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- Title
Traumatic Brain Injury in Kenya: A Preliminary Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Kinyanjui, Benson
- Abstract
Kenya has a disproportionately high rate of road traffic accidents each year, many of them resulting in traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). A review of articles written on issues pertaining to the medical treatment of people with TBI in the past 15 years in Kenya indicates a significantly high incidence of TBIs and a high mortality rate. This article reviews the available literature as a first step in exploring the status of rehabilitation of Kenyans with cognitive impairments and other disabilities resulting from TBIs. From this preliminary review, it is apparent that despite TBI being a pervasive public health problem in Kenya, it has not received due attention in the public and private sectors as evidenced by a serious lack of post-acute rehabilitation services for people with TBIs. Implications for this lack of services are discussed and recommendations are made for potential approaches to this problem.
- Publication
SAGE Open, 2016, Vol 6, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2158-2440
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2158244016638392