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Nurses' and midwives' participation and utilization of health-related research in Kenya: Implications for
Daniel M Nzengya1, Albanus K Mutisya2, Miriam C A Wagoro3
1Research and Innovation, St. Paul's University, Limuru, Kenya.
Objective:
To assess the level of participation of nurses and midwives in health-related research, determine the status of utilization of research to inform nursing and midwifery practice in Kenya, and explore perspectives of nurses and midwives about strategies to empower nurses/midwives to engage in health research in Kenya.
Methods:
Data were extracted from online survey responses of 156 nurse and midwife educators, practitioners, and managers/administrators. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze quantitative data; qualitative data were analyzed using Excel to organize data into categories.
Results:
Over one-third of participants reported ever publishing research (37.2%, 58/156). Participants reported using knowledge gained in nursing school to guide practice most frequently (n = 148). Utilization of research findings to guide practice was reported by 80.3% (110/137) of participants. Strategies to enhance participation in the research included research training, research forums, policy reforms, and emphasis on research in curricula.
Conclusions:
There is need to intensify and prioritize proposed strategies to empower nurses/midwives to engage in health research.
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