Browsing Research Articles (Nursing and Midwifery) by Title
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Sexual assault survivors’ perspectives on clinical follow-up in the Eden District, South Africa : a qualitative study
(AOSIS Publishing, 2018)Background: Although effective follow-up of sexual assault survivors is linked to optimal recovery, attendance at follow-up consultations is poor. It is therefore essential that health care providers maximise the benefit ... -
Social distancing : how religion, culture and burial ceremony undermine the effort to curb COVID-19 in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020)The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has altered the way we live, interact and socialized. The viral infection first detected in Wuhan China has rapidly spread globally and subsequently declared a pandemic by the ... -
The status of academic intergrity amongst nuring students at a nursing education institution in the Western Cape
(AOSIS Publishing, 2012-06-20)Honesty is regarded as a basic ethical value in all educational programmes, and academic integrity is of undisputed importance in educational environments. The literature reviewed revealed that academic dishonesty is ... -
TB infection prevention and control experiences of South African nurses : a phenomenological study
(BioMed Central, 2011-04)Abstract. Background. The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in South Africa is characterised by one of the highest levels of TB/HIV co-infection and growing multidrug-resistant TB worldwide. Hospitals play a central role in the ... -
Trends in task shifting in HIV treatment in Africa : effectiveness, challenges and acceptability to the health professions
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-07)Background: Task shifting has been suggested to meet the demand for initiating and managing more patients on antiretroviral therapy. Although the idea of task shifting is not new, it acquires new relevance in the context ... -
Undergraduate nursing students experience of clinical supervision
(AOSIS, 2018-11)Background: Clinical supervision plays a major role in the undergraduate nursing programme. There have been some local studies addressing clinical supervision; however, there still remains a lack of knowledge and ... -
The value of intervening for intimate partner violence in South African primary care : project evaluation
(BMJ publishing group, 2011-09)Objectives: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important contributor to the burden of disease in South Africa. Evidence-based approaches to IPV in primary care are lacking. This study evaluated a project that ...
