Research Articles (Nursing and Midwifery)
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The epidemic of sexual violence in South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-11)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
How can we manage intimate partner violence better?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-10)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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: ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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