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Development of a training programme for professional nurses to promote the use of postpartum family planning in Epe local government area, Lagos state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is the initiation of family planning methods among
postpartum women, within 12 months after delivery. During this period, the women are a
vulnerable group of people with high unmet need ...
Development of a user centered mobile phone diabetes self-management intervention for people with type-2 diabetes in the ho municipality of Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Self-management remains a key goal for people living with Type-2 diabetes but globally has
been an ongoing challenge. The inefficiencies of traditional health education approaches to
diabetes care, concerns about the ...
A training programme for nurses on the management of preoperative anxiety and information needs of patients in Ashanti region, Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Studies reveal that preoperative information hastens recovery, reduces postoperative complications and improves patients’ satisfaction. It is expedient to explore the preoperative information needs of patients as assumptions ...
Developing strategy to improve the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education policy in Oyo state secondary schools in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Sexuality education is a globally emerging social issue leading to discourse among stakeholders
in the school system and public health arena. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has
emerged as an effective method of ...
Development of an intervention strategy to provide emotional support for nurses caring for violent patients in acute wards in psychiatric hospitals in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally, workplace violence in healthcare is a major public concern, especially
in the nursing profession. Nurses have higher risk of experiencing workplace violence they
spend more time with patients. The violence has ...
Development of a model for nursing management of postpartum depression in Edo state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a disease that has been increasingly plaguing women in recent times. The incidence of PPD is high in Edo state, Nigeria. The researcher’s per-sonal clinical experience was that women who had ...
Intervention strategy to improve pmtct programme implementation for HIV-exposed children in a rural sub-district in North West province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Despite the remarkable general decrease of mother-to-child transmission in the global HIV
response, a high number, 84%, of child HIV infections are occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa,
particularly in rural areas. Mother-to-child ...
Development of a model for support of emotional labour of nurses in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Experience of emotional labour by nurses reflects a stressful work environment where services are guarded by organization and professional display rules and rendered with “a-smile-on-the-face” to shield the negative effect. ...