Download or read book Constituency Report on Well being in Kenya written by Godfrey Ndeng'e and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Well being in Kenya written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Health State and Society in Kenya written by George O. Ndege and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Ndege provides an examination of the conflicts and compromises between Western biomedicine and African traditional therapies in colonial Kenya.

Download or read book Poverty in Kenya written by Evelyn S. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior research has repeatedly documented the negative consequences of poverty on physical and mental health/well-being. One theory that may add to the understanding of these negative consequences is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. According to Maslow's theory, an individual who is unable to satisfy a series of needs (e.g., physiological, safety, etc) will experience a void in their life and be unable to maximize their unique talents/abilities. This paper reports on the results of two studies that examine Maslow's Hierarchy within the context of Kenya, Africa. Study One reports on the results of a secondary analysis, examining the relationships between need fulfillment, physical health, and mental well-being among a general population sample. Study Two reports on the results of a pilot study, investigating the relationships between need fulfillment and life satisfaction among a sample of women with disabilities (a population at greater risk for poverty). The results of these studies have implications for future research and development of intervention to assist those living in poverty.

Download or read book Disease Control Priorities Third Edition Volume 4 written by Vikram Patel and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are common, highly disabling, and associated with significant premature mortality. The impact of these disorders on the social and economic well-being of individuals, families, and societies is large, growing, and underestimated. Despite this burden, these disorders have been systematically neglected, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with pitifully small contributions to scaling up cost-effective prevention and treatment strategies. Systematically compiling the substantial existing knowledge to address this inequity is the central goal of this volume. This evidence-base can help policy makers in resource-constrained settings as they prioritize programs and interventions to address these disorders.

Download or read book Exploring Health and Wellbeing in a Low to Middle Income Country written by Elizabeth Onyango and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent past has witnessed an increased interest in the concept of wellbeing both in academia and public policy. Governments and international organizations have developed a policy agenda with the broad goal of improving individual and collective wellbeing; positioning it as the desired outcome of, and the benchmark with which to evaluate social and economic progress, and the effectiveness of governments and their policies. The majority of such efforts have been conducted in Euro-American nations with limited efforts in developing countries. In the low-to-middle income countries where such efforts exist, they are based on experiences and indicators from the high-income western countries. As such, limited initiatives that aim to understand how wellbeing is conceptualized in time and place exist in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) as societal progress in these resource-constrained areas are persistently assessed by econometric measures such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To address this gap, the present thesis explored indicators for constructing a healthy population index, an important domain of societal wellbeing in the context of LMICs. As part of the global index of wellbeing project, this thesis set out to understand how Kenyans socially construct their health and wellbeing across place, socio-demographic characteristics, and over their life-course. Using an explorative study design, the thesis employs the social constructionists' perspectives and the eco-social theory to answer three specific research questions. First, the thesis responds to the question, what are the perceptions, meanings and determinants of societal health and wellbeing that matter most to Kenyans and are there differences and similarities by gender and region? Second, how do the youth (15-24 years), the middle-aged (25-49) and the seniors (≥50 years) in Kenya socially construct their health and wellbeing? Third and lastly, what are the indicators of a healthy population domain of wellbeing that matter in the context of Kenya and are there potential secondary data sets that could be used to evaluate progress in health over the past years and into the future? In answering these questions, this thesis adopted qualitative research methodologies - including in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs). The IDIs with representatives of youth groups (male and female), women, and men groups, representatives of Community-Based Organizations (CBO), and with policy makers (i.e., Member of County Assembly) were conducted to explore their work and lived experiences of health and wellbeing in their respective communities. Focus group discussions (FGDs) with lay participants were conducted to understand their perceptions, meanings, determinants and the social construction of societal health and wellbeing and to determine similarities and differences by gender and across place. The thesis also highlights the indicators of the healthy population domain that matter to Kenyans as revealed in the collected data and suggest potential data sources for evaluating progress. Using the constructs of embodiment and pathways of embodiment of the eco-social theory, the thesis provides a framework with which to map population health indicators for wellbeing assessment in the context of LMICs. The social constructionists' viewpoint on the other hand, is employed in this thesis to explore the social production of knowledge about societal health and wellbeing. The findings reveal that concepts of healthy community and a good life (a proxy of wellbeing) are used interchangeably and are defined using similar concepts. Additionally, having a healthy community and a good life is shown to be dependent on the ability of the community to meet the basic needs for all its members. Specifically, six themes emerge as critical descriptors of a healthy community and a good life in Kenya: a) community health status and quality of healthcare; b) economic and living standard factors; c) social relationships; d) the state of the environment; e) political and governance issues; and f) cultural and societal values, beliefs, norms and practices which influence perceptions and meanings of population health and wellbeing. These contextual factors and the individual and immediate factors interact to create social hierarchies based on gender, age, social class, and regional power imbalances which limit accessibility to resources to certain groups of people. For example, the findings show that gender-based violence (GBV) is a key social determinant of health which disproportionally affects women because of the preexisting cultural structures that act to disempower them. Moreover, the findings reveal that the politics and governance structures - including real engagement in political decision-making, tribalism, corruption and electoral violence are important factors that propagate health inequalities in communities, thus influencing perceptions and meanings of health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the results of this thesis reveal that across their life-course, Kenyans adopt unique social constructs to explain their lived experiences of health and wellbeing. The youth (15-24 years) for example, consider themselves as - "bleeding bodies", "untrustworthy bodies", "culturally disadvantaged bodies" and "bodies at risk". The middle-aged (25-49 years), on the other hand, construct health and wellbeing around issues of domestic violence, whereas the seniors (≥50 years) narrate how they embody distress associated with care for their children and grandchildren in contexts characterized by economic poverty and socio-cultural erosion. According to the participants' narratives, the indicators for the healthy population domain range from health outcome indicators such as the prevalence and incidence rates for infectious diseases (e.g. HIV and the opportunistic diseases), non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, hypertension, diabetes and unintentional injuries), mortality rates as well as accessibility, effectiveness and acceptability of healthcare services, lifestyle and behavior, and indicators of public health programs. Theoretically, this study provides the wellbeing literature with a rudimentary framework premised on the social constructionists' perspectives and the eco-social theory for understanding the healthy population indicators that matter in LMICs. In so doing, it highlights socially, geographically and culturally relevant indicators thus allowing for evidence-based policy and policy evaluation across time and space. For example, this research reveals that even though constructs around community health status and quality of healthcare services remain frequent descriptors of the health and wellbeing of populations, social and cultural inclusion, issues such as GBV, socio-cultural erosion and care responsibilities are some aspects of the community that need to be included in evaluation of progress in health and quality of life. This information is important in formulation of relevant health policies and interventions.

