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Performance in grade 12 mathematics and science predicts student nurses’ performance in first year science modules at a university in the Western Cape
(AOSIS, 2017)
BACKGROUND: The demand for highly qualified and skilled nurses is increasing in South Africa
as well as around the world. Having a background in science can create a significant advantage
for students wishing to enrol ...
Household consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato and its associated factors in Chipata District, Eastern Province Zambia
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
BACKGROUND: The Integrating Orange Project promotes production and consumption of orange-fleshed
sweet potato (OFSP) to address vitamin A deficiency among rural populations of Zambia since 2011.
OBJECTIVE: This study ...
The use of a direct manufacturing prosthetic socket system in a rural community in South Africa: a pilot study and lessons for future research
(Sage Publications, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Challenges exist with the provision of appropriate mobility assistive devices in rural areas. The use of the direct manufacturing prosthetic socket system is a possible solution to these challenges.
OBJECTIVES: ...
Conceptualising the factors affecting retention in care of patients on antiretroviral treatment in Kabwe District, Zambia, using the ecological framework
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017)
BACKGROUND. HIV remains a major public health challenge in Zambia.The roll-out of antiretroviral treatment (ART) has engendered
new challenges in retention in care. OBJECTIVE. To conceptualise the factors affecting retention ...
Spirituality in the occupational therapy community fieldwork process: a qualitative study in the South African context
(Occupational therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Spirituality is an integral part of communities; it is influenced by the environment and provides meaning and purpose to
occupations. However, spirituality has been a controversial concept within the profession ...
An application of intervention mapping as a phased approach in developing a family-centred programme to reduce violence in the family
(Bentham Open, 2017)
AIM: To describe the application of intervention mapping in the development of a family-centred approach to reduce violence in the family. METHODS: Development towards a family-centred approach is described, in which only ...
The effect of religion on parenting in order to guide parents in the way they parent: a systematic review
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Religion has a growing influence on parenting, and there remains a need to understand
the influence of religious values in order to inform parents, and other professional
bodies, on how religious beliefs can influence ...
Structural level differences in the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in south Africa: A multilevel assessment of individual-, health facility-, and provincial-level predictors of infant HIV transmission
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
In 2010, South Africa reported an early mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of 3.5% at 4–8 weeks postpartum. Provincial early MTCT rates ranged from 1.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.1 to 3.4] to 5.9% (95% CI: 3.8 ...
Capacity-building for a strong public health nutrition workforce in lowresource countries
(World Health Organization, 2017)
Neglected for several decades, nutrition is now firmly on the development
agenda. Important landmarks are the
initiation of the Scaling Up Nutrition
movement in 2010; the adoption by
the World Health Assembly of ...
Undernutrition and its social determinants
(Elsevier, 2017)
Undernutrition, especially among young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains widespread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Its effects include increased risk of morbidity and mortality ...