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Assessment of alcohol and drug abuse and associated risk factors among secondary school students in Muhanga district, Nyamabuye sector
(2013)This study was designed to assess the alcohol and drugs abuse and associated risk factors among students in secondary school in Muhanga district and their academic performance. To find out the prevalence of alcohol and ... -
Assessment of functional factors for health management Information system (HMIS) performance in Elgeiyo Marakwet County, Kenya.
(Mount Kenya University, 2016-03)Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) have been used by many countries using platforms adopted or own-designed. It is implemented by integrating all health care services and enables service providers collect, store ... -
Comparative evaluation of core nursing competencies of Kenya registered community health nurse and Kenya registered nurse graduates in Kenya.
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Comparative evaluation of core nursing competencies of Kenya registered community health nurse and Kenya registered nurse graduates in Kenya.
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Comparative Evaluation of core Nursing Competencies of Kenya registered Community Healthy Nurse and Kenya registered Nurse Graduates in Kenya.
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Determinants of perceptions on nursing care among cancer patients admitted in oncology wards at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi County, Kenya.
(Mount Kenya University, 2021-04)Nursing care is meeting both physical and psychosocial needs of patients. Cancer patients experience more biopsychosocial needs than other patients, hence they require more nursing care. An oncology nurse therefore provides ... -
Determinants of place of delivery among women of reproductive age seeking child welfare services in Kandara Subcounty, Murang’a
(Mount Kenya University, 2015-10)Maternal and child mortalities are among major health problems facing developing countries such as Kenya. Most of these deaths can be avoided by utilization of maternity healthcare services by women seeking delivery care ... -
Determination of errors that compromise the quality of clinical chemistry laboratory service delivery at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Mount Kenya University, 2016-10)The study established the level of pre-analytical, analytical, and post analytical errors found in the analysis of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory specimen at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. This study adopted a descriptive ... -
Development and evaluation of a clinical competence assessment tool for Msc-medical/surgical nursing students in Kenya.
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Development and evaluation of A Clinical Competence Assessment tool for Msc-Medical/Surgical Nursing Students in Kenya.
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Drug sensitivity using counter diffusion technique in methicilinresistant staphylococcus aureus in clinical isolates: A survey of hospitals patients admitted within Nakuru county
(Mount Kenya University, 2016-10)Several infectious bacterial strains have acquired resistance towards most available antibiotics. Therefore, there is need to study drug sensitivity using counter diffusion technique for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus ... -
The effect of rice growing field on the prevalence of malaria in Nyagatare district
(Mount Kenya University, 2013)With the increasing of cultivation area in Rwanda it was considered pertinent to conduct a study to determine how rice growing might have influenced the malaria burden. This study sought to determine whether rice growing ... -
Evaluation of external quality assurance to strengthen laboratory services in the South Valley region of Kenya
(Mount Kenya University, 2016-10)Laboratory diagnosis is important in treatment, management and prevention of diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of selected clinical diagnostic laboratories in the South Rift Valley ... -
Evaluation of the quality of data reported by community health workers: a case study of Gahini hospital catchment area
(Mount Kenya University, 2013)Community health workers program is a new health intervention in Rwanda and in most developing countries. The program in Rwanda is operational with procedures and manuals for collecting and reporting of data. They collect ... -
Exploring the knowledge, attitude and practice of community health workers about malaria prevention and management in a selected sector in Gicumbi district.
(2013)Although a big step has been taken in Rwanda to equip community health workers with knowledge about malaria prevention and control programs, there is little evidence that studies have been conducted to evaluate their ... -
Factors influencing occurrence of diabetes mellitus in shieywe location kakamega county
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Implementation of the World Health Organization guidelines for cancer-related pain management by nurses at the Nakuru County referral Hospital
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Interactions between entomopathogenic fungus metarhizium anisopliae, trypanosoma congolense and tsetse fly glossina fuscipes fuscipes
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Investigating the uptake of cervical cancer Screening services by nurses of thika level 5 Hospital, kiambu county in kenya
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Isolation, identification and determination of anti-biotic susceptibility profiles of diarrheagenic bacteria among food handlers in Kericho town, Kericho County, Kenya
(Mount Kenya University, 2016-10)Diarrhea as a result of food contamination from food handlers continues to pose a serious public health concern and more interventions has to be done to prevent this problem. The importance of food handlers as reservoirs ...