School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Factors Influencing the Utilization of Routine Immunization of Children Aged 12 To 23 Months in Somalia: A Case of Garowe Town
(KeMU, 2020-11)Routine immunization is a lifesaving intervention which targets preventable diseases which very common in children below the age of 5 years. However, despite its importance Garowe Town in Puntland Somalia, has not achieved ... -
Factors Influencing Inter-Professional Collaboration among Healthcare Workers in Primary Health Care Facilities. A Case of Nakuru County Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)Professionals from varying disciplines work collaboratively to serve patients. Although inter-professional collaboration is essential, existing barriers can prohibit inter-professional teams from working together effectively ... -
The Influence of Devolved Healthcare System on Delivery of Health Services in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2020-11)The promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 birthed devolution. After the General Elections held on 4th of March of 2013, devolution of various public functions including healthcare gained momentum. However, ... -
Implementation of hospital management information systems on service delivery: a case of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
(Kenya Methodist University, 2019-09-01)Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS) has the potential of improving the quality of services delivered as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare providers through integration of various hospital ... -
Factors influencing uptake of antenatal care in Taita Taveta County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)49% of pregnant women are able to make four or more ANC visits in Sub Saharan part of Africa. General objective of the study was to find out factors influencing uptake of ANC in public health facilities in Taita Taveta ... -
Influence of structural arrangement on provision of quality primary care health services in public health centers in Nakuru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-08)The Alma Ata Declaration of 1978 emphasized the importance of primary care as an approach to achieve health for all. Kenya has gradually expanded primary care health service delivery to increase access and comprehensiveness ... -
Human resource management practices influencing performance of nursing officers in Nyeri County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-08)Various organizations employ different human resources initiatives in order to increase efficiency. The most common initiatives employed to improve efficiency include performance contracts, internal contracting, contracting-out ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Factors Influencing Academic Help-Seeking Behavior of Basic Diploma Nursing Students in Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2019-08)Academic help is central to students’ academic adjustment and success. Nursing students encounter learning difficulties; thus, need assistance or advice to continue with learning tasks. That is why, as part of quality ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of utilization of national hospital insurance fund outpatient services by private university employees in Nairobi
(2019-09)The NHIF is a mandatory health insurance fund covering public and private formal sector workers and their dependents as the main health insurer in Kenya. NHIF has embarked on an ambitious reform program intended to convert ... -
An Assessment of Classroom Teaching Strategies Utilized by Nurse Educators on Diploma Nursing Students at Kenya Medical Training College Vihiga Campus
(KeMU, 2019-09)In recent decades, globally, nursing educators have tended to use innovative teaching strategies in the classroom rather than traditional teaching strategies. This is raid advance due to benefits such as increased ... -
Implementation of hospital management information systems on service delivery: a case of Moi teaching and referral hospital
(KeMU, 2019-09)Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS) has the potential of improving the quality of services delivered as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare providers through integration of various hospital ... -
Influence of performance management systems on employee productivity in county referral hospitals in Kiambu County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-08)Human resource for health is one of the core pillars of health systems and performance management is one of its subcomponents. A performance management system in public health facilities is one of the tools for reforms ... -
Influence of expanded free maternity care programme on delivery of quality health care in maternity units in public health facilities in Kajiado County
(KeMU, 2019-09)A well-functioning health system works in harmony among the six pillars; trained and motivated health workers, functional infrastructure, consistent supply of essential medicines and technologies and sufficient funding.Africa ... -
Performance of trained clinical officers in reproductive health service delivery through task shifting: opportunities and its challenges in Kenya
(KeMU, 2019-09)The world is experiencing a chronic shortage of well-trained health workers with a global deficit of doctors, nurses and midwives being approximately 2.4 million, and with low- and middle income countries having acute human ...
