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Effects of treatment compliance on treatment outcomes for pulmonary tuberculosis patients on Directly Observed Treatment-short Course in Windhoek District, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem worldwide, with an estimated 9 million new cases accounting for an estimated 1.5 million deaths in 2012. Non-compliance with TB treatment has become a major barrier to achieving ...
The acceptability of the Family Health Model, that replaces Primary Health Care, as currently implemented in Wardan Village, Giza, Egypt
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Introduction: Health Sector Reform was initiated as a component of the Structural
Adjustment Policies that were imposed on the developing countries by the
international monetary organizations such as the International ...
Predictors of death among tuberculosis patients while on treatment in local health facilities in Francistown
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Botswana has one of the highest TB incidence rates in the world. Tuberculosis in those without HIV infection accounts for 13% of adult mortality and in those living with TB and HIV in Botswana account for 40% ...
Exploring factors that influence learners' use of sanitation facilities and personal hygiene practices in a girls' boarding school, Zomba District, Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Millennium Development Goal 7 was to ensure environmental sustainability by aiming to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation and safe drinking water by the year 2015. The ...
Factors that influence the collection of chronic medication parcels by patients with Type 2 diabetes from a primary health care facility in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Optimal management of Type 2 diabetes requires that patients have a convenient method of collecting chronic medication. In the Western Cape Province, Type 2 diabetes patients can collect chronic medication from ...
Assessing the awareness of and adherence to the Universal Safety Precautions (USP) among Health Care Workers (HCWs) in Kogi State Specialist Hospital (KSSH), Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Introduction: The Universal Safety Precautions (USP) are a set of principles including practices and protocols, which is meant to reduce or prevent occupational exposures to blood borne pathogens among health care workers ...
Factors influencing the implementation of health promoting schools : a multiple case study of three secondary schools in a resource limited community in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Introduction: This study was conducted because of a gap in information on the factors influencing the health promoting schools (HPS) implementation process in South Africa (SA) specifically and in secondary schools globally. ...
Assessment of factors associated with incomplete immunization among children aged 12-23 months in Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Ethiopia has achieved its target for Millennium Development Goal 4 by recording 69 %reduction in its under-five mortality. The proportion of fully immunized children in Ethiopia has increased from 14 % in 2000 to 24 % in ...
The development of a street-food vending model that offers healthy foods for sale
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Street foods (SF) contribute significantly to the nutritional intake of adults and children in developing countries. They are inexpensive and a major source of income for a vast multitude. A major concern is ...
The perceptions of mothers and caregivers about the factors affecting low uptake of measles immunisation among children under 5 years in the Nangana District, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Immunisation is considered to be amongst the most successful and cost-effective disease prevention interventions available. The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) in Namibia was established in 1990 to ensure that the ...