Research Papers – Page 7 – Amref Health Africa

Mitigating moral distress by enhancing healthcare workers’ understanding of challenges faced by carers of children with disabilities in low-resource settings in Kenya The objective of this study is to identify factors affecting female caregivers’ psychological well-being, and to suggest ways healthcare workers can support these caregivers’ psychological well-being to alleviate moral distress. Read More >>>… Read More
Organizational structure, capacity and reach of organizations involved in alcohol prevention: An assessment of stakeholders across five countries in East Africa 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. This study draws on community input from stakeholders involved in alcohol harm prevention… Read More
The RTS, S/AS01E Vaccine Uptake and Non-Compliance Risk to Malaria in Children 6-36 Months in Western Kenya. Malaria vaccine provides affordable intervention for malaria in children under 5 years of age. This vaccination is the first to show partial effectiveness in shielding children against malaria. Nonetheless, there remains a scarcity of data regarding the adoption of the… Read More
Sustainable Ageing: Reimagining Healthy Ageing Through the Lens of Flagship Campaigns. This book uniquely operationalizes “sustainable ageing” as a concept for reimagining ways by which: (1) social and health threats (i.e., climate change events, extreme industrialization, infectious disease outbreak, and war) can constrain the implementation of healthy ageing campaigns or limit… Read More
Monetary resource factors influencing strikes among healthcare workers in public hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya Healthcare workers play a pivotal role in the delivery of essential medical services, and their commitment is critical for the overall functionality of public hospitals. However, persistent strikes among healthcare workers in public hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya, pose a… Read More
Association of information technology ability, workplace social engagement, and successful ageing: Validation of a short measure with three African samples This study examined the association of workplace social engagement (WSE) and information technology ability (ITA) with successful ageing and validated a brief scale measuring WSE. The interaction of WSE and ITA on successful ageing was also assessed. A cross-sectional design… Read More
Climate Change Adaptation for Healthy Ageing Climate change poses significant challenges to healthy ageing, particularly for older adults who are more vulnerable to extreme weather events such as floods, heatwaves, and hurricanes. While ageing naturally involves a decline in functional ability, healthy ageing emphasizes maintaining well-being… Read More
Estimating Efficiency Levels of County Health Facilities in Kenya Pre and During COVID 19 Period using DEA Methodology Health efficiency remains high before and after COVID-19. This could be attributed to devolved hospital management system which has brought public financial management services closer to the hospital and increased effectiveness in delivery of services. Similarly, there were also variations… Read More

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