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Exploring the trends in prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus drug resistance in South Africa over the course of the HIV epidemic
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was rolled out in South Africa in the public sector
in 2004 and the treatment coverage has increased over the years to 56% in 2016. The increased
treatment coverage has the potential ...
A descriptive analysis of the role of a WhatsApp clinical discussion group as a forum for Continuous Medical Education in the management of complicated HIV/TB clinical cases in a group of doctors in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: As South Africa’s HIV programme increases in size, increasingly complex
HIV/TB cases occur that are often beyond the clinical scope of primary health care clinicians.
In the Eastern Cape (EC) province, health ...
An investigation into the attitudes of male undergraduate students towards menstruation: The psychometric properties of the Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Menstruation is an integral and normal part of human life, indeed of human existence. Instead
of being celebrated as a noteworthy landmark of biological maturity in a young girl‟s life,
menstruation has become an organic ...
Women's perceptions and experiences of post-operative physiotherapy management at an Obstetric Fistula Center in Eldoret, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Post-operative physiotherapy plays a vital role in the management of patients with
incontinence in order to optimise the outcome of obstetric fistula surgery. Women who
suffer residual urinary incontinence continue to ...
A human resource strategy to facilitate competencies of assistant nurse managers in the public health facilities in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The health workforce provides the most important input to any health system. There are estimated
to be 59.2 million full-time paid health workers worldwide. The workforce has a strong
comprehensive impact on the performance ...
Exploring the subjective experience and the psychosocial interventions mothers utilise in managing a child presenting with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)/Dyspraxia.
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Developmental Coordination Disorder, often also referred to as Dyspraxia, can
be described as a marked impairment in the development of motor coordination affecting daily
activities, in the absence of neurological or ...
High school rugby and hockey players' knowledge of concussion and return to play guidelines
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Concussion is one of the most common injuries in contact sports such as rugby
and hockey. Concussion awareness has dramatically increased over the last 20 years.
Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that often gets ...
Psychology students' perceptions of the extent to which group-based systematic review methodology at Honours level prepared them for further postgraduate studies.
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Honours students in Psychology typically form larger cohorts with numbers ranging from 20
to 40 students in comparison to other disciplines that have fewer than 10 students in a cohort.
The National Qualifications Framework ...
Factors influencing utilization of oral health services in Lesotho
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The oral health programme in Lesotho aims to offer curative, preventive, promotive and
rehabilitative oral health services. However, observations as well as annual reports suggest that
oral health service utilization is ...
Exploration of Psychology Masters students' subjective experiences of establishing a working alliance with their research supervisor
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The state of postgraduate studies in South Africa has come under renewed enquiry
in recent years as concern is placed on the inconsistency between postgraduate enrolment and
graduation rates. The discrepancy between the ...