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PROFESSIONAL HEALTH PROVIDERS’ GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS AS A DETERMINANT OF DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(International Academic Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing (IAJHMN), 2020-09-10)
Introduction: Governance in essence is exercise of authority. It entails decision making and implementation, competent control, provision of standards and accountability. Objectives: The study set out to determine influence ...
Determinants of adverse drug reactions reporting in retail chemists in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2020-08-28)
Background: Reporting of adverse drug reactions remains the mainstay of a vibrant pharmacovigilance system that
seeks to safeguard medicines in a health system. This study sought to establish the impact of the national ...
BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF NURSING PROCESS AMONG NURSES WORKING IN NAROK COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing(JHMN), 2020)
Purpose of the study: This study therefore assessed barriers of nursing process implementation by Narok County Referral Hospital nurses.
Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used to collect data ...
Factors Associated With Anaemia among Pregnant Women in Mandera County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences, 2020-12)
Anaemia is a nutrition-related disease that mostly affects pregnant women and is among the most common diseases associated with deficiency that are observed globally, affecting more than a quarter of the global population. ...
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 ...
Assessment of attitudes towards breastfeeding among Somali women of reproductive age, Garissa County, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences, 2020-07)
Breast milk is the safest and most common natural food for an infant. Despite efforts by the county and national government as well as non-governmental organisations, breastfeeding uptake in Garissa County was low. This ...
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 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 ...
Influence of Direct Government Funds on Service Delivery in Primary Health Care Facilities in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS), 2021-10)
Introduction: Financing health care services is a global problem for all governments even among the developed
countries. The problem is even more magnified in low and middle income countries with struggling economies
and ...
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, ...