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Parental perceptions of health and child health needs in Early Childhood Care & Development Centres in Amatole District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Background: Parental perceptions of health and child health needs have not been explored within Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Although the relationship between ...
Community participation in collaborative tuberculosis and HIV activities including prevention of mother- to- child- transmission (PMTCT): development and evaluation of an intervention to enhance integration of TB/HIV/PMTCT services in a rural area of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The epidemiological interconnectedness of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics is well documented. Although international agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) have been advocating ...
Exploring the association between body image, body fat, and total cardiovascular disease risk among adults in a rural and an urban community of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Background: Obesity is increasing worldwide, and cultural perception of body image is considered an important contributor to the obesity epidemic among black Africans. Aim: To explore the association between body image ...
Relationship between socio-economic status and cardiovascular disease in black South Africans living in a rural and an urban community
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Introduction: In recent years, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a leading cause of death in developing countries. It is important to identify and target people who are at risk,given that a third of all deaths ...
Perceptions, attitudes and challenges about obesity and adopting a healthy lifestyle among health workers in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The prevalence of obesity is reported to be high among health workers both in high-income and low-income countries. This is alarming, as health workers not only serve the community’s health needs, but should also serve as ...
Perceptions and experiences of reporting of adverse drug reactions by public sector pharmacists in a rural district in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) contribute to potentially expensive hospital admissions and are regarded as a major public health priority. ADRs in South Africa are mainly detected by a spontaneous reporting ...
Factors that influence utilization of primary health facilities by adolescents in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Promoting positive and healthy decision-making practices and encouraging the utilization of health care facilities amongst adolescents is an important public health priority given that the period of adolescence is characterized ...
Perceptions on the factors influencing oral health seeking behaviour of communities in Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The negative effect of poor oral health on quality of life and financial implication of work days lost as a result of dental pain can be accepted as a rationale for inclusion of oral health in the primary health care (PHC) ...
Stakeholder perceptions of human resource requirements for health services based on primary health care and implemented through a national health insurance scheme
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
In 2007, at its 52nd Conference in Polokwane, the African National Congress (ANC) called for the implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. The announcement resulted in much debate, with critics voicing ...
Roles and competencies of district pharmacists: a case study from Cape Town
(2013)
This thesis presents research on the emergence of sub-structure and sub-district pharmacists in Cape Town by considering their roles and related competencies, and the support required to establish them in these new positions. ...