Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Title
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Effectiveness of a monetary incentive on general practitioners' behaviour of promoting HIV testing for pregnant women in the private sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Background: Early HIV testing is a crucial step for pregnant women in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. In the public sector nearly all pregnant women presenting at antenatal clinics are screened for HIV. ... -
Effectiveness of task shifting in antiretroviral treatment services in health centres, Gasabo district, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In the context of human resource crisis in African countries, the World Health Organization has proposed task-shifting as an approach to meet the ever-increasing need for HIV/AIDS care and treatment services. Rwanda started ... -
Effects of peer counselling on feeding practices of HIV positive and HIV negative women in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), (giving breast milk only without any solids or liquids), has proved to be very challenging in the South African context, although this infant feeding practice has been found to ... -
The effects of teen clubs on adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in HIV care amongst adolescents in Windhoek, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are notably underserved by national HIV programmes globally due to their unique needs. Of particular concern is limited access to and availability of adolescent-friendly ART services, ... -
Effects of telephonic SMS reminders influence on adherence to scheduled medication pick up appointments among adults on antiretrovirals at the Swakopmund State Hospital ART clinic Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Background: Adherence of patients on antiretroviral therapy to lifelong treatment is a major challenge within the public health system in Namibia. Missed appointments have been shown to contribute to poor clinical outcomes ... -
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 ... -
Emergency care in the Free State Province: A retrospective study of the patient and disease profile and the quality of patient records
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The national and provincial governments of South Africa are busy restructuring Emergency Care, which enjoys frontline pivotal role in its health care delivery system. Research on Emergency Care is very limited locally and ... -
Estimating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for major morbidity and mortality globally. Gains made to end TB in the decade 2010 to 2019 have been at a pace which is predicted to be insufficient to reach global 2035 TB targets. A new ... -
Evaluating community health workers’ capacity to deliver ‘lifestyle Africa’ in Cape Town, South Africa: adaptation of the diabetes prevention programme for a middle-income country
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background and rationale: There is a growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as Type 2 Diabetes, globally and in particular in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). LMICs face the added challenge of ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of digital oral health promotion on knowledge, self-check, and self-care practices of students at a Durban college, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)A novel concept in oral health is the use of digital healthcare communication tools in a primary preventative approach to address the enormous challenges posed by oral health disease burdens on limited health budgets. This ... -
Evaluating the implementation and uptake of the Universal Tuberculosis sputum testing by geneXpert ultra in HIV infected pregnant women in city health PHC facilities, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: Tuberculosis contributed 33.2% of all non-pregnancy related infections (NPRI) causes of South African maternal mortality, in 2017. The disease contributed 22 of the 46 maternal deaths due to NPRI, in the Western ... -
Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about the prevention and self-treatment principles for low back pain among nursing staff in Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, East London Hospital Comple
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Nursing is a high-risk profession for the development of musculoskeletal problems and low back pain (LBP) in particular. Currently there is limited information available for the prevalence of LBP among the South African ... -
Evaluating the quality of care for sexually transmitted infections (STI) in 14 primary health care (PHC) facilities in Umjindi local municipality, Mpumalanga Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The overall aim of this study was to evaluate quality of STI services in Umjindi local municipality. A concrete objective was to investigate the health system issues that may have a negative impact in the provision of ... -
An Evaluation of a Community Health Interpreter pilot scheme in two public hospitals in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)This mini thesis describes the evaluation of the work of Community Health Interpreters (CHIs) in two Cape Town public hospitals, Its aim is to ascertain whether the introduction of interpreters in public hospitals led to ... -
An evaluation of a community health interpreter pilot scheme in two public hospitals in Cape Town SA
(University of western cape, 1998)This mini thesis describes the evaluation of the work of Community Health Interpreters (CHIs) in two Cape Town public hospitals, Its aim is to ascertain whether the introduction of interpreters in public hospitals led to ... -
An evaluation of a community health interpreter pilot scheme in two public hospitals in cape town sa
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)This mini thesis describes the evaluation of the work of Community Health Interpreters (CHIs) in two Cape Town public hospitals, Its aim is to ascertain whether the introduction of interpreters in public hospitals led to ... -
Evaluation of an educational intervention to improve the accuracy of death certification amongst medical interns
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitudes of doctors in relation to death certification and also assess whether an educational intervention can improve the accuracy of death certificate completion and thereby improve ... -
Evaluation of an in-house training course for district level health workers in the Cape Metropole region
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The stated aim of training in courses run by the Health lnformation Systems Programme (HISP) is to empower facility and district level staff to use locally generated information to improve coverage and quality of primary ... -
Evaluation of antiretroviral therapy information system in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)HIV/AIDS is the largest and most serious global epidemic in the recent times. To date, the epidemic has affected approximately 40 million people (range 33 - 46 million) of whom 67%, that is, an estimated 27 million people ... -
An evaluation of breastfeeding support activities at st monica's midwife obstetric unit and an assessment of breastfeeding levels within the first 48 hours after birth.
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The introduction is given in two parts. The first part deals with the subject of breastfeeding policy, that is, addressing the various programmes and practices recommended; while the second part provides an introduction ...