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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, ... -
Analysis of factors influencing implementation of procurement strategy among regulatory parastatals in Nairobi County
(Strategic journal, 2019-08-10)The main purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing implementation of procurement strategies among regulatory parastatals in Nairobi County, Kenya. Specifically, the study focused on the extent to which ... -
Influence of recruitment and selection of diversity management amongst state corporations in Mombasa County
(Strategic journal, 2019-07-04)The study sought to assess the influence of recruitment and selection on diversity management among state corporations in Mombasa County. The study involved selected major state corporations with head quotas in Mombasa ... -
Role of County Health Governance in Implementation of Social Insurance National Scheme in Selected Counties in Kenya
(Kenya Methodist University, 2019)Health care financing (HCF) is one of the building blocks of a health system. Kenya envisions to have Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2022. To achieve this, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) was identified as ... -
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 ... -
Factors influencing demand for healthcare insurance:A study of jua kali workers in Nairobi
(IJPP, 2013-01)Health systems are a means to achieving better health outcomes for all. However, where patients depend largely on out of pocket (OOP) payments to access health services, there is often lack of care for those who cannot ... -
Haematological and serological findings in Cercopithecus aethiops(African green monkeys) with Cyclospora infections in Kenya
(IJPP, 2013-01)Cyclospora,is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans resulting in protracted life threat¬ening diarrhoea in immunocompromised patients worldwide.Cyclospora infections have been reported in African green monkeys. The ... -
The Implications of Amenity Wards On The Equity of Health Care at Meru District Hospital
(IJPP, 2012-10)Amenity wards in public hospitals were established with the aim of retaining specialists in public sector and for generating additional funds to run the health facilities. However, the effects of these establishments on ... -
The Caves of Mount Elgon and Their Sandfly Fauna David K
(IJPP, 2011-01)A survey of the Kenyan side of Mount Elgon revealed numerous caves which were found harbouring phlebotomine sandflies. Among the morphologically identifiable males of rwo species of the genus Phlebotomus, sub-genus Larroussius ... -
Prevalence of CCR2 gene polymorphisms among HIV infected individuals from different regions in Kenya
(IJPP, 2012-07)Chemokine receptor-2 (CCR2) is a co-receptor for the entry of human immunodeficiency virus- I (HIV-I) into the target cells. Patients with the CCR2 mutations may progress to AIDS at least 2-4 years later than individuals ... -
Factors Influencing the Utilization of Zidovudine and Nevirapine among HIV Positive Perinatal Women at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
(IJPP, 2014-01)Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a key strategy aimed at protecting babies from being infected with HIV by their mothers. Treatment with combination rather than ... -
The Relationship between Policy Availability and Capacity Levels for Disaster Preparedness in Hospitals within Nairobi County.
(IJPP, 2014-01)Increased disaster cases coupled with the fact that Nairobi County joined the World Disaster Reduction Campaign among which one of the themes was 'Hospitals safe from disasters', made it important that disaster preparedness ... -
Characteristics of Nurses Upgrading to Higher Levels of Nursing Education at a Regional Referral Hospital in Eastern Kenya
(IJPP, 2014-01)Upgrading refers to the process of nurses improving their initial educational qualification to a higher level. It enables nurses to add to their knowledge and skills, professional value, self -esteem and are rated higher ... -
Availability and Utilization of the Mechanisms for Monitoring and Evaluating Continuing Professional Development in Kenya: A Case of Middle Level Health Training Institutions
(IJPP, 2014-01)In Kenya, middle• level health training institutions (MLHTls) produce the bulk of health workers at continuing professional development (CPD) training level. However, information on whether monitoring and evaluation (M&E) ...
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