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Accessibility of tertiary education to students with learning disabilities in all the faculties of the University of Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)People with disabilities do not face the same circumstances, in their journey through tertiary education, as do people without disabilities. Studies have revealed that learning disabilities are often invisible and not ... -
Activity limitations and participation restrictions four years after traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The distressing event of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) leads to complete or incomplete injury, and results in many complications such as such as neurogenic shock, cardiovascular disease, temperature regulatory problems, respiratory ... -
The adaptation and contextualization of the bridges stroke self-management intervention for patients living with stroke in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Many patients with stroke feel ill-prepared for discharge from stroke rehabilitation, despite having undergone extensive periods of therapy. From the available research, there is clear evidence that disease ... -
The adaptation of the model of occupational self-efficacy for returning individuals living with tuberculosis to work
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Tuberculosis (TB) and multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB have been identified as one of the largest health problems in the world, and notably recognized as a big issue in democratic South Africa. Socio-demographic factors such ... -
The adequacy of support for community service practitioners at health care facilities in two sub-structures in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Introduction: Community service Practitioner's (CSPs), Regulation 425 graduates are placed for a period of 12 months in the public sector designated health facilities where they may encounter possible challenges. The study ... -
Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy in the federal capital territory, Abuja, Nigeria
(2012)Background Nigeria accounted for 2.95 million of the 22 million people globally living with HIV in 2008. In 2010, the HIV prevalence increased to 3.1 million, with 1.5 million people requiring anti-retroviral treatment ... -
Adherence to anti-retroviral treatment amongst HIV positive gay men and other men who have sex with men in Tshwane
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and a subset within this group who are people who inject drugs (PWID) face difficulties when trying to access humanimmune deficiency virus (HIV)/ anti-retroviral treatment ... -
Adherence to anti-retroviral treatment: Perceptions of challenges and experiences among people living with aids
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)New antiretroviral therapy has given hope to HIV-infected people, but the medication requires strict optimal adherence if suppression of HIV is to be maintained. Successful long-term treatment of HIV/AIDS requires at least ... -
Adherence to anti-retroviral treatment: perceptions of challenges and experiences among people living with aids
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)New antiretroviral therapy has given hope to HlV-infected people, but the medication requires strict optimal adherence if suppression of HIV is to be maintained. Successful long-term treatment of HIV/AIDS requires at least ... -
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongst women commenced on treatment during pregnancy at research clinics in Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study aimed to assess the level of adherence and to identify the barriers to adherence and the motivations for good adherence to antiretroviral therapy, amongst women who commenced treatment while pregnant at research ... -
Adherence to HAART: Experiences of men and women living with HIV in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of this study was to explore how HIV positive people understand and describe their experience of taking antiretroviral treatment consistently in a strictly organised regimen. Eight participants were recruited from ... -
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 ... -
Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy and its major determinants among adult patients at Rundu hospital, Namibia
(2008)Aim: To obtain baseline data on adherence levels and the major determinants of adherence among patients on HAART at Rundu Hospital, Namibia. Results: Seventy-eight percent of the 97 participants included in the study were ... -
Adherence to lifestyle modification recommendations in hypertensive patients at Parirenyatwa Hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Hypertension (HTN) complications are one of the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide, with increasing trends noted in Africa. The most neglected causes of uncontrolled HTN and its complications ... -
Adherence to treatment and retention in care among postnatal women who were initiated on antiretroviral therapy during antenatal and postnatal period in Lusaka district, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Introduction: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the cause of most HIV acquisition among children. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programs aim to enable pregnant women to attain viral suppression ... -
Adherence, retention in care and treatment outcomes of adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in the Western Cape Metropole in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Approximately 6% of all people living with HIV in 2016 are adolescents aged 10-19 years. It is reported globally that adolescents on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are at increased risk for poor retention in care, adherence ... -
Adjustment of first year university students and the effect of a psychosocial intervention on their mental health and adjustment over an interrupted time series
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)First-year students face an array of challenges, ranging from financial, to academic and psychosocial problems. Research suggests that first-year students require student support structures to enable student retention. ... -
Adolescent female learners experience and knowledge of human rights at a secondary school in a Sub – district of Cape Town, South Africa
(2010)Human Rights have been the focus of much debate in recent years. It is read about in biblical contexts and extensively written about and researched globally,nationally and locally. South Africa is especially recognised as ... -
Adolescent substance use: The development and validation of a measure of perceived individual and contextual factors
(2014)The purpose of the study was to gather validity evidence for a South African developed instrument designed to measure individual and contextual factors associated with adolescent substance use in low socio-economic status ... -
Adolescents and substance abuse: exploring the effects of substance abuse on care giving and family well-being in Mitchell’s Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Substance abuse has become a serious global problem affecting individuals, families and communities. The effects of substance abuse devastate both the user and their families. This study aimed to describe the adverse effects ...