Kenya Methodist University Digital Repository: Recent submissions
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Prevalence of night bedwetting among children aged ten to fourteen years. A case of boarding primary schools in Maara district- Kenya
(KeMU, 2012-04)Night bedwetting is the most prevalent and chronic of all childhood problems. The experience, particularly of the older children can be extremely distressing and limiting. Most bedwetting is just a developmental delay, ... -
Factors Affecting Clinical Practice of Preservice Diploma Nursing Students in Tanzania
(KeMU, 2014-06)Clinical practice is an essential part of nursing education. Nursing students must effectively complete all the required clinical placements in order to qualify for professional nursing practice. The purpose of this study ... -
Utilization of Simulation Method for Clinical Teaching and Learning of Diploma Nursing Students in Tanzania: A Case of Mwanza Region
(KeMU, 2014-06)Simulation is a teaching method that can replicate clinical practices in a safe environment and minimize the existing clinical challenges. Although endorsed in nursing curricular, very little emphasis has been paid, to ... -
Factors Influencing Perceptorship of Pre-Service Nursing Students in Northern Tanzania
(KeMU, 2014-06)The benefits of clinical experience in nursing education have been overlooked for many years since the nursing education shift from hospital settings to university settings. The purpose of the study was to identify factors ... -
Knowledge,attitude and practice of lecturers on the use of critical reflection in undergraduate nursing programs in Tanzania
(KeMU, 2014-06)Critical reflection is a teaching strategy adopted by many countries for training undergraduate nursing students. The strategy is accepted and institutionalized within e nursing profession worldwide. In higher nursing ... -
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 ... -
Perception of Undergraduate Nursing Student about Inter-Professional Learning Approach.
(KeMU, 2014-06)A call for collaboration betweenprofessions in health and social care is one of the key reforms in healthcare. This came after realizing that, in order to meet the demands of the community, health professionals have to be ... -
Influence of community health referral practices on antenatal care attendance.
(KeMU, 2016-07)health system strengthening. In line with the pillar, a Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNeCH) Project was initiated by the Ministry of Health and World Vision Kenya in Bamba Division, Kilifi County. The project's goal ... -
Implementation of Kenya quality guidelines for efficient delivery of health care services.
(KeMU, 2016-06)Quality is a key principle in health service delivery a pillar in health systems strengthening. The Kenya Quality Model of health was initiated across all health facilities to guide the implementation of quality standards. ... -
Implementation of adolescent friendly health services in county referral hospitals.
(KeMU, 2015-06)Health service delivery is a key pillar of the health system management .The World Health Organization recently emphasized the need to develop adolescent -friendly health services to improve the care provided to young ... -
Impact of Point of Use Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Reducing Diarrhea Morbidity among Children under Five Years Old in Kawangware, Nairobi County
(KeMU, 2016-07)Diarrheal diseases are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries particularly in children. This study took the form of a cross-sectional study to determine the impact of Point of Use (POU) ... -
The Influence of Relationship Marketing on Customer Loyalty in the Banking Industry.
(KeMU, 2011-05)Relationship marketing comprises all the activities that are designed to establish, develop and maintain successful relationship with customers. Therefore relationship marketing has become more and more important since the ... -
Human resource management practices on performance of health workers in public hospitals: a case of Mbagathi hospital, Nairobi City County.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Sound human resources management practices are essential in strengthening the health systems. Human resource management practices like use of job descriptions, use of performance appraisal and use of supervision can transform ... -
Health systems support factors' influence on uptake of immunization services in Kajiado North sub-County.
(KeMU, 2016-07)Access to health care services is described as the ability by patients to reach and demand health services based on individual needs. Immunization is one of the most effective, safest and efficient public health interventions ... -
Effect of Spacing and Fertilization Regime on Gadam Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) Growth and Yield in Mbeere South
(KeMU, 2016-07)An experiment was carried out in two sites namely: Machang’a Secondary School Farm, and in a nearby former KARI site about a kilometer apart, all in Kiritiri division - Mbeere South Sub-County, 10 and 11km southeast of ... -
An Evaluation of Yield Response of Four Sweet Potato Varieties(Ipomea Batatas) at Different Phosphorus Application Rate in Galole Division of Tana River County
(2016-07)Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam) belongs to the family convolvulaceae (morning¬glory) order Polemoniales. Worldwide, sweet potato is the sixth most important food crop after rice, wheat, potatoes, maize, and cassava ... -
Effect of Commercial Feeds on the Performance of Different Ecotypes of Indigenous Chicken
(KeMU, 2016-06)The experiment was conducted to determine whether plumage colour has any genetic advantage on indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus) growth rate. Over 70% of indigenous chicken are reared on free-range. Farmers spend very ... -
Effect of Planting Time on the Growth and Yield of Three Cowpea Cultivars in Makindu Ward of Makueni County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) crop is valued for its multiple uses as food, fodder, green manure, and as cover crop for conservation agriculture, weed and soil erosion control. It improves the soil fertility through ...
