ABSTRACT Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS) has the potential of improving the quality of services delivered as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare providers through integration of various hospital functional units. However, the benefits of this implementation in service delivery have not been adequately addressed. This study sought to appraise the impact of implementation of Hospital Management Information Systems, on service delivery in Moi Teaching and Refer...
ABSTRACT Integrated and people-centred health services are critical for realizing universal health care coverage. This can only be achieved through provision of efficient and effective health services. Service delivery is one of the key building blocks of any health system; it is an immediate output of the inputs into the health system, such as the health workforce, procurement and supplies, infrastructure and financing. The rising burden of disease and weak health systems are being compound...
ABSTRACT The Alma Ata Declaration of 1978 emphasized the importance of primary care as an approach to achieve health for all. Kenya has gradually expanded primary care health service delivery to increase access and comprehensiveness of healthcare services. It has equipped referral facilities with modern equipment, while primary care health facilities continued to struggle with limited resources. As a consequence, this gap has become a big impediment to Kenya’s quest to achieve universal he...
ABSTRACT A number of studies carried out in the county show that poor utilization of eye treatment services is seen as lack of confidence by the community for the eyecare professionals. Various reasons for not accessing eye checkups are multifaceted, although some can be easily addressed than others. This study focused on tertiary (surgical) and secondary (antibiotics) levels of prevention of trachoma. The scope of this study was consistent with the Andersons health utilization model. The st...
ABSTRACT Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is an important cause of morbidity in the elderly; resulting not only in physical disability, but also significant cognitive impairment. There was dearth of studies on cognitive impairment on functional recovery on stroke survivors in Nigeria. However, previous studies elsewhere on effects of impaired cognition on functional recovery amongst stroke survivors centered on short term outcomes of exercises on Activities of Daily Living and balance, while t...
Globally, nursing process has gained popularity and is utilized in hospitals to offer quality individual nursing care to patients. It is utilized by nurses in clinical setup to offer quality nursing care to patients individually as unique and having special needs. Nursing process non-implementation can lead to poor nursing care to patients in healthcare institutions. This study therefore assessed barriers of nursing process implementation by Narok County Referral Hospital (NCRH) nurses. A des...
ABSTRACT Human resource for health is one of the core pillars of health systems and performance management is one of its subcomponents. A performance management system in public health facilities is one of the tools for reforms which have been introduced in Kenya so as to improve employee productivity. Since its introduction in Kenya most health care workers assume performance management system is setting only performance targets; the whole cycle is not addressed. In addition, the performance...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the knowledge of breast cancer and early detection measures of reverend sisters in Anambra State. Eight objectives and eight research questions were raised to guide the study. Cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used. A sample size of 324 respondents was drawn from an estimated population of 794 sisters of the various congregations living in communities located in Anambra State through stratified, proportionate and convenient sampling techniques. Data w...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of personality type, gender and locality in self-report of HIV/AIDS stigmatization. Three hundred (300) participants living with HIV/AIDS (126 males and 174 females) were selected for the study. They were individually administered the Type A behaviour scale and HIV/AIDS-Related stigmatization questionnaire. The design of the study was a cross-sectional survey design. A threeway analysis of variance (ANOVA) involving two levels of personality types, tw...
ABSTRACT Comprehensive and dependable information is basis for making decisions. WHO building blocks: services delivery, health information, products and technologies, health workforce, financing and governance. Aim of study was to assess use of DHIS2 data to facilitate decision making in Uasin Gishu Sub County Hospitals. Specific objectives were to determine level of knowledge, organizational, technical and individual factors prompting District Health Information System2 data use in Uasin G...
ABSTRACT Surveillance was conducted during the year 2016/2017 in Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania to determine the levels of fumonisins contamination in pre-packed cereal-legume complementary flour. The concentration of fumonisin was determined using highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The concentration of fumonisin B1 ranged from 2. to 60 669µg/kg (mean 2371.8 µg/kg), fumonisin B2 ranged from 5.74 to 15 758 µg/kg (mean 901.2 µg/kg) and the total fumonisins (FB1 + FB2) ranged fro...
ABSTRACT The public is exposed to all sorts of nutrition issues which they need to understand in order to reach the right decisions. The overall objective of the study was to assess nutrition information offered by providers of alternative health care to people with seemingly dietary-related problems. The study design was cross-sectional, in which a sample size of 375 clients and 75 practitioners were interviewed using a structured questionnaire as a tool to collect information. Snowball and...
The second biggest killer disease triggered by a single infectious agent and the leading cause of mortality for children living with HIV (CLHIV) is Tuberculosis (TB), rendering it an significant public health concern that needs aggressive preventive steps. In some nations, Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) has been introduced to shield children from the development of latent TB infection to active disease and also to avoid TB reinfection after exposure to an open case of childhood TB. The im...
ABSTRACT Periodontitis is defined as a long-term inflammatory disease of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone occurring as a response to bacterial plaque. Periodontal diseases are estimated to affect more than 95% of the adult population in Kenya. Low birth weight is defined by the World Health Organization as neonatal birth weight of 2500 g or less, regardless of gestational age. It is estimated to contribute 60 to 80 percent of all neonatal deaths The Kenya Demographic Health Survey ...
ABSTRACT The Kenyan constitution seeks to guarantee every citizen the right to quality healthcare services but is hampered geographical location, socio-economic statuses, and education among other factors of intended recipients. The country has a high mobile phone penetration rate and mobile devices have revolutionized the way people interact. Digitalization of the healthcare sector is a vital aspect that contributes to effective delivery of care services. This study set out to assess about ...