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Challenges faced by unaccompanied minor-refugees in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)This qualitative study explored the experiences of unaccompanied minor-refugees from Zimbabwe to South Africa. Ten (10) participants, from a shelter in Limpopo Province, were selected using Purposive sampling. Five childcare ... -
Challenges facing physiotherapy education in Africa
(Nova Southeastern University, 2007)Health care is changing and the demands put on health professionals are increasing. Physiotherapy education should reflect the health and social priorities of the nation. The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) ... -
Challenges facing successful scaling up of effective screening for cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Mexico and South Africa: Policy implications
(iMED, 2016)The integration of community health workers (CHWs) into primary and secondary prevention functions in health programs and services delivery in Mexico and South Africa has been demonstrated to be effective. Task-sharing ... -
Challenges for information literacy education at a university of technology
(University of Kwazulu Natal, 2010)The article reports on an action research project to investigate the effectiveness of an information literacy intervention for first year engineering students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). The ... -
Challenges for quality primary education in Papua New Guinea — a case study
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011)There is an urgent need to reform the educational system to achieve universal primary education in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Even after 35 years of independence, PNG has been struggling to educate an estimated 2 million ... -
Challenges for the adoption of ICT for diabetes selfmanagement in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The increasing disease burden in developing countries inhibits the provision of quality care to citizens. However, the increased availability of information communication and technology (ICT) tools makes this a viable ... -
Challenges in developing and supporting entrepreneurship education: A case study of the University of Zululand
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Entrepreneurship education is broadly considered an important factor in promoting an entrepreneurial culture among higher education students. Considering the importance of entrepreneurship with regard to economic growth, ... -
Challenges in digitising liberation archives: a case study
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2016)The article reports on a study of the challenges facing a liberation archive which is attempting to digitise its collections and of how the Archive has responded to the challenges. The article is framed by the critical ... -
Challenges in ICT experienced by nurse educators in tertiary institutions in Edo State, Nigeria
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Global acclamation of the benefits derived from the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in all facets of life has made its application in nursing education invaluable to both students and educators. This ... -
Challenges in the use of information technology in processing health information in resource limited settings: a comprehensive systematic review
(UNISA Press, 2015)The use of information technology in processing and utilising health information has significant health care outcomes. Its use in the assessment, diagnosis and management of health problems through access to relevant ... -
Challenges in translating RL Peteni’s Xhosa novel Kwazidenge into Afrikaans
(South African Journal of African Languages, 2016-06-28)In a multilingual country like South Africa, translation from one of the official languages into another plays a major role, particularly in the public sector or the public domain. The purpose is to inform ... -
Challenges of academic healthcare leaders in a higher education context in South Africa
(Wiley, 2018)Universities are in a highly competitive environment, needing strong academic leadership. Some heads of departments have been appointed into leadership positions in a healthcare faculty after having been mere academics for ... -
Challenges of biobanking in South Africa to facilitate indigenous research in an environment burdened with human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, and emerging non-communicable diseases
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2013)The high burden of infectious diseases and the growing problem of noncommunicable and metabolic disease syndromes in South Africa (SA) forces a more focused research approach to facilitate cutting-edge scientific growth ... -
Challenges of co-management on shared fishery ecosystems: The case of Lake Chiuta
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2005)Fisheries co-management initiatives have been implemented in various water bodies of southern Africa since the 1990s (Geheb & Sarch 2002). A Participatory Fisheries Management Programme (PFMP) was introduced on Lakes ... -
Challenges of developing a district child welfare plan in South Africa: Lessons from a community-engaged HIV/AIDS research project
(SAGE, 2020)The Amajuba Child Health and Wellbeing Research Project measured the impact of orphaning due to HIV/AIDS on South African households between 2004 and 2007. Community engagement was a central component of the project and ... -
Challenges of microfinance access in Nigeria: implications for entrepreneurship development
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2013)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly being accepted as valuable platforms to create jobs and improve livelihoods. The Nigerian government has enacted favorable laws and regulations on contracts, leasing, ... -
Challenges of nurse tutor utilization of the teaching aids
(Scientific Research Publishers (SCIRP), 2015)INTRODUCTION: Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in Malawi with more than 11,000 registered nurses (RNs), nurse technicians and midwives (NTM) practicing in hospitals and other settings like nursing colleges ... -
Challenges of nurse tutors’ classroom and clinical performance when teaching
(Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP), 2015)INTRODUCTION: Nursing is a dual profession that involves teaching both in class and at the clinical area. Nurse tutors meet a lot of challenges in their profession through their cognitive, affective and psychomotor nursing ... -
The challenges of providing water and sanitation to urban slum settlements in South Africa
(Springer, 2015)Although the South African government has, since democratic transition, made considerable progress in providing water and sanitation, there are still many challenges, particularly in slum settlements where many residents ... -
The challenges of reshaping disease specific and care oriented community based services towards comprehensive goals: a situation appraisal in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2015)Similar to other countries in the region, South Africa is currently reorienting a loosely structured and highly diverse community care system that evolved around HIV and TB, into a formalized, comprehensive and integrated ...
