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Factors influencing adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy at a General Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to two thirds of the 33 million HIV infected individuals worldwide. In 2007 there were an estimated 1.5 million Kenyans infected with HIV, and 166 000 new infections in 2008. The introduction of ...
Assessment of healthy lifestyle practices in type 2 diabetes patients and association with glycated haemoglobin levels in Harare, Zimbabwe
(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 ...
A programme to facilitate quality client-centred care in Primary Health Care clinics of the rural West Coast District
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Introduction:
The overall aim of this study was to develop a programme to facilitate quality client-centred care in Primary Health Care clinics of the rural West Coast District.
Research design and -method:
Both ...
Experiences of parents of children with mental disability regarding access to mental health care
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges parents of children with mental health disabilities and disorders in Namibia face when attempting to access mental healthcare resources. The study used a qualitative ...
Views and experiences of children with disabilities and their parents regarding school attendance
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
A number of children with physical disabilities are not attending school in Zambia, despite the endorsement of the 1996 by UNESCO “Education Our Future” that provides children with disabilities the right to be educated ...
Patient satisfaction with the care provided in a psychiatric hospital in Cape Town
(2012)
Background: Patient satisfaction is a well-researched area in general medicine
worldwide, yet a full exploration of patient satisfaction amongst psychiatric patients
appears to be lacking in South Africa. Patient ...
Caregivers' perceptions of desensitization among sexually abused children
(University of the Western cape, 2011)
Children react differently to the traumatic incidence of sexual abuse. Some children develop symptomatic behaviours associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in reaction to sexual abuse, such as apathy, which is a ...
Risk factors for severe malnutrition in children with cerebral palsy in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Over 80% of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) present with feeding difficulties which consequently
result in about 40-50% of them being malnourished. Many children with CP in low resource
countries like Zambia, present ...
Exploration of factors influencing contraceptive use among HIV-positive women participating in a Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission program in an urban setting in Harare, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Dual protection is protection against unwanted pregnancy, HIV and other sexually
transmitted infections and a means of achieving safer sex and birth control (WHO, 2012). It is one of the essential tools promoted by the ...
Rehabilitation professionals' views on the experiences of patients with physical disabilities accessing community health centres
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Rehabilitation services have been described as being necessary to maximize patient
independence in order to enable them to participate fully in their communities. The Aim of the
study was based on the problem statement ...