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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 ...
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 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 ...
Influence of Management Practices on Service Delivery in Public sub-county Hospitals in Meru County
(2020-08)
Integrated and people-centred health services are critical for realizing universal health care coverage. This can only be achieved through provision of efficient and effective health services. Service delivery is one of ...
Determinants of adverse drug reactions reporting in retail chemists in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2020-08)
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 ...
Organizational determinants of health information utilization in making decision among healthcare managers in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2020)
Purpose: This was a study based on Health Information Systems pillar. The objective was to examine organizational factors which influence health information utilization in making decision among healthcare managers in Mombasa ...
Factors affecting the utilization of routine immunization coverage of children under two years in Somalia: a case of Garowe town
(Stratford Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Publishing Journal of Medicine, Nursing & Public Health, 2020-08)
The purpose of this study was to interrogate the determinants of the utilization of routine immunization coverage for children under 2 years in Garowe town. The specific objectives of the study was to determine caregiver, ...
Risk Factors of Potentially Blinding Trachoma in Loodokilani Ward, Kajiado County, Kenya
(International Journal of professional Practice (IJPP), 2021)
Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease, that is most prevalent in the nomadic communities greatly associated with poverty. This study sought to determine the ascendancy of potentially blinding trachoma and its prospect ...
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, 2020-10)
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 of professional ...
Incidence of Periodontitis among Mothers Delivering Low Birth Weight Neonates in Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of professional Practice (IJPP), 2021-01)
Periodontitis is estimated to affect about 95% of adults in Kenya. In addition, low birth weight in Kiambu County, Kenya, has increased in the last ten years. Information on the effect of periodontitis on maternal and child ...