AMREF Repository: Recent submissions
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Management of Psychosocial and Sexual Complains Among Cancer Patients in the African Context: A Scoping Review
(Elsevier Inc., 2022-01-14)Background: There is a lack of specialised psychosocial and sexual therapies for cancer patients in the African context. Aim: This paper aims to highlight gaps in capacities of health care providers to address psychosocial ... -
Direct Financial Assistance for Improved Maternal and Child Health Data: A Pilot Study Supporting the Health Management Information System in Malawi
(BMC Health Services Research, 2022-03-05)Background: The health management information system (HMIS) is an integral component of a strong health care system. Despite its importance for decision-making, the quality of HMIS data remains of concern in low- and ... -
Implementation of Misoprostol for Post-abortion Care in Kenya and Uganda: A Qualitative Evaluation
(COACTION Publishing, 2013-04-24)Objective: Evaluate implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care (MPAC) in two African countries. Design: Qualitative, program evaluation. Setting: Twenty-five public and private health facilities in Rift Valley ... -
Facilitating Women’s Access to Misoprostol through Community-based Advocacy in Kenya and Tanzania
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2014)Objective: To explore the feasibility of educating communities about gynecologic uses for misoprostol at the community level through community-based organizations in countries with restrictive abortion laws.Methods: In ... -
Correlates of Individual‑level Stigma and Unsafe Abortions among Women Seeking Abortion Care in Trans Nzoia and Machakos Counties, Kenya
(Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd., 2016-08)Objectives: To compare the levels of abortion stigma in regions with high and low incidence of unsafe abortion in Kenya to explore whether abortion-related stigma is associated with incidence of unsafe abortion. Study ... -
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Vaccination Intention and Attitudes of Community Health Volunteers in Kenya
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2022-03-16)In Kenya, community health volunteers link the formal healthcare system to urban and rural communities and advocate for and deliver healthcare interventions to community members. Therefore, understanding their views ... -
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 ...
