Browsing Research Articles (Nursing and Midwifery) by Title
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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 ... -
Knowledge of midwives about hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in primary healthcare
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016-04)Background: Many factors or medical conditions may influence the outcome of pregnancy,which in turn, may increase infant and maternal morbidity and mortality. One such condition is an increase in blood pressure (BP). Setting: ... -
The lived experiences of rural women diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in the antenatal period
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Background: In South Africa, pregnant women are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at antenatal clinics and simultaneously initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART). An HIV diagnosis together with the ... -
Misoprostol for prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage : a systematic review
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-04)Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality especially in the developing world. Misoprostol, a highly effective drug is highly effective in inducing uterine contractions and has been ... -
Missed opportunities in child healthcare
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-08)Background: Various policies in health, such as Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses, were introduced to enhance integrated service delivery in child healthcare. During clinical practice the researcher observed ... -
Nurses’ views on promotion and the influence of race, class and gender in relation to the Employment Equity Act
(AOSIS, 2019)Orientation: Regardless of the implementation of the Employment Equity Act (EEA), No. 55 of 1998 and the abolishment of apartheid in 1994, African and mixed-race females are under-represented in managerial positions in the ... -
Nursing students perception of simulation as a clinical teaching method in the Cape Town Metropole, South Africa
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015-11)Background. Given the pivotal role that simulation plays in teaching students clinical skills, it is important to understand the students’ perception of using simulation laboratories. Objectives. A descriptive qualitative ... -
Patient knowledge of HIV and its treatment in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-05)Background: Patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) need to achieve a 90% adherence rate to ART in order to prevent disease progression and drug resistance. The patients’ knowledge of ART and HIV is thus crucial to ... -
Patient satisfaction and treatment adherence of stable human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in antiretroviral adherence clubs and clinics
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: South Africa has experienced a substantial increase in access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in recent years. Effective strategies to manage access to treatment need to be incorporated into and implemented ... -
Perceptions of clients on awareness and the geographical location of a South African university sexual health clinic
(AOSIS publishing, 2017-09)Background: The Campus Health Service at Stellenbosch University has a sub-division, a sexual health clinic, which provides sexual health services. The clients of the sexual health clinic consist of staff members and ... -
A perspective on Nigeria's preparedness, response and challenges to mitigating the spread of COVID-19
(MDPI, 2020-09-21)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel disease pandemic that emerged in late 2019 in China, and later spread to other parts of the world, including Nigeria. This review analyzes the preparedness of Nigeria to the ... -
Prevalence of and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-11)Background: Knowledge about postnatal depression (PND) and associated risk factors whichin fluence the development of PND is vital for early detection, intervention and prevention. Setting: The study was conducted in ... -
Quality of care for intimate partner violence in South African primary care : a qualitative study
(Springer Verlag, 2014)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Intimate partner violence (IPV) makes a substantial contribution to the burden of disease in South Africa. This article explores the current quality of care for IPV in public sector primary care facilities ... -
Recognizing intimate partner violence in primary care : Western Cape, South Africa
(PLoS One, 2012-01)Introduction: Interpersonal violence in South Africa is the second highest contributor to the burden of disease after HIV/ AIDS and 62% is estimated to be from intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aimed to evaluate ... -
The role of patient care workers in private hospitals in the Cape Metropole, South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Nursing managers have to meet expectations of patients despite economic pressures, an increasing burden of disease and nursing shortages. Shifting health care-related tasks to lower categories of staff, including ... -
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 ...
