Browsing by Author "Kiplagat, Sharon Jemutai"

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    The effectiveness of a school-based intervention program to address non-communicable disease risk factors among high school learners in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
    (Univeversity of the Western Cape, 2024) Kiplagat, Sharon Jemutai; Steyl, Tania
    The impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is becoming a major public health problem globally. Major NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer occurring in adulthood are associated with risk factors adopted during adolescence including tobacco use, alcohol abuse, unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity. Interventions to decrease these risks should therefore start early and school-based intervention programs have been found to be effective since they target a large number of learners. The overall purpose of this study was to design, implement and establish the effects of a school-based intervention program to address risk factors of NCDs among high school learners. The study utilized a concurrent embedded strategy of mixed methods and adopted Intervention Mapping (IM) as a framework that translated into a four-phase study. Each phase informed the next and the findings culminated into a school-based intervention program implemented among form three (grade 11) learners in two secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County. The first phase was to collect baseline information regarding the prevalence and knowledge of NCD risk factors and the study sample was 1,281 learners from ten mixed day/boarding secondary schools in Uasin Gishu County. Data was collected from the learners using structured, self-administered questionnaires with part one being the WHO STEP-wise instrument for chronic disease risk factor surveillance and the second part assessed the participant’s knowledge of NCDs and their risk factors. The second phase was to conduct a systematic review of literature around school-based interventions to find the best evidence in addressing health risk factors of NCDs among high school learners
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    The role of physiotherapy in the management of motorcycle-related head injuries at a teaching and referral hospital in Kenya
    (Univeversity of the Western Cape, 2014) Kiplagat, Sharon Jemutai; Steyl, Tania
    Motorcycle-related head injuries are the leading cause of death, severe injury and disability among motorcycle users globally. In order to define and implement appropriate management of motorcycle-related head injuries, reliable data is required. Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) receive many patients with motorcycle-related head injuries but an in depth study on the role played by health professionals such as physiotherapists in their management is not available. Thus the purpose of the study was to investigate the role of physiotherapists in the management of motorcycle-related head injuries at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya. A sequential explanatory mixed method design was utilized. A quantitative approach was used to determine the prevalence of motorcycle-related head injuries and to examine the referral tendency of these patients for physiotherapy management. A qualitative approach was employed to explore the physiotherapists’ perceptions regarding their role in the management of motorcycle-related head injuries and the challenges encountered when managing such patients.