Browsing Research Articles (Nursing and Midwifery) by Title
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Adolescent mothers’ lived experiences whilst providing continuous kangaroo mother care : a qualitative study
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is the practice of skin-to-skin contact between an infant and parent and has been found to improve the growth and decrease the morbidity and mortality of low-birth-weight and premature ... -
Attitudes to organ donation among some urban South African populations remain unchanged : a cross-sectional study (1993 - 2013)
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-02)Background. A 1993 paper in the SAMJ suggested that public attitudes to organ donation in South Africa were positive. However, statistics reveal a decline in the annual number of transplants in this country. Objective. ... -
Barriers to quality patient care in rural district hospitals
(AOSIS Publishing, 2012-05)Currently barriers exist in delivering quality health care. This study aimed to investigate such barriers in the eight rural district hospitals of the West Coast Winelands Region, three type A and five type B hospitals. A ... -
A comprehensive model for intimate partner violence in South African primary care : action research
(BioMed Central, 2012-11)Background: Despite extensive evidence on the magnitude of intimate partner violence (IPV) as a public health problem worldwide, insubstantial progress has been made in the development and implementation of sufficiently ... -
Convalescent plasma or hyperimmune immunoglobulin for people with COVID‐19
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020-07-16)Convalescent plasma is being considered as a potential therapy for COVID‐19. We highlight and contextualise the findings of a recent Cochrane rapid review that evaluated the effectiveness and safety of convalescent plasma ... -
Developing lay health worker policy in South Africa : a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2012-03)Background Over the past half decade South Africa has been developing, implementing and redeveloping its Lay Health Worker (LHW) policies. Research during this period has highlighted challenges with LHW programme ... -
Development of a cultural and contextual appropriate HIV self-management instrument using interpretive phenomenology and focus group cognitive interviews
(Elsevier, 2020)Qualitative methods are valuable to ensure the important cultural and contextual appropriateness of research instruments but not often used. Interpretive phenomenology (IP) and focus group cognitive interviews are well ... -
Development spots in communication during the management of the intrapartum period : an interpretive multiple case study in a developing context
(AOSIS publishing, 2017-07)Background: Health care activities are influenced by information communication between women during pregnancy, birth and motherhood and skilled birth attendants (SBAs) and further, between the health care workers during ... -
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Discourses and practices in institutionalised nursing in South Africa : challenges for care
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-10)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South African nursing remains a largely feminised and devalued profession, further undermined by the popular construction of nurses as indifferent and the healthcare systems as hindered by multiple ... -
The epidemic of sexual violence in South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-11)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
Ethical issues that confront nurses in private hospitals in the Western Cape Metropolitan area
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-06)Background: Nurses are faced daily with a variety of ethical issues which could be as a result of budget cuts, target setting, the shortage of nurses and expertise. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to identify ... -
Experiences of women in survivorship following mastectomy in the Cape Metropole
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)BACKGROUND: In spite of significant improvements in the treatment of breast cancer, many women still undergo mastectomy. The effects of breast cancer surgery on the diverse population of South African women have not been ... -
Factors influencing patient falls in a private hospital group in the Cape Metropole of the Western Cape
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: The fall rate of patients in hospitals is a worldwide concern due to the impact falls have on patients, the family or relatives, as well as the healthcare setting. Factors influencing patient falls are categorised ... -
Health sector responses to intimate partner violence : a literature review
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-11)Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common and serious public health concern, particularly in South Africa, but it is not well managed in primary care. Aim: This review aims to summarise the current state ... -
How can we manage intimate partner violence better?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-10)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
Implementing intimate partner violence care in a rural sub-district of South Africa : a qualitative evaluation
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014-09-12)Background: Despite a high burden of disease, in South Africa, intimate partner violence (IPV) is known to be poorly recognised and managed. To address this gap, an innovative intersectoral model for the delivery of ... -
Integrating HIV care and treatment into primary healthcare : are clinics equipped?
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-08-28)Background: The demand for HIV care and treatment services is increasing rapidly and strategies to sustain long-term care should be employed. The decentralisation and integration of HIV care and treatment services into ... -
Intimate partner violence : how should health systems respond?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-08)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common and serious public health concern, worldwide and in South Africa. Exposure to IPV leads to wide-ranging and serious health effects, and there is evidence that intervening for IPV ... -
Knowledge of community care workers about key family practices in a rural community in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-12)Background: Interventions by community care workers within the context of communitybased integrated management of childhood illness (CIMCI) may have a positive effect on child health if the health workers have adequate ...
