Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Title
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Facilitating community-based interprofessional education and collaborative practice in a health sciences faculty: student perceptions and experiences
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND: Interprofessional education (IPE) aims at facilitating the collaborative practice of healthcare professionals. However, students have varied experiences with IPE and the collaborative practice initiatives ... -
Factors associated with injuries among first-division Rwandan female soccer players
(Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, 2013)Background: Female soccer has grown tremendously in the last decade. Studies have suggested that female soccer players are more susceptible to injuries than their male counterparts, and their vulnerability is due mainly ... -
Factors associated with patterns of plural healthcare utilization among patients taking antiretroviral therapy in rural and urban South Africa: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: In low-resource settings, patients’ use of multiple healthcare sources may complicate chronic care and clinical outcomes as antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to expand. However, little is known ... -
Factors associated with physical activity levels among older adults in selected institutions in Rwanda
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2009)Background: The size of the elderly population both in numbers and proportions of the whole world is increasing rapidly. The increase in the number of elderly people in the world will exert a big impact on health and social ... -
Factors associated with physical activity levels among older adults in selected institutions in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)BACKGROUND: The size of the elderly population both in numbers and proportions of the whole world is increasing rapidly. The increase in the number of elderly people in the world will exert a big impact on health and ... -
Factors contributing to incivility among students at a South African nursing school
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2015)BACKGROUND: This study determined the experiences of nurse educators of the factors contributing to the uncivil classroom behaviours of nursing students at a South African school of nursing. OBJECTIVE: To describe what ... -
Factors contributing to poor performance of Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(LAM Publications Ltd, 2011)The purpose of the study was to assess factors contributing to poor performance of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) in Mopani district of Limpopo Province, South Africa. An exploratory qualitative approach ... -
Factors contributing to running injuries: a narrative review
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The purpose of this paper is to highlight some common extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors associated with running injuries that should be considered in themanagement and prevention of running injuries. Background: Running ... -
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% ... -
Factors influencing physical activity participation among school going children
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2010)BACKGROUND: Although the health benefits of physical activity have been proven, many children and adolescents still do not meet the recommended guidelines for sufficient physical activity. The purpose of this investigation ... -
Factors influencing the choice of child delivery location among women attending antenatal care services and immunization clinic in Southeastern Nigeria
(Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2017)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In Nigeria, most deliveries take place at home or with traditional birth attendants (TBAs). This study examined the factors that influenced or determined utilization of healthcare facility ... -
Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2015)Background/Aims: Following the decision by the South African Department of Health in 2012 to withdraw the provision of free infant formula milk to HIV-exposed infants, policy makers have grappled with the need to develop ... -
Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town
(MA Healthcare Ltd, 2015)BACKGROUND/AIMS: Following the decision by the South African Department of Health in 2012 to withdraw the provision of free infant formula milk to HIV-exposed infants, policy makers have grappled with the need to develop ... -
Factors influencing the job performance of nurses and midwives in postpartum units in two district hospitals in Rwanda
(UNISA Press, 2013)The performance of nurses and midwives in postpartum units can influence maternal health as well as infant survival. This study assessed factors influencing the performance of nurses and midwives working in the postpartum ... -
Factors influencing utilisation of postnatal services in Kampala, Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)BACKGROUND: Maternal, child-health and health education are three major concerns of public health organizations and researchers throughout the world. Over half a million women encounter complications due to childbirth ... -
Factors that guide nurse managers regarding the staffing of agency nurses in intensive care units at private hospitals in Pretoria.
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Staffing needs affect the nursing department’s budget, staff productivity, the quality of care provided to patients and even the retention of nurses. It is unclear how the role players (the nursing agency manager, the nurse ... -
Factors that motivate nurses to provide quality patient care in a rural hospital in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Health services in rural areas are known to be under-resourced in several ways and working conditions are often described as unfavourable. Nurses working under such conditions are likely to be demotivated; however, it seems ... -
A faculty development strategy among academics to promote the scholarship of research
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)Background: Identifying strategies to promote the scholarship of research among health professionals is essential. The published evidence on which to ground this advice is weak. Aim: This paper presents an argument for ... -
Familial needs: Comparing traditional and non-traditional families of public officials
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)BACKGROUND: Recognising traditional and non-traditional families in social policy is not sufficient if the policy implementation choices continue to accord more status to traditional families in comparison to non-traditional ... -
Fear of sexually transmitted infections among women with male migrant partners – relationship to oscillatory migration pattern and risk-avoidance behaviour
(South African Medical Association, 2006)BACKGROUND: In South Africa, former apartheid laws encouraged rural males seeking employment to migrate to urban areas, moving weekly, monthly or annually between their rural families and urban workplaces. The combination of ...
