The purpose of the study was to determine self-perceived competencies of the Nurse Midwife Technicians (NMTs) who completed the two year upgrading programme at the Malawi College of Health Sciences when providing comprehensive ...
Higher education in developing countries face a particular challenge; half of the world's higher education students are found in developing countries, placing great strain on an already under funded system. Whilst the New ...
At the first editorial board meeting of 2009, it was decided that the AJNM should strive to publish nine worthwhile articles per issue, and continue to publish two issues per year. Some past issues contained only five ...
This study explored factors associated with the reluctance of people living with HIV (PLWH) to disclose their (Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) statuses to their sexual partners at Galeshewe Day Hospital in Kimberley in ...
Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge and extent of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) among computer users in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Abuja, ...
It was a privilege to attend the above conference, and to meet authors and editors from a number of different African countries, universities and institutions concerned with publications. I presented a paper entitled : ...
An alternative nursing education system was adopted by Botswana to improve its clinical nursing education, employing preceptorship as a clinical teaching approach. Myrick (2002:154) states that although preceptorship is ...
The aim of this study was to investigate the socio-economic status (SES) and geographic differences in occurrence and burden of tropical endemic diseases, as well as the health seeking behaviours of individuals residing ...
A quantitative, explorative, descriptive contextual study was conducted to determine to what extent the malaria control measures proposed by the Tanzanian government had been implemented by parents of children aged 0-5 who ...
The objective of this research was to develop and evaluate a set of life-skill techniques designed to prevent premature sexual relations among junior high school learners in Thailand. All participants completed a questionnaire ...
In South Africa, unplanned pregnancies, especially in black communities remain a challenge. This survey was conducted at a nursing college in South Africa to identify and describe factors that contributed to pregnancies ...
Teenage pregnancy is a global public health problem, which results in inevitable interruptions in their education. In some instances, dropping out of school is temporary, but some of teenagers do not return to school. The ...
Volunteers (n=1 999) who regarded themselves as healthy enrolled in the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE-SA) study in the North West Province, of South Africa (SA) after giving signed consent. All the ...
Adherence rates of at least 95% are required for optimum viral suppression and the prevention of viral mutation of drug resistant HIV strains, measured by CD4 cell and viral load counts, especially at the beginning of ...
The purpose of this study was to explore bereavement and grief or a sense of loss in HIV-positive women attending antenatal clinics.
An exploratory, descriptive and qualitative research design was used. Purposive sampling ...
Nurses and midwives throughout Africa face dire consequences of HIVAIDS in their daily lives. Much of Africa's healthcare resources are spent on HIV / AIDS. Worldwide many research reports have been published on HIV / ...
Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV is a vital tool in HIV prevention and care, available information indicates low uptake among Nigerian adolescents despite effort at combating the scourge of HIV/AIDS. A cross ...
This study investigated the social factors influencing the poor uptake of HIV Testing and Counselling (HCT) services by middle-aged black men in Pimville, Soweto. A qualitative research approach was used for this study in ...
This dissertation was carried out to try to understand the role of social capital in the migration of Zimbabwean migrants to Botswana. It describes elements and types of social capital Zimbabwean undocumented migrants used ...
We are proud to announce the formation of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM), dedicated to "Supporting Emergency Care Across Africa". Lee Wallis, President of the Emergency Medicine Society for South ...