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Intervention in mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in 3 provinces in South Africa using a quality improvement approach: Protocol for a mixed method type 2 hybrid evaluation
(JMIR Publications, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic undermined gains in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa. The
Mphatlalatsane Initiative is a health system intervention to reduce mortality and morbidity in women and newborns ...
Unani Tibb practitioners’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb practice in South Africa
(BMC, 2023)
Unani Tibb is an Arabic term which means Greek medicine. It is an ancient holistic medical system
based on the healing theories of Hippocrates, Galen and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Despite this, spirituality and spiritual ...
Intimate partner violence and its association with self-determination needs and gender-power constructs among rural South African women
(SAGE Publications, 2019)
This study aimed to identify psychosocial correlates of intimate partner
violence (IPV) by using constructs derived from the self-determination
theory (SDT) and gender-power scales. Cross-sectional data (N = 238)
were ...
A trait-state model of trust propensity: Evidence from two career transitions
(Frontiers Media, 2019)
Trust propensity is typically conceptualized as a stable, trait-like, exogenous variable.
Drawing on the social investment principle of personality change, we argue that trust
propensity has situationally specific ...
Women’s perceptions and reflections of male partners and couple dynamics in family planning adoption in selected urban slums in Nigeria: A qualitative exploration
(BMC, 2014)
Nigeria is one of the countries where significant progress has not been recorded in contraceptive
uptake despite decades of family planning programs while there are indications that slum dwellers may differ
significantly ...
Community service nurses in primary healthcare clinics: Experiences of supervision and support from professional nurses
(AOSIS, 2022)
Background: Newly qualified nurses in South Africa are required to undertake a compulsory
1-year community service (CS) in a public healthcare facility. They are not yet competent to
work alone and require supervision ...
Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)
Costly prescription medicines with existing cheaper alternatives tend to be
purchased by medically insured consumers of healthcare. In South Africa medical scheme
members pay higher out-of-pocket payments for medicines ...
Human capabilities of South African parents who have children with developmental disabilities
(Aosis, 2023)
Background: Parenting a child with a developmental disability (DD) has a substantial
influence on the lives of the parents or caregivers, as well as on how the family operates.
This is frequently because of the adjustments ...
A needs assessment for social work interventions for children affected by HIV and AIDS
(Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2023)
Children are often left orphaned and without adult supervision when the parent or caregiver dies from HIV and AIDS-related illnesses. There is very little information available in South Africa on the type of interventions ...
Narcotics anonymous attendees’ perceptions and experiences of substitute behaviors in the Western Cape, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2023)
Much remains unknown about the dynamics of substitute behaviors during addiction recovery among
persons attending recovery support groups. Insight into the nature, motives for, and course of substitute behaviors
could ...