Institutional Factors that Influence the Implementation of Policy on Management of Childhood Illnesses in Bomet County

Abstract

The study aimed at establishing the institutional factors that influenced the implementation of policy on management of childhood illnesses in Bomet County. A descriptive cross sectional study design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches was used for data collection. The study population was a total of 279 health workers in Bomet County Hospital and Tenwek Hospital. A sample of 164 was arrived at which was selected using stratified and simple random sampling technique. The quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 24). The study established a significant positive relationship between institutional factors of enhancing compliance to policy procedures on implementation of policy on management of childhood illnesses at 0.824, p˃0.01. The study recommends that health institutions in Bomet County facilitate the dissemination and compliance to the implementation of the policy on management of childhood illnesses.

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Journal Article

Keywords

Institutional factors, Implementation, Policy on management, Childhood illnesses Bomet County.

Citation

Chalulot, G. K., Ndirangu E. & Njuguna, S. (2018). Institutional Factors that Influence the Implementation of Policy on Management of Childhood Illnesses in Bomet County, Journal of Medicine, Nursing & Public Health, Vol. 1(1), 55- 67.

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