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Livelihood Diversification Strategies and Livelihood Outcomes among Agro-Pastoral Households in Laikipia North Sub-County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Despite the existing efforts by the agro-pastoral communities to seek livelihood alternatives, they still encounter persistent livelihood insecurity. The growing burden of the need to address food scarcity, among other ... -
Referral for Health Services among Outpatients at Nyeri County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)One of the fundamental human rights is right to health. To achieve this within a health system with different levels of care there is need for a functional referral system that enables continued uninterrupted care across ... -
Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence among Patients Taking Anti-TB Drugs in Kilifi County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Tuberculosis is a still global public health problem, despite numerous interventions in place to reduce its spread and burden among the poor. Despite TB being a treatable, curable and preventable disease, there has been ... -
Utilization of Free Maternity Services among Mothers Aged 18- 49 Years in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2022-04)In response to sustainable development goal (SDG) 3,all countries were expected by 2030 to have improved maternal and neonatal health indicators.In Kenya,the hope of free maternity services (FMS) was to increase the ... -
Determinants of Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of Hiv among Patients at the Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Globally, 37.6 million people living with HIV around the world, 67% live in sub-Saharan Africa. Out of the 200,000 new diagnoses of HIV in Africa in 2021, young women and adolescent girls aged 15-24 made up 27% of those ... -
Use of Routine Health Information for Decision Making among Health Care Workers in Marsabit County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Globally, health agencies have delved in strengthening health systems as a means of improving health outcomes. In Kenya today, the management of the public health facilities at different levels is more concerned about the ... -
Assessment of Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Program in Garissa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Female genital mutilation (FGM), is a social traditional practice performed by cutting parts of the external female genitalia. Globally, over three million women take part in the practice each year. The practise of this ... -
Preparedness for Ebola amongst Healthcare Workers in Public Health Facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(2021)Ebola virus disease, a highly infectious viral condition, has caused the worst epidemics in the West African countries of Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia in 2014-2016.In 2018 the virus re-emerged in Democratic ... -
Compliance with the Medical Records Documentation Standard Operating Procedure among Health Workers in Bungoma Hospital County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Improving medical records documentation among the health workers remains a major challenge to achieving compliance to medical records documentation SOP in many developing countries. Compliance to medical records documentation ... -
Administration of Informed Consent for Medical Imaging Services among Patients in Government Hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Informed consent is a requirement by law to allow patients to make decisions with respect to their health and well-being. It is an ethical and legal requirement that patients seeking medical imaging services should give ... -
Management of Diabetes Mellitus at the Household Level Using Community Health Strategy in Embu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The community health strategy (CHS) focuses on empowering the communities to take control of and over their health. This approach aims to improve the health status of Kenyan communities by initiating and implementing health ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of Utilization of Electronic Medical Records Systems in Clinical Management in Public Healthcare Facilities in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in the medical field in the form of electronic medical records (EMR) systems had been promoted as a way to reduce cost, increase effectiveness and improve the ... -
Level of Information and Communication Technology Adoption among Information Technology Managers in Selected Health Facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs) have the potential of improving the quality of service delivery in Health Facilities. The broad objective of the study was to establish the factors influencing the level ... -
Job Satisfaction among Healthcare Professionals in Selected Public Hospitals in tTans-Nzoia County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The major challenge facing hospitals worldwide is dissatisfaction among Healthcare Professionals. Job dissatisfaction can lead to an increase in the spate of industrial actions and poor quality service delivery. This ...
