PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal

  • MULUSA, E. O., BETT, S., & GACHUIRI, G. (2024). Perception of patient safety among the healthcare professionals at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital, Kenya. Reviewed International Journal of Medicine, Nursing & Public Health, 5(1), 1-21.
  • OKINYI, J., GITHEMO, G., & BETT, S. (2023). Determinants of the quality of life of caregivers of children with sickle cell disease at Siaya County Referral Hospital, Kenya. Reviewed Journal of Social Science & Humanities, 4(1), 164-177.
  • Mumo, J., Tai, S. and Kipkalom, R., 2023. Utilization of Mobile Maternal Health Services among Women of Reproductive Age in Makueni County, Kenya. Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 9(2), pp.1-26.
  • Thaiya, R. M., Gachuiri, G., & Bett, S. (2023). Psychological effects experienced by mothers whose neonates are admitted in NICU at a national hospital with gastroschisis: A phenomenology study. International Academic Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2(1), 279-291.
  • Ronoh, L. C., Githemo, G. K., & Bett, S. C. (2022). Psychosocial Burden and its Determinants among Caregivers of Children with Colostomy at a National Referral Hospital in Kenya. IOSR Journals International Organization of Scientific Research11(4), 55–64. https://doi.org/10.9790/1959- https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jnhs/papers/vol11-issue4/Ser-4/index-page.pdf
  • Kiruja, JG., Mbuthia, N., Ndambuki, J. & Bett, S. (2023). Assessing The Relationship Between Individual Factors and Pediatric Nurses’ Competence on Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in Kajiado County, Kenya. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS), 12 (3) PP 01-04. https://doi.org/10.9790/1959-1203020104: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jnhs/pages/12(3)Series-2.html
  • Alice K, Bett, S. Masika, J.(2023) Determinants of Measles Vaccine Uptake among Mothers of Children between 9 and 24 Months in Narok North Subcounty. Peer Reviewed Journals and Journal of Medicine, Nursing & Public Health Volume 6||Issue 1||Page 78ISSN: 2706- https://doi.org/ https://stratfordjournals.org/journals/index.php/Journal-of-Medicine-Nursing-P/article/view/1514/1966.
  • Bett, S. T., Khaemba, E. N., Mweu, J. M., Wangara, A. A., & Nyangeri, B. O. (2015). Household food security situation, eating patterns and nutritional status of school children aged 5-14 Years at a Nairobi informal settlement in Kenya. Afr J Health Sci, 28(4), 390-7.
  • Mweu, J. M., Odero, T. M. A., Kirui, A. C., Kinuthia, J., Mwangangi, F. M., Bett, S. C., & Musee, C. M. (2015). Injection safety knowledge and practices among clinical health care workers in Garissa provincial general hospital. East African Medical Journal, 92(1), 26-34.

Ongoing manuscripts

  • Perspective of Point of care ultrasound implementation among health care professionals in selected eight counties in Kenya.
  • Maternal experiences of providing Kangaroo Mother Care to their newborn in a National Neonatal Unit in Nairobi, Kenya-ongoing
  • Comparison of intermittent and continuous Kangaroo Mother Care in Nairobi, Kenya – Ongoing
  • Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in a National referral Hospital main Critical Care Unit, Nairobi Kenya- Ongoing

Previous Research Activities

  1. Research on: Factors influencing nutritional status of schoolchildren (5-14 years) in Kibera location, Nairobi. A dissertation in part fulfilment for the award of the degree of Master of Public Health.
  2. Research on: Factors influencing glycemic control of adolescents (10-19 years) with type I diabetes attending Kenyatta National Hospital. A dissertation in part fulfilment for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing – Paediatric
  3. Kenya Aid Indicator Survey 2012. A Population based HIV surveillance in Kenya and contributed to protocol and development of questionnaires.

Consultancy and project report

  • I have consulted for Ministry of health in updating and validating paediatric and neonatal national guidelines. We worked as a team and submitted the report at the end of the workshop- Attached are the invites.
  • Consulted with nursing council of Kenya by reviewing higher diploma curriculum in Paediatric Oncology Nursing in 2023.

Conference/Workshops/Seminar Papers

Conference Papers presented:

  • 2021: Virtual: The University of Westminster Nutrition Conference on Thursday the 04/11/2021 - Via Microsoft Teams
  • 2018:  Neonatal Nurses Association Annual Conference ‘Caring for our Future’ – UK (poster presentation)
  • 2019: 14th Annual Health Conference – Birmingham City University - UK

Conferences Attended:

  • 2016: Maternity, Midwifery and Baby Manchester – UK
  • 2017: Public Health PhD Symposium at  Public Health Institute Liverpool John Moores University : Perspectives on Premature Birth poster presentation

Workshops Attended:

  • 2018: University of Surrey-UK - Nvivo 11 introductory course: two-day workshop provides a comprehensive overview of NVivo and an opportunity for participants to practice tasks using own data.

Trainings in Higher education

  • Certificate in Statistical Analysis- 2022
  • Certificate as a peer Reviewer -2022
  • Participated in a training on New Research Management System (KENRIS) and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Mainstreaming held virtually on 19th May 2022.
  • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) a one-day course is designed to empower people to support their own mental health and that of the people they connect with in life organised by Birmingham City University.
  • Completed training in ‘preparing postgraduate researchers to teach in Higher Education at Birmingham City University accredited by Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) in August 2018-UK.
  • Completed the development impact module training organized by Commonwealth Scholarship-UK in 2016 to enhance PhD experience and empower the researchers to make an impact both in their own career, country and internationally.
  • Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship in global health leadership: offered by university of Washington, University of Nairobi, University of Pennsylvania, university of Botswana, John Hopkins University, University of California San Francisco, University of Muhumbili and Makerere University.
  • Global program management and leadership: Graduate level distance learning offered by University of Washington
  • Engendering curriculum: A one-week training organised by the department of Gender; Kenyatta University; on making our curriculums more gender sensitive to help empower our students to help them face the current challenges in society.
  • Mentorship course: Offered by Africa Medical Research Foundation (AMREF), this course was geared to equip participants with skills on how to guide the distance learning-nursing students in the clinical areas.