Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Author "Schneider, Helen"
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Acceptability of a home-based antiretroviral therapy delivery model among HIV patients in Lusaka district
Bwalya, Chiti (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: The Zambian anti-retroviral therapy (ART) program has successfully enrolled over 770, 000 people living with HIV (PLWH), out of a population of 1.2 million PLWH. This tremendous success has overburdened the ... -
Assessment of the effect of place of selection on performance of health posts and turnover of health extension workers in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
Aman, Hagos Amir (2012)The Health Extension Program (HEP) was initiated under the Health Sector Development Program (HSDP II) in 2002/03. The central philosophy of these initiatives was based on the belief that if the right knowledge and skill ... -
The availability and adequacy of water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) infrastructure in 13 mission hospitals in rural Zambia
Hanyinda, Kelvin (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background and Rationale The World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that the provision of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Health Care Facilities (HCFs) of many low and middle-income countries is poor. This is ... -
Availability of essential medicines for chronic disease vs. communicable disease in Kenya as an indicator of age-related inequities in access
Cepuch, Christina (University of Western Cape, 2012)Background: A growing concern about possible age-related inequities in health care access has emerged in the increasing debate on the challenges of population ageing and health in sub-Saharan Africa. Older persons may ... -
A case study of the flying angels HIV support group for people living with HIV and aids in Ng’ombe compound, Lusaka, Zambia
Njekwa, Lumbwe Yuyi (University of Western Cape, 2013)HIV support groups have been widely adopted as part of care and support interventions in Zambia, yet there is very little research on the effectiveness of these groups in meeting the needs of the PLWHIV from the perspective ... -
Effectiveness of task shifting in antiretroviral treatment services in health centres, Gasabo district, Rwanda
Kabeja, Adeline (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 ... -
Evaluating community health workers’ capacity to deliver ‘lifestyle Africa’ in Cape Town, South Africa: adaptation of the diabetes prevention programme for a middle-income country
Hassen, Mariam (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background and rationale: There is a growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as Type 2 Diabetes, globally and in particular in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). LMICs face the added challenge of ... -
Exploring influences on nurse motivation in Butajira Zonal Hospital, Ethiopia
Weldemariam, Taye Abiot (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: Low motivation, defined as an individual's lack of willingness to maintain and exerteffort to attain organizational goals, is a problem in Ethiopia. Its consequences are poor quality of health care or performance, ... -
Factors affecting health care workers' acceptance and use of Telehealth in hospitals in Kwazulu-Natal
Prinsloo, Celeste Jo-Ann (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Background and rationale: Telehealth is a collection of methods for enhancing health care, public health, and health education delivery and support using telecommunications technologies. Despite the many reported benefits ... -
Factors associated with diabetic retinopathy requiring treatment on fundal photography in participants of the Cape Town diabetic retinopathy screening programme
Alexander, Henry George (University of the Western Cape, 2016)BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: The Cape Town Metro District Health Service (MDHS) has introduced a Diabetic RetinopathyScreening (DRS) programme incorporating retinal fundal photography in diabetic services at primary health ... -
Factors that influence intention to stay amongst health workers in Kabaya, Rwanda
Melence, Gatsinda (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 ... -
Job satisfaction of health professionals in Kigali University Teaching Hospital
D’Amour, Habagusenga Jean (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 ... -
Perceived provider barriers to tuberculosis case finding in people attending HIV services at primary health care facilities in a rural KwaZulu Natal District
Zulu, Nokuthula Portia (University of the Western Cape, 2023)HIV is the main driver of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. HIV positive patients have double the chances of being infected with TB than HIV negative ones, and TB is one of the largest contributing factors to mortality in ... -
Perceptions of national health insurance reforms of independent private general practitioners in the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Perrow, Bridget Lee (University of the Western Cape, 2022)National Health Insurance (NHI) is a financing reform that aims to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all South Africans. The participation of independent private general practitioners (GPs) is of fundamental ... -
Predictors of burnout amongst nurses in paediatric and maternity wards of district hospitals of Kigali City, Rwanda
Paul, Semasaka Sengoma Jean (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 ... -
A programme evaluation of the effects of an intensified TB screening strategy on changes in facility level TB case finding in City Health PHC facilities in Cape Town
Caldwell, Judy (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: In South Africa, tuberculosis (TB) detection remains a major problem, as notified cases are estimated to account for only 68% of all incident cases. Health services have relied on passive case finding and ... -
The role of community health workers (CHWS) in addressing social determinants of health in Chhattisgarh, India
Nandi, Sulakshana (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The aim of this research was to describe the role of Community Health Workers, in the Mitanin Programme, in addressing social determinants of health in Chhattisgarh State of India, with the view to identify the pathways ... -
The role of the Health Policy Research Group at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria in building collective capacity for the field of HPSR in Enugu State of Nigeria
Mbachu, Chinyere Ojiugo (The University of the Western Cape, 2017)BACKGROUND: Health policy and systems research and analysis (HPSR&A) is central to health systems development as it tries to draw a comprehensive picture of how the health system and broader determinants of health can ... -
Trends in the presenting clinical profile of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Western Cape, 1991 - 2009
de Jager, Veronique Rejean (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Over the past two decades, despite a growing tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, the South African health system and National TB Programme (NTP) have taken significant steps to ensure improved clinical awareness, early diagnosis, ...