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Caring behaviours : the perceptions of first and fourth year nursing students
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Educators across the health professions are now concerned with the teaching and assessment of professional skills. Caring behaviour is one of the attributes of professionalism in the health sciences ...
Evaluation of a pilot "registrar-as-teacher" faculty development program at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenboch University, 2014-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A. Background - Registrars play a significant role as teachers for undergraduate medical students and junior doctors in the clinical setting. (Jack et al. 2010; Busari & Scherpbier 2004). Many however ...
Neurocysticercosis: knowledge, attitudes and practice of epileptic patients in northern Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The incidence of epilepsy continues to rise worldwide, particularly in developing countries, and studies have shown that most cases of epilepsy are associated with neurocysticercosis. Proper ...
Predictors of pneumothorax in motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors who sustain chest trauma
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
Pneumothorax is a relatively common1 and potentially fatal complication of MVA.2 The incidence of pneumothorax in MVA was found to be 38% in Cape Town1 and 54.6% in India.3 Pneumothorax may be missed during clinical ...
The prevalence of factors contributing to non-adherence to TB treatment in Lukhanji LSA (Queenstown), South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2012-03)
ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis remains a problem in Lukhanji Local Service Area (LSA) where the number of patients notified to authorities is reportedly increasing. This study, undertaken at various clinics in Lukhanji LSA, shows ...
Beliefs and attitudes to obesity, its risk factors and consequences in a Xhosa community : a qualitative study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
Background:
The issue of obesity is an important one because in some communities obesity is perceived in many ways such that it is not recognised as a problem as typified by the black community of Khayelitsha with high ...
Community assault and non-community assault among adults in Khayelitsha: A case count and comparison of injury severity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-07)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Community Assault (CA) or vigilantism is rife in the township of Khayelitsha. Anecdotal evidence suggests that victims of CA are worse off than other assault cases. However, scientific data ...
Dietary knowledge, attitude and practices of diabetic patients at Nsambya Hospital Kampala, Uganda
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is on the increase globally and deemed to be at epidemic levels in Sub Saharan Africa. Lifestyle modification particularly following an appropriate dietary pattern is ...
Exploring lifestyle advice on healthy living given to obese patients by their obese doctors
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY: Objective: The lifestyle choices of doctors can impact on their health promotion activities thereby influencing the health outcome of their patients. Doctors are a relevant source of information for patients ...
Study to determine the factors that affect adherence to treatment in adults with hypertension in Kanye Sub – District Botswana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT : BACKGROUND
Adherence is the ability to take the prescribed treatment within the period of persistence with the treatment. In the context of medical treatment, one may not be able to predict treatment ...