Browsing by Author "Wanzala, Maximilla"
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Community attitude and practice towards skin disease prevention in a rural community in Busia County
Ogombo, Concilia Magaya; Wanzala, Maximilla; Were, Tom (International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-04-19)Background: Skin conditions were the fourth leading cause of nonfatal burden globally, expressed as years lost due to disability and eighteenth leading cause of health burden worldwide, expressed as disability adjusted ... -
Health Managers’ Utilization of Evidence to Inform Annual Health Sector Planning and Budgeting Process in Bungoma County, Kenya
Wamalwa, Mildred Nanjala; Wanzala, Maximilla; Alala, Benedict Ondiek (AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-08-19)Evidence-based planning and budgeting within the health sector are essential in strengthening the health system building blocks. Decentralization has presented opportunities for collecting local and reliable data to ... -
Knowledge and Attitude about Covid-19 Pandemic Containment Measures among Students in Technical Institutions in Kakamega County, Kenya
Mukoche, Erick Wanyama; Wanzala, Maximilla; Wamukoya, Edwin Kadima (American Journal of Public Health Research, 2023-03-06)Objectives: The goal of this research was to determine how well students understand and their attitudes towards strategies to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design: Cross-sectional research was conducted ... -
Knowledge and Attitude of Health Managers Towards the Annual Health Sector Planning and Budgeting Process in Bungoma County, Kenya
Wamalwa, Mildred Nanjala; Wanzala, Maximilla; Alala, Benedict Ondiek (AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-08-26)The focus of health planning and budgeting is to identify priorities that, in turn, guide budgetary allocations aimed at improving health outcomes. The shift towards decentralization has necessitated reforms in the planning ... -
Link between COVID-19 and Substance Abuse among University Students
Wamukoya, Edwin Kadima; Olutende, Micky; Kaniaru, David; Soibe, Lilian; Wanzala, Maximilla (Scientific research an Academic Publisher, 2022-09-19)The ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed much systemic vulnerability to health care, the economy, and to the normal functioning of society worldwide. As a result of the accumulating stress, many young people ... -
Male Partner Involvement in Promoting Antenatal Care and Skilled Delivery Attendance in Bumula Sub-County, Kenya
Nyang’au, Rose A. M.; Wanzala, Maximilla; Were, Tom (European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021-10-14)Globally, male partner involvement in antenatal care and skilled delivery services remains a challenge to effective management of maternal health. Maternal morbidities and mortalities have been increasing due to the ... -
Training on Childbirth Preparation on the Self-Efficacy and Psychological State of Pregnant Women in Kakamega County
Wanyonyi, Mable; Wanzala, Maximilla; Kipmerewo, Mary; Raballah, Evans (East African Journal of Health and Science, 2023-09-01)Pregnant women’s ability to cope with childbirth pain is a significant indicator of self-efficacy during labour. The link between antenatal childbirth knowledge and self-efficacy is largely unknown. This study assessed the ...