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Impact of Knowledge gained from adolescents' puberty's books on knowledge and attitudes towards puberty development changes among a very young adolescent learners in Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Introduction: A distinct subgroup of adolescents, very young adolescents (VYA) aged 10 to 14 are going through one of the most important life transformations. For adolescents to develop the healthy behaviors that can ... -
Impact of knowledge gained from adolescents’ puberty books on knowledge and attitudes towards puberty development changes among very young adolescent learners in Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)A distinct subgroup of adolescents, very young adolescents (VYA) aged 10 to 14 are going through one of the most important life transformations. For adolescents to develop the healthy behaviors that can influence their ... -
Impact of the expansion of the health surveillance assistants programme in Nkhatabay District of North Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study investigated the challenges facing a category of community health workers (Health Surveillance Assistants) in rural Malawi district of Nkhatabay following the expansion of their programme funding from the Global ... -
Impact of the private sector initiative on the job satisfaction of hospital pharmacists in Lagos state
(UWC, 2009)Background: Hospital pharmacy practice is an important aspect of healthcare, as drugs are a key component of patient treatment in hospitals. In Lagos state, Nigeria, provision of healthcare services, including drugs, was ... -
The implementation of the rehabilitation service package in the Metropole Health District, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This research investigated the availability and nature of the rehabilitation service at primary health care level rendered by rehabilitation staff in the Metropole district health services. The aim of the study was to ... -
The importance of STI treatment in HIV prevention: knowledge and behaviours of secondary school students in Tsumeb, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Curricula should be strengthened by teaching the curability of STIs and the importance of STI treatment to prevent HIV transmission. This study focused on the control of sexually transmitted infections as a key HIV prevention ... -
Improving self-management for Type 2 diabetes and hypertension patients in Peri-urban townships in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The rising burden of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and hypertension (HTN) and the impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in general on weak public health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) require ... -
The incidence of linezolid-associated side effects in MDR/RR-TB patients receiving routine care at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis is currently considered an ongoing public health crisis and a health security threat. Several strategies for the management of MDR/RR- TB have been explored including the use of ... -
Individual and environmental factors associated with overweight among children in primary schools in Ghana
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Overweight/obesity is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and some cancers. Obesity in childhood is known to predict later obesity in adolescence and adulthood. Understanding ... -
Individual and environmental factors associated with overweight among children in primary schools in Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background Overweight/obesity is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and some cancers. Obesity in childhood is known to predict later obesity in adolescence and adulthood. ... -
Individual, social, economic and school factors that influence Seychellois teenage mothers returning to school after childbirth
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Teenage childbearing interferes with girls' educational attainment in many settings, as it frequently marks the end of their schooling. While the right to education is guaranteed in the Constitution and its Education Act ... -
Infant feeding practices, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of mothers with 0-6 months babies attending baby-friendly accredited health facilities and non-baby friendly accredited health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The Ministry of Health in Malawi promotes exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary feeding up to two years or beyond. This policy applies to all ... -
Infant feeding strategies and other determinants of postnatal HIV-free survival rate in South Africa: parameter values for modeling postnatal HIV-free survival rate in South Africa
(2008)Background: Mother to child HIV transmission is a significant public health problem especially in Southern Africa. South Africa is the second highest burden country globally with 71 000 infants being HIV infected every ... -
Infant feeding strategies and other determinants of postnatal HIV-free survival rate in South Africa: Parameter values for modeling postnatal HIV-free surviving rate in South africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Background: Mother-to-child HIV transmission is a significant public health problem , especially in Southern Africa. South Africa is the second highest burden country globally with 71 000 infants being HIV infected every ... -
The influence that managers' leadership style has on the job satisfaction of healthcare workers in public healthcare sector in Mpumalanga province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Employee turnover is one big challenge in many organizations, particularly in the public health sector of South Africa. There is an increase competition between public and private sectors on the available scares human ... -
Information needs of health researchers in developing countries : A survey of development country participants in Cochrane collaboration.
(University of Western Cape, 2004)One hundred and fifty two (152) countries in the world can be classified as developing or low-resourced countries (LR Cs) according to the World Bank. 1 In the majority of these countries the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ... -
Insecticide treated nets distribution and use for malaria control in Omuntele Constituency, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)purpose;To assess and determine insecticide treated nets (ITNs) distribution and use for malaria intervention in Omuntele Constituency Study Design: Cross-sectional analyical household KAP survey' Sample:6 out of 35 ... -
Internal brain drain in Mozambique’s national health service: medical doctors‟ and managers‟ perceptions of factors that influence intentions to stay or leave the public health sector in Maputo city, Mozambique (2000-2010)
(University of Western Cape, 2013)Objectives: To document the distribution of medical doctors between the National Health System (NHS), NGOs and the Private Sector over the period 2000-2010; (2) To explore the perceptions of medical doctors (MDs) and human ... -
Intersectoral collaboration during policy formulation and early implementation: The case of the first 1,000 days initiative in the western cape province, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Intersectoral collaboration for health is widely recognised as a critical component of interventions to address complex public health issues. However, there is limited research that has examined how intersectoral approaches ... -
Investigating musculoskeletal health in the workplace, among employees who are exposed to heavy lifting: A descriptive and correlational study
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Protecting and promoting health in the workplace is imperative, both for individual employee health and workplace productivity. High rates of workplace injuries, particularly in environments where high levels ...