School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Influence of Supply Chain Management Practices on Health Commodity Security among Level Four Public Hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Commodity security issues plague public hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya, including inconsistent supplies of health materials and technologies. Due to frequent stock-outs of important pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, ... -
Strategies Influencing Performance of Health Workers in Public Health Facilities in Wajir County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)The healthcare workforce is at the heart of all efforts to improve health systems. The provision of health initiatives necessitates the use of qualified and well- supported medical staff. There have been serious shortages ... -
Determinants of Utilization of NHIF Cover in Public Health Facilities by Public Health Care Workers in Makueni County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Robust healthcare funding systems are seen as critical for guaranteeing universal healthcare access. This implies that health services should be adequately accessible to everyone ensuring the health situation doesn’t ... -
Factors Influencing Utilization of Health Information System in the Management of Missed Appointments among HIV Positive Patients in Mombasa County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)A health system requires a well-functioning health information system to enhance measurement of health outcomes, and ensure effective health care decisions. This process of utilizing health information, increases retention ... -
Factors Influencing Access to Contraceptives among Women of Reproductive Age in Public Primary Care Facilities in Kajiado Central Sub-County Kajiado County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Strengthening health systems calls for attention on focus on the six health systems building blocks. The focus of this study was on medicines, vaccines and technologies, with an emphasis on access to contraceptives. In ... -
Influence of Registration Process in Health Insurance Utilization among NHIF Members in Isiolo County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Registration for the health insurance is a critical process in the uptake and subsequent utilization of the health insurance and low enrollment leads to poor service utilization and this increases household health ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
