Background: Pain is an unpleasant sensory experience associated with actual or
potential tissue damage. There‟s a high prevalence of 78% established from a study
at Kenyatta National Hospital. Undertreating pain has ...
BACKGROUND: Hand Hygiene (HH) is recognized by the Centers for Disease
Control as the single most important factor in the prevention of healthcare- associated
infections. However, according to the World Health Organization ...
Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) affects 3% to 30% of women in their
reproductive age globally. The condition further interferes with the socioeconomic status
and overall quality of life of the affected women. ...
Background: Thyroid dysfunction is more prevalent among patients with diabetes (10-
24%) compared to the general population (2-7%). Coexistence of thyroid disorders
among patients with diabetes results in impaired lipid ...
Background: Traumatic spinal injury is a debilitating disease as it may lead to
paresis or paralysis. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is needed so as to determine the
appropriate method of management and prevent further ...
Background: Vacuum assisted deliveries (VAD) are vaginal deliveries that are
accomplished with the use of a vacuum device. This avoids caesarean section and its
associated morbidity and implications on future pregnancies. ...
Background: Blood transfusion is required in the management of life threatening
orthopaedic trauma hemorrhage. However, this practice is faced with erratic supply,
increasing demand for safe blood and inappropriate ...
Background: Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome characterized by systemic signs
of infection which can be confirmed by blood culture testing. Previous studies have
reported high incidences of hospital associated sepsis; ...
Background: Major Depression is the presence of sadness, empty or irritable mood,
accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes. It is often unrecognized and
untreated among patients with breast cancer, which causes ...
Background: Hypertensive retinopathy (HTNR) is a recognized complication of
hypertension. Early diagnosis is crucial for the mitigation of more severe
complications such as retinal detachment and loss of vision by the ...
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a global problem and a significant cause
of morbidity and mortality. The incidence of AKI based on data from high income
countries is about 1 in 5 admissions; 1 in 4 of those that ...
Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of global
mortality with most of them occurring in the low and middle income countries. The
elderly bear the highest risk as they have unique age related ...
Background: Anaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing
countries. Globally, 29.4 % women of the reproductive age group are anaemic while
in Kenya the prevalence was 25% in 2013. Anaemia in the ...
Background: Respiratory failure (RF) is a major problem globally with significant
morbidity and mortality. It accounts for approximately 56% of all ICU admissions in
Europe with at least 40% mortality. World Health ...
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally with the prevalence rising in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diseases such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus and diabetes have been shown to impact ...
Background: Anatomical ethnic variations of the obturator nerve have been
described in other populations. Chronic groin pain especially in athletes due to
obturator nerve neuropathy has been reported in local population. ...
Background: Post menopausal bleeding is a common gynaecologic problem accounting
for a significant number of yearly visits to the outpatient gynaecologic clinic.
Indeed it is associated with significant morbidity and ...
Introduction: Majority of neonatal deaths could be prevented with proper pre-natal;
intrapartum care and training of midwives on neonatal resuscitation techniques which
help reduce early neonatal deaths. Elgeyo-Marakwet ...
Background: Astrocytomas are a group of primary central nervous system tumors arising from astrocytes and accounting for up to 37.8% of all brain tumors seen in hospital-based studies from Africa. Despite being one of the ...
Background: Cervical cancer is a critical public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. Contemporary approach seeks to actively include primary prevention in the global cervical cancer elimination challenge. Adolescents are ...