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A Framework for the Implementation of E-Health Public Healthcare Facilities in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2018)While Institute of Medicine, challenges health organizations towards providing quality healthcare service delivery, the global health care systems all face similar challenges associated with ... -
Caregiver Practices Associated With Occurrence Of Malnutrition, Diarrhea And Bidirectional Diarrhea- Malnutrition Among Under-Fives And A Framework For Intervention In The Informal Settlements
(JOOUST, 2024)Safe water, improved sanitation, hand hygiene and infant feeding are community-based interventions that have been implemented to improve malnutrition and diarrhea and bidirectional diarrhea- malnutrition outcome among ... -
Impact of Livestock Keeping On Malaria Transmission Risks in Rural South-Eastern Tanzania.
(Jooust, 2024)Livestock keeping is one of the potential factors related to malaria transmission. To date, the impact of livestock keeping on malaria transmission remains inconclusive, as some studies suggest a zooprophylactic effect ... -
Strengthening the Utilization of Quality Health Information to Prevent Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
(JOOUST, 2024)Strengthening utilization of quality health information is important for the provision of quality healthcare services. With high maternal morbidity and mortality in Migori County, it was important to undertake a study ... -
Effects of Electronic Procurement on Service Quality in Kisumu County Government, Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2023)Organizations invest huge sums of money on technological applications with the aim of gaining competitive advantage, both at manufacturing and service delivery phases. Thus, technology has changed the landscape of operations ... -
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors and Pregnancy-Related Outcomes among Women in Kisumu County, Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2023)Evidence indicates that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has a multifactorial aetiology and results in poor maternal and neonatal outcomes that vary based on geographic locations and ethnicity. However, in Kenya, ... -
Predictive Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2018)Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cancer is a malignant cancer of the liver. It is a global public health problem which is often ignored, under diagnosed or diagnosed late when patients already have severe symptoms. ... -
Development and Evaluation of an Evidence Based Quality Framework for Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services
(JOOUST, 2020)The Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) :fundamental role in primary health care service delivery at household level has made them to be globally recognized for their effectiveness in reducing morbidity and averting mortality ... -
Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life and Palliative Care Needs of Cervical Cancer Patients at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Western Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2016-05)Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among female worldwide and causes approximately 275,000 deaths annually worldwide. ln Kenya, cervical cancer is the leading female cancer yet, eighty percent of reported cases ... -
Influence of Health System Management on Occurrence of Postpartum Haemorrhage among Women of Reproductive age 15-49 Years in Homabay County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Postpartum haemorrhage is the blood loss of not less than 500 ml in 24 hours after birth. In Kenya, 34% of maternal deaths are because of postpartum haemorrhage. In Homa Bay County, postpartum haemorrhage remains the number ... -
Development and Evaluation of an Evidence Based Quality Framework for Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services
(JOOUST, 2018-01)Utilization of skilled maternal healthcare services during pregnancy, delivery and post delivery can reduce maternal deaths. The high maternal mortality ratio in Siaya County (691/100,000 live births) which surpasses that ... -
Quality of Life-Scores and Underlying Dimensions among Palliative Care Cancer Patients at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Cancer morbidity and mortality is rising more rapidly in the low and middle income countries, where the infrastructure for diagnosis and care is extremely limited compared to the developed countries. Cancer patients ... -
The Effects of Pyrethroid Insecticide Resistance Development on the Behaviour of Malaria Vectors and their Impact on Malaria Transmission in Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Despite significant reductions in malaria transmission through the scaling up of vector control tools across sub-Sahara Africa since 2000, progress is stalling. This is partly attributed to the emergence of insecticide ... -
Influence of Rehabilitation Programs on the Mental Wellbeing of Prisoners in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)Although there has been a lot of transformation in prisons over time in pursuit of improved outcomes, many prisoners continue to be released with psychological problems they developed in prison that were never properly ... -
A Participatory Model for an Enhanced Adoption of ICT Innovations by Smallholder Farmers
(JOOUST, 2022)Agriculture has been identified as the main source of livelihood for a large population in Africa, with over 80% of farmers being smallholder farmers. However, despite a large group of smallholder farmers being involved ... -
Assessment of Effectiveness and Sustainability of the Midwifery Practice Model at the Primary Healthcare Level of the Health Systems
(JOOUST, 2022-03)A midwifery practice at the basic health facilities ensures that skilled care is available during pregnancy, labour and child birth as well as post-natal care of both mother and baby at the households. However, in Kenya ... -
Risk Behaviors Associated with Antiretroviral Non-adherence and Hiv-1 Drug Resistance Mutations among Injecting Drug Users
(JOOUST, 2022)The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in improved treatment outcome and survival rate in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients but the success of these drug regimens is challenged by ... -
Modeling the Impact of Geographic Inequalities on the Utilization of Maternity Health Services
(JOOUST, 2021)According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the high number of maternal deaths in some areas of the world reflects subnational inequities in access to maternity health. In Siaya County, Kenya, an estimated 34% of ... -
Assessment of Effectiveness and Sustainability of the Midwifery Practice Model at The Primary Healthcare Level of the Health Systems
(JOOUST, 2022)A midwifery practice at the basic health facilities ensures that skilled care is available during pregnancy, labour and child birth as well as post-natal care of both mother and baby at the households. However, in Kenya ...
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