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Factors Influencing Utilization of Linda Mama Boresha Jamii Health Insurance by Expectant Mothers in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2021-09)Globally, utilization of Social Health Insurance is wanting and Africa South of the Sahara is the worst affected. In Kenya and more specifically Trans Nzoia County, utilization of social health Insurance services under ... -
Factors Influencing the Functionality of Community Health Committees: A Case Of Mombasa County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)The achievement of better health outcomes is generally believed to be possible to secure through the development and support of health systems. In 2006, Kenya launched a strategy focusing on the health of communities in ... -
Factors Influencing Retention of Health Care Workers in County Public Health Facilities in a Devolved System of Governance In Garissa County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Retention of employees is one of the most important elements determining the health sector's viability in underdeveloped nations. Retention has received a lot of interest and remains to do ... -
Determinants of Uptake of Social Health Insurance Daily Payment Strategy Among Motorcycle Taxis in Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)A great health fund scheme creates funds for healthcare in such a way that customers can get crucial treatment and are defended from health-related money related catastrophes. The study's major objective was to find the ... -
Determinants of Reporting Rates for Hiv Testkits; A Case of Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Ministry of Health has adopted reporting rates as a measure for improving health service delivery in terms of ensuring the health commodities and products supplied to the facilities are reported accurately at the end of ... -
Contribution of health workers and patient characteristics on adherence to antenatal clinic appointments in public hospitals: a case of Homabay and Kisumu County referral hospitals, Kenya
(PAMJ - One Health, 2020-11)Introduction: missed appointments account for about 56% of wasted health resources in the world. There is about 42% missed appointment rate in African medical setting. Antenatal clinics in Kenya experience about 44% ... -
Influence of organizational and access factors on adherence to appointments in antenatal clinics in Homa Bay and Kisumu County Referral Hospitals, Kenya
(PAMJ - One Health., 2021-08)Introduction: the world wastes about 40% of health resources, and African medical setting has about 42% missed appointment rate. Kenya has 44% missed appointment rate in antenatal clinics, wasting about 22% ... -
EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING STRATEGY AMONG SELECTED COUNTY GOVERNMENTS OF KENYA
(International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, 2021-05)The goal of the performance contracts strategy is to increase service quality, enhance resource usage efficiency and institutionalize a performance-oriented culture in the public service. However, having a strategy ... -
Health System Influence on Functionality of Managers in Public Hospitals: A Case of Sub County Hospitals in Bungoma County
(KeMu, 2021-09)Healthcare in developing countries is a multi-billion-dollar investment. Health managers tasked with leading and managing the hospitals often have little formal preparation. Various studies have identified ... -
Role of Health Care Provider Networks in Provision of Quality Health Services in Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)The focus of this study is the health service delivery building block with an emphasis on organization of health service, through healthcare provider networks (HPNs). The service delivery building block functions to ... -
Factors Influencing Delivery of Quality Health Care in Kasarani Sub County, Kenya
(2021-09)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. The general objective was to determine ... -
Determinants of Self Referals Among Pregnant Women Seeking Delivery Services at Coast General Teaching and Referals Hospital Mombasa, Kenya
(KeMu, 2021-09)The World Health organization (WHO) listed six system of health such as; health workforce, health records, governance and leadership, delivery of service and medicine that is accessible, vaccines and ... -
Influence of Accountability on Health System Responsiveness: A Case of Pumwani Maternity Hospital Nairobi, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health and healthcare are essential to functioning of a society. While the government of Kenya is constitutionally mandated to ensure highest level of healthcare for all of its citizens, a number of hurdles remain on the ... -
Factors Influencing Hiv/Aids Client Satisfaction at Comprehensive Care Centres in Wajir County, Kenya
(KeMu, 2021-09)Service delivery is a key pillar of the 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. ... -
Factors Affecting Medical Equipment Utilization in Health Service Delivery in Mandera County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Medical equipment utilization is critical to health service delivery in the health sectors globally and locally in Kenya. In Mandera county referral hospital, the major problem is poorly functioning health system due to ... -
Influence of Direct Government Health Funds on Service Delivery in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMu, 2021-09)ABSTRACT Health care financing is a worldwide issue that affects all governments, including those in developed countries. In third-world countries with faltering economies and competing demands for financial ... -
Factors Influencing Upward Referral System of Patients in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)The right to health is the fundamental requirement of every human being. Additionally, accessible health services in the shortest possible time leads to quality health outcomes, which is a priority area in the service ... -
Determinants of Maternal Child Health Commodities Management in Public Health Facilities in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health systems have failed in past epidemics to maintain routine essential services in health. People, resources, and essential supplies all diverted to address health emergency, sometimes resulting in lack of important ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Healthcare Services During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Women and Caregivers With Children Under Two Years in Rongo Subcounty, Migori County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health systems have failed in past epidemics to maintain routine essential services in health. People, resources, and essential supplies all diverted to address health emergency, sometimes resulting in lack of important ... -
Effects of Work Ethics Practices on Performance of Health Workers: A Case of Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital
(KeMU, 2021-09)Health systems are weakened by lack of work ethics practices across many parts of the developing world and this slows progress in management of diseases and the global health agenda for access of health care service to ...