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Background: Worldwide male circumcision is undertaken for religious, cultural, social and medical reasons (Collins, 2013). The World Health Organization estimates that, worldwide, about 30% of men aged 15 and over have been circumcised.... more
Background: Worldwide male circumcision is undertaken for religious, cultural, social and medical reasons (Collins, 2013). The World Health Organization estimates that, worldwide, about 30% of men aged 15 and over have been circumcised. In 2008 the government of Kenya introduced a policy document which wanted circumcision to be promoted and delivered to male of all ages in a manner that is culturally sensitive to minimize stigma that may be associated with an uncircumcised person (KAIS, 2009) and therefore the VMMC initiative.
Purpose of the study: The study was purposely conducted among the youth in South Teso due to the fact that Tesos did not traditionally circumcise their males. Therefore, the study focused on exploring what affects the uptake of the VMMC services in South Teso district.
Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative explorative study design was employed. This study design combined both quantitative and qualitative enquiries. The study was conducted in South Teso district. South Teso district is in the heart of Teso South constituency in the larger Busia County, Western province, Kenya with the target population of this study was the inhabitants of South Teso district.
Results: The general findings of the research indicated the proportion of males in South Teso who are circumcised stand at 59.9% while the uncircumcised were 41.1%.
Conclusion: This indicated that the un-circumcision level in South Teso is still high due to several factors such as Socio-cultural factor, Knowledge, Attitude, Cost and Religion.
Purpose of the study: The study was purposely conducted among the youth in South Teso due to the fact that Tesos did not traditionally circumcise their males. Therefore, the study focused on exploring what affects the uptake of the VMMC services in South Teso district.
Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative explorative study design was employed. This study design combined both quantitative and qualitative enquiries. The study was conducted in South Teso district. South Teso district is in the heart of Teso South constituency in the larger Busia County, Western province, Kenya with the target population of this study was the inhabitants of South Teso district.
Results: The general findings of the research indicated the proportion of males in South Teso who are circumcised stand at 59.9% while the uncircumcised were 41.1%.
Conclusion: This indicated that the un-circumcision level in South Teso is still high due to several factors such as Socio-cultural factor, Knowledge, Attitude, Cost and Religion.
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Background: Worldwide male circumcision is undertaken for religious, cultural, social and medical reasons (Collins, 2013). The World Health Organization estimates that, worldwide, about 30% of men aged 15 and over have been circumcised.... more
Background: Worldwide male circumcision is undertaken for religious, cultural, social and medical reasons (Collins, 2013). The World Health Organization estimates that, worldwide, about 30% of men aged 15 and over have been circumcised. In 2008 the government of Kenya introduced a policy document which wanted circumcision to be promoted and delivered to male of all ages in a manner that is culturally sensitive to minimize stigma that may be associated with an uncircumcised person (KAIS, 2009) and therefore the VMMC initiative.
Purpose of the study: The study was purposely conducted among the youth in South Teso due to the fact that Tesos did not traditionally circumcise their males. Therefore, the study focused on exploring what affects the uptake of the VMMC services in South Teso district.
Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative explorative study design was employed. This study design combined both quantitative and qualitative enquiries. The study was conducted in South Teso district. South Teso district is in the heart of Teso South constituency in the larger Busia County, Western province, Kenya with the target population of this study was the inhabitants of South Teso district.
Results: The general findings of the research indicated the proportion of males in South Teso who are circumcised stand at 59.9% while the uncircumcised were 41.1%.
Conclusion: This indicated that the un-circumcision level in South Teso is still high due to several factors such as Socio-cultural factor, Knowledge, Attitude, Cost and Religion.
Purpose of the study: The study was purposely conducted among the youth in South Teso due to the fact that Tesos did not traditionally circumcise their males. Therefore, the study focused on exploring what affects the uptake of the VMMC services in South Teso district.
Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative explorative study design was employed. This study design combined both quantitative and qualitative enquiries. The study was conducted in South Teso district. South Teso district is in the heart of Teso South constituency in the larger Busia County, Western province, Kenya with the target population of this study was the inhabitants of South Teso district.
Results: The general findings of the research indicated the proportion of males in South Teso who are circumcised stand at 59.9% while the uncircumcised were 41.1%.
Conclusion: This indicated that the un-circumcision level in South Teso is still high due to several factors such as Socio-cultural factor, Knowledge, Attitude, Cost and Religion.
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Background: A recent global review of 50 population-based studies carried out in 36 countries indicates that between 10 and 60% of women who have ever been married or partnered have experienced at least one... more
Background: A recent global review of 50 population-based studies carried out in 36 countries indicates that between 10 and 60% of women who have ever been married or partnered have experienced at least one incident of physical violence from a current or former intimate partner (Heise.L, 2009). Kenya‟s Demographic and Health Survey in 2003 found that 44 percent of married, divorced or separated women aged 15–49 report they had been physically or sexually violated at least once by their husbands or partners.
