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Name : Ms. Felarmine W. Muiruri Department: Community and Reproductive Health Nursing Designation: Lecturer Area of Specialization: Community/Public Health, Nursing, Health professional education and curriculum design Research Interests: Health professional education, Non-communicable diseases |
Publications
- Muiruri, F. W., Mbuthia, G. W., Mwangi, E. G., & Matheri, J. M. (2025). Dietary behaviors for diabetes prevention and associated individual-level factors among relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes in Kiambu County, Kenya. East African Medical Journal, 102(1), 7770-7779. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/295806
- Muiruri, F. W., Mbuthia, G. W., Mwangi, E. G., & Matheri, J. M. (2025). Uptake of diabetes testing and associated individual-level factors among people with a familial risk of diabetes mellitus in rural Kenya. Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 24(1), 18-31. https://ojs.jkuat.ac.ke/index.php/JAGST/article/view/845
- Felarmine, M., Joachim, O., & Agina, O. (2016). Facility factors influencing utilization of active management of third stage of labour among skilled birth attendants in Kiambu county, Kenya. The Pan African Medical Journal, 25(Suppl 2), 11. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5390064/
- Gitonga, E., & Muiruri, F. (2016). Determinants of health facility delivery among women in Tharaka Nithi county, Kenya. The Pan African Medical Journal, 25(Suppl 2), 9.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5390067/
- Matiang'i, M., Kibwage, I., Ngatia, P., Omoni, G., Kiarie, J., Bosire, K., ... & Muiruri, F. (2018). Improving access to higher education for frontline health professionals in Kenya through ‘blended e-learning’. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 12(2), 77-85. https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/ajmw.2018.12.2.77
Conference Papers
- Amref Health Africa International conference held in November 2014 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. Presented a paper on Determinants of Utilization of AMTSL Among Birth Attendants in Kiambu County, Kenya.
- National Nurses Association of Kenya Annual Scientific Conference held on October 2003 at KICC Nairobi. Presented a paper on Problem Based Learning as one of the innovative teaching methods.
- Elearning innovations international conference 2013 held on 29th to 30th July 2013 at Safari park hotel and Casino. Presented a paper on Influence of Socio-Demographic and Environmental Characteristics on Performance of Nurse Upgrading ELearning Students
Conferences and Symposiums Attended
- Partnership for Health Professional Education (PEP) symposium in Oct 2025 at Copenhagen University -Denmark Africa health Agenda International conference held in March 2017 at Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi. Facilitated one of the session on ‘Approaches to making surgery Safe’.
- Amref Health Africa International conference held in November 2014 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. Presented a paper on Determinants of Utilization of AMTSL Among Birth Attendants in Kiambu County, Kenya.
- National Nurses Association of Kenya Annual Scientific Conference held on October 2003 at KICC Nairobi. Presented a paper on Problem Based Learning as one of the innovative teaching methods.
- Elearning innovations international conference 2013 held on 29th to 30th July 2013 at Safari park hotel and Casino. Presented a paper on Influence of Socio-Demographic and Environmental Characteristics on Performance of Nurse Upgrading ELearning Students
- Kenya Progressive Nurses Association Annual Scientific Conference held in November 2014 at Kenya Methodist University Meru. Made a presentation on learning opportunities for nurses.
- National Nurses Association of Kenya Annual Scientific Conference held in October 2009 at Kenya Methodist University Meru
- Moi University 5th international conference held in July 2009.Exhibited Amref innovations in training of health workers
- National Nurses Association of Kenya Annual Scientific Conference held in October 2008 at Masinde Murilo University Kakamega
