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Qualitative Assessment of the Utilisation of Tier.Net Health Information among facility and programme managers In Ekurhuleni district, Gauteng
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The South African National Department of Health (NDOH) developed TIER.net - a three-tiered health information system to improve the quality of routine data collection and for the proactive information-driven management of ... -
A qualitative evaluation on the appropriateness of the current regulatory guidelines, on the manufacture of medicines within the radiopharmaceutical industry
(University of the Western cape, 2016)The purpose of this research thesis, is to evaluate the appropriateness of the current regulatory guidelines on the manufacture of medicinal products within the radiopharmaceutical industry. The manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals ... -
A qualitative exploration of the complexities in agenda-setting and participation processes in sanitation services in Site C, Khayelitsha: 2010-2013
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)"Sanitation is dignity" as the state has proclaimed while water is life. Yet to date, there are families and communities that are still dreaming that one day their dignity will be restored and they will have access to ... -
A qualitative investigation into the application of Martin Buber's philosophical anthropology to the experience of trauma and its psychotherapeutic intervention
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This study focused on trauma and seeked to demonstrate that the application of a Buberian understanding to the experience of trauma can help shed light on the impact of trauma on a sufferer's life. The aim of the study was ... -
A qualitative investigation of the experiences of substance abusing women in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This aim of this study was to investigate the life experiences of substance abusing women participating in a substance abuse treatment programme in the Cape Town area. Much of the research that has been conducted on this ... -
A qualitative study of barriers to adherence to antiretroviral treatment among patients in Livingstone, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Introduction: Zambia is among the countries in the sub-Saharan African region most severely affected with HIV/AIDS. Approximately 1.2 million (14%) Zambians were living with HIV in 2010. Zambia introduced antiretroviral ... -
A qualitative study of the coping strategies used by caregivers of hiv-positive children in a residential childcare setting
(2008)According to the findings of this study, childcare workers caring for HIV-positive children working in a residential care setting, have similar experiences and challenges to nurses, community-based caregivers and primary ... -
A qualitative study of the experiences of outpatient substance abuse treatment in the City of Cape Town, 2010-2015 : a service user's perspective
(University of the Western cape, 2017)Globally, substance abuse has had a profound impact on society, compounding factors around public health and safety, as well as the social fabric of family systems and communities. The substance abuse problem is complex ... -
Quality and acceptability of routine "opt-out" HIV testing in antenatal services in the Kassena-Nankana district of northern Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Since the advent of the HIV pandemic, efforts have been made to find and implement interventions to reduce the risk of transmission of the infection in various risk groups. Mother to child transmission is responsible for ... -
Quality care during childbirth at a midwife obstetric unit in Cape Town, Western Cape: Women and midwives’ perceptions
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Globally, there has been significant progress in reducing preventable maternal deaths and disability, and growing attention on improving the quality of care in maternal health care facilities. The World Health ... -
Quality of care of patients presenting prescriptions at community charmacies in a region of Ghana
Quality of patient care may be assessed through rational use of medicine indicators initially developed in collaboration with WHO. These assessments have been carried out in primary level government clinics and ... -
Quality of cause of death certification at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Cause of death certification continues to be a useful tool in obtaining demographic, epidemiological and legal information. However errors in death certification are widespread and range from incomplete certificates to ... -
Quality of life change in patients on the third molar surgery waiting list at Tygerberg Oral Health Centre
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Aim: To assess the change in the quality of life of patients while on the third molar surgery waiting list. Introduction: A large number of patients routinely present at the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre for removal of ... -
Quality of life in a fragile state: a study of orphans and vulnerable children living in child-headed households in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Households headed by children, adolescents and youths are a growing phenomenon across sub- Saharan Africa. This is largely a result of the increasing mortality of economically active adults, coupled with migration and ... -
Quality of service analysis towards development of a model for primary-level maternity care in Ibadan, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The unacceptable high rate of maternal and neonatal deaths in Nigeria has been persistently unabated. Therefore, the present quality of maternal care evident by the magnitude of severe maternal/neonatal morbidity and ... -
Quality of the combined oral contraceptive pill (0.15mg levonorgestrel and 0.03mg ethinylestradiol) in the private retail pharmacies of Nyeri Town, Kenya. Results from a postmarket quality study
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Background: The effectiveness of the combined oral contraceptive pill as a family planning method is dependent on its quality. The quality of medicines on the healthcare market is established through postmarket quality ... -
Quantified assessment to enhance student learning in the sciences at UWC
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This project discusses whether the British prototype questionnaire called the Assessment Experience Questionnaire (AEQ) could be standardized as a quantifier of assessment and be used at a multicultural institute such as ... -
Quantum dot sensitized estrogen receptor alpha-recombinant protein electrochemical biosensor for 17-beta estradiol
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Estrogens play an extraordinary role in the endocrine system regulation through the stimulation and regulation of endocrine pathways. 17β-estradiol is one of the final metabolites in estrogen regulation by hydroxylase ... -
Quantum dots genosensor for Her2/Neu oncogene - a breast cancer biomarker
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)-family of receptor tyrosine kinases; human epidermal growth factor receptor 1, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 and human ... -
Quantum dots-amplified electrochemical cytochrome P450 phenotype sensor for tamoxifen, a breast cancer drug
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Breast cancer is regarded as the most common cancer in South Africa and its rate of occurrence is increasing. About one in every 31 South African women are at the risk of developing breast cancer and early diagnosis and ...
