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Alcohol, tobacco and other Drug Use and Bullying among High School Students in Nakuru District, Kenya
(IJPP, 2010-09)The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) use among secondary school students in Nakuru District, Kenya, and its association with bullying. A total of 1000 form ... -
Analysis of factors that influence drugs and substance abuse among secondary school students in Imenti North District.
(KeMU, 2014-06)Drug and substance abuse has continued to be an issue of great concern during the past several years with a great number of people reported as drug abusers in the world and being a serious problem affecting secondary ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of nutrition counseling services offered to diabetic patients and its effect on adherence to therapies and treatment at the Nakuru Provincial General Hospital, Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-06)Poor health has been a global issue which has been associated with the impediment of productivity, economic growth and poverty eradication. It has been estimated that 32 percent of the global burdens of disease are caused ... -
Assessment of nutritional status and biomarkers among chronic haemodialysis patients
(IJPP, 2013-06)Although biomarkers have significance on the nutritional status, there is little information about its relationship among patients on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD). The study was done to determine the significance of the ... -
Assessment of Pre-Service Nursing Students’ Perception of Competence Acquired in Skills Laboratory Training in Bomet Medical Training College
(KeMU, 2018-07)In recent decades, globally, nursing instructors have tended to use skills laboratory in training skills for pre-service nursing students rather than traditional methods due to benefits such as increased self-confidence ... -
Availability and Utilization of the Mechanisms for Monitoring and Evaluating Continuing Professional Development in Kenya: A Case of Middle Level Health Training Institutions
(IJPP, 2014-01)In Kenya, middle• level health training institutions (MLHTls) produce the bulk of health workers at continuing professional development (CPD) training level. However, information on whether monitoring and evaluation (M&E) ... -
Barriers to Effective Communication between Student Nurses and Older- Patient at Chogoria Hospital
(KeMU, 2013-08)Older adults constitute a majority and a growing proportion of people who receive nursing care in Kenya. It's projected that by 2050; there will be a 470% increase in the number of older persons, representing 10% of the ... -
The Caves of Mount Elgon and Their Sandfly Fauna David K
(IJPP, 2011-01)A survey of the Kenyan side of Mount Elgon revealed numerous caves which were found harbouring phlebotomine sandflies. Among the morphologically identifiable males of rwo species of the genus Phlebotomus, sub-genus Larroussius ... -
Characteristics of Nurses Upgrading to Higher Levels of Nursing Education at a Regional Referral Hospital in Eastern Kenya
(IJPP, 2014-01)Upgrading refers to the process of nurses improving their initial educational qualification to a higher level. It enables nurses to add to their knowledge and skills, professional value, self -esteem and are rated higher ... -
Community based health insurance and utilization of health services.The case of Tanykina community health insurance plan, Nandi County, Kenya.
(2016-07)Health financing mechanisms aims to achieve universal coverage for all and protection against the financial burden during illness. Community Based Health Insurance is one of the alternative sources of health financing ... -
Community health information system utility.
(2015-12)A wealth of data is available within the healthcare systems more so at community level. However, lack of effective use of information shared during dialoguing at the community level in Bungoma County posed a great challenge ... -
Comparative Study of Professional Competences of Graduates of Innovative and Conventional Medical Schools in Kenya: A Case of Graduates of Moi and Nairobi Universities
(IJPP, 2011-09)A population of 280 intern doctors was randomly sampled using Gay's (1992) sample estimate of 20%. An increase of 10% in the sample accounted for non-response. The desired random sample size was therefore 84 intern doctors. ... -
Comparative study on quality of life among married and non- married women living with HIV/ AIDS
(IJPP, 2010-09)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a serious health problem among married and non-married women. It has become a health problem for women of all ages. Antiretroviral therapies introduced in the mid 1990s have ... -
A Comparison between Self and Clinician-collected Vaginal Swabs for Detection of Bacterial Vaginosis among Women in Kisumu, Kenya
(IJPP, 2011-06)Two tests are available for diagnosis of bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Amsel and Nugent. The latter is considered more sensitive. Laboratory diagnosis for BV requires a vaginal swab specimen. In developing countries, vaginal ... -
Design, implementation and operation of health management information system at Kenyatta national hospital.
(2016-07)Embracing modern technology is one among very many ways of improving efficiency and reducing costs within Health care organizations. While the integration of information and health services potential benefits cannot be ... -
Determinants of a functional refferral system in Kisumu County,Kenya. Patient 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 ... -
Determinants of a functional refferral system in Kisumu County,Kenya. Patient perspective.
(Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2019)Purpose: Most referral health facilities are faced with challenges ranging from congestion of patients at these health facilities, strained/ limited resources (both human and material) to deal with the voluminous patients, ... -
Determinants of availability of tracer essential medicines in public health facilities in Nyeri County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)The goal of the health system is to improve health and health equity in ways that are responsive, financially fair and make the most efficient use of the available resources. This is supported by six Health Systems ...
