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Assessment of factors affecting healthcare waste management system in Machakos County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)In general, most local authorities in Kenya have been unable to cope up with the segregation, the treatment and methods of waste disposal especially healthcare waste. Health facilities in Machakos County have poor practices ... -
Assessment of Factors Influencing Service Delivery at Sub-County Hospitals in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)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 ... -
Assessment of health workers perinatal knowledge and practices related to service delivery in Makueni County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)A health system has six interdependent and interrelated pillars: health workforce; service delivery; information; financing; medical products, vaccines and technologies; leadership and governance. This study addressed ... -
Community based health insurance and utilization of health services.The case of Tanykina community health insurance plan, Nandi County, Kenya.
(2016-07)Health financing mechanisms aims to achieve universal coverage for all and protection against the financial burden during illness. Community Based Health Insurance is one of the alternative sources of health financing ... -
Community health information system utility.
(2015-12)A wealth of data is available within the healthcare systems more so at community level. However, lack of effective use of information shared during dialoguing at the community level in Bungoma County posed a great challenge ... -
Covid Vaccination Uptake amongst Public Transport Crew in Meru Matatu Stage, Meru County
(KeMU, 2023-08)The uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations is an essential aspect towards enabling effective control on the spread of the virus. It is important that matatu crew, together with the vulnerable groups should receive vaccination ... -
Critical review of training process towards strengthened service delivery in Dagoretti sub-county.
(2015-05)Human resources are the most important assets of any health system. Training is one of the principal means by which health professionals such as Nurses and Clinical Officers maintain, improve, and broaden the knowledge and ... -
Data quality of routine health management information system.
(2015-12)Effective and efficient management of today's health system depends on well-functioning Health Management Information System (HMIS) in design and implementation. Good quality data are the foundation of health systems in ... -
Design, implementation and operation of health management information system at Kenyatta national hospital.
(2016-07)Embracing modern technology is one among very many ways of improving efficiency and reducing costs within Health care organizations. While the integration of information and health services potential benefits cannot be ... -
Determinants of a functional referral system in Kisumu County, Kenya. Patients’ perspective.
(KeMU, 2019-09)Most referral health facilities are faced with challenges ranging from congestion of patients at these health facilities, limited resources both human and material to deal with the voluminous clients, slow rate of service ... -
Determinants of Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting In Retail Chemists In Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Access to safe essential medicines is a key success indicator of a functional health system of which the private sector such as retail chemists plays a critical role. Despite their obvious benefits, medicines have the ... -
Determinants of availability of tracer essential medicines in public health facilities in Nyeri County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)The goal of the health system is to improve health and health equity in ways that are responsive, financially fair and make the most efficient use of the available resources. This is supported by six Health Systems ... -
Determinants of Commodity Management Practices In Public Health Facilities in Devolved Health Systems: A Case of Essential Medicines in Makueni County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)The rationale for decentralization of health sector enabled lower level governance structures to design health sector interventions using innovative models that are context-specific and that take into consideration the ... -
Determinants of Health Facility Preparedness in The Management of Gender Based Violence: A Case of Primary Health Facilities in Mombasa County
(KeMU, 2023-09)Gender based violence (GBV) is an affront to human rights and the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs). In Mombasa county 65% of the population live in informal settlement which exacerbate GBV due to ... -
Determinants of Hospital Emergency Preparedness in Machakos Level 5 and Kangundo Level 4 Hospitals
(KeMU, 2020-11)Emergency preparedness is a key security priority globally. Plans are needed, not only to maintain services continuity but also to guide in emergencies in hospitals. Kangundo level 4 and Machakos Level 5 Hospital have ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of public primary health facilities preparedness for service delivery in Nyandarua County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)The Kenyan primary health care (PHC) system is currently going through a major transformation, especially in the effort of actualizing the universal health coverage which is part of the “Big Four” national government agenda ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of uptake of national hospital insurance fund primary care scheme among service providers within the scope of NHIF Nakuru town branch
(KeMU, 2019-09)There is a growing international consensus on the importance of providing social protection through financing and providing access to healthcare services. Kenya has embraced this through the National Hospital Insurance ...
