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Access and utilization of hand hygiene practices among medical students in Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu County, Kenya.
(Emmaculate Achieng Otieno, 2024-10)Prevention and control of infections are essential cornerstones of clinical care in all health care settings including medical learning institutions. (MOH IPC Guidelines,2010). The centre for disease Control has outlined ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE 15 TO 49 YEARS IN KISUMU COUNTY HOSPITAL
(DERICK KIBET, 2024-11)This study investigated factors influencing modern contraceptive use among women aged 15 to 49 years at Kisumu County Hospital using a cross-sectional research design. The process began with identifying the problem of low ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF CAUSES OF MEDICATION ERRORS IN MEDICAL WARDS(MALE&FEMALE) A CASE IN KISUMU COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL(KCRH) KISUMU KENYA.
(CASPER KIPKIRUI, 2024-11)Medication administration errors(MAE’S) are among the most prevalent medication errors worldwide. Underlying system factors have been seen to be crucial contributors to medication errors. By understanding the causes of ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING WEANING AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6-24 MONTHS ATTENDING MCH AT JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(MICHAEL JORDAN KODHEK, 2024-11)Weaning, the process of introducing complementary foods alongside breastfeeding, is critical to a child's development. However, early weaning practices—often occurring before the recommended six months—pose significant ... -
TOPIC: FACTORS AFFECTING WOUND HEALING PROCESS IN PATIENTS WITH POSTOPERATIVE AND PRESSURE ULCER WOUNDS, A CASE OF SURGICAL WARD AT KISUMU COUNTY HOSPITAL.
(MICHAEL ATENYA MUTANYI, 2024-04)This study explores wound management practices globally, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya. It highlights the role of evidence-based guidelines, such as those from WHO and RNAO, in improving patient outcomes. ... -
ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS UNSAFE ABORTIONS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AGED 15-19 YEARS IN KANYAMEDHA VILLAGE
(OJWANG STEPHEN, 2024-09)Unsafe abortion is a public health concern because of its direct reproductive consequences and impact on maternal mobility and mortality. Handling this problem will go to a long way towards achieving one of the millennium ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE OF ROUTINE HEALTH INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN RACHUONYO SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(MAURINE ATIENO, 2024-10-10)ABSTRACT Globally, health agencies have delved in strengthening health systems as a means of improving health outcomes. In Kenya today, the management of the public health facilities at different levels is more concerned ... -
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOW ANTENATAL CARE ATTENDANCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN KIMILILI SUBCOUNTY HOSPITAL
(ABDIRAHMAN MOHAMED, 2024-05)Healthcare services are very crucial during the prenatal period. Antenatal clinic plays a critical role in reducing maternal and child mortality during and after pregnancy. This usually happen by; identifying, monitoring ... -
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH END-OF-LIFE CARE PRACTICE AMONG NURSES IN THE IN-PATIENT WARDS IN JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA
(MAKWIS KIPTOO BRIAN, 2024-11-25)End-of-life care is a holistic approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with and relief of suffering using early identification and impeccable assessment and ...
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