Robert Kiptoo
Biographic Data
| ID | 7969189 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Kiptoo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Kiptoo |
| SIGNATURE | KIPTOO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Moi University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Harmful Alcohol Use Among Healthcare Workers at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya
A high proportion of healthcare workers reported harmful alcohol use at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Males, the unmarried, those with 11-20 years of experience in the health field, doctors and specialists, were more likely to report harmful alcohol use. These findings highlight the need to institute interventions for harmful alcohol use targeting these groups of healthcare workers in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic in order…
Mental Disorders Among Health Care Workers at the Early Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya; Findings of an Online Descriptive Survey
Background: Healthcare workers responding to the Corona Virus Pandemic (COVID-19) are at risk of mental illness. Data is scanty on the burden of mental disorders among Kenyan healthcare workers responding to the pandemic that can inform mental health and psychosocial support. The purpose of this study was to establish the frequency and associated factors of worry, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and poor qu…
Efforts and Challenges to Ensure Continuity of Mental Healthcare Service Delivery in a Low Resource Settings During Covid-19 Pandemic—A Case of a Kenyan Referral Hospital
The rising number of patients with Covid-19 as well as the infection control measures have affected healthcare service delivery, including mental healthcare. Mental healthcare delivery in low and middle income countries where resources were already limited are likely to be affected more during this pandemic. This paper describes the efforts of ensuring mental healthcare delivery is continued in a referral hospital in Kenya, Moi Teaching and Refer…
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Mental Disorders Among Health Care Workers at the Early Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya; Findings of an Online Descriptive Survey
Background: Healthcare workers responding to the Corona Virus Pandemic (COVID-19) are at risk of mental illness. Data is scanty on the burden of mental disorders among Kenyan healthcare workers responding to the pandemic that can inform mental health and psychosocial support. The purpose of this study was to establish the frequency and associated factors of worry, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and poor qu…
Efforts and Challenges to Ensure Continuity of Mental Healthcare Service Delivery in a Low Resource Settings During Covid-19 Pandemic—A Case of a Kenyan Referral Hospital
The rising number of patients with Covid-19 as well as the infection control measures have affected healthcare service delivery, including mental healthcare. Mental healthcare delivery in low and middle income countries where resources were already limited are likely to be affected more during this pandemic. This paper describes the efforts of ensuring mental healthcare delivery is continued in a referral hospital in Kenya, Moi Teaching and Refer…
Harmful Alcohol Use Among Healthcare Workers at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya
A high proportion of healthcare workers reported harmful alcohol use at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Males, the unmarried, those with 11-20 years of experience in the health field, doctors and specialists, were more likely to report harmful alcohol use. These findings highlight the need to institute interventions for harmful alcohol use targeting these groups of healthcare workers in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic in order…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Disease (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Pandemic (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 works) · Alcohol (1 work)