ABSTRACT The study examined the toilet facilities of the public primary schools in Enugu Urban. The objectives of the study were to determine the availability of toilet facilities, types, sanitary conditions and utilization practices in the primary schools. The target population of study was teachers and pupils (primary 4 to 6) of public primary schools in Enugu urban. Sample size were 658 (379 pupils and 279 teachers) Instrument used for data collection were self developed questionnaire and ...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of patient teaching among nurses working in selected tertiary health institutions in Enugu. The objectives of the study were to determine the nurses’ knowledge of patient teaching, attitude towards patient teaching and practice of patient teaching. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used for the study in two tertiary health institutions in Enugu. Simple random sampling technique was used to s...
ABSTRACT Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and iron deficiency (ID) are global public health problems affecting developing countries with major consequences on human health as well as social and economic development. PEM at early childhood has serious long-term consequences because it impedes motor, sensory, cognitive, social and emotional development. Food-based strategies such as food production, dietary diversification and bio-fortification are the most sustainable and best approaches to ...
ABSTRACT Avoidable maternal mortality remains a huge burden more especially in sub-Sahara Africa. Expectant mothers are faced with life threatening complication which a birth preparedness and complication readiness plan helps to actively avoid. When a woman is adequately prepared for normal childbirth and possible complications, she is more likely to access the skilled and prompt care she needs to protect her overall health and possibly save her life and that of her baby. The study assessed ...
ABSTRACT The Mara River basin is the lifeline to Maasai Mara Game reserve in Kenya and the Serengeti National park in Tanzania. Its major perennial tributaries are Nyangores and Amala both originating from Mau Escarpment. Unprecedented evidence on change of land use for development purposes in the upper catchment has affected the water quantity, quantity and the environmental sanitation in general. In addition, the municipal town of Bomet situated close to Nyangores River lack adequate sanit...
ABSTRACT Proper complementation for children under the age of five years is important for optimal health. More than a quarter of under-five children in Tanzania are malnourished with prevalence rates of stunting (29%), underweight (11.8%) and wasting (4.7%) in the Singida region. A longitudinal survey was conducted to determine the effect of complementary feeding on the growth patterns of under-five children in Majiri ward, Manyoni District, Singida Region. Three hundred and sixteen mother-c...
ABSTRACT Livelihoods of the Maasai people in Northern Tanzania is sustained by Agriculture, specialising mostly in pastoral livestock production which is threatened by vector-borne diseases of which trypanosomosis is one of them. The vulnerability of these communities to trypanosomosis is enhanced by their interaction with wild animals due to their proximity to wildlife interface areas which are highly infested with ticks and tsetse flies. A study was carried out from June 2015 to March 20...
ABSTRACT Feeding of infants is determined by many things which including the nature of work done by the mother. Sex worker outreach Programme (SWOP) is a clinic that caters for medical needs of the women selling sex in Kenya. The legal standing of sex work in Kenya means that sex workers are often marginalized and unable to make a meaningful income from the same. Consequently, they often have little resources available to them as savings. This means they often engage in sex work when pregnan...
ABSTRACT Routine immunization is a lifesaving intervention which targets preventable diseases which very common in children below the age of 5 years. However, despite its importance Garowe Town in Puntland Somalia, has not achieved the desired immunization impact. This study therefore purposed to interrogate the determinants of utilization of routine immunization coverage for children aged 12 to 23 months in Garowe Town. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the influence ca...
ABSTRACT Governance in essence is exercise of authority. It is about decision-making and implementation of decisions. It ensures strategic policy frameworks exist alongside effective oversight, coalition building, provision of appropriate regulations and accountability. The study set out to determine influence of governance accountability mechanisms in delivery of quality health services in Kenyatta National Hospital. Specific objectives of the study were to: i) establish the influence of pr...
ABSTRACT Clinical teaching is a major component of nursing education. The training of Bachelor of Science Nursing (BScN) students entails clinical nurse instructors to help students translate theoretical knowledge into clinical skills and attitudes needed in the nursing profession. Over the decades employers have raised concerns about BScN nurses lacking adequate clinical skills and behavioral abilities required for safe patient care. In Kenya, there has been increasing concerns about BScN s...
ABSTRACT Most referral health facilities are faced with challenges ranging from congestion of patients at these health facilities, limited resources both human and material to deal with the voluminous clients, slow rate of service delivery due to high numbers as a result of the by-passing tendencies. Self-referrals normally results in compromised quality of medical care provided to the patients. The problems mentioned above affects most of the high level health facilities which are tradition...
ABSTRACT Health systems do not always respond to legitimate non-medical needs and expectations of the patients attending for services. Responsiveness to peoples‘ legitimate expectations in health systems is one of the goals of health systems. Despite its importance, few studies have documented interventions aimed at improving responsiveness in primary health care facilities. The aim of the study was to establish whether integration of an intervention of health literacy of patients‘ right...
ABSTRACT Information use is paramount for effectively managing today’s health systems. Health information has been underutilized hence important decisions related to healthcare mostly rely on other factors other than Routine Health Information Systems. The study was based on the Health Information Systems pillar. The general objective was to examine determinants of health information utilization in making decisions among healthcare managers in Mombasa County. The study had four specific ob...
ABSTRACT Global attention to health systems strengthening has led to different quality improvement approaches in developed and developing countries. The awakening realization that information is critical for health systems functioning has directed most countries towards strengthening their existing information systems or developing new ones. Despite efforts to improve on existing information systems, fragmented information systems have emerged hindering the efforts of addressing the concern ...