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1. Adherence of healthcare practitioners to the adolescent reproductive health and development policy at The Garissa Provincial General Hospital, Kenya

Author

Musee, CM, Bitok, LK, Wakasiaka, S, and Mweu, JM

Abstract

Background: Kenya’s policies relating to population, family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) receive weak/fluctuating levels of adherence. The Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development (ARH&D) policy gives directives and actions to follow in meeting identified ends and goals in the reproductive and developmental needs of the youth- majority of Kenya’s population (Ministry of Health-Youth Friendly Services (MOH-YFS), National Coordination Agency for Population and Development(NCAPD), 2011).Objective: To evaluate adherence of healthcare practitioners (HCPs) to the Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development (ARH&D) policy at the Garissa Provincial General Hospital, Kenya (GPGH).Design: A cross sectional study.Setting: Garissa Provincial General Hospital, Kenya.Subjects: Comprised of 172 Healthcare practitioners (HCPs), including 88 nurses, 14 doctors and 17 clinical officers (COs) and 53 adolescent clients.Results: The HCP policy utilisation rate of the ARH&D which was 62.2% was influenced by religious affiliation, age, frequency of supervision. Adolescent client satisfaction level was about 34%. Severity of infibulations has reduced in severity among the Somali people. Consanguineous marriages of under-age girls, drug addiction, poverty, HIV and AIDS and FP stigmatisation are still high in North Eastern Province.Conclusion: Adherence to the ARH&D policy was about 62% at the GPGH. There was no ideal set up for YFS. The adolescent satisfaction low was at about 34%. Infibulation has reduced. There were shortcomings with the HCP characteristics, facility deficits, and service management hurdles.

Published
2015

2. A demonstration of mobile phone deployment to support the treatment of acutely ill children under five in Bushenyi district, Uganda

Author

Matsiegui Pb, Yazdanbakhsh M, Mackanga, Ramharter M, Umeh Ib, Duan, Chen A, Ruperez M, Vala A, Bi Y, Yang Z, Nduka So, Wang J, Gonzalez R, Macete E, Tibebu S, Tumusiime D, Barigye C, Geressu T, Azasi E, Wakasiaka S, Coeytaux F, Nettle-Aquirre A, Massougbodji A, Danmusa S, McNally T, Kakolwa Ma, Lavender T, Agnandji St, Singhal N, Abdulla S, Potts J, Menendez C, Mombo-Ngoma G, Finch J, Ouedraogo S, Ekwunife Oi, Cot M, Khisa W, Maling S, Sevene E, McGowan L, Manego Rz, Wells E, Kabakyenga J, Kremsner Pg, Otive-Igbuzor E, Aponte Jj, Buchner D, Adegnika Aa, MacLeod S, Campbell M, Basra A, Kabanywany Am, Kyomuhangi T, Yin S, Pang X, Brenner J, and Jia Weijun

Subjects
Adult, Diarrhea, Rural Population, Economic growth, Child Health Services, Population, Developing country, mobile phone deployment, ill children under five, Bushenyi district, Uganda, Scientific evidence, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Humans, Uganda, Community Health Services, 030212 general & internal medicine, Program Development, Child, education, Community Health Workers, Government, education.field_of_study, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Pneumonia, Articles, General Medicine, Focus Groups, Millennium Development Goals, Child development, Malaria, Call to action, Child mortality, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Child, Preschool, Female, Case Management, Cell Phone, Program Evaluation
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Background: Benefits of mobile phone deployment for children

Published
2016

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