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The Ugandan private students scheme at Makerere university school of medicine and its effect on increasing the number of medical doctors enrolled and trained from 1993 to 2004
(2010)Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of the PSS on enrolment, time to completion, attrition and number of graduated medical students at Makerere University Medical School after (post-) the Private Students Scheme (PSS). -
The Ugandan private students scheme at Makerere University School of Medicine and its effect on increasing the number of medical doctors enrolled and trained from 1993 to 2004
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Background: The global human resources for health crisis has affected Uganda deeply as is evidenced by grossly inadequate medical doctor to population ratios. Strategies to increase training and retention initiatives have ... -
Undergraduate midwifery students’ perceived readiness to conduct fetal surveillance at a University in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Fetal surveillance (FS) helps midwives to predict the well-being of the fetus during labour and its relationship with uterine contractions as labour progresses. Incorrect use of surveillance apparatus and wrong interpretation ... -
Undergraduate nurses' experience of the family health assessment as a learning opportunity
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of undergraduate community health nursing students at the University of the Western Cape who conducted a family health assessment learning task in communities ... -
Undergraduate nursing students' lived experiences with preceptors during their clinical placement at a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Due to the large student-supervisor ratio, a school of nursing at an university in the Western Cape, developed specific preceptorship training for professional nurses working in e.g. psychiatric hospitals. This aimed at ... -
Undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices toward HIV and AIDS in a higher education institution
(University of Western Cape, 2020)South Africa has the highest rate of HIV epidemic in the world, with the total number of PLWHA estimated at approximately 7. 97 million in 2019. Learning outcomes related to HIV and AIDS are embedded in the four-year ... -
Undergraduate nursing students’ perception of the psychosocial clinical learning environment at a selected Higher Education Institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Background: Globally there is an urgent requirement for skilled nurses. For this reason, interventions in nursing education need to be carefully assessed and strategically planned and coordinated. In order to establish ... -
Undergraduate students’ motivation for attending university and the role of demographic factors in influencing motivation
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Previous studies on motivation of higher education students have predominantly focused on the role of motivation in academic achievement. The aim of this study was to identify what motivates students to attend university ... -
Understanding attitudes and perceptions of nurses and medical doctors on providing intimate partner violence screening at Katutura Hospital, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This qualitative, explorative study aimed to explore the attitudes and perceptions of nurses and medical doctors at frontline services units of the Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, in providing intimate ... -
Understanding HELLP Syndrome in the South African context: a feminist study
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This thesis is about HELLP Syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelet count in pregnancy): a devastating maternal hypertensive complication that results in multi-system changes that can rapidly deteriorate ... -
Understanding nursing students’ experiences of online learning at a university in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Digital integration is evident in many countries and across all sectors. The need for integration of Information and Communications Technology with higher education was almost inevitable because of the effect of the ... -
The understanding of health promotion among youth attending secondary schools in rural settings
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Background: Several chronic health conditions that previously manifested in adulthood are now increasingly being identified in young people. Various health risk behaviours established during youth results in chronic diseases ... -
Understanding the attitudes, perceptions and practices towards condom use in preventing HIV among university students: A qualitative exploratory study at a tertiary institution, Cape Metropole, Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)HIV prevalence in South African youth aged 15-24 years was 7.1% in 2012, and is considered high (Shisana et al., 2014), suggesting that this population is highly vulnerable to HIV infection. Most students at the Higher ... -
Understanding the dynamics of accessing chronic medicines in the public sector: Implications for policy in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Access to medicines (ATM), specifically for those medicines that are related to the priority health needs of a population has been cited as a fundamental part of universal health coverage and a key element for service ... -
Understanding the patterns of alcohol use among adolescents in a Peri-urban historically disadvantaged community in the Western Cape province, South Africa
(2010)Background: Alcohol consumption among adolescents is increasing due to the general availability of alcohol in many community settings. Binge drinking (defined as drinking 5 or more drinks per occasion) (Parry, 2000) is ... -
Understanding the perceptions of women who experienced any delay in accessing appropriate health care services during childbirth in Otjiwarongo district hospital, Namibia
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Access to appropriate health care service during childbirth is a great challenge to many women in Africa and Namibia is no exception. More than 70% of women in Otjozondjupa region experienced some form of delay during ... -
Understanding the rehabilitation needs of persons living with a lower limb amputation in rural areas of the OR Tambo district of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Globally, the leading cause of lower limb amputation is diabetes mellitus. In South Africa, there is a rise in diabetes-related lower limb amputation with a marked increase in the number of persons with diabetes ... -
Understanding young people’s experiences and perspectives on HIV prevention in four communities in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The HIV incidence among young people aged 15 to 24 years remains a global health concern. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the home of approximately four million young people living with HIV, and young people in the region ... -
Unintentional childhood injuries in the home: the perceptions of first time mothers on the risk factors in Delft, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Injuries continue to be a significant health problem in children. Injuries put more children in hospital than any other single cause. Injuries to children are due to falls, burns, poisoning, crushing, suffocation, traffic ... -
University of the Western Cape students’ perceptions of alcohol use as a risk factor to HIV infection
(2010)Alcohol remains the most commonly abused substance in South Africa and several studies have shown associations between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviours, which pose a risk of HIV infection. Research indicates that ...
