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Factors influencing provision of health services in government healthcare institutions in Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The overall goal of this study was to investigate the key factors influencing the provision of services in Government healthcare institutions in Kajiado County. In fulfilling this purpose, four research objectives were ... -
Factors influencing quality management of medication by nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital Paediatric wards
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Background: Quality administration of medications is more than a mechanical task done in compliance with a prescription. Nurses must have basic knowledge of indications, dosages and side effects of medications to accurately ... -
Factors Influencing Quality of Life of Patients Living With Mental Illness: a Case Study of Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Quality of life is important to all human beings (Fallowfield, 1990) and is an essential element of health. Treatment should improve lives of people with mental illnesses, and a good way of evaluating the treatment being ... -
Factors influencing service delivery in public hospitals: a case of nairobi county, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This research project was conducted on ‘Factors influencing service delivery in Public Hospitals: a case of Nairobi County, Kenya’. The study was conducted at Kenyatta National Hospital, Mbagathi Hospital and Mama Lucy ... -
Factors influencing the performance of enrolled Nurses up-grading to Kenya registered community health nurse through distance learning
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Distance learning upgrading program for Enrolled Nurses (EN) to Registered Nurse was started to overcome the challenges that were being faced by ENs on career development and decreased employment (Hylton, 2005 and Annals, ... -
Factors influencing the uptake of hepatitis B vaccine among health care workers at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: Hepatitis B disease affects the liver resulting from an infection with the Hepatitis B virus. It is an occupational danger to health care workers. Not only is it potentially fatal but it also carries the risk ... -
Factors influencing the use of evidence based guidelines in the management of malaria in pregnancy among health workers at Garissa Provincial Hospital, Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Introduction: Evidence-based medicine is the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the best research evidence into the decision making process for patients care. The best evidence is usually found in ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake Of Bilateral Tubal Ligation Among Women Who Have Completed Family Size In Central And Eastern Provinces.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, 2013)Background: Bilateral tubal ligation is a terminal event in a woman’s life. The decision to undergo bilateral tubal ligation is a major one that affects the family and the community as a whole. While attainment of desired ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake of Free Maternity Services in Kakamega County 5 Years After Introduction
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Delivery with skilled birth attendance and access to basic and emergency obstetric care is the most crucial intervention for reducing maternal and new-born deaths. A significant proportion of women in Kenya ... -
Factors influencing utilization of reproductive health services amongst young people in rift valley provincial hospital, Nakuru county-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: In the past, young peoples’ reproductive health services have been largely neglected, leaving them vulnerable to reproductive health problems like STI/HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, unsafe abortion and harmful ... -
Factors that affect adherence to medicines among patients with chronic heart failure at Kenyatta national hospital
(2015)Background: Heart failure is a major health problem with a prevalence of between 1 and 12% in USA and Europe, and approximately 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has emerged as a dominant cardiovascular disease in Africa ... -
Factors that affect uptake of contraceptives at Garissa Provincial Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Family planning is one of the great public health achievements of the 20th century. Worldwide acceptance has risen to three-fifths of exposed couples. In many countries however, uptake of modern contraception ... -
Factors that affect uptake of contraceptives at Garissa provincial hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)Background: Family planning is one of the great public health achievements of the 20th century. Worldwide acceptance has risen to three-fifths of exposed couples. In many countries however, uptake of modern contraception ... -
Factors that contribute to five year survival of gallbladder cancer patients
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is an uncommon malignancy of the biliary tract with a poor prognosis frequently presenting at an advanced stage. Generally, GBC is the most aggressive of the biliary tract cancers ... -
Factors That Influence Clinical Outcomes of Snake Bites With Special Reference to Supply of Anti-snake Venom and Related Drugs at Kilifi County Referal Hospital in Coastal Kenya
(Uon, 2021)Background: Envenomation with snake venom is one of the life threatening hazards affecting people residing in the tropics. World Health Organization (WHO) recognized snake envenomation as one of the important Neglected ... -
Factors that influence male partner involvement in (PMTCT) prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Murang’a district hospital: health care providers factors.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to establish the factors that influence male partners’ involvement in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and focused on health care provider factors in the context of ... -
Factors That Influence Obstetric Ultrasound Scan Turnaround Time at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya (a Cross Sectional Study)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Ultrasound is essential for clinical diagnosis and or management of normal and complicated pregnancies. With the implementation of Managed Equipment Project (MEP) in four national referral hospitals and 94 ... -
Factors that influence outcome of traumatic brain injury patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the leading causes of admissions in hospitals globally. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.TBI is a neurosurgical emergency and timely intervention ... -
The Family Burden of Care for Persons With Substance Use Disorders: a Case of Rehabilitation Centers in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Substance use disorder (SUD) is a family disease and its presence in one family member has enormous impact on the whole family with the greatest burden being bone by the primary caregiver. Pressure on family ... -
Family connectedness and its correlates to sexual risk taking among students in the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)