Download or read book Spatial Dimensions of Well being in Kenya written by Paul K. Samoei and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kenya Health System Assessment written by Aaron Mulaki and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Review of the Health Sector in Kenya written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Basic Report on Well being in Kenya written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kenya Health Policy 2014 2030 written by Kenya. Ministry of Health and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How s Life 2020 Measuring Well being written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How’s Life? charts whether life is getting better for people in 37 OECD countries and 4 partner countries. This fifth edition presents the latest evidence from an updated set of over 80 indicators, covering current well-being outcomes, inequalities, and resources for future well-being.

Download or read book Health System Efficiency written by Jonathan Cylus and published by Health Policy. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the authors explore the state of the art on efficiency measurement in health systems and international experts offer insights into the pitfalls and potential associated with various measurement techniques. The authors show that: - The core idea of efficiency is easy to understand in principle - maximizing valued outputs relative to inputs, but is often difficult to make operational in real-life situations - There have been numerous advances in data collection and availability, as well as innovative methodological approaches that give valuable insights into how efficiently health care is delivered - Our simple analytical framework can facilitate the development and interpretation of efficiency indicators.

Download or read book Nature s Benefits in Kenya written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication demonstrates the importance of using maps as an analytical and policy tool to examine the spatial distribution of poverty and ecosystem services in Kenya. Ecosystem services are the benefits people derive from ecosystems and include goods (food and water), services (flood and disease control), and nonmaterial benefits (spiritual and recreational benefits). A series of maps integrate poverty data from Kenya's most recent census with maps of regions in Kenya which are considered important for production of selected ecosystem services such as water (hydropower, access to drinking water, irrigation), food (crop and livestock), fuel, biodiversity, and tourism. The authors believe that users of Nature's Benefits: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being in Kenya will gain new insights on the spatial congruence of poverty and ecosystem services, improve targeting of programs addressing poverty and selected environmental services, and provide integrated datasets and methodologies for multi-scale use.

Download or read book Geographic Dimensions of Well being in Kenya written by Godfrey Ndeng'e and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Geographic Dimensions of Well being in Kenya Who and where are the poor a constituency level profile written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Behind the Smiles written by Rilly Ray Rajkumar and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While tourists see the beauty of Kenya, volunteers and medical health professionals often only see the poverty. With half of the country's forty-three million people living below the poverty line and unable to meet their daily nutritional requirements-not to mention not having reliable access to healthcare and sanitation facilities-many of Kenya's most vulnerable inhabitants are victims to disease and unhealthy living conditions. In Behind the Smiles: An African Odyssey, Dr. Rilly Ray Rajkumar provides a compelling and earnest window into her time serving as a volunteer medical doctor outside one of Kenya's most impoverished cities. Offering both a history and analysis of the poverty and plight of Kenya as well as a collection of engaging narratives recounting her personal interactions with her most memorable patients, Dr. Rilly speaks to the heart-wrenching reality of poverty-as well as to the joy and hope that even just one person can bring to an entire village of need with their support. Dr. Rilly's story should inspire and encourage other medical health professionals to consider following her example and learn more about how they too can help. With motivated, inspired volunteers to help improve health services in these communities, the hope is that behind the rich culture and gracious smiles of the Kenyan people, we can also restore health and a sense of well-being.