objective of this study was to document the effect of returning to work on breast-feeding by mothers in Kenya.

Design: A cross-sectional survey.

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