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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Integrating HIV care and treatment into primary healthcare : are clinics equipped?
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-08-28)Background: The demand for HIV care and treatment services is increasing rapidly and strategies to sustain long-term care should be employed. The decentralisation and integration of HIV care and treatment services into ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
