Impact of Internship Programme on the Performance of Public Health Care Institutions

Impact of Internship Programme on the Performance of Public Health Care Institutions

Odhiambo Odera

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Mr. Eunice A. Yeswa

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Ochieng Okaka

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Dr. Stanley N. Mutsotso

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Hazel Miseda Mumbo

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Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

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The study seeks to obtain the impact of internship programme on the performance of public health care institutions. Contextual factors are sought that influence the relationship, impact and effect between internship programme and performance of public healthcare institutions. The research design adopted is descriptive survey through both qualitative and quantitative data. This study is conducted in Kakamega County, western region of Kenya. The population of the study is 2225 with a stratified randomly selected sample of 444 respondents. Primary data is collected through questionnaires while secondary data is sourced from official hospital records, journals, text books and internet articles. Data is analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concludes that internship programme influences performance of public healthcare institutions.

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Odhiambo Odera. 2012. \u201cImpact of Internship Programme on the Performance of Public Health Care Institutions\u201d. Global Journal of Human-Social Science - A: Arts & Humanities GJHSS-A Volume 12 (GJHSS Volume 12 Issue A13).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Customer Satisfaction Internship Organizational Performance

Submission ReceivedDecember 11, 2011
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Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science - A: Arts & Humanities

Authors: Mr. Eunice A. Yeswa, Ochieng Okaka, Dr. Stanley N. Mutsotso,Odhiambo Odera, Hazel Miseda Mumbo (PhD/Dr. count: 1)

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