Browsing by Author "Tsolekile, Lungiswa"
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Adherence to lifestyle modification recommendations in hypertensive patients at Parirenyatwa Hospital
Makondo, Rulani (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Hypertension (HTN) complications are one of the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide, with increasing trends noted in Africa. The most neglected causes of uncontrolled HTN and its complications ... -
Assessing the factors associated with uptake of childhood immunization services among children aged 12 to 23 months in Eswatini
Mutandwa, Michelle Farai (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Immunization is the use of vaccines on people, particularly children, to make them resistant to infectious diseases. The vaccines administered stimulate the body’s immune system for protection against subsequent infection. ... -
Assessment of healthy lifestyle practices in type 2 diabetes patients and association with glycated haemoglobin levels in Harare, Zimbabwe
Chipinduro, Joseph (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Introduction: The control of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is pivoted on adherence to a healthy lifestyle (healthy diet, physical activity and non-smoking). Zimbabwe reports a high burden of T2DM related complications ... -
Assessment of the barriers to the utilization of antenatal care services in Kazungula district, Zambia
Sakala, Morgan (2011)Globally, 1600 women and over 5000 newborn babies die daily of preventable causes and over 90% of these deaths occur in developing world. An estimated 358000 maternal deaths occurred worldwide in 2008 with developing ... -
Attitudes and behaviour of health care workers toward women during childbirth in Zambia
Shindon, Kanonkela (University of Western Cape, 2021)In recent years, the Chipata district has been making progress in promoting Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) implementation, with great emphasis on its underlying principles of ethics and psycho-sociocultural aspects as ... -
Dietary intake practices associated with diabetes and obesity among black South Africans in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological study
Pupuma, Nomandlakayise (University of the Western Cape, 2018)South Africa is undergoing epidemiological transition characterised by large shifts in dietary patterns. Modern societies seem to have adopted a ―Western diet‖ which is high in saturated fats, sugar, salt, refined foods ... -
Exploring the barriers and facilitators of access to care as experienced by caregivers of children who were admitted to a specialised tuberculosis hospital
Zeeman, Celeste (University of the Western Cape, 2020)Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major cause of ill health and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide. Furthermore, young children, especially those under five years old and infants, are at ... -
Exploring the barriers to optimal infant feeding in the first six months of life in De Doorns, Western Cape
Scott, Kelly Leman (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Adequate infant feeding (IF) practices, specifically exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life, is one of the approaches to addressing malnutrition. The World Health Assembly has set an international ... -
Exploring the experiences of women participating in a lifestyle intervention programme (iindiago) who had hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy
Tshikovhi, Takalani (University of Western Cape, 2021)Diabetes has become the second leading cause of death in South Africa. It accounts for 5.5% of South Africa’s total mortality. One of the major risk factors is Hyperglycaemia First Detected in Pregnancy (HFDP). The prevalence ... -
Factors associated with glycaemic control in people living with HIV and Diabetes mellitus within integrated care models in City of Cape Town primary health care facilities
Abrahams, Dianne (University of the Western Cape, 2022)In the Eastern and Southern African regions, 16 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) are accessing treatment for HIV and are therefore linked to care. Many of these access points occur within vertical HIV care programmes. ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about diabetes mellitus among an urban adult population in Windhoek, Namibia
Kambinda, Dorothy Nasilele (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Background: Namibia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries where diabetes mellitus ranks among the top ten health conditions contributing to the disease burden and among the top 15 in-patient causes of death. An ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of TB non-adherent and adherent 2-3 years after their initial registration at Botšabelo clinic, Maseru, Lesotho
Letsie, Moselinyane (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) in the majority of cases is a curable disease requiring prolonged treatment of six months. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends the Direct Observation Treatment Short course (DOTS) ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of people living with diabetes mellitus type 2 (t2dm) from the Eden district region of South Africa
Van Reenen, Maxine Sherna (University of Western Cape, 2021)Diabetes mellitus, a chronic condition in nature, is categorized into type 1 or type 2. By definition, it is classified as raised blood glucose levels. This burden contributes vastly to the rise in morbidity and mortality ... -
Perceptions and experiences of caregivers of children with Cerebral Palsy regarding rehabilitation therapy of their children in Zimbabwe
Tanyanyiwa, Hillary T. (University of Western Cape, 2021)The Harare Children’s Rehabilitation Unit (CRU) was established to serve the needs of children with disabilities, including those with cerebral palsy (CP) in Zimbabwe. The primary objective of the CRU is to support the ... -
The perceptions of Anganwadi workers and mothers of the importance of nutritional care of children during the first 3 years of life : a study of Jharkhand, India
Mahto, Haldhar (University of the Western Cape, 2015)India has the highest prevalence of child malnutrition in the world and is ranked among the worst performing Commonwealth countries in terms of child undernutrition. This poor performance is despite the implementation of ... -
Perceptions of body weight and health risks among primary school educators in the Western Cape, South Africa
Dalais, Lucinda (2012)The global problem of overweight and obesity is disturbing judging by the World Health Organization 2008 statistics which estimate that 1.4 billion and 500 million adults are overweight and obese. Thus, as a major risk for ... -
Pregnant women’s perceptions and understanding of the barriers to early antenatal care booking in the Shiselweni region in Swaziland
Simelane, Lungile (University of the Western Cape, 2020)Globally, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) dropped by 44%, from 342 deaths per 100 000 to 211 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017. Developing countries have reached two-thirds coverage (69 %) of the recommended ... -
The prevalence of refractive errors, visual impairment and spectacle uptake among paediatric patients in Abuja, Nigeria
Sewuese, Bitto (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Uncorrected refractive errors can lead to severe visual impairment and blindness. There is a worldwide prevalence of visual impairment from uncorrected refractive errors in children of 0.97%. In children, loss of education ... -
Risk factors for poor blood pressure control in hypertensive patients on treatment in Manzini, Eswatini
Buckham, Millicent Phumzile Bubu (University of the Western Cape, 2022)There is an alarming number of uncontrolled hypertensive patients on treatment seen daily in out-patient clinics across Eswatini. Many have the avoidable complications of uncontrolled hypertension, such as renal failure ... -
Understanding the factors that discourage young people from accessing youth friendly health services in Mbale district, Uganda
Ukwimi, Chivuli (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Primary healthcare services in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa are, for the most part, geared to the needs of adults. There are considerable gaps in delivering sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for young people ...