https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/14553 Wed, 13 May 2026 22:45:33 GMT 2026-05-13T22:45:33Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za:443/bitstream/id/cec65a93-ac70-4c40-921d-80b1b2cde86a/ https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/14553 https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13020 Contraception: a South African perspective, G. Dreyer (Ed.) : book review Ehlers, V.J. This book is based on, but comprises a total revision of its predecessors (Contraception by F. Theron and Contraception: theory and practice by F. Grobler). Most authors are specialist gynaecologists and obstetricians. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13020 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13019 STTI 12th Annual Tau Lambda-at-Large Conference : conference report Roets, Lizeth; Maritz, Jeanette STTI, Sigma Theta Tau Lambda-at-Large, a chapter of an Honour Global Nursing Society, held its 12th annual conference in Blantyre, Malawi. The theme of the conference was "Evidence-based practice in nursing and midwifery". The University of Malawi, Kumuzu College of Nursing, was the host of the conference. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13019 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13018 Nurses' perceptions of the implementation of occupational specific dispensation at two district hospitals in the Gauteng Province of South Africa Motsotsi, K.S.; Rispel, L.C. This paper explores nurses' perceptions of the implementation of occupational specific dispensation (OSD) at two selected district hospitals in the Gauteng province of South Africa. At each hospital, in-depth interviews were conducted with key informants that included the chief executive officer, nursing service manager, human resource manager, and trade union shop steward (n=8). Day duty nurses (n=27), who were permanently employed, completed questionnaires after informed consent had been obtained. Both the interview schedule and questionnaire focused on the OSD policy and its implementation. Key informants and nurses were of the opinion that the OSD resulted in nurses' salary improvements and facilitated the hospitals' ability to attract nurses with specialised skills. However, 72.0% of day duty nurses indicated that the OSD had been implemented unfairly, 54.1% that OSD demoralised them and 58.3% that OSD adversely affected the relationships between management and nurses. Only 24.0% of the nurses agreed that communication around OSD was good, and 22.7% agreed that OSD improved service delivery. The participating nurses had both positive and negative perceptions about the OSD implementation. Recommendations include: clear communication to ensure the same understanding of the policy; involvement of front-line nurses; training to ensure uniform interpretation and implementation; and improved monitoring and evaluation of the OSD implementation. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13018 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13017 Mental health effects of domestic violence experienced by women in a low socio-economic area in Gauteng, South Africa Nkosi, N.G.; Van der Wath, A.E. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2001:1) views domestic violence as the world's most prevalent form of human rights violation with devastating effects on both the physical and mental well-being of these victims, mostly women. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the mental health effects of domestic violence as experienced by women utilising a mobile primary healthcare (PHC) clinic in a low socio-economic area in Gauteng, South Africa. A qualitative, contextual, explorative and descriptive research design was followed. The study was conducted in a mobile PHC in a low socio-economic area in Gauteng. Participants were selected purposefully from the women attending this clinic. Data were collected by conducting ten semi-structured interviews when data saturation occurred. The transcribed interviews and field notes were analysed using Tesch's method of qualitative data analysis. Women exposed to domestic violence related the mental health effects in terms of physical, psychological, spiritual, and social experiences. They described the physical pain and related symptoms as well as the emotional hurt, anxiety and sadness. The violation they experienced was reflected in social isolation and distrust towards men. Although the hopelessness of their situation was evident, participants displayed certain coping mechanisms. Add this Item to My Action List Print Item Export Item Record to CSV Previous Record: 1 of 2 Next Full Text Download View the Article (0.38 MB) Table of Contents View Issues Journal Information Search within Journal Related Reference Content Lived experiences of women victims of domestic violence in rural areas of Vhembe... 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