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FACTORS INFLUENCING COLLECTION OF BLOOD DONOR TEST RESULTS IN NAIROI COUNTY – A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI REGIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTER
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2018)Background: The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services screens all donated blood for HIV, Hepatitis B&C and syphilis with each blood donor being informed of testing of his or her donated blood and availability of test ... -
Factors Influencing Delays of Elective Surgical Cases in Private Health Facilities in Kenya
(Global scientific Journals., 2020-07)Delays of elective surgical operations are a major concern for all healthcare institutions and their resolution would be key in reducing wastes and improving workflow efficiency. However, achieving efficiency in the ... -
Factors Influencing Delays of Elective Surgical Cases in Private Health Facilities in Kenya
(Global Scientific Journals, 2020-07)Delays of elective surgical operations are a major concern for all healthcare institutions and their resolution would be key in reducing wastes and improving workflow efficiency. However, achieving efficiency in the ... -
Factors Influencing Delivery of Quality Health Care in Kasarani Sub County
(Journal of Medicine, Nursing & Public Health,, 2021-08)Quality in health service delivery is key in ensuring patient satisfaction since delivering quality service has a direct influence on the customer satisfaction and management outcome. An assessment done in 2019 using Kenya ... -
Factors influencing Healthcare Waste Management System in Machakos County, Kenya
(Health Systems Management Journal, 2019-07)Machakos County health facilities have poor healthcare waste segregation, treatment and disposal practices; patients, health workers including waste handlers and the general population are exposed to risks of needle stick ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING HIV/AIDS CLIENT SATISFACTION AT COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTRES IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA
(European Journal of Public Health Studies, 2021)Service delivery is one of the core pillars of health systems building blocks and client satisfaction is one of the parameters that is used to assess the status of services offered in an institution. This study investigated ... -
Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction among Health Workers in Tanzania: A Case of Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Referral Hospital
(International Journal of professional Practice (IJPP), 2020)A well-functioning health system is composed of six building blocks. Health workers are one among the six blocks. Human resource for health is vital for effective and efficient delivery of health care. However, there has ... -
Factors Influencing Rational Drug Use in Public Hospitals among Doctors and Pharmacists in Meru County
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Rational use of medicines requires that patients receives affordable, right drug and dose for the adequate period of time. Irrational drug use is influenced by lack of essential drugs, lack of training and weak implementation ... -
Factors Influencing Rational Use Of Psychotropic Medicines In Mathari National Teaching And Referral Hospital In Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,, 2021-08)The World Health Organization recommends a focus on the six building blocks of a health system in order to strength health systems. The focus of this study was medicines, vaccines and technologies, with rational use of ... -
Factors Influencing Reporting of Medical Errors Amongst Nurses in Pediatric Wards in Three Teaching And Referral Hospitals in Nairobi Kenya
(Journal of Nursing and Practice, 2022)Service delivery is among the six health system strengthening pillars by World Health Organization. Successful health services bring about effective, quality, safe, personal and non-personal health care actions or ... -
Factors influencing uptake of antenatal care in Taita Taveta County, Kenya
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2019)Purpose: The general purpose of the study was to establish factors influencing uptake of antenatal care among pregnant women. Methodology: The study was conducted in TaitaTaveta County, Kenya, which had a population of ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake of Oncology Specialized Health Care Services in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(International Research Journal of Oncology, 2020-10)In Kenya, absence or poor access for oncology services has escalated the total national mortality rate in Kenya. Despite numerous studies on the increased prevalence and incidence of cancers, there is insufficient empirical ... -
Factors influencing upward referral system of patients in Nairobi County
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-08)Background: The referral system forms main health systems coordinating a mechanism ensuring the harmonious movement of patients between different levels of health care institutions for effective and efficient service ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Health Information System in the Management of Missed Appointments among HIV Positive Patients in Mombasa County
(Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS), 2021-10)A health system requires a well-functioning health information system as it enhances measurement of health outcomes, accountability for resource allocations and assists in arriving at effective health care decisions. An ... -
FACTORS RELATED TO QUALITY DATA WHICH DETERMINE HE ALTH INFORMATION UTILIZATION IN MAKING DECISION AMONG HEALTHCARE MANAGERS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, K ENYA
(2020)Purpose: This was a study based on Health Info rmation Systems pillar. T he st udy sought to explore factors related to quality data which influence health information utilization in ... -
FACTORS RELATED TO QUALITY DATA WHICH DETERMINEHEALTH INFORMATION UTILIZATION IN MAKING DECISION AMONG HEALTHCARE MANAGERS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(American Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 2020)Purpose:This was a study based onHealth Information Systems pillar.The study sought toexplore factors related toqualitydatawhich influence health information utilization in makingdecisionamong healthcare ... -
Factors that influence healthcare service utilization during COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant women and caregivers with children under two years in Rongo sub-county, Migori County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-08)Background: Health systems have failed in past epidemics to maintain delivery of routine health essential services. Most resources including human and essential supplies are all diverted to address health emergency, ... -
Health Insurance Plan and Utilization of Health Services: The Case of Tanykina Community Health Plan; Nandi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2016-03)Community Based Health Insurance mechanism of Health financing targets the informal sector and the Rural who cannot access the national social health insurance. Tanykina Community Health Plan was established to help dairy ... -
Health Literacy on Patients’ Rights Charter Among Users of Primary Care Health Facilities in Kiambu and Machakos Counties in Kenya
(International Journal of professional Practice (IJPP), 2020-10)Health literacy of patients’ rights and responsibilities is a challenge for users of primary health care facilities in many parts of Kenya. Low health literacy hinders the practice of patients’ responsibilities as described ... -
Health System Influence On Functionality of Managers in Public Hospitals: A Case of Sub County Hospitals in Bungoma County
(Journal of Public Policy & Governance,, 2021-07)Managers tasked with leading and managing the hospitals in the developing economies often have little formal preparation and face challenges in execution of their mandates. This study therefore interrogated the influence ...