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Assessment of prescribing patterns and availability of anti-malarial drugs to children under five years of age in a rural district in Kenya
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prescribing practices and availability of antimalarial
drugs to children under five years of age in primary health care facilities in Bondo
district.
Barriers and facilitators to uptake of cervical cancer screening among women accessing maternal and child health services in Kampala, Uganda
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
The aim of the study was to explore the challenges to uptake of cervical cancer screening among women accessing maternal and child health services at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Factors that impact on the capacity of district aids task forces to coordinate sustainable decentralized hiv/aids services in Zambia: the case of Lusaka daft
(2013)
Introduction According (UNAIDS/WHO, 2011a) globally, 34.0 million [31.4 million–35.9 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2011 out of which 80% live in Sub Saharan Africa. In absolute terms, the burden of HIV ...
Assessment of clinical practices in children admitted with severe acute malnutrition in three district hospitals, in the Western Cape, South Africa
(2013)
Background: Severe acute malnutrition contributes disproportionately to child mortality rates despite availability of the WHO protocol, “Ten Steps”, to guide hospital management. Auditing morbidity and mortality rates of ...
A retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of the mobile HIV / AIDS treatment teams in the Amajuba district kwa- Zulu Natal
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mobile HIV/AIDS Treatment
Teams in initiating and treating patients with HAART at fixed primary health care clinics
Amajuba District.
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 ...
Uptake of HIV testing among acutely malnourished children in dowa district of Malawi
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Aim: This study sought to investigate service-related factors that affect uptake of HIV testing among children enrolled in CMAM. This was a descriptive study that used mixed quantitative and qualitative methods. To assess ...
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 ...