Using non-experimental descriptive exploratory survey, this study sought to find out factors associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care among HIV positive people who are aware of their status. A quantitative design ...
Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe systemic illness and early case management is
important for the avoidance complications and control of the disease. Improving health
workers’ knowledge on leishmaniasis is essential in ...
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The study examined implementation challenges faced by primary health care workers within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng South Africa. Data collection was based on semi-structured ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate care rendered to HIV positive women and
their infants during the first six weeks of postpartum. Quantitative, descriptive, cross
sectional and analytic study was conducted to ...
This study addresses the healthcare needs of employees and their families living in the Kruger National Park (KNP). A quantitative, explorative, descriptive research design was used to interview respondents who comprised ...
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contribute to women delaying seeking treatment for obstetric fistula.
A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 384 study participants. A cross sectional ...
This study aimed at assessing factors related to male participation in PMTCT in three public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A quantitative, descriptive correlational design was used to assess correlation between male ...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors associated with the interruption of tuberculosis treatment in the Swakopmund district of Namibia. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted. Data was collected ...
A quantitative, descriptive, explorative survey was conducted to explore and
describe nurses’ perceptions of disclosure to children of their HIV positive status in
Addis Ababa. 100 nurses working in six conveniently ...
Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VHCT) is one of the key strategies in the prevention of HIV in Ethiopia. However, utilization of the VHCT services among adolescents has been reported as low by previous studies. The ...
In 1996 the South African government legalised the termination of pregnancy (TOP) services, allowing women to choose to terminate unplanned pregnancies at designated facilities. Although TOP services are available, pregnant ...
An exploratory, descriptive qualitative design was used to describe and explore how the students experienced their clinical accompaniment in a specific programme.
The researcher conducted a tape recorded interview to a ...
The aim of this study was to assess the environmental sanitation conditions with regard to water, sanitation, waste management and personal hygiene of households of Dukem town in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study design ...
The health care industry in Nigeria is increasingly grappling with challenges of meeting end users’ requirements and expectations for quality antiretroviral therapy (ART) service provision. This study sought to explore and ...
This study sought to determine if ANC and PMTCT services are utilized within the first trimester of pregnancy by the women in East Ekurhuleni sub-district.
Quantitative descriptive research was conducted on 390 eligible ...
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the personal
experiences of enrolled nurses while caring for patients infected with
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in an urban tuberculosis hospital ...
The objectives of this study were to identify leadership competencies required by health
services leaders, determine the role of mentorship in leadership development and,
make recommendations for succession planning in ...
This non-experimental, descriptive, quantitative survey attempted to evaluate IMCI implementation in the eThekwini district of KwaZulu -Natal. The study focused on IMCI implementation by IMCI trained registered nurses, ...
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of the Termination of Pregnancy (TOP)
programme in South Africa, using Mpumalanga as focal area, with the view of developing
guidelines to assist service providers in ...
Radiation from Computed Tomography (CT) is now the major contributor to population
radiation dose. Despite controversy around the dose-effect relationship of radiation from
CT, the linear non-threshold (LNT) theory is ...