AMREF Repository: Recent submissions
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Effects of Mentorship Program on Academic Performance of Students in the Department of Medical Engineering at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Nairobi Campus
(International Journal of Health Sciences, 2024)Purpose: This study investigates the effects of mentorship on the academic performance of students in the Department of Medical Engineering at Kenya Medical Training Centre, Nairobi Campus. Methodology: The study ... -
Effects of mother related factors on perinatal outcomes-a study of mothers seeking antenatal care at public and non-public health facilities in Kisii County, Kenya
(Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2017)The study sought to determine client level and facility-level factors that affect perinatal outcomes among women attend ing comparable public (government owned) and non-public health facilities (non-gov ernment owned) ... -
Patients Perception and Utilization of Integrated Services in Embu Referral Hospital, Kenya.
(International Journal of Innovative Research in Information Security (IJIRIS), 2019)Globally, there are approximately 36.7 million people living with HIV, with an estimated 3.8 million individuals newly infected with HIV and about 5,000 new infections per day in the year 2017-2018. Integration of HIV ... -
Influence of Psychological Demands on Job Satisfaction among the Employees of the National Hospital Insurance Fund in Kenya
(Journal of Psychology, Guidance and Counseling, 2020)The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of psychosocial demands factors on job satisfaction among employees at the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in Kenya. Psychological demands refer to job aspects ... -
Organizational structure, capacity and reach of organizations involved in alcohol prevention: An assessment of stakeholders across five countries in East Africa
(International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2024)Abstract Aims: East African countries, classified as low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), are disproportionately harmed by alcohol consumption, and many countries lack strategies to address and prevent alcohol harm. ... -
MALE INVOLVEMENT IN FAMILY PLANING AT COUNTY REFERAL HOSPITAL KAKAMEGA, KENYA.
(International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 2018)Introduction: Male involvement in family planning is one of the strategies that were embraced in the International Conference on Population and Development meeting held in Cairo 1994 to help reduce the increasing ... -
Prevalence of Maternal Depression in Mothers of Children Below 5 Years, and Associated Factors in Nairobi County, Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2024)BACKGROUND Maternal depression significantly contributes to global mental disorders and disease related disability in women of reproductive age, predominantly in developing nations, causing detrimental effects on families. ... -
Service Delivery Factors That Influence Utilization of HIV Integrated Primary Health Care Programme in Embu Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, 2019)Abstract Globally, there are approximately 36.7 million people living with HIV. Inte gration of HIV treatment with primary care services improves effectiveness, efficiency and equity in service delivery. The study sought ... -
Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Systems through Digital Tools and Task Sharing: Evidence from Rural Kenya
(Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, 2024)The study evaluated the impact of digital health tools, task sharing, capac ity building, and maternal health financing on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) systems in Kisii, Kajiado, and Migori counties in ... -
The Effect of PHC Digital Innovations and Performance-Based Incentives on Uptake of Maternal and Child Health Services in Selected Pilot Sites in Kenya
(Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, 2024)Abstract Background: While global efforts have led to a decline in maternal and neo natal mortality, Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face disproportionately high rates, remaining far above the Sustainable Development ... -
The feasibility and impact of deploying a four-tests panel at antenatal care in primary health care facilities of a developing country, Kenya
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2024)Introduction: Contracting HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and malaria during pregnancy significantly affects the health of the woman, the pregnancy, and the unborn child. The World Health Organization (WHO) ... -
The Influence of Father’s Involvement on the Level of Marriage Satisfaction of Couples in Kenya
(Journal of Psychology, Guidance and Counseling, 2021)The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which a father’s involvement affects the level of marriage satisfaction of couples in Westlands Constituency, Nairobi County. The study was based on the Attachment ... -
Are Free Maternity Services in Kenya really free?
(SOJ Nursing & Health Care, 2018)In developing countries where inequalities to health care are common, providing universal access to health care for all women is important to reduce birth related complications. Evidence shows that poor outcomes for ... -
Patient Factors Associated with Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Cancer Patients at a County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences Volume 36, Issue No.5, September – October 2023, 2023)BACKGROUND Despite numerous global reports on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), no studies have been published regarding its use at Machakos Level 5 Hospital. Therefore, this study aims to ... -
Achievement of one health multi-sectoral collaboration in containment of Rift Valley Fever outbreak, Sudan, Red Sea State 2019
(Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association, 2025)Rift Valley Fever is endemic in Sudan, with a notable outbreak declared in 2019, affecting multiple states. In this study, we examine the Red Sea State, Sudan’s experience in applying the One Health approach, to contain ... -
Evaluating the burden and transmission dynamics of chikungunya virus infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(European Journal of Public Health, 2025)The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) presents substantial public health challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), with its prevalence and interaction with other arboviruses (ABVs) remaining poorly understood. This ... -
Influence of male targeted short message service on uptake of family planning among spouses in Marsabit County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2024)Background: Family planning helps in regulating the number of children and determine healthy spacing and timing of births between pregnancies. The global contraceptive prevalence stands at 49.0%, Sub-Saharan Africa at ... -
Influence of male targeted short message service on knowledge, nature of attitude and male involvement on uptake of family planning among spouses in Marsabit County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2024)Background: Family planning services helps the individuals or couples to regulate the number and determine healthy spacing and timing of pregnancies. Globally, contraceptive prevalence stands at 49.0%, Sub-Saharan Africa ... -
Exploring the Types of GBV Reported in Kibera Slums and the Available Interventions
(2023)Worldwide, gender-based violence (GBV) is quite prevalent with domestic violence being voiced as the most common (WHO, 2020). The WHO states that about 35% of women in the world have had an experience once in a lifetime ... -
Library 2.0 and the changing landscape of information services in academic librariesin Kenya
(International Journal of Library and Information Science, 2015)Traditional models of libraries offering information services are not working for current generation of students. Thecurrent generation of library users can be termed as‘digital natives’. These digital natives have ...
