Physical activity has the potential to enhance the quality of student life. People who engage in physical activities tend to show improvement cognitively, socially, psychologically, physically and in overall health. The ...
Background: The occupational injuries amongst health care workers have emerged as one of the utmost challenges that health care workers face in hospitals.
Purpose: The study aims to investigate factors contributing to ...
The disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus status can be a problematic issue; it may cause a stressful and anxious situation in one’s life before and after the process of disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency virus. To ...
Women worldwide experience either an unplanned pregnancy or unwanted pregnancy, which is a result of not using contraceptives or perceiving contraceptives differently. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions ...
Introduction and background
Mental health is a state of well-being whereby individuals can realize their own capabilities, cope with normal stressful situations in life and work productively while contributing to their ...
Background: Despite the success of recorded strategies developed in the fight against HIV
and AIDS, the literature shows that HIV and AIDS continue to be a major global public health
issue and targets are still not met ...
Background: Medical waste is a concern because it can cause potential environmental hazards and public health risks. Nurses produce medical waste when carrying out their daily health activities. Purpose: The purpose of the ...
Lifestyle is how human beings choose to live their daily live. University is a critical period for young adults since they are responsible for their daily eating’s. Unhealthy nutritional practices, insufficient physical ...
Despite availability of cervical cancer screening in health institutions, cervical cancer remains to be one of the top five most important causes of morbidity and mortality in South Africa and the world at large. Nurses ...
Globally, unsafe sex practices among youth are common. Practicing unsafe sex predisposes youth to acquire STIs, including HIV/AIDS. In South Africa, youth initiate sex at the age of 17. During this period, they practice ...
Substance abuse in South Africa is dramatically increasing despite many intervention strategies. The impact of substance abuse on society has harmful health consequences, which also have an impact on the economy and the ...
Artisanal and small-scale mining is a global mining activity and it is estimated that about 13-20million people in developing countries are artisanal miners who are exposed to numerous health related occupational hazards. ...
Background: There is convincing evidence that Medical Male Circumcision is associated with
a reduced risk of contracting the Human Immune-Deficiency Virus and other heterosexual
infections and diseases. However, the rate ...
Participating in sport and recreational activities has been considered as an important factor for health and general well-being, including the unity and educational process of students. Most universities encourage students ...
Even though tuberculosis is curable, it remains a major cause of ill-health among millions of people. Globally tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease after the Human immunodeficiency ...
Background: Zimbabwe has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Sub-Saharan Africa. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome prevalence in adolescents that are from tribes that perform cultural ...
AIM AND OUTLINE OF THE THESIS
There is a challenge in keeping glaucoma patients within the health care system. To engage the patient, there should be counselling to enhance their understanding of the disease and encourage ...
Water shortage is a situation wherein there is inadequate, unreliable and unaffordable water for a healthy life. Two third of the world’s women do not have access to safe and clean water. Water shortage is caused by droughts, ...
Health Care Workers (HCWs) in tuberculosis (TB) units spend most of their time with TB infected patients. This increases their risk of contracting the tuberculosis disease from their work environment. The purpose of this ...
Background: The Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the virus that is transmitted sexually. It can be spread through genital contact and can also be transmitted through skin to skin contact. HPV if not detected and treated early ...