Abstract Background This study was undertaken to determine the susceptibility profile and the mechanism of antibiotic resistance in Group B streptococcus (GBS) isolates ...

Abstract Background There are recent efforts made to eliminate inequalities in the utilisation of basic health care services. More emphasis is given for improvement of health ...

Abstract Background While healthcare reform has been a central attention for local governments, its impact on job satisfaction is poorly understood. This study aimed to determine ...

The major obligations of universities are to teach, to do research and to provide community service. Doctoral programmes should prepare nurse leaders for the academic, service and policy-making sectors. In order to be ...

Background: This article assessed maternal and neonatal outcomes amongst users of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Objectives: The study aimed to assess the ...

Background When diagnosed HIV-positive women might experience emotional turmoil which could affect their ability to disclose their HIV-positive status to significant others. Unless women manage to disclose their HIV-positive ...

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Defaulting from ART has significant consequences including development of viral resistance, treatment failure and increased ...

Since 2002, all health establishments in South Africa including district hospitals are compelled by the Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002 to admit acute psychiatric patients for 72 hours without consent for assessment ...

A quantitative, descriptive and explorative survey was conducted to determine factors that influence adolescent pregnancy rate among teenage girls (n = 147) attending four high schools in the Greater Giyani Municipality ...