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Factors influencing infant feeding practices of mothers in Kabwata Township, Lusaka, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: Appropriate and adequate infant feeding practices are an important factor in achieving optimal health in infants. Inappropriate and inadequate infant feeding practices contribute significantly to ill-health in ...
Predictors of burnout amongst nurses in paediatric and maternity wards of district hospitals of Kigali City, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Burnout is a condition of emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment (PA) that can occur among individuals who work with people in some capacity. Burnout is more ...
Factors that influence intention to stay amongst health workers in Kabaya, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: Adequate human resources for health play a crucial role in improving access to services and quality of care. Human resources for health are often inequitably distributed between rural and urban areas within ...
Process evaluation of the multiple concurrent partnerships “o icheke, break the chain” campaign for HIV prevention in Botswana from 2009 - 2012
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
The aim of this study was to conduct an evaluation of the campaign implementation between 2009 and 2012, taking account of its implementation plan. This qualitative evaluation study employed a descriptive study design ...
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.
Effectiveness of task shifting in antiretroviral treatment services in health centres, Gasabo district, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
In the context of human resource crisis in African countries, the World Health Organization has proposed task-shifting as an approach to meet the ever-increasing need for HIV/AIDS care and treatment services. Rwanda started ...
Factors influencing patient satisfaction with doctors in the Out patient department at a district hospital in Tsumeb, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Providing quality health services is a concept currently given a high priority by the World Health Organization (WHO). As a member of WHO, Namibia is determined to improve health services delivery in the country. In order ...
Workplace stress and coping strategies among nurses in HIV/AIDS care: Geita District Hospital, Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The unprecedented increase in HIV and AIDS cases has trickled down to the already impoverished health sector, thus impacting health workers in various ways. In a shrinking health workforce, HIV/AIDS has created an extra ...
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
(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 ...