Kenya Methodist University Digital Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Rational Drug Use in Public Hospitals among Doctors and Pharmacists in Meru County
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Rational use of medicines requires that patients receives affordable, right drug and dose for the adequate period of time. Irrational drug use is influenced by lack of essential drugs, lack of training and weak implementation ... -
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Cancer Patients in Meru County, Kenya.
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Cancer is among the leading causes of death globally.Despite advancing technology in conventional methods of cancer diagnosis and treatment, access to services remains a big challenge especially in the developing countries.Out ... -
Knowledge and Perception of Women towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Meru County, Kenya.
(International Journal of professional practice (IJPP), 2019-05)Globally, epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases is on increase with Cervical cancer associated with human papilloma virus being among leading causes of morbidity and mortality in ... -
Factors Contributing to Cyber Security Framework in Kenya: A Case Study of Kenyan Telecommunications Companies.
(KeMU, 2018-09)Modern days have seen an uncontrolled increase in cybercrime, targeting both developing and developed countries and more so the telecommunications sectors. Unfortunately, Cybersecurity frameworks, used by organizations to ... -
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 ... -
Relationship between Strategic Planning Practices and the Performance of Devolved Healthcare among Selected Public Hospitals in Meru County
(KeMU, 2018-02)The study investigated the relationship between strategic planning and performance of devolved healthcare, through a survey of public hospitals in Meru County.Strategic planning refers to the process of envisioning the ... -
The role of teacher trainees' in the management of behaviour change programmes in prevention and protection aganist HIV and AIDS
(KeMU, 2011-05)Over the past 25 years, nearly 25 million people have died from AIDS in the world. In 2007, globally about one million people were living with HIV and AIDS and about 2.5 million people were newly infected with the virus. ... -
Psychological effect of cervical dysplasia diagnosis among HIV positive women at the Dream Center in Lang'ata, Nairobi county
(KeMU, 2018-07)Cervical dysplasia is the abnormal growth of pre-cancerous cells on the surface of the cervix associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus. The risk for cancer is lower for mild dysplasia. ... -
Determination of Utilization of Information and Communication Technology by Lecturers at Kenya Medical Training College-Nairobi
(KeMU, 2013-05)The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has become one of the driving forces in facilitation of learning in most colleges. The ability to effectively harness the technology varies from college to ... -
Perception of Teaching Effectiveness in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of Kenya Methodist University
(KeMU, 2014-03)Effective teaching is an integral aspect of quality in the teaching/learning process that should be judged based on the performance of the graduates of an academic program and achievement of curriculum outcomes. However, ... -
An investigation on the implementation on HIV/AIDS curriculum in high schools:A case of wundanyi division Taita Taveta County- Kenya
(KeMU, 2014-06)Due to high prevalence of HIV among the youth aged 15-24 years (Barnet & Whiteside (2006) various governments have established strategies to educate the youth on social behavioral change. In Kenya the government ... -
The Perception of Nurse Educators, Clinical Instructors and Students on Effectiveness of Clinical Evaluation of Diploma Nursing Students in Tanzania
(KeMU, 2014-06)In the clinical practice settings, nurse educators facilitate students' learning practice and conduct clinical evaluation as part of students' training. The process of clinical evaluation involves nurse educators, clinical ... -
Evaluation of Implementation of E-Learning in Nursing Schools in Tanzania:Case of Open University
(KeMU, 2014-06)E-Learning is a new concept in education that uses internet technology to deliver the digital content and which provides learner-centered environment for the teachers and students. E-Learning uses electronic media, information ... -
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 ... -
Factors influencing non-adherence to antitroviral therapy (ART) among people living with hiv/aids (PLWHA): A case of Isiolo district, Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-06)In HIV/AIDS treatment adherence to antiretroviral therapy is of paramount importance. To achieve suppression of viral replication, decrease in viral load and improving quality of life needs near perfect adherence of 95%. ... -
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 ... -
Occupational stress among probation officers in central province of Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-07)Probation is a people business, oftentimes requiring intense, stressful confrontations with unmanageable offenders. Presently, there are more felons receiving probation than ever before. The impact of current probation ... -
Cultural and religious factors hindering guardians of children with clubfoot from seeking corrective services in Embu clubfoot care for Kenya clinic.
(KeMU, 2016-05)Clubfoot (Congenital Talipes Equinovarus) is a condition in which the child is born with the hind foot adducted, flexed and inverted inwards. Doctors are not sure what causes clubfoot 'even though once neglected it results ...
