AMREF Repository: Recent submissions
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The Effect of Work Status on Exclusive Breastfeeding in Nairobi
(Pubmed, 2002-07-01)For many women today work is essential for the economic survival of their families while they also fulfil their role of providing optimum nutrition to their babies through breastfeeding. The objective of the study is to ... -
Analysing 3429 Digital Supervisory Interactions Between Community Health Workers in Uganda and Kenya: The Development, Testing and Validation of an Open Access Predictive Machine Learning Web App
(BMC, 2022-03)Background: Despite the growth in mobile technologies (mHealth) to support Community Health Worker (CHW) supervision, the nature of mHealth-facilitated supervision remains underexplored. One strategy to support supervision at ... -
ANS 404: College Final Paper 4
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ANS 401: College Final Paper 2
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Implementation of Community Case Management of Malaria in Malaria Endemic Counties of Western Kenya: Are Community Health Volunteers up to the Task in Diagnosing Malaria?
(BMC Central, 2022-03-05)Background Community case management of malaria (CCMm) is an equity-focused strategy that complements and extends the reach of health services by providing timely and effective management of malaria to populations with ... -
Assessment of Diploma Nursing Program Curriculum Implementation Using Kirkpatrick’s Approach_A Case Study at Kilimanjaro College of Health and Allied Science-Tanzania
(East African Scholars Publisher, 2022-02)The study conducted at Kilimanjaro College of Health and Allied Science-Tanzania, to assess Diploma nursing program curriculum implementation using Kirkpatrick’s approach. The four levels of the model used in assessment. ... -
Socio-cultural Factors, Adoption of Continuum of Care Practices and Occurrence of Puerperal Sepsis amongst Mothers in Kericho County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-07)Background: This article examined socio-cultural factors and how they influence continuum of care practices and subsequently occurrence of puerperal sepsis amongst postnatal mothers. A cross-sectional research design and ... -
Peer Communication on Sex and Sexual Health among youths: a case of Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia
(PanAfrican Medical Journal, 2016-11-26)Introduction: friends are considered an important source of advice and information about sex. Conversations about sex among young people tend to generate norms that influence positive or negative pressure on individuals ... -
The Background, Social Support and Behavioural Characteristics Associated with Health Insurance Coverage among the Older Population in Kisii County, Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2012-09)Introduction: Universal health coverage has increasingly become the focus for improved health systems worldwide. In Kenya, the older populations are characterized by low health insurance coverage, resulting in either limited ... -
Towards a Healthier Africa: People, Systems & Innovations
(Amref Health Africa, 2017-03)The Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2017) took place from the March 5-9, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference was hosted by Amref Health Africa in partnership with the ... -
White Paper on Universal Healthcare Coverage in Africa
(Amref Health Africa, 2021-12-14)There has been increased recognition of the importance of effective and functioning public health systems, while the world continues to grapple with COVID-19. Many African countries, in the 21st century and particularly ... -
Culture's Place in Quality of Care in a Resource Constrained Health System: Comparison Between Three Malawi Districts
(Qualitative Health Research, 2021-09-28)Public health scholars describe "culture of quality" in terms of desired values, attitudes, and practices, but this literature rarely includes explicitly stated theories of culture formation. In this article, we apply ... -
Book of Abstracts - Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2019
(Amref Health Africa, 2019-03)OBJECTIVES OF CONFERENCE 1. To bring together diverse stakeholders and address how Africa can accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). 2. To exchange scientific knowledge and best practices on how new ... -
Preliminary report - Effectiveness of expanded delivery mechanisms channels and empowerment of caregivers in improving access of ORS and Zinc in Narok County, Kenya
(Ministry of Health, Kenya, 2015-09)Millennium development goal 4 calling for a reduction of child deaths by two thirds by 2015 up from the 1990 levels is unlikely to be achieved in Africa. Pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria account for more than 50% of deaths ... -
Effectiveness of Expanded Delivery Mechanisms/ Channels and Empowerment of Caregivers on Diarrhoea Management of Children under Five Years, Narok County, Kenya
(Ministry of Health, Kenya, 2015-09-29)- Diarrhoea contributes to > 20% U5 mortality (MOPHS, 2010) - ORS & Zinc can prevent diarrhoea child deaths by 93% and 21% (UNICEF & WHO 2010) - Access to ORS & Zinc at community is a bottleneck - Although 80% ... -
Competency Gaps in Human Resource Management in the Health Sector An Exploratory Study in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, 2009
(WHO, 2009-07)The human resource (HR) crisis in health is widely acknowledged. Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa have clearly identified the HR challenges they face, and many have developed an HR strategy for addressing the challenges. ... -
Discussion Paper No. 003/2010 - Revisiting the Exclusion of Traditional Birth Attendants from Formal Health Systems in Ethiopia
(The Africa Medical & Research Foundation, 2010)Traditional birth attendants have been a subject of discussion in the provision of maternal and newborn health care, especially in developing countries where there is a lack of infrastructure and trained health personnel. ... -
Discussion Paper No. 009/2010 - Predictors of Behaviour Change among Female Sex Workers Participating in Amref’s Maanisha Programme, Kenya
(The Africa Medical & Research Foundation, 2010)HIV prevention remains one of the most efficacious strategies for tackling the pandemic, especially owing to the fact that there is still no known cure for AIDS. Initiatives aimed at targeting most-at-risk populations ... -
Determinants of clients’ satisfaction with healthcare services at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi - Kenya
(International Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2014-01)This study aims to identify factors which determine patients’ satisfaction with health care services at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi Kenya. It assessed the client’s satisfaction with health care services at Pumwani ... -
Factors that hinder the utilization of Family Planning Services among Men of Reproductive Age in Langata Sub-County, Nairobi, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing, 2021-08-10)In Kenya, most family planning services are ut ilized by female clients and this has led to this study to establish the factors hindering the ut ilizat ion of family planning services among men of reproduct ive age in ...
