Kenya's emergency-hire nursing programme: a pilot evaluation of health service delivery in two districts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility of utilizing a small-scale, low-cost, pilot evaluation in assessing the short-term impact of Kenya's emergency-hire nursing programme (EHP) on the delivery of health services (outpatient visits and maternal-child health indicators) in two underserved health districts with high HIV/AIDS prevalence.

Methods

Six primary outcomes were assessed through the collection of data from facility-level health management forms-total general outpatient visits, vaginal deliveries, caesarean sections, antenatal care (ANC) attendance, ANC clients tested for HIV, and deliveries to HIV-positive women. Data on outcome measures were assessed both pre-and post-emergency-hire nurse placement. Informal discussions were also conducted to obtain supporting qualitati

SUBMITTER: Vindigni SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4003900 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature