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The dynamics of intimate partner violence during pregnancy and linkages with HIV infection and disclosure in Zimbabwe
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
The study assessed the linkages between HIV infection and intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and after HIV status disclosure in a context where HIV testing has become almost mandatory through the provider-initiated ...
School-based support teams’ understandings and experiences of inclusive education in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
South Africa's education system has undergone dramatic changes in the last decade resulting in an increase in the levels of stress reported by educators. Changes, such as the implementation of Inclusive Education as well ...
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 ...
Adherence to HAART: Experiences of men and women living with HIV in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this study was to explore how HIV positive people understand and describe their experience of taking antiretroviral treatment consistently in a strictly organised regimen. Eight participants were recruited from ...
Assessment of the barriers to the utilization of antenatal care services in Kazungula district, Zambia
(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 ...
Identifying the potential barriers and facilitators that can contribute to the level of antiretroviral treatment adherence among people living with HIV and AIDS in the rural district of Chongwe, Zambia
(2010)
According to the Demographic and Health Survey in Zambia the national HIV prevalence among population aged 15-49 years was 14%. In 2002 the Government of Zambia introduced Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in two of the largest ...
Factors influencing access to antiretroviral treatment in Benue State, Nigeria
(2010)
At the end of 2008, Nigeria had the third largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in the world, with an estimated 2.95 million people and an average prevalence rate of 4.6%. According to the 2008 prevalence ...
The lived experiences of adolescents with cancer
(2010)
People often do not want to hear, talk or read about cancer. Cancer is arguably one of the most feared illnesses and maybe rightly so for it is usually associated with pain, fear,uncertainty, anxiety, long uncomfortable ...
Experiences of caregivers of children with spastic cerebral palsy regarding splinting in Uganda
(2013)
Splinting is one of the many strategies used globally for managing neuromuscular
impairments related to cerebral palsy. In Uganda, some children with cerebral palsy who
have been provided with splints return to the ...
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 ...