School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Reporting of Medical Errors Amongst Nurses in Pediatric Wards in Three Teaching and Referral Hospitals in Nairobi Kenya.
(KeMU, 2022-10)Service delivery is among the six health system strengthening pillars. Successful health services bring about effective, quality, safe, personal and non-personal health care actions to those who need them, where they ... -
Proposed Solutions to Address the Challenges of Medical Waste Management in Health Facilities in Kamukunji Sub- County, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Medical waste management in Kenya has been greatly affected by the country's elevated production levels. The majority of medical facilities do not have an extensive medical waste management system, or if they do, it does ... -
Implementation of Nursing Process at Kangundo and Kathiani Sub Counties Referral Hospitals in Machakos County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Introduction: In evidence-based practice includes the use of the nursing process in patient care. However, evidence shows that many nurses do not regularly use it for various reasons. The status of NP use and the associated ... -
Assessment of the Role of Nurse Educators in Clinical Learning of Undergraduate Nursing Students at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Clinical learning enables nursing students to implement knowledge transfer fromtheorytopractice. Therefore, it is the role of nurse educators to fulfill this role to facilitate learningingraduate nursing education. This ... -
Perceived Barriers to Decision to Pursuing Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree among Diploma Nurses at Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2022-10)There is empirical research evidence which associates a more educated nursing workforce with access to quality patient centered care among a nation’s population. Specifically, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree has ... -
Factors Influencing Quality of Physiotherapy Healthcare Services Received by Patients at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)An integrated healthcare services entails management and delivery of quality and safe healthcare services so that people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation ... -
Organizational Factors Influencing Preparedness of Tier 3 Catholic Hospitals for Health Service Delivery during Influx of Patients in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Tier 3 catholic hospitals' preparedness for health service delivery during inflow of patients in Nairobi County, Kenya remains a challenge. During crises and disasters, many patients seek healthcare services from them, ... -
Influence of Health Systems’ Support Factors on Provision of Quality Health Services at the National Referral Spinal Injury Hospital.
(KeMU, 2022-10)Quality healthcare is a basic human right. Quality in healthcare is a product of mutual interaction of both the patient, the healthcare provider and the environment of care. Quality in healthcare results in satisfaction ... -
Factors Influencing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Youth (15-24 Years) in Selected Health Facilities in Nyeri County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-10)The antiretroviral therapy combinations introduction in 1996 disrupted the natural course of the HIV/AIDS infection. In fact, ARVs induced an effective reduction in the morbidity and incidence ... -
Influence of Dietary Intakes, ‘WASH’ and Diarrhoeal Morbidity on Stunting mong Children below Five Years in Kaptembwo and Milimani, Nakuru County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Stunting is a form of undernutrition in which affected children are too short for their age. Stunting affects 21.3 % of children under five years globally. The prevalence of stunting in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019 was 34%, ... -
Determination of Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Malnutrition among the Elderly in Kiambu County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Nutrition among the elderly persons is associated with the quality of life (QoL) and functional quality. Malnutrition is prevalent among the elderly who are a particularly vulnerable group. Studies show that up to half ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Kenya’s Breast Milk Substitutes Act (2012) Among Nurses in Mbagathi and Pumwani Hospitals, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)International Code on marketing BMS was developed by the World Health Organization, to protect lactating mothers and healthcare personnel from commercial pressure by BMS manufacturers. Nursing officers are obligated to ... -
Aflatoxin Analysis in Staple Food Cereals and Assessment of Households’ Awareness on its Management in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)Aflatoxin is a poisonous substance produced by fungi. Crops infestation is inevitable and numerous evolving nations collectively with Kenya do not regularly test their main foods for aflatoxins contamination. Consumption ... -
Nurses’ Perception of Their Competencies in the Provision of Psychiatric Care: A Case of Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital
(KeMU, 2021-09)Ideally, psychiatric services are offered by nurses specialized in this area. However, due to the current acute shortage of these experts, deployment of general nurses in caring for clients with mental ailments has become ... -
Factors Influencing Rational Use of Psychotropic Medicines in Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)The World Health Organization recommends a focus on the six building blocks of a health system in order to strengthen health systems. The focus of this study was medicines, vaccines and technologies, with rational use ... -
The Role of Health Information System Towards The Achievement of Universal Health Coverage in Maternal Care: A Case of Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital
(KeMU, 2021-09)The role of Health Information System is fundamental to achieving the goals of Universal Health Coverage. An integrated information system must be in place to generate good quality information to informed-decisions, and ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Linda Mama Boresha Jamii Health Insurance by Expectant Mothers in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2021-09)Globally, utilization of Social Health Insurance is wanting and Africa South of the Sahara is the worst affected. In Kenya and more specifically Trans Nzoia County, utilization of social health Insurance services under ... -
Factors Influencing the Functionality of Community Health Committees: A Case Of Mombasa County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)The achievement of better health outcomes is generally believed to be possible to secure through the development and support of health systems. In 2006, Kenya launched a strategy focusing on the health of communities in ... -
Factors Influencing Retention of Health Care Workers in County Public Health Facilities in a Devolved System of Governance In Garissa County
(KeMU, 2021-09)Retention of employees is one of the most important elements determining the health sector's viability in underdeveloped nations. Retention has received a lot of interest and remains to do ... -
Determinants of Uptake of Social Health Insurance Daily Payment Strategy Among Motorcycle Taxis in Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2021-09)A great health fund scheme creates funds for healthcare in such a way that customers can get crucial treatment and are defended from health-related money related catastrophes. The study's major objective was to find the ...
