Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Title
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Factors that influence medication non-compliance among patients on chronic medication at the Kensington Community Health Centre in Kensington' Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)Failure of patients to comply with medication regimens is a major barrier to the delivery of effective medical care. Measures to improve compliance must be based on knowledge of the reasons why patients are not compliant. ... -
Factors that influence parents’ decisions on childhood immunizations at Kumasi metropolis in Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study sought to explore and describe factors that influence parents’ decisions on childhood immunizations at Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. Based on the Health Belief Model used as the theoretical framework guiding this ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The feasibility and challenges of implementing the essential drugs programme into occupational health services
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) is one of the tools developed to achieve the objectives of the South African National Drug Policy. Occupational health (OH) services are largely in the private sector and usually provide ... -
The feasibility of a model for innovative care of Tuberculosis patients at an urban clinic in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: A qualitative assessment
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)In this mini-thesis, I used qualitative methods to assess the feasibility of implementing a multi faceted intervention designed to improve tuberculosis treatment adherence in an urban primary health care setting in the ... -
First year learner nurses' perceptions on self-directed learning during clinical activities in the skills laboratory
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Self-directed learning (SDL) has become a focus in the past years due to the increase in the complexity and changes in the nursing profession development. Employing SDL methodologies has been advantageous to the learner ... -
Frequency of CCR2V64I and CCR5Δ32 host genes and their association with HIV infection among pregnant women from Harare, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Aim: To determine and compare the prevalence of CCR5-Δ32 and CCRV64I genes in HIV positive and HIV negative population of pregnant women from Harare, in Zimbabwe. Results: The proportion of pregnant women with the homozygous ... -
Gender and age differences in condom use patterns among youth in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a descriptive and analytical study
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)South Africa is estimated to have one of the highest epidemics of HIV infection. Recent youth studies have found that youth aged 15-24 years are increasingly becoming vulnerable to HIV. Condom use is promoted as one of the ... -
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and energy services liberalisation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): issues and prospects
(2010)Increasing energy needs globally have recently led to an interest in effectively bringing energy services in the trading system. Energy services were part of the Uruguay Round of negotiations, whose main achievement was ... -
Growth outcomes of infants with in-utero and breastfeeding exposure to maternal tenofovir based pre-exposure prophylaxis
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: In settings with high HIV prevalence, pregnant and postpartum women are at substantial risk of HIV infection. Recommended by the World Health Organisation, oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) based ... -
Health care responses at retreat community health centre to cases of domestic violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Abused women are confronted with many issues when seeking medical advice and when living in abusive relationships. The aim of this study was to ascertain how health care givers respond to and provide treatment to cases of ... -
Health managers’ experiences and perceptions of intersectoral collaboration at the primary health care level in two urban sub-districts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Background: Actions on addressing the social determinants of health are necessary for reducing health inequities and improving health outcomes. These actions can, however, fall outside the scope of the health sector alone ... -
The health workers’ uptake of continuing professional education in selected Provincial Hospitals in Zimbabwe.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Health institutions in Zimbabwe often cannot fulfill their health care mandate due to lack of specialist health workers in different fields. Despite the effort by the Ministry in providing CPE opportunities, there is ... -
Hearing loss amongst DR-TB patients that have received extended high-frequency pure tone audiometry monitoring (KUDUwave) at three DR-TB decentralized sites in Kwazulu Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Ototoxic induced hearing loss is a common adverse event related to aminoglycosides used in Multi Drug Resistant -Tuberculosis treatment. Exposure to ototoxic drugs damages the structures of the inner ear. Symptomatic hearing ... -
HIV disclosure in the workplace amongst public service workers in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)With a prevalence of 14.3% among the 15-49 years age group, HIV/AIDS still constitutes a significant challenge in Zambia. In order to respond to the impact of HIV/AIDS within the workplace, government ministries have ... -
HIV positive street children’s access to treatment for HIV/AIDSin the district of Katuba, in the South-West of the city of Lubumbashi, democratic republic of Congo (DRC)
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The number of street children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is estimated at 70,000 and it increases each year. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief reported a 75.1% of street boys and 81.1% of ... -
HIV-positive adolescents’ experiences of finding out their HIV status through the Mini Flipster Disclosure Method.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Despite the known benefits of adolescents knowing their HIV status, parents and caregivers (PCG) often delay the disclosure of their children’s HIV status to them due to the fear of stigma and discrimination, the belief ... -
HIV/AIDS : knowledge, attitudes and occupational risk perceptions of physiotherapists in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a major public health problem. Globally, the number of new HIV infections is decreasing but the total number of people living with the ... -
How ought we to inform our teachers about gender-based violence? Identi$ing the challenges faced in integrating content around gender-based violence into classroom teaching in five primary schools in the Mitchells Plain district, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(2002)How ought we to inform our teachers about gender-based violence? Identifying the challenges faced in integrating content around gender based violence into classroom teaching in five primary schools in the Mitchells Plain ...