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Livelihood Diversification Strategies and Livelihood Outcomes among Agro-Pastoral Households in Laikipia North Sub-County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Despite the existing efforts by the agro-pastoral communities to seek livelihood alternatives, they still encounter persistent livelihood insecurity. The growing burden of the need to address food scarcity, among other ... -
Referral for Health Services among Outpatients at Nyeri County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)One of the fundamental human rights is right to health. To achieve this within a health system with different levels of care there is need for a functional referral system that enables continued uninterrupted care across ... -
Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence among Patients Taking Anti-TB Drugs in Kilifi County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Tuberculosis is a still global public health problem, despite numerous interventions in place to reduce its spread and burden among the poor. Despite TB being a treatable, curable and preventable disease, there has been ... -
Utilization of Free Maternity Services among Mothers Aged 18- 49 Years in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2022-04)In response to sustainable development goal (SDG) 3,all countries were expected by 2030 to have improved maternal and neonatal health indicators.In Kenya,the hope of free maternity services (FMS) was to increase the ... -
Determinants of Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of Hiv among Patients at the Nakuru County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Globally, 37.6 million people living with HIV around the world, 67% live in sub-Saharan Africa. Out of the 200,000 new diagnoses of HIV in Africa in 2021, young women and adolescent girls aged 15-24 made up 27% of those ... -
Use of Routine Health Information for Decision Making among Health Care Workers in Marsabit County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Globally, health agencies have delved in strengthening health systems as a means of improving health outcomes. In Kenya today, the management of the public health facilities at different levels is more concerned about the ... -
Assessment of Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Program in Garissa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Female genital mutilation (FGM), is a social traditional practice performed by cutting parts of the external female genitalia. Globally, over three million women take part in the practice each year. The practise of this ... -
Preparedness for Ebola amongst Healthcare Workers in Public Health Facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(2021)Ebola virus disease, a highly infectious viral condition, has caused the worst epidemics in the West African countries of Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia in 2014-2016.In 2018 the virus re-emerged in Democratic ... -
Compliance with the Medical Records Documentation Standard Operating Procedure among Health Workers in Bungoma Hospital County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Improving medical records documentation among the health workers remains a major challenge to achieving compliance to medical records documentation SOP in many developing countries. Compliance to medical records documentation ... -
Administration of Informed Consent for Medical Imaging Services among Patients in Government Hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Informed consent is a requirement by law to allow patients to make decisions with respect to their health and well-being. It is an ethical and legal requirement that patients seeking medical imaging services should give ... -
Management of Diabetes Mellitus at the Household Level Using Community Health Strategy in Embu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The community health strategy (CHS) focuses on empowering the communities to take control of and over their health. This approach aims to improve the health status of Kenyan communities by initiating and implementing health ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of Utilization of Electronic Medical Records Systems in Clinical Management in Public Healthcare Facilities in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in the medical field in the form of electronic medical records (EMR) systems had been promoted as a way to reduce cost, increase effectiveness and improve the ... -
Level of Information and Communication Technology Adoption among Information Technology Managers in Selected Health Facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs) have the potential of improving the quality of service delivery in Health Facilities. The broad objective of the study was to establish the factors influencing the level ... -
Job Satisfaction among Healthcare Professionals in Selected Public Hospitals in tTans-Nzoia County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The major challenge facing hospitals worldwide is dissatisfaction among Healthcare Professionals. Job dissatisfaction can lead to an increase in the spate of industrial actions and poor quality service delivery. This ... -
Adherence to Data Protection Guidelines among Health Researchers at Kenya Medical Research Institute
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Researchers are expected to keep participants’ data in a highly confidential and private manner. A study conducted in Kenya in 2014 revealed that the research stakeholders face different challenges relating to the sharing ... -
Utilization of Disease Classification Systems among Health Information Professionals in ‘Selected Public Hospitals’ in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Despite the globally acclaimed efficacy of the disease classification systems as a tool for health planning, reporting and reimbursement, not enough emphasis is laid on the quality of disease coding by the forerunners ... -
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 ... -
Health Information System Feedback in Selected Public Health Facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-08)Health Information System (HIS) is important in policy making and improvement of health care. Developed countries across the world continue to improve HIS as a means of promoting uptake of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). ... -
Role of Mutual Health Schemes in Shaping Household Financial Accessibility among Low-Income Households in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-03)Mutual health schemes are emerging as an important cornerstone in healthcare financing in Kirinyaga County, where they are providing a patchwork of protection to low-income groups faced by low financial access to healthcare. ...
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