Browsing MST-Department of Health Management & Informatics by Issue Date
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Assessment of HIV-positive postnatal clients’ satisfaction with prevention of mother-to-child transmission services at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-07)In the era of HIV and AIDS global pandemic, clients‟ satisfaction is one of the outcome measures for the free PMTCT services and HIV/AIDS care.Despite increasing availability and accessibility to free PMTCT services in ... -
Health seeking behavior among nurses working in public hospitals in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-10)Health seeking behaviour refers to actions undertaken by a person who perceives self to be ill for the purpose of finding an appropriate remedy. Nurses as gate keepers of health are expected to seek formal treatment when ... -
Utilization of HIV services among men-who-have-sex-with men in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)The new constitution promulgated in 2010 clearly state every Kenyan without discrimination is entitled to the highest attainable quality of health care, which is not reflected with the current challenges men-who-have-sex ... -
Uptake of Health Insurance among Motorcycle Taxi Riders in Nandi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)Health insurance pools money into a common fund and used for paying for health-care costs of members with a view to sharing risk among the population and avoiding catastrophic health-care expenditure. Motorcycle taxis ... -
Information seeking behaviour health professionals in public health facilities in Garissa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)Information is inevitable in the health profession. The need to become informed and knowledgeable which leads to “information seeking behaviour processes” is important among qualified health professionals who have vital ... -
Use of routine health information for decision making among health workers at coast general hospital, Mombasa County, Kenya
(2017-10)Health workers collect and report data routinely on all their activities. Studies show that very little of this vast amount of information is used by those who are collecting the data and by local health management at ... -
Patient Level of Satisfaction with Perceived Health Service Quality in Nyandarua County Referral Hospital
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Perceived health services quality and patient satisfaction are two important health indicators for measuring health system performance. Meeting the needs of the patient and maintaining acceptable healthcare standards are ... -
Uptake of Health Insurance among Patients Attending Public and Private Hospitals in Embu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Health insurance has been considered as key to achieving universal health care by various countries. This is with the aim of ensuring that every citizen should have access to needed healthcare services that are effective ... -
Quality of HIV and aids data reported in community based health information system in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-06)Kenya national AIDS strategic plan end term review on data quality reported from community level by the Community-Based Organizations and Faith-Based Organizations revealed data to be inadequately accurate which hampers ... -
Effects of Devolution on Technical Efficiency of Healthcare Services Delivery in Bomet County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)Devolution has been seen by its proponents as a way of improving access and efficiency in the delivery of services to the people since the decisions are made close to the people, hence decision makers are more accountable ... -
Influence of Menopause on Work Productivity among Health Workers in Public Hospitals in Kiambu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)Menopause is a normal process in women marked by a reduction in estrogen and progesterone levels and eventual cessation of menstruation. Despite many studies on menopause, influence of menopause on work productivity and ... -
Evaluation of Community Case Management of Malaria in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Globally, community case management of malaria (CCMM) has proved to be effective in the management of malaria as the community as health workers as they provide the necessary outreach in getting to the household and capturing ... -
Evaluation of Community Case Management of Malaria in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Globally, community case management of malaria (CCMM) has proved to be effective in the management of malaria as the community as health workers as they provide the necessary outreach in getting to the household and capturing ... -
Satisfaction Levels with Maternity Services among Postnatal Women Attending Public Hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Globally, the rate of maternal mortality is unacceptably on the rise. A considerable number of women are dying from pregnancy or child birth related complications across the world. Many initiatives have been intensified ... -
Prevalence of Post-Partum Depression among Mothers Attending Nakuru Level 5 Hospital in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)Postpartum depression (PPD) is a non–psychotic mood disorder that can affect women during perinatal period to one year after childbirth. Regardless of the outcome, women who experience postpartum depression, experience ... -
Effect of Water, Sanitation and Hand Hygiene Practices on Diarrheal Diseases among Community Members in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)Sanitation is a basic necessity that contributes to better human health, dignity and quality of life. The economic and social benefits of sanitation interventions create more time for productive pursuits, higher productivity, ... -
Utilization of the National Hospital Insurance Fund Among Community Members in Embu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Health insurance schemes have been recognized as among the major tools to finance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Kenyan government has identified the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) as one of the vehicles ... -
Uptake of Antenatal Care Among Women of Reproductive Age In Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Every pregnancy is at risk of complications and hence the need to follow up in Antenatal clinic by a skilled health provider. The government of Kenya through the ministry of health offers pregnant women a focused antenatal ... -
Correlates of HIV Viral Load Suppression Among HIV Positive Adults on Care in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Across the entire globe, 75% of people are aware of their HIV Status, at the same time 79% of the people living with HIV are now accessing anti-retroviral therapy while 81% of those people are at the same time accessing ... -
Clinician Workload Determinants at Paediatric Wards of Selected Private and Public Hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Human Resources for Health is a key pillar of healthcare provision necessitating prudent staffing norms to meet workload demands of health facilities. Uniform staffing norms across health systems based solely on policy ...
