Browsing Masters Degrees (Health Systems and Public Health) by Title
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Accommodation of accessibility survey in primary care clinics of a rural Alberta community
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ABSTRACT Introduction: According to the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada’s National Rural Health Strategy, 21% of Canadian residents are rural but only 9.4% of Canadian physicians live in rural areas.1,2 Aim: To ... -
Accuracy and completeness of notification of tuberculosis in two high incident communities in Cape Town, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment registers and laboratory records are essential recording and reporting tools in TB control programmes. Reliable data are essential for any TB control programme ... -
An assessment of user satisfaction with outpatient mental health consultation services from rural and urban areas in southern Malawi
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The assessment of user satisfaction with outpatient mental health services is essential in mental health service. It influences the mental health care that addresses the unmet needs of patients ... -
A cross-over study investigating specific aspects of neuropsychological performance in hyperbaric environments
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The commercial and military deep diving environment is typically a low visibility environment, where dependence on the visual senses often needs to be replaced by a reliance on tactile senses. This thesis ... -
A cross-sectional study of tuberculosis among workers in Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Western Cape province, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: The morbidity and mortality associated with tuberculosis (TB) disease is of grave consequences for the health and employment of afflicted individuals. Healthcare workers are identified amongst ... -
The effect of phlebotomy training on blood sample rejection and phlebotomy knowledge of primary health care providers in Cape Town : a quasi-experimental study
(AOSIS publishing, 2017-04)Background: There is an increasing amount of blood sample rejection at primary health care facilities (PHCFs), impacting negatively the staff, facility, patient and laboratory costs. Aim: The primary objective was to ... -
An epidemiological study of lower respiratory tract infections in Harare, Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in all age-groups. In Zimbabwe, few epidemiological studies have mapped the aetiology and distribution ... -
Epidemiological study of tuberculosis in Macassar Camp
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Evaluating point of care testing for glycosylated haemoglobin in primary care facilities in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Background HbA1c testing helps to reduce the risk of complications associated with diabetes mellitus and is accepted to be an accurate measure of long-term glycaemic control. Immediacy of results through ... -
The health status of the elderly receiving an old age pension in urban communities in the City of Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In developing countries the increasing number of the aged are often viewed as a problem. In particular, the indigent elderly residing in poor urban areas are at risk of becoming marginalised and underserved. ... -
Job satisfaction of dentists in the public sector in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It can safely be assumed that work is a central part of people's daily activities in modem times, and dentists and other health workers are no exception to this rule. The following benefits have been ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of healthcare workers on the use of health information technology : a mixed method descriptive survey among healthcare workers in Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: To date, studies of Health Information Technology (HIT) in Botswana have focused on the evaluation of development, implementation and utilisation of the District Health Information System ... -
Occupational blood and body fluid exposure incidents amongst undergraduate medical students over a period of 5 years
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)Introduction Exposure incidents involving blood and body fluids represent a major hazard for medical undergraduates. Every medical teaching university experiences the problem of undergraduate medical students sustaining ... -
The outcomes of children with cerebral palsy and upper airways obstruction at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and outcomes of a cohort of children with cerebral palsy and upper airways obstruction admitted over a five year period to a single institution in Cape ... -
Prevalence of unsuppressed viraemia in HIV positive female sex workers on the daily single dose TDF/3TC/EFV tablet for 6 months : PSI-Zimbabwe sex worker cohort
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Data on viral suppression and adherence patterns of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) naïve HIV positive female sex workers (FSWs) initiated on the Tenofovir/lamivudine/Efavirenz (TDF/3TC/EFV) ... -
A retrospective review of the most common safety concerns encountered at a range of international recompression facilities when applying the Risk Assessment Guide for Recompression Chambers over a period of 13 years
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Diving medical doctors frequently make use of Hyperbaric Facilities without fully realising their legal and ethical responsibilities towards the safety of their patients and their staff. Few have specific ... -
The role of the critical care nurse in the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship programme in a resource-limited country
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial resistance has become a major public health threat and is particularly a problem in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) where there is a high burden of infectious diseases. The implementation ... -
The social terrain of endemic tuberculosis in and around Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Global control of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic remains one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st century, despite the availability of effective treatment over the past 50 years. The rising ... -
A study at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital to assess the change in the oral carriage of Candida species in patients co-infected with HIV and TB, before and after antifungal therapy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital (BCH) was to assess the change in the oral carriage of Candida species in twenty-nine patients co-infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ... -
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 ...
