Search Results - "Jacob Mcknight"

Exploring the space for task shifting to support nursing on neonatal wards in Kenyan public hospitals by Nzinga, Jacinta, McKnight, Jacob, Jepkosgei, Joyline, English, Mike

“…Nursing practice is a key driver of quality care and can influence newborn health outcomes where nurses are the primary care givers to this highly dependent…”
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Antibiotic use in Kenyan public hospitals: Prevalence, appropriateness and link to guideline availability by Maina, Michuki, Mwaniki, Paul, Odira, Edwin, Kiko, Nduku, McKnight, Jacob, Schultsz, Constance, English, Mike, Tosas-Auguet, Olga

“…•We report findings from a point prevalence survey across 14 Kenyan public hospitals.•About half of the hospitalised patients received appropriate antibiotic…”
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Evaluating the foundations that help avert antimicrobial resistance: Performance of essential water sanitation and hygiene functions in hospitals and requirements for action in Kenya by Maina, Michuki, Tosas-Auguet, Olga, McKnight, Jacob, Zosi, Mathias, Kimemia, Grace, Mwaniki, Paul, Schultsz, Constance, English, Mike

“…Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities is critical in the provision of safe and quality care. Poor WASH increases hospital-associated…”
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Are health care assistants part of the long-term solution to the nursing workforce deficit in Kenya? by Fitzgerald, Louise, Gathara, David, McKnight, Jacob, Nzinga, Jacinta, English, Mike

“…This commentary article addresses a critical issue facing Kenya and other Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC): how to remedy deficits in hospitals' nursing…”
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Reporting of diagnostic and laboratory tests by general hospitals as an indication of access to diagnostic laboratory services in Kenya by Bahati, Felix, Mcknight, Jacob, Swaleh, Fatihiya, Malaba, Rose, Karimi, Lilian, Ramadhan, Musa, Kiptim, Peter Kibet, Okiro, Emelda A, English, Mike

“…Information on laboratory test availability and current testing scope among general hospitals in Kenya is not readily available. We sought to explore the…”
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Hospital readiness for the provision of care to critically ill patients in Tanzania- an in-depth cross-sectional study by Khalid, Karima, Schell, Carl Otto, Oliwa, Jacquie, English, Mike, Onyango, Onesmus, Mcknight, Jacob, Mkumbo, Elibariki, Awadh, Khamis, Maiba, John, Baker, Tim

“…Critical illness is a state of ill health with vital organ dysfunction, a high risk of imminent death if care is not provided and potential for reversibility…”
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Health care workers' experiences of calling-for-help when taking care of critically ill patients in hospitals in Tanzania and Kenya by Mkumbo, Elibariki Godfrey, Willows, Tamara Mulenga, Odongo Onyango, Onesmus, Khalid, Karima, Maiba, John, Schell, Carl Otto, Oliwa, Jacquie, McKnight, Jacob, Baker, Tim

“…When caring for critically ill patients, health workers often need to 'call-for-help' to get assistance from colleagues in the hospital. Systems are required…”
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Extending the use of the World Health Organisations'  water sanitation and hygiene assessment tool for surveys in hospitals - from WASH-FIT to WASH-FAST by Maina, Michuki, Tosas-Auguet, Olga, McKnight, Jacob, Zosi, Mathias, Kimemia, Grace, Mwaniki, Paul, Hayter, Arabella, Montgomery, Margaret, Schultsz, Constance, English, Mike

“…Poor water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in health care facilities increases hospital-associated infections, and the resulting greater use of second-line…”
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Conceptualising engagement with HIV care for people on treatment: the Indicators of HIV Care and AntiRetroviral Engagement (InCARE) Framework by Keene, Claire M, Euvrard, Jonathan, Amico, K Rivet, Ragunathan, Ayesha, English, Mike, McKnight, Jacob, Orrell, Catherine

“…As the crisis-based approach to HIV care evolves to chronic disease management, supporting ongoing engagement with HIV care is increasingly important to…”
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Protocol for the Pathways Study: a realist evaluation of staff social ties and communication in the delivery of neonatal care in Kenya by Wanyama, Conrad, Blacklock, Claire, Jepkosgei, Juliet, English, Mike, Hinton, Lisa, McKnight, Jacob, Molyneux, Sassy, Boga, Mwanamvua, Musitia, Peris Muoga, Wong, Geoff

