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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 ...
Assessment of the uptake of referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in Umlazi, Kwazulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Background: Globally, neonatal mortality (i.e. deaths occurring during the first month of life) accounts for 44% of the 11 million infants that die every year (Lawn, Cousens Zupan, 2005). Early detection of illness and ...
The human rights-based approach to public health: an inquiry into the challenges of its adoption in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Factors associated with poor adherence amongst patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at the intermediate hospital Oshakati in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Namibia is severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with an estimated HIV prevalence of 17.8%. A comprehensive, public HIV/AIDS treatment and care programme was established in 2003 by the government of Namibia in ...
Job satisfaction of health professionals in Kigali University Teaching Hospital
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
Job satisfaction is important for the delivery of quality health care and health worker retention. This study aimed to identify the extent of job satisfaction among University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (UTHK) health ...