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Exploring nurse preceptors’ perceptions of benefits and support of and commitment to the preceptor role in the Western Cape Province
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)
BACKGROUND: A preceptor is a specialised tutor who provides practical training to students in the practice setting. They are frequently used to orientate nursing students to prepare them for their duties as professional ...
Is the Alma Ata vision of comprehensive primary health care viable? Findings from an international project
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014)
BACKGROUND: The 4-year (2007 2011) Revitalizing Health for All international research program (http://www.
globalhealthequity.ca/projects/proj_revitalizing/index.shtml) supported 20 research teams located in 15 ...
End-user centeredness in antiretroviral therapy services in Nigerian public health facilities
(Medpharm publications, 2014)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the perception of end users with regard to end-user centeredness in antiretroviral therapy (ART) service provision in Nigerian public health facilities. DESIGN: A qualitative design was followed. ...
Assessing level of affective learning of undergraduate nursing students at a university in the Western Cape regarding rendering prevention of mother-to-child transmission services
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014)
Nursing assessment and teaching strategies focus mainly on the cognitive and psychomotor areas of learning. This is eminent in research studies that state that the cognitive approach is taken because of challenges in ...
Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
More than 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease are estimated to occur in
low-income and middle-income countries, but the reasons are unknown.
METHODS:
We enrolled 156,424 persons from 628 urban and ...
Perceptions of mothers and caregivers regarding the detection and treatment of severely malnourished children in Kanchele, Kalomo district, Zambia
(Unisa press, 2014)
Each year, malnutrition accounts for about 50 percent of the deaths of under-fives in developing
countries. In Zambia, about 45 percent of children under the age of five exhibit stunted
growth, mainly due to malnutrition. ...
Effects of an exercise programme with people living with HIV: Research in a disadvantaged setting
(Routledge, 2014)
This study aimed to analyse the physical health effects of a community based 10-week physical activity programme with people living with HIV. It was developed, implemented and evaluated in a disadvantaged community in South ...
Exploring the use of digital gaming to improve student engagement at a resource poor institution in South Africa
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2014)
Although student engagement has potential to enhance learning and student retention, the use of digital games to achieve this learning outcome remains a challenge in higher education. while the role of gamification is ...
Factors contributing to the risk of HIV infection in rural school-going adolescents
(MDPI, 2014)
The objective of this study was to determine the factors that increase the risk of HIV infection in rural school-going adolescents and young adults. This was a cross-sectional study of 430 secondary school students (47.4% ...
The case studies: authentic learning
(Routledge, 2014)
Moving from theory to practice in higher education is deeply challenging. While
exploring pedagogical models in the literature may lead to tacit understanding of
general principles, actually implementing these principles ...