School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Impact of Point of Use Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Reducing Diarrhea Morbidity among Children under Five Years Old in Kawangware, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2016-07)Diarrheal diseases are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries particularly in children. This study took the form of a cross-sectional study to determine the impact of Point of Use (POU) ... -
Human resource management practices on performance of health workers in public hospitals: a case of Mbagathi hospital, Nairobi City County.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Sound human resources management practices are essential in strengthening the health systems. Human resource management practices like use of job descriptions, use of performance appraisal and use of supervision can transform ... -
Health systems support factors' influence on uptake of immunization services in Kajiado North sub-County.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Access to health care services is described as the ability by patients to reach and demand health services based on individual needs. Immunization is one of the most effective, safest and efficient public health interventions ... -
Factors influencing uptake of maternal health services initiatives among mothers: a case study of Nakuru-Kenya.
(2016-06)Strengthening health Service delivery is very important in improving maternal mortality which remains an urgent problem to be addressed in developing countries around the world. Kenya has a very high maternal mortality ... -
Health systems factors influencing utilization of essential health package in public hospitals.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Availability of health care services does not guarantee that patients will optimally use them. In Homabay County, lack of access to health services is among the top reasons for low service utilization. This study focused ... -
Functionality of community-based health information systems in Embakasi sub-county, Nairobi County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2016-07)A functional Community-Based Health Information System (CBHIS) is poised to collect, collate, analyse, evaluate, store, and disseminate community health-related data and information for use by the community. There is ... -
Factors that would influence the utilization of healthcare services by KeMU Nairobi campus undergraduate degree university students.
(KeMU, 2012-07)The Kenya healthcare system has been making varied efforts towards improvement. Utilisation of healthcare services continues to be a concern, with the need for interventions that can strenghthen the current weaknesses. ... -
Factors influencing the adoption of minimally invasive approaches during surgery amongst tier four hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Surgical service delivery is a key component in the service delivery pillar of the Health System. Due to the nature of resources required for surgical services, cost is a major concern for health systems and therefore it's ... -
Factors influencing scaling up quality of referral processes in Kenya.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Scaling-up quality referral processes strengthens the health system. Referral refers to any process in which healthcare providers at lower levels of the health system seek the assistance of providers who are better equipped ... -
Factors influencing routine health management information use in public health facilities in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Routine health management information systems are the foundations of all health systems which strengthen other five pillars hence, strengthening health systems performance. But despite their essential benefits, at the ... -
Factors Influencing Pursuance of Higher Academic Qualifications by Nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2015-06)With an unprecedented growth in professional knowledge, rapid changes in health care system, changes in the nurse's role and emergence of new diseases, it is imperative for nurses to pursue higher academic qualification ... -
Factors Influencing Provision of Nutrition Education and Counselling To Pregnant Women by Nurses during Antenatal Care in Nairobi County.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Good maternal nutrition is essential for health, development and reproductive performance of the pregnant woman, and for the growth, survival and general health of the child. One strategy for ensuring pregnant women get ... -
Factors affecting clinical teaching for pre-service nursing education in Kenya medical training college, Nairobi campus.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Training of health workforce is an important element in ensuring delivery of quality health care services. New options for the education and in-service training of health care workers are required to ensure effective ... -
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nursing Process Training In Improving the Quality of Nursing Care at Machakos Level Five Hospital.
(KeMU, 2015-05)Improvement of patient care in any hospital depends primarily on the quality of nursing care. The nurses using the phases of the nursing process can enhance the nursing care of the patient; this is because the nursing ... -
Evaluation of Mentor Effectiveness in Clinical Teaching of Diploma Nursing Students at Thika Level 5 Hospital, Kenya, Kenya
(KeMU, 2015-01)Mentoring in nursing education requires the trained professional to commit time, purpose and energy to the personal and professional development of nursing students. Mentoring nursing students is effective if the relationship ... -
Evaluation of Factors Influencing Implementation of Nursing Process among Nurses at Tenwek Hospital, Bomet County- Kenya
(KeMU, 2015-06)NP is an integral part of all hospital nursing service provision process that seeks to ensure patients are safely and adequately treated during hospitalization period. On implementation, NP is faced with different challenges ... -
Evaluation of Factors Contributing to Medication Errors among Nurses Working at Mbagathi District Hospital.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Kenya healthcare policies provide that patient's dignity be observed by ensuring medical safety practices are observed. In this case, medication errors are a concern for both healthcare professionals as well as patients. ... -
Factors Associated with Stunting among Children Aged 0-23 Months.
(KeMU, 2016)Globally, childhood stunting is one of the most significant impediments to human development, affecting approximately 162 million children under the age of 5 years (WHA Global nutrition target, 2025). Stunting, or being ... -
Evaluation of Effective Clinical Instruction to KRCHN Students by Nurses in Machakos Level-5 and Chogoria Mission Hospitals in Eastern Region, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Clinical instruction remains a significant component and critical part of nursing education. Therefore the purpose of this study was to evaluate whether effective clinical instruction took place in Chogoria Mission Hospital ... -
Determinants of availability of tracer essential medicines in public health facilities in Nyeri County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)The goal of the health system is to improve health and health equity in ways that are responsive, financially fair and make the most efficient use of the available resources. This is supported by six Health Systems ...