Purpose of the study: This research however not only focused on the general overview of GBV but specifically arrowed on the effects of GBV amongst campus students in Masinde Muliro University. No such research had been conducted in Masinde Muliro Univeristy and any other public university in Kenya but there was evidence in written articles of the existence of GBV victims amongst the students courtesy of reports from I Choose Life Africa –Masinde Muliro
chapter.
Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative explorative study design was employed which combined both quantitative and qualitative enquiries. The study was conducted in Masinde Muliro University main campus as the study site with the target population of this study being both the male and female students of Masinde Muliro University.
Results: From the results, it was quiet evident that the Females were the ones who faced Gender Based violence more at 96% as opposed to the male who only had 4% of the cases.
Conclusion: From the findings and analysis of these results; this research came to the conclusion that GBV is present in MMUST majorly physical abuse of the students by their partners and psychological abuse from the university staff and their colleagues. It also established that There was a correlation between substance abuse and instances of GBV hence curbing substance abuse would help curb GBV.
Purpose of the study: This research however not only focused on the general overview of GBV but specifically arrowed on the effects of GBV amongst campus students in Masinde Muliro University. No such research had been conducted in Masinde Muliro Univeristy and any other public university in Kenya but there was evidence in written articles of the existence of GBV victims amongst the students courtesy of reports from I Choose Life Africa –Masinde Muliro
chapter.
Methodology: A cross sectional quantitative explorative study design was employed which combined both quantitative and qualitative enquiries. The study was conducted in Masinde Muliro University main campus as the study site with the target population of this study being both the male and female students of Masinde Muliro University.
Results: From the results, it was quiet evident that the Females were the ones who faced Gender Based violence more at 96% as opposed to the male who only had 4% of the cases.
Conclusion: From the findings and analysis of these results; this research came to the conclusion that GBV is present in MMUST majorly physical abuse of the students by their partners and psychological abuse from the university staff and their colleagues. It also established that There was a correlation between substance abuse and instances of GBV hence curbing substance abuse would help curb GBV.
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BACKGROUND: Nursing students form a huge chunk of the unqualified staff in the hospitals and they end up assisting the qualified nursing staff in most of the nursing care activities. Consequently they end up being a part of the chain of... more
BACKGROUND:
Nursing students form a huge chunk of the unqualified staff in the hospitals and they end up assisting the qualified nursing staff in most of the nursing care activities. Consequently they end up being a part of the chain of infection transmission. It is therefore necessary to investigate if Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) mentorship in terms of knowledge and practice from qualified nurses has any effect on the rate of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs).
AIM:
This study aims to explore the impact of infection prevention and control mentorship among nursing students on the rate of HAIs.
METHODS:
A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with questionnaires and checklist used to collect data. A non-probability, purposive sampling techniques was used to include 42 registered nurses and 20 nursing students at The Karen Hospital to participate in the study.
FINDINGS:
Knowledge was generally adequate in questions related to the elements of IPC such as chain of transmission, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), sharps and waste segregation and hand washing. The topic that received less positive results related to the chain of infection, where only 20% of the students had the right knowledge on the topic. 62.1% students indicated that their knowledge came from the nurse mentors while 35% came from their lecturers. 84.7% of the students affirmed that their IPC skills that they are practicing came from demonstrations by the mentors with the remaining 15.3% indicating the practical skills were gained from school. 71.1% of the nurse mentors indicated a significant improvement in the attitude of the students towards IPC. More importantly data collected indicated significant 9.2% reduction in the reported cases of HAIs.
CONCLUSION:
The study concluded that the mentorship of nursing students on IPC by the nurses could be an important new approach in reducing rate of HAIs in hospitals.
Nursing students form a huge chunk of the unqualified staff in the hospitals and they end up assisting the qualified nursing staff in most of the nursing care activities. Consequently they end up being a part of the chain of infection transmission. It is therefore necessary to investigate if Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) mentorship in terms of knowledge and practice from qualified nurses has any effect on the rate of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs).
AIM:
This study aims to explore the impact of infection prevention and control mentorship among nursing students on the rate of HAIs.
METHODS:
A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with questionnaires and checklist used to collect data. A non-probability, purposive sampling techniques was used to include 42 registered nurses and 20 nursing students at The Karen Hospital to participate in the study.
FINDINGS:
Knowledge was generally adequate in questions related to the elements of IPC such as chain of transmission, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), sharps and waste segregation and hand washing. The topic that received less positive results related to the chain of infection, where only 20% of the students had the right knowledge on the topic. 62.1% students indicated that their knowledge came from the nurse mentors while 35% came from their lecturers. 84.7% of the students affirmed that their IPC skills that they are practicing came from demonstrations by the mentors with the remaining 15.3% indicating the practical skills were gained from school. 71.1% of the nurse mentors indicated a significant improvement in the attitude of the students towards IPC. More importantly data collected indicated significant 9.2% reduction in the reported cases of HAIs.
CONCLUSION:
The study concluded that the mentorship of nursing students on IPC by the nurses could be an important new approach in reducing rate of HAIs in hospitals.