Kenya Methodist University Digital Repository: Recent submissions
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Towards a Well-functional Computerized Health Management Information System: A case of Mbagathi County Hospital, Kenya
(International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887), 2017-03)Health Management Information Systems (HMISs) initiatives in Kenya have traditionally been donor-driven with minimal, if any, organizational input in their design. This has consequently led to predictable failures ... -
Attitudes of Primary Health Care (PHC) Gatekeepers Towards Patient Referral Policy, Machakos County, Kenya
(Science Journal of Public Health, 2016-06)Primary Health Care (PHC) serves as the foundation for building a working healthcare system that provide good health outcomes. The quality of PHC delivery and the decision to refer patients depends on some behavioural ... -
Health Insurance Plan and Utilization of Health Services: The Case of Tanykina Community Health Plan; Nandi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2016-03)Community Based Health Insurance mechanism of Health financing targets the informal sector and the Rural who cannot access the national social health insurance. Tanykina Community Health Plan was established to help dairy ... -
Influence of Maternal Health Education Delivered Through Community Health Referral Project on Antenatal Care Attendance: A Focus on Mirihini and Midoina Communities of Kilifi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2016-05)Timely delivery of effective, safe, quality and personal services is a key pillar of health system strengthening. A Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNeCH) Project was initiated by the Ministry of Health and World ... -
Effectiveness of the Devolved Primary Health Care Gatekeeper System in Machakos County, Kenya
(American Journal of Health Research, 2016-07)The low health outcomes and inequities problems in developing countries are due to ineffective gate keeping at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level, non-adherence to policy and dysfunctional health infrastructure. This study ... -
Efficiency and Organizational Arrangements in the Utilization of Resources at Primary Health Care (PHC) in Machakos County, Kenya
(International Journal of Health Economics and Policy, 2017-05)Health care is costly and there is need for rational use of health care resources for the world to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). The preventive Primary Health Care (PHC) service is cheaper than the Secondary ... -
Correlates of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya: A cross-sectional study
(BMC Psychiatry, 2017)Background: Studies on alcohol consumption in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya. The study was conducted ... -
Determinants of Uptake of Health Insurance Cover Among Adult Patients Attending Bungoma County Referral Hospital
(International Journal of Health Economics and Policy, 2017-07)Health insurance is currently being considered as a mechanism for promoting progress to Universal health Coverage and reducing out-of-pocket payments in many African countries including Kenya which is prompting the use ... -
The Nexus between Customer Relationship Management Strategy and Customer Loyalty in the Star Rated Hotels in Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)Customer relationship management strategies are very essential strategies in current business environment. It is applied in managing the organizations’ associations with its current and target clients. It concentrates on ... -
Alternatives to Corporal Punishment for Improving Students’ Discipline In Public Secondary Schools In Eldama Ravine Sub-County, Baringo-Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Learning institutions are expected to shape the moral behavior of students by providing code of conduct and ensure compliance to standards rules and regulations. However, due to various reasons, students often do not follow ... -
Approaches Used in Managing Students’ Healthcare in Public Secondary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)There are different approaches for managing school healthcare, but there is noticeable lack of mechanisms, systems and structures for implementing them. The study aimed to analyze the different approaches used to manage ... -
Education Democratization and Students’ Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Meru County
(KeMU, 2021-08)Students’ indiscipline has been a thorn in the flesh in the management of secondary schools in Kenya. It has led to the destruction of properties and the rise of other forms of misconduct among students. The study sought ... -
Effect of Strategy Implementation on Quality Service Delivery of Mission Hospitals in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)The operations within a workplace or organization that are planned to facilitate the achievement of strategic plan are referred to as strategy implementation. Strategy implementation incorporates functional areas such as ... -
Effects of Selected Human Resource Practices on Employee Performance in Public Universities in Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)Human resource is a crucial asset to organizations. Effective human resource management practices are associated with the increased performance of employees. The study sought to establish the relationship between selected ... -
Influence of Information Communication Technology on Market Access by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)Accessing a sustainable market should be a priority for SMEs to expand their business horizons to new opportunities and clients. New opportunities promote the urge of SMEs to employ all legally possible means to offer their ... -
Effects of Credit Accessibility on the Performance of Mse Enterprises in Isiolo County
(KeMU, 2021-08)The limited access to informal and formal credit by entrepreneurs has been identified as a major constraint to growth of micro and small enterprises in Isiolo County. The County is also characterized by high level of ... -
Relationship between Reward Management Practices and Job Satisfaction among Teachers in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Igembe North Sub County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)Reward practices are geared towards rewarding employees depending on their duties and responsibilities assigned to them. Job satisfaction is viewed as a catalyst of improving performance and commitment in a workplace. The ... -
Relationship between Financial Derivatives and Financial Performance of Selected Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-08)Market globalization has tremendously increased exposing banks into different forms of financial risks. Financial risks when inadequately managed may cause the financial performance of commercial banks to decline. Managing ... -
Uptake of health insurance among Muslims in Nairobi county, Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal., 2017-12)Introduction: In Kenya and the world across, health insurance has been reckoned as an important health policy that serves to protect households from the direct financial consequences of health care and meet the Sustainable ... -
Evaluation of Alcohol Screening and Community-Based Brief Interventions in Rural Western Kenya: A Quasi-Experimental Study
(Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire),, 2018-01)Aims: To assess the effectiveness of community-based alcohol brief interventions (ABI) implemented by community-health workers with and without motivational talks (MT) by former drinkers, in reducing harmful and hazardous ...