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An assessment of equity in geographical allocation of resources relative to need, in public primary healthcare services in the Northern Cape in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This study aimed to contribute to the current debate around equity in health care resource allocation by measuring the current allocation of resources, relative to need in the Northern Cape. It also discussed the level of ...
The participation of men in HIV interventions : response from men in Imbizo Men's Health Project, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This research aimed to explore why the Imbizo Men's Health Project is successful in encouraging men to participate in an HIV focused intervention by exploring what the respondents perceived to be the essential elements ...
A situational assessment of human resources planning in the Mnquma local service area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The aim of this thesis was to conduct a situational assessment of human resources planning at one local health authority, in order to determine how decentralisation has impacted the effectiveness of human resources planning.
A participatory approach to the design of a child-health community-based information system for the care of vulnerable children
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The existing District Health Information System in South Africa can be described as a facility based Information System, focusing on the clinics and hospitals and not on the community. Consequently, only those who access ...
The recognition of prior learning in higher education: the case of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This research is an attempt to determine the extent to which the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in higher education promotes social transformation. Through analysing the case study of the University of the Western ...
Factors leading to frequent readmission to Valkenberg Hospital for patients suffering from severe mental illnesses
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This thesis aimed to explore systematic health service problems that are related to frequent readmission of persons suffering from severe mental illnesses to Valkenberg Hospital. Reduction of acute and chronic beds in the ...
Diary cards: Preliminary evaluation of an intervention tool for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy and TB preventive therapy in people living with HIV/AIDS
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Adherence to prescribed medications is a central feature of good clinical HIV care and a key factor in determining the effectiveness of treatment. This is especially true for HIV-infected patients, on antiretroviral ...
Attitudes and behaviour of low-income households towards the management of domestic solid waste in Tafelsig, Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Solid waste management in South Africa has been focussing on the technical issues of waste disposal with little attention paid to the social and economic aspects of households. It is important to find out the impact of the ...
Sexual behaviour and perception of risk to HIV among Rosebank college students, Pretoria, South Africa
(2013)
The study had an observational, descriptive, cross sectional design. The sample consisted of 205 participants selected through convenience sampling. All students who presented for HIV testing during the colleges’ HIV ...
Contextual and socio-economic factors that impact food purchasing patterns of health club members residing in a predominantly black- urban township in South Africa
(2010)
Background: It is gradually being recognized that understanding individual-level
socioeconomic and environmental predictors of food purchasing and thus healthy eating, is
imperative in order to develop appropriate nutrition ...