HIV testing, treatment and prevention approaches are implemented to ensure that all people are tested and know their HIV status, but approximately 36,9 million people are living with HIV without being aware. Globally, ...
Epilepsy is a burdensome disease that affects a large number of people worldwide. In most developing countries such as South Africa. Epilepsy remains a public health issue. In some African countries, epilepsy causes are ...
Title: Strategies to enhance the utilization of Victim Empowerment Services by men in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Introduction: Utilization of Victim Empowerment Services by men appears to be a challenge ...
Background: The prevalence of epilepsy is high in low- and medium-income countries, but more so in
rural areas. There are efforts to assist people suffering of epilepsy at government hospitals,
clinics, and non-governmental ...
Introduction: The impact brought by Andropause amongst married couples is escalating. Its significance is nowadays unmasked and bring forth to cracked marriages that finally result in unforeseen divorces, when advancing ...
Globally, professional nurses play an important role in the provision of health care. The performance of nurses is linked to the productivity and provision of quality patient care. Quality nursing care is important when ...
Children do suffer mental health problems and they can be assisted professionally. However, most of the children with mental illness are not treated accordingly. The purpose of the study was to investigate barriers regarding ...
Background: South African nursing students should be taught to conduct research as an investigation process to enable them to practice how nursing knowledge is generated. Students may be requested to conduct research ...
Background: Midwives are responsible for provision of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services. These involve a wide variety of tasks, ranging from HIV diagnosis, prescription of anti-retroviral therapy, ...
Introduction: There is a critical decline in the availability of functioning medical equipment and supplies in developing countries. The World Health Organisation revealed that in the African countries including South ...
Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases are particular habits, behaviours, circumstances that increase a person's risk for developing CVD. The study aimed to determine physical activity level and cardiovascular risk factors ...
In rural communities of most African countries, there are different beliefs with regards to the causes of Epilepsy disease or condition. It is believed that Epilepsy is caused by witchcraft or other forms of demon possessions, ...
Background: The use of substances such as illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco cigarettes by secondary school learners is considered as a health risk behavior worldwide. The use of substances continues to predispose the young ...
ntroduction: The overcrowding of patients in regional hospitals is a challenge in developing countries, primarily in the tropics and subtropics, including Africa, India, Indonesia and South Africa.
Purpose: The study aims ...
Hygiene is a health determinant; a person’s state of health is determined by the hygienic conditions where he or she finds himself or herself. Poor knowledge, negative attitude and poor practices of hygiene have a negative ...
Background: Despite newly-qualified registered nurses (NQRNs; R.683) being in possession of previous nursing experience, and that on graduation as registered nurses, they were allocated in units where they had previously ...
Background: Youth is a period that exposes young individuals to high-risk behaviours due to its overwhelming changes and challenges. Violent behaviour amongst the youth is regarded as a significant public health problem ...
Background Enteropathogen infections in early childhood not only cause diarrhoea but contribute to poor growth. We
used molecular diagnostics to assess whether particular enteropathogens were associated with linear growth ...
Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo G.; Maputle, Maria S.(AOSIS, 2018-11-29)
Background: Community service nurses are placed in a hospital within the first year after
qualifying to obtain clinical experience under the supervision of experienced professional
nurses. When placed in clinical ...
Vhuromu, Elisa N.; Goon, Daniel T.; Maputle, Maria S.; Lebese, Rachel T.; Okafor, Benedine U.(Bentham Open, 2018-10-16)
Aim:
Screening for early detection and treatment of cervical cancer is a cornerstone of prevention. The purpose of this study was to assess
the awareness in women about the utilization of cervical cancer screening services ...