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Measuring the burden of tuberculosis in South Africa using the disability-adjusted life year
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
The formulation of priorities for the allocation of health resources is becoming increasingly important for health policy makers (Janovsky 1996). The gap between the resources allocated for health care and the demand is ...
A validation study of the elementary version of the questionnaire on teacher interaction in a sample of Mitchells Plain schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
The focus of this research is to validate the elementary version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI), adapted from the original high school version developed in the Netherlands, on a South African sample. The ...
Translation of the Emotional Social Screening tool for School Readiness (E3SR) for preschoolers into Afrikaans: An equivalence and validation study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The Emotional Social Screening Tool for School Readiness (E3SR) was developed as a
contextually sensitive and psychometrically sound measure to screen children’s emotional
and social competencies. To broaden its use ...
Participants’ perceptions, experiences and the factors motivating their participation with the informed consent process of a Covid-19 vaccine trial in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The informed consent process is an important step in conducting
ethical clinical trials, as it ensures that research participants are aware of their rights and
responsibilities in clinical trials. This study explored ...
Exploring pharmacists’ views and perceptions in strengthening HIV prevention and management services within community pharmacies in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Increased access to antiretroviral therapy has proven to decrease HIV-related deaths and
increase life expectancy. Pharmacists have been identified as one of the fundamental healthcare
professionals that need to be ...
Exploring children’s resilience growing up in low socioeconomic, single-parent households: A systematic review
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been shown to affect children in many
areas of life, including that of their overall resilience. Due to the distinctive socio-political
history and diverse cultures in the South ...
Exploring the perceptions of health professionals regarding participation in clinical trials in Gauteng Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Clinical trials are defined as research studies in which people volunteer to test
new treatments, interventions or devices to prevent, detect, treat or manage different medical
conditions. They are important in drug ...
Factors influencing inpatient satisfaction with public health services at a regional hospital, Durban, eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Determining the factors that influence patient satisfaction and measuring patient satisfaction levels
with public health care services offers the prospect of addressing patient dissatisfaction with health
services. ...
Burden of multimorbidity in South Africa: Implications for health policy and service delivery
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
South Africa is challenged to manage the quadruple burden of disease experienced
by its population. Furthermore, the burden of multimorbidity – that is, people living with more
than one disease condition – is increasing. ...
The decentralised drug-resistant TB programme in South Africa: From policy to implementation
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
South Africa is one of the high burden countries for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) globally. A
policy supporting decentralised DR-TB treatment provision was introduced in 2011 but to date
implementation has been ...