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CONTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERSIN IMMUNIZATION UPTAKE IN POKOT SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)
Community Health Volunteers are key in increasing immunizations uptake. In Kenya, KDHS 2014 report indicates basicvaccination coverage reduced from 77%in 2008 to 71% in 2014 and the proportion of ...
PATIENTS’ MANAGEMENT OUTCOME OF TRIAGED AND CODED PATIENTS AT ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(2023)
The goal of triage is to prioritize patients who require the most urgent care and increase
efficiency when resources are insufficient to treat all patients as per their degree or grade
of injury. An effective and efficient ...
UTILIZATION OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MMUST)
(MMUST, 2017-11)
Contraceptives uptake among the youth has been a sensitive and controversial issue in the
society that has resulted to various social problems that include unwanted pregnancies
and sexual transmitted infections among ...
INVESTIGATION OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE NURSING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN THE NURSING COUNCIL OF KENYA LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS IN KENYA
(2017-11)
Kenya has seen a drastic growth in nursing education sector recording high rates of
enrolment of students to training while their performance in Nursing Council of Kenya
(NCK) examination remained variable. This study ...
CONTRIBUTION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG FEMALE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN FARAJA, NAIROBI COUNTY-KENYA
(MMUST, 2017-11)
Breast Cancer is one of the devastating types of cancer common and most prevalent in women accounting for 23% of all cancers of women globally, Kenya reporting high incidences. After diagnosis, the quality of life (QOL) ...
LYMPHEDEMA MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES AND THEIR DETERMINANTS AMONG PATIENTS TREATED FOR BREAST CANCER AT SELECTED HOSPITALS IN WESTERN REGION OF KENYA
(2023-11)
Globally, 28% to 38% of breast cancer survivors develop lymphedema following
breast treatment affecting one in five patients, Symptoms vary but include swelling,
heaviness and pain, when severe, significantly impact the ...
PARENT-ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SIRISIA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2017-11)
Adolescents are more than one billion worldwide and more than 75% are found in
developing countries and frequently engage in risky sexual behaviors, which result in
unprotected sex, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted ...
PREDICTORS OF COVID-19 PREVENTION PRACTICES AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AT BUSIA COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL-KENYA
(2024-01)
SARS-COV-2 is a subgenus of the Sarbecovirus, a member of the Coronaviridae family, and an enveloped RNA virus. November 2019 saw the discovery of the first COVID-19 human case in China's Wuhan live market. The earliest ...
FRONTLINE HEALTH PROVIDERS COMPETENCE IN TRIAGING AT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH FACILITIES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-10)
Triaging is characterized as assigning patients a priority based on the severity of their
disease and giving the majority of patients the best treatment possible in the shortest
amount of time feasible. Long waiting times ...
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSES AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS DURING THE COVID – 19 PANDEMICS AT JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA
(2023)
promotion of well-being for all. However, COVID – 19 pandemic is an unprecedented
challenge to economies, livelihood, physical and mental well-being of people globally
hindering the achievement of the goal. The purpose ...