School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Factors Influencing Staff Performance in Public Level Two and Three Health Facilities in Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-09)Staff performance is a crucial element in the realization of the goals and objectives of any organization. Staff training is one of the techniques for assisting employees to become experts at their own trade. Most of the ... -
Assessment of Satisfaction with Online Learning Environment among Nursing Students in Kenya Medical Training College (kmtc) Nairobi
(KeMU, 2023-09)In recent years, there has been an increased use of eLearning in medical training colleges, driven by technological advancements, learners' desire for flexibility, and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is limited ... -
Assessment of Mentorship Factors Influencing Clinical Competences of Diploma Nursing Students at coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, Mombasa
(KeMU, 2023-09)Nurses work in various health care settings and represent the universal entry access for roughly 90% of healthcare users hence effective graduation of qualified nurses with necessary abilities is a paramount function in ... -
The Impact of Nutrition Education on the Dietary Habits of Adolescent Girls (12-18 years) in Juba, South Sudan
(KeMU, 2023-09)Adolescent girls in South Sudan, notably in its capital, Juba, experience significant dietary difficulties. These difficulties, frequently caused by socioeconomic circumstances, are made worse by a general lack of dietary ... -
Mobile Health (mhealth) Digital Platform for Primary Data Collection for Prostate Cancer Monitoring and Surveillance in Embu County
(KeMU, 2023-10)In Sub-Saharan Africa (SAA) prostate cancer mortality is projected to double by the year 2040. Prostate cancer is the 4th cause of death after breast, cervical, and oesophageal cancer respectively with an estimated ... -
The Influence of Continuous Professional Development on Reproductive Health to Service Delivered to Women by Nurses at Mbagathi County Hospital, Nairobi-Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is based on the traditions of lifelong learning in the medical profession, for development of qualities and competencies in the working lives of health care providers. CPD in ... -
Perceptions on Clinical Training among Bachelor of Science (In-Service) Nursing Students at Kenya Methodist University, Nairobi Campus
(KeMU, 2022-10)Nursing training involves a combination of theoretical and clinical training to build professional competence, master fundamental skills, and socialise in the nursing profession. Globally, nursing degree training ... -
COVID- 19 Containment Policy Measures and Their Effect on Access to HIV Services for Persons Living With HIV in Ruaraka Sub-County
(KeMU, 2022-10)The spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) globally led to the introduction of mitigation and containment responses designed to stem the heightened transmission of the virus. These measures hindered ... -
Determinants of Willingness to Renew National Hospital Insurance Fund among National Scheme Members in Kajiado County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Under the WHO’s systems strengthening building blocks, Health financing is key to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). However, progress to achieve equity, quality and financial protection is slow especially in ... -
Factors Affecting Accessibility of Pharmaceutical Services in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)A stable and reliable health system gives equal opportunities for all the citizens to receive basic medical requirements, drugs, high quality technologies, and well-being, effective and cost-effective use. Accessibility ... -
Prevalence and Factors Contributing to Hypertension among Patients in Nairobi: A Case Study of Mbagathi Hospital
(KeMU, 2022-10)Hypertension has become a major concern for public health globally. With 40% of people in the world's population suffering from hypertension, Africa ranks the highest with a prevalence of 46%. The high burden in developing ... -
Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Work Performance among Nurses in Health Facilities in Nakuru County
(KeMU, 2022-10)The numerous occupational risks that nurses in particular routinely face have an unavoidable effect on their capacity to complete their assigned jobs. This is because of the extraordinarily difficult and demanding ... -
Evaluating the Responsiveness of Childbirth Services in Murangá County Referral Hospital
(KeMU, 2022-10)Evaluating the quality of healthcare delivery is an important policy and theoretical concern. The expansion of the system's domain and the inclusion of both supply- and demand-side considerations are two examples of the ... -
Effect of Covid-19 on Uptake of Routine Immunization in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
(KeMU, 2022-10)The routine immunization process continues to save millions of children's lives worldwide. The previous pandemic like Ebola impacted the health system in Africa. There was a need to investigate if COVID-19, with its ... -
Factors Associated with Measles Outbreak among Children below 5 Years in Oltepesi Location in Kajiado North Sub County
(KeMU, 2022-11)Measles is a viral illness that has been demonstrated to be extremely contagious and to cause morbidity and death in both developing and industrialized nations but also one of the top vaccine-preventable diseases in the ... -
Factors Influencing Access to Health Services for NHIF Insured Persons within Makadara Constituency, Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)The National Health Insurance fund (NHIF) users constantly face challenges with access to health care with a 30% consumption rate. This gap prevents adequate access to health care hence low levels of treatment options ... -
Occupational Health Risks among Solid Waste Handlers in Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2022-10)This study analyzes and quantifies the occupational health risks faced by those who handle solid garbage in Nairobi County. Despite the numerous worries raised about the potential harm that trash could cause to the ... -
Human Relation Factors Influencing Health Worker’s Performance in the Hospital Settings: A Case of Public and Private Health Facilities in Kisumu County
(KeMU, 2022-10)A good health system management the third building block delivers quality health services to all people, at all times when and where they need them through the availability, competence, responsiveness and productivity ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Health Information Data in Nairobi County Public Health Facilities, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Effective management of today's health systems depends on the critical use of data and information for policy formulation, planning, service monitoring, and decision-making. However, data use has been restricted and ...
