Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Mathole, Thubelihle"
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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
Menda, Dhally Mutombo (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 ... -
Attitude, perceptions and behaviour towards family planning amongst women attending PMTCT services at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital, Namibia
Akpabio, Alma (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Background: About 22.4 million people were living with HIV/AIDS in 2008 out of which women constitute approximately 57%. Namibia is one of the highly affected countries with a national HIV prevalence of 17.8% among women ... -
Barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health services for young women in a rural clinic in Alfred Nzo district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Gwiji, Patricia Noluthando (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for young women is a global challenge, and South Africa is no exception (WHO, 2016). Less than 1% of adolescent girls and young women aged 15 – 24 years visit health ... -
Barriers to condom use in serodiscordant couples where one partner was on ART at the UZ Clinical Research Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
Gurupira, Wilfred T. (University of the Western Cape, 2016)The HIV prevalence rate in Zimbabwe has been estimated at 15% (15 years old and above), which is one of the highest in the world, and HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health problem. The focus of HIV prevention ... -
The effects of the devolution of HIV treatment programmes from external to local non-governmental organisations: A mixed-methods study in Kano, Northern Nigeria
Yahaya, Habibu Bala (University of the Western Cape, 2021)The devolution of health programmes from external to local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is a relatively new phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa. The special characteristics of the devolution of complex programmes ... -
Evaluation of the quality of counselling for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV offered to pregnant women in the copperbelt province of Zambia
Kumwenda, Andrew (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Background: One study on estimating rates of mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in program settings in Zambia showed significant reduction in the MTCT rate with some specific prevention of mother to child transmission ... -
Experiences of early antiretroviral therapy (art) initiation among people living with HIV in Livingstone district in Zambia
Simuyaba, Melvin (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Being healthy (‘feeling fine’) and health deterioration (‘getting sick’) were key health concerns among PLHIV prior to ART initiation. PLHIV often referred living with HIV as ‘being sick’ and experiencing poor health when ... -
An exploration of the experiences of caregivers of children living with HIV who experience treatment failure to antiretroviral therapy (art) in Maseru, Lesotho
Hlasoa, Mosa Molapo (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Globally, 1.8 million children (aged 0-14 years) are living with HIV, with Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) remaining the most heavily affected region, accounting for almost 90% of children living with HIV (CLHIV). Unlike adults, ... -
Exploring the factors that contribute to poor utilization of primary health care services: a study of two primary health care clinics in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Umunna, Zeluwa Ifeoma (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Introduction: Nigeria operates a three tiered health care delivery system with a large percentage of health care delivery vested at the primary care level. There has been over the years a continued effort by the government ... -
Factors influencing male partner involvement in the mother-to-child transmission of HIVplus (MTCT-plus) programme in Gobabis district, Namibia: a qualitative study
Kwenda, Felix (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: Although great strides have been made in reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in Namibia, the universal target of less than 5% by 2015 has not yet been achieved. In an effort to scale-up services ... -
Factors influencing men's involvement in reproductive health in Arusha and Arumeru districts, Tanzania
Mmbando, Zebadia Paul (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study findings were thematically grouped into three themes including the coordination and partnerships, culture and implementation challenges. Poor coordination and failure of systems in place appeared to characterise ... -
Factors influencing the choice of place of child delivery among women in Garissa district, Kenya
Hirsi, Alasa Osman (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Although the Kenyan government implemented safe motherhood programme two decades ago, available data indicate that prevalence of home delivery is still high among women in Garissa District. The aim of this thesis was to ... -
Understanding the perceptions of women who experienced any delay in accessing appropriate health care services during childbirth in Otjiwarongo district hospital, Namibia
Stefanus, Frieda N. (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 ... -
Use of continuous quality improvement to improve prevention of mother to child transmission (pmtct) programme performance in Amathole district municipality of Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Oyebanji, Oyebola (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Globally, new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in children reduced by 54% due to implementation of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV since the peak in 1996, increase in Antiretroviral ...