“…IntroductionThe informal social ties that health workers form with their colleagues influence knowledge, skills and individual and group behaviours and norms…”
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Third delay in care of critically ill patients: a qualitative investigation of public hospitals in Kenya by Onyango, Onesmus O, Willows, Tamara M, McKnight, Jacob, Schell, Carl Otto, Baker, Tim, Mkumbo, Elibariki, Maiba, John, Khalid, Karima, English, Mike, Oliwa, Jacquie N

“…ObjectivesThird delay refers to delays in delivering requisite care to patients after they arrive at a health facility. In low-resource care settings,…”
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Using treatment guidelines to improve antibiotic use: insights from an antibiotic point prevalence survey in Kenya by Maina, Michuki, McKnight, Jacob, Tosas-Auguet, Olga, Schultsz, Constance, English, Mike

“…Correspondence to Dr Michuki Maina; MMaina@kemri-wellcome.org Summary box Clinical practice guidelines have the potential to improve quality of care through…”
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Improving facility-based care: eliciting tacit knowledge to advance intervention design by English, Mike, Nzinga, Jacinta, Oliwa, Jacquie, Maina, Michuki, Oluoch, Dorothy, Barasa, Edwine, Irimu, Grace, Muinga, Naomi, Vincent, Charles, McKnight, Jacob

“…Attention has turned to improving the quality and safety of healthcare within health facilities to reduce avoidable mortality and morbidity. Interventions…”
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Evaluating hospital performance in antibiotic stewardship to guide action at national and local levels in a lower-middle income setting by McKnight, Jacob, Maina, Michuki, Zosi, Mathias, Kimemia, Grace, Onyango, Truphena, Schultsz, Constance, English, Mike, Tosas-Auguet, Olga

“…Inappropriate use of antibiotics can lead to the development of resistant pathogens. Ensuring proper use of these important drugs in all healthcare facilities…”
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Information asymmetry in the Kenyan medical laboratory sector by Bahati, Felix, English, Mike, Sayed, Shahin, Horton, Susan, Odhiambo, Onyango Abel, Samatar, Abdulatif A, McKnight, Jacob

“…Important information about medical laboratory providers is not readily available to all patients, clinicians nor regulators in Kenya. This study was conducted…”
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Infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities for Kenyan public hospitals by Maina, Michuki, Tosas-Auguet, Olga, English, Mike, Schultsz, Constance, McKnight, Jacob

“…Infection prevention and control, and water sanitation and hygiene have an essential role in ensuring the quality of care and patient outcomes in hospitals…”
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COVID-19 and unintended steps towards further equity in global health research by Willows, Tamara Mulenga, Oliwa, Jacquie, Onyango, Onesmus, Mkumbo, Elibariki, Maiba, John, Schell, Carl Otto, Baker, Tim, McKnight, Jacob

“…There was, and possibly still is, potential for COVID-19 to disrupt power inequities and contribute to positive transformation in global health research that…”
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Hospital care for critical illness in low-resource settings: lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic by English, Mike, Oliwa, Jacquie, Khalid, Karima, Onyango, Onesmus, Willows, Tamara Mulenga, Mazhar, Rosanna, Mkumbo, Elibariki, Guinness, Lorna, Schell, Carl Otto, Baker, Tim, McKnight, Jacob

“…Care for the critically ill patients is often considered synonymous with a hospital having an intensive care unit. However, a focus on Essential Emergency and…”
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Policies and resources for strengthening of emergency and critical care services in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya by Oliwa, Jacquie Narotso, Mazhar, Rosanna Jeffries, Serem, George, Khalid, Karima, Amoth, Patrick, Kiarie, Helen, Warfa, Osman, Schell, Carl Otto, Baker, Tim, English, Mike, Mcknight, Jacob

“…Critical illnesses cause several million deaths annually, with many of these occurring in low-resource settings like Kenya. Great efforts have been made…”
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Establishing the cascade of care for patients with tuberculous meningitis by Imran, Darma, Hill, Philip C., McKnight, Jacob, van Crevel, Reinout

“…Meningitis is a relatively rare form of tuberculosis, but it carries a high mortality rate, reaching 50% in some settings, with higher rates among patients…”
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