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Self-management interventions for adolescents living with HIV : a systematic review
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021-05-07)Background: Self-management interventions aim to enable people living with chronic conditions to increase control over their condition in order to achieve optimal health and may be pertinent for young people with chronic ... -
The experiences of NIMART-trained nurses providing care to children living with HIV at ART clinics in the Windhoek District of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Globally, an increase in the number of children living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been observed. This is a result of the expanded antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage. ... -
The lived experiences of young women on the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Young women have a higher risk of acquiring HIV than other population groups. In sub-Saharan African, at least five in six new HIV infections happen in girls between the ages of 15-19 years. ... -
Effort and reward imbalance factors motivating Namibian professional nurses to participate in continuous professional development : a confirmatory factor analysis
(AOSIS, 2020)Background : To improve professional development, it is important to understand the motivational factors behind nurses’ participation in specific types of continuous professional development activities. Effort–rewards ... -
The experiences of CSSD and OR staff in relation to missing surgical instruments at a public hospital, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The Central Sterilize Supply Department (CSSD) needs to provide the Operating Room (OR) with specific instruments and precise quantities thereof for specific procedures in a timely manner. ... -
Exploring continuing professional development in critical care : registered nurses’ perspectives of elements influencing completion of a CPD programme in a South African private hospital group
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Continuing professional development is education throughout the duration of professional life to maintain competence and increase professional proficiency and expertise. A complex reality of ... -
The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Healthcare professionals are faced with the occupational risk of exposure to microorganisms in their daily routine work, leading to the acquision of healthcare associated infections. Suboptimal ... -
The experiences of nurses regarding attendance, engagement and accessibility of continuous professional development at a tertiary hospital, eastern region, Saudi Arabia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Continuous professional development (CPD) is known as never ending learning for a nurse after his/her basic nursing training. The primary and common goal of CPD in the nursing field is to ... -
Factors that promote exclusive breastfeeding amongst mothers at a hospital in Windhoek, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) refers to the practice of giving a newborn infant only breast milk up to the age of six months. EBF rates remains low at 42% globally and according to the World ... -
Factors influencing the confidence and knowledge of nurses prescribing antiretroviral treatment in a rural and urban district in the Western Cape province
(AOSIS Publishing, 2019)Background: Since the introduction of nurse-initiated and managed antiretroviral treatment (NIMART) in South Africa in 2010, initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in primary care has become the responsibility of nurses. ... -
Factors associated with safe medication administration in specified residential facilities for older persons within the Metro-North, Western Cape Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: With the current population growth, the population is also ageing which leads to more chronic diseases and the elderly receiving multiple medications. In South Africa, the Western Cape Province ... -
Adolescent human immunodeficiency virus self-management : needs of adolescents in the Eastern Cape
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a chronic illness and adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) need the support of the whole family to self-manage (handle, direct and control) their chronic illness. Little is ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The knowledge of postpartum haemorrhage among midwives working in the maternity departments of Windhoek central and Katutura state hospitals in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains the leading direct cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, with the highest maternal deaths occurring in developing countries. The researcher ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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