Publications by authors named "L Nyandieka"
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- - The study explores men's unique barriers to accessing healthcare services under Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya, highlighting socio-cultural and economic factors that influence their healthcare-seeking behaviors.
- - Through 30 focus group discussions with 296 men across 12 counties, three main themes emerged regarding men's perspectives: experiences with healthcare access, the impact of socio-cultural beliefs, and their desires for healthcare systems.
- - Findings indicate that issues such as masculinity norms, financial constraints, lack of male-friendly services, and limited health literacy create a disconnect between men's needs and the current healthcare system, complicating their ability to receive necessary care.
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- Kenya is struggling with health worker shortages and uneven distribution of healthcare resources, prompting the Ministry of Health to set standards for healthcare providers and infrastructure.
- A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) pilot programs on Human Resource for Health (HRH) using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods across different counties.
- Data collection involved a detailed assessment of available healthcare resources and staff at health facilities using specific tools, with findings analyzed statistically to compare UHC pilot counties with non-UHC ones.
Background: Dietary Diversity (DD) is an important component of Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN). Globally, it is recommended that children aged 6-23 months be fed on diverse diets as a public health measure in curbing malnutrition. In Kenya, stunting rates among children below the age of five years is 26% and diversifying of diets is still sub-optimal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Kenya, health service delivery and access to health care remains a challenge for vulnerable populations, particularly pregnant women and children below five years. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the positivity rate of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in pregnant women and children below five years of age seeking healthcare services at the rural health facilities of Kwale and Siaya counties as well as their access and uptake of malaria control integrated services, like antenatal care (ANC), offered in those facilities.
Methods: Cluster random sampling method was used to select pregnant women and children below five years receiving maternal and child health services using two cross-sectional surveys conducted in eleven rural health facilities in two malaria endemic counties in western and coastal regions of Kenya.
Community-based nutritional intervention to improve the practice of dietary diversity and child nutrition by community health workers (CHWs) involving Nyumba Kumi as small neighborhood units (SNUs) in communities has not yet been explored. This study was conducted in two villages in rural Kenya between 2018 and 2019. In total, 662 participants (control vs.
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