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Development of a best practice model for teaching and learning evidence-based health care at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis used a mixed-methods approach to investigate how teaching and learning of
Evidence-based Health Care (EBHC) could best be integrated in medical student training to
enhance student EBHC ...
An investigation of possible contributing risk factors related to diet and lifestyle which may cause hypertension in male employees of Hotazel Managanese mines (Northern Cape Province, South Africa)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction:
Occupational health nurses employed by Life Health Services noticed a high prevalence of hypertension among employees that were hypertension free at the start of employment at Hotazel ...
Breastmilk composition of HIV-infected mothers receiving antiretroviral therapy who gave birth to premature infants
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The incidence of premature birth is rising in Southern Africa. Premature birth is associated with, among other, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection during pregnancy. Women with HIV, ...
The role of selected duty-bearers in realising the right to water of children (0-24 months) in Colesberg, Northern Cape, during the nutritional management of diarrhoea in primary health care institutions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Diarrhoea and malnutrition are some of the main causes of death in children under the age of five years. They are especially prevalent in children from 0 to 24 months that are most vulnerable, ...
The relationship between household food gardens and household food security in an urban area in Harare, Zimbabwe : a right to food perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: It is now widely accepted that hunger constitutes a violation of the human right to food. Urban agriculture may have a role to play in realising the right to food as it addresses hunger in ...
Determinants of the realisation of the right to adequate food of children (1 – 5 years old) and their primary caregivers living in rural and urban areas in one region of the Cacadu District in the Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: South Africa has committed to progressively realise the fundamental right to adequate food for all by ratifying the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other ...
Fistuloclysis : an option for the nutritional management of adult intestinal failure patients in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: The development of intestinal failure is the consequence of diverse aetiologies and pathophysiological causes. Fistuloclysis is an effective means of nutritional support in selected intestinal ...
Ergonomic chair design for school computer laboratories in the Cape Metropole, Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Computers have become increasingly accessible in developing countries. Such
increased computer usage is also noted in the Western Cape, South Africa. Prolonged posture whilst using computers ...
Unintentional weight loss in older adults : nutrition-related knowledge, perceptions and practices of nursing staff working in long-term care facilities in the Cape Metropole
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction:
Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is common in older adults, with a 50-60% prevalence in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). UWL negatively impacts on quality of life and leads to increased ...
Perceptions of adolescents from the Sterkspruit area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, regarding the underlying factors that have an impact on their right to adequate food
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction:
The government has an obligation to respect, protect and promote the right to food (RtF) as a social, economic and cultural human right. Failing to achieve these obligations could result ...