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An exploration of the reasons for defaulting amongst Tuberculosis patients on the Community Based Directly-Observed Treatment Programme in the Siyanda district, Northern Cape Province
(UWC, 2009)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) poses a major public health challenge in South Africa and in the Northern Cape Province. The province has the third highest in TB incidence rate in the country. Poor adherence to TB treatment ... -
Factors influencing male’s involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services in Kibaale District, Uganda
(UWC, 2009)Globally, approximately 600,000 infants each year are born with HIV infection in Sub-Saharan Africa as a result of mother to child transmission (MTCT) (UNAIDS, 2001). Whereas there is significant progress in reduction of ... -
The role of men in family planning: an exploration of perceptions of men towards contraceptive use by women in Marigat Location, Kenya
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The participation of men in HIV interventions : response from men in Imbizo Men's Health Project, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This research aimed to explore why the Imbizo Men's Health Project is successful in encouraging men to participate in an HIV focused intervention by exploring what the respondents perceived to be the essential elements ... -
Knowledge of and attitudes towards kangaroo mother care in the Eastern Subdistrict, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Kangaroo mother care (KMC) was first initiated in Colombia due to shortages of incubators and the incidence of severe hospital infections of new-born infants during hospital stay (Feldman, 2004). Currently it is identified ... -
The perceptions of boys regarding substance abuse amongst adolescents
(University of Western Cape, 2009)South Africa is overwhelmed by the increase of substance abuse among adolescents. Having consulted the literature, South Africa is not the only country faced with this problem. It raises concerns with regard to the social ... -
Infant feeding practices, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of mothers with 0-6 months babies attending baby-friendly accredited health facilities and non-baby friendly accredited health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The Ministry of Health in Malawi promotes exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary feeding up to two years or beyond. This policy applies to all ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and treatment-seeking behaviour towards malaria among adult residents of Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Introduction Highest-risk malaria areas in South Africa share borders with Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Ongoing migration between these neighbouring areas impacts on malaria control interventions. For example, 30oh ... -
The participation of men in HIV interventions: Responses from men in the Imbizo men's health project, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.
(University of Western Cape, 2009)The unequal balance of power between women and men, which has its roots in gender norms, contributes to both male and female vulnerability to HIVand sexually transmitted infections (STIs).Yet most HIV prevention activities ... -
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). -
A preliminary assessment of a framework for the allocation of comprehensive primary dental services
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Summary:The aim of this study was to produce a preliminary assessment of the DRAF by determining its face validity, testing reliability and usability of its diagnostic classification tool, and to produce a set of preliminary ... -
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 ... -
Patient satisfaction with public primary health care service delivery in Khomas region, Windhoek district Namibia
(2010)Primary Health Care (PHC) services in Namibia are based on the principles of equity,availability, accessibility, affordability of services, and community participation and empowerment. According to the Namibian Constitution ... -
Identifying the potential barriers and facilitators that can contribute to the level of antiretroviral treatment adherence among people living with HIV and AIDS in the rural district of Chongwe, Zambia
(2010)According to the Demographic and Health Survey in Zambia the national HIV prevalence among population aged 15-49 years was 14%. In 2002 the Government of Zambia introduced Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in two of the largest ... -
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 ... -
Factors that contribute to treatment defaulting amongst tuberculosis patients in Windhoek district, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a resurgent disease in many parts of the world, fuelled by HIV/AIDS and poverty. According to WHO, over two billion people were estimated to be infected by TB globally, 9.4 million new cases ... -
Factors influencing access to antiretroviral treatment in Benue State, Nigeria
(2010)At the end of 2008, Nigeria had the third largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in the world, with an estimated 2.95 million people and an average prevalence rate of 4.6%. According to the 2008 prevalence ... -
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and energy services liberalisation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): issues and prospects
(2010)Increasing energy needs globally have recently led to an interest in effectively bringing energy services in the trading system. Energy services were part of the Uruguay Round of negotiations, whose main achievement was ... -
Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy among patients in the Keetmanshoop antiretroviral therapy programme, Namibia
(2010)The government of Namibia established a comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and care programme in 2002. This programme provides anti-retroviral treatment to all eligible HIV patients in the public health sector. The antiretroviral ... -
Stakeholder perceptions of human resource requirements for health services based on primary health care and implemented through a national health insurance scheme
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)In 2007, at its 52nd Conference in Polokwane, the African National Congress (ANC) called for the implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. The announcement resulted in much debate, with critics voicing ...