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A health system perspective on factors influencing the use of health information for decision-making in a district health system
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This research explores a poorly understood area of health systems: the nature of managerial decision-making in primary healthcare facilities, and the information that informs decision-making at this level. Located in the ...
Roles and competencies of district pharmacists: a case study from Cape Town
(2013)
This thesis presents research on the emergence of sub-structure and sub-district pharmacists in Cape Town by considering their roles and related competencies, and the support required to establish them in these new positions. ...
Development of the Public Health model of Community participation in the Kwazulu - Natal primary health care system
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to develop the public health model of community participation
for the KwaZulu-Natal primary health care system. The model is intended to improve the
understanding of community participation ...
Decentralised human resource management in a district health system: case studies in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The effective management of the public health workforce, in the context of decentralisation
and the District Health System, is pivotal to the delivery of primary health care and,
ultimately, improved health. This research ...
Community insights into, and an international perspective on the role food environments and diet play in the self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban and rural South Africa
(The University of the Western Cpae, 2018)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pre-diabetes contribute increasingly to the global
burden of disease. Along with other behavioural risk factors, diet plays a key role in the
onset and management of the disease, in ...
Effectiveness of a Complementary Feeding Promotion Program for Care givers of Infants Using Trained Agriculture Extension Workers in a Rural Area of Ethiopia: A Randomized Control Trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Complementary feeding practices are often inadequate in developing countries
resulting in a significant decline in the nutritional status in children between 6 and 24 months of
age. In 2011, only 4% of mothers in Ethiopia ...
A realist evaluation of the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in the metropolitan area of the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In South Africa, 7.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) of whom
about 56% were accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2016, accounted for approximately 20%
of people on ART globally. The successful initiation ...
The role of international partnerships in building the capacity of health professional programs in Kenyan and Tanzanian universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
International interuniversity partnerships are recommended for increasing the
capacity of sub-Saharan African universities. Numerous case studies of individual
partnerships exist, as do tools for guiding collaborations, ...
An evaluation of the effect of essential newborn care group motivational interviewing health education delivered in a maternity waiting home setting on the mothers' knowledge and practice and on early neonatal morbidity in rural eastern province of Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The study assesses the effect of the Essential Newborn Care family package
health education messages delivered to pregnant mothers and their caregivers by
the Safe Motherhood Action Groups members (SMAGs) in a Maternity ...
Quality of life in a fragile state: a study of orphans and vulnerable children living in child-headed households in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Households headed by children, adolescents and youths are a growing phenomenon across sub-
Saharan Africa. This is largely a result of the increasing mortality of economically active adults,
coupled with migration and ...