School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Influence of devolved healthcare system on delivery of health services in Meru County, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing., 2019-07)The promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 birthed devolution. After the General Elections held on 4th of March of 2013, devolution of various public functions including healthcare gained momentum. However, there ... -
Influence of institutional reorganization on the access to primary care health services in a transition period: A case of IFO camp, Dadaab refugee complex, Kenya
(European Journal of Public Health Studies, 2020)The refugee population verification exercise in 2016 indicated the Dadaab Refugee Camp population to be on a declining trend. The declining trend was due to relocations, and voluntary repatriation of the refugees. Health ... -
Influence of organizational drivers on utilization of health information for decision making by operational level managers. A case of Imenti South Sub-County hospitals, Meru County, Kenya.
(Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2020)Purpose: This paper sought to determine the effect of organizational drivers on utilization of health information by operational level managers in Imenti South sub-county hospitals. Methodology: A cross sectional study ... -
Citizen engagement in social health insurance purchasing, in selected counties in Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2019-10-06)Background: National hospital insurance fund (NHIF) uses capitation as a strategic purchasing model to provide primary care health services (PCHS). This study sought information on citizen knowledge of PCHS benefit package, ... -
Personal characteristic and academic help-seeking behavior of basic diploma nursing students in Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2019)Purpose: This cross-sectional mixed survey sought to describe AHSB of basic diploma nursing students in KMTC, Nairobi, Kenya. The study examined the influence of sources of help, options of help-seeking and personal ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of a functional refferral system in Kisumu County,Kenya. Patient perspective.
(Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2019)Purpose: Most referral health facilities are faced with challenges ranging from congestion of patients at these health facilities, strained/ limited resources (both human and material) to deal with the voluminous patients, ... -
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 ... -
Status of Health workers Knowledge on Maternal and Neonatal Health related to Service Delivery in Makueni County
(Health Systems Management Journal, 2019-07)Globally, new born mortality remains unacceptably high. Neonatal mortality accounts for 60% of infant mortality rate in Kenya. In Makueni County, 1 in 22 children does not live to his or her first birth day. This ... -
Influence of training on performance of nursing officers, in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2019)Purpose: The management of human resources in healthcare institution is essential to enable the delivery of efficient and effective medical services and to achieve patient satisfaction. Training and development is most ... -
Relationship Between Structural Arrangement and Provision of Primary care Quality: A Case of Health Centers in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Health Systems Management Journal, 2019-08)Introduction: Healthcare is a fundamental need, its availability and comprehensiveness helps in making people’s life better and productive. Delivery of quality care requires an efficient system with adequate capacity of ... -
Seasonality of Cryptosporidium oocyst detection in surface waters of Meru, Kenya as determined by two isolation methods followed by PCR
(Journal of Water and Health |, 2008-10)Meru, Kenya has watersheds which are shared by wildlife, humans and domesticated animals. These surface waters can be contaminated by the waterborne pathogen Cryptosporidium. To quantify the seasonality and prevalence of ... -
Transforming the Health Sector in Kenya by Adopting Integrated Health Management Information System
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Achieving better health outcomes is every health organization’s dream.Several health management strategies have been developed;a key one being production of quality information for purposes of informed decision making.Most ... -
Prevalence of Parasitic Infections amongst Children in Primary Schools in Tharaka South Sub County, Kenya
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Parasitic infections-soil transmitted helminths (STHs) and protozoan infections are among the most prevalent infections in developing countries.Health effects of these infections include; poor nutritional status,appetite ... -
Innovation for Food Security and Nutrition in Kenya Towards Attainment of The Big Four: A Review of Chelelang’ the Wonder Bean Technology
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Various genetic and environmental factors adversely affect the yield of beans in East and southern Africa.These include climate change variables such as temperature,moisture,pests, diseases and soils.This paper reviews ... -
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 ... -
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Cancer Patients in Meru County, Kenya.
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Cancer is among the leading causes of death globally.Despite advancing technology in conventional methods of cancer diagnosis and treatment, access to services remains a big challenge especially in the developing countries.Out ... -
Knowledge and Perception of Women towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Meru County, Kenya.
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Globally, epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases is on increase with Cervical cancer associated with human papilloma virus being among leading causes of morbidity and mortality in ...
