Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Waggie, Firdouza"
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Assessment of risk factors for Non-Communicable diseases among a cohort of community health workers in Western Cape, South Africa
Johnson, Levona; Schopp, Laura; Waggie, Firdouza; Frantz, J.M (The College of Medicine and the Medical Association of Malawi, 2021-09)Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been identified as the key health professionals to drive the agenda of the prevention of health risk behaviours, linked to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa. They ... -
Challenges experienced by community health workers and their motivation to attend a self-management programme
Johnson, Levona J.; Schopp, Laura H.; Waggie, Firdouza (AOSIS, 2022)Community health workers (CHWs) are change agents expected to assist in decreasing the global burden of disease in the communities they serve. However, they themselves have health risk behaviours, which predispose them ... -
Challenges of academic healthcare leaders in a higher education context in South Africa
Jooste, Karien; Frantz, Jose M.; Waggie, Firdouza (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 ... -
Expectations of youth victims of violence regarding healthcare professionals leading them to wellness in South Africa
Ahanonu, Ezihe L.; Waggie, Firdouza (AOSIS Open Journals, 2015)BACKGROUND: Many youth victims of violence report for treatment at the health care facilities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was unclear what the youth expected regarding how they could be led towards ... -
Moving from conversation to commitment: Optimising school-based health promotion in the Western Cape, South Africa
Waggie, Firdouza; Laattoe, N.; Filies, Gerard C. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2013)Background: Recent evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Health Promotion (IHP) course offered by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) at schools revealed that the needs expressed by the schools had not changed in the ... -
Occupational therapy graduates’ reflections on their ability to cope with primary healthcare and rural practice during community service
Naidoo, Deshini; Van Wyk, Jacqueline; Waggie, Firdouza (Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)BACKGROUND: Occupational therapy graduates are expected to deliver service in public health facilities using a primary healthcare approach (PHC) during their community service year. There is limited literature available ... -
Reflection on an interprofessional community-based participatory research project
Frantz, Jose M.; Filies, Gerard C.; Jooste, Karien; Keim, Marion; Mlenzana, Nondwe; Laattoe, N.; Roman, Nicolette V.; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Waggie, Firdouza; Rhoda, Anthea (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND. A collaborative interprofessional research project that involved community members was beneficial to community development. OBJECTIVE. To draw upon the experiences of academics relating to their involvement ... -
Risk factors for chronic non communicable diseases in Mombasa, Kenya: epidemiological study using WHO stepwise approach
Tawa, Nassib; Waggie, Firdouza; Frantz, Jose M. (OASIS, 2011)OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and distribution patterns of the major common risk factors for non communicable diseases among the people living in Mombasa, Kenya. METHODS: Using the WHO STEPwise approach, risk ... -
The school, a viable educational site for interdisciplinary health promotion
Waggie, Firdouza; Gordon, Natalie; Brijlal, Priscilla (Taylor & Francis, 2004)An interdisciplinary health promotion module, using the community-based teaching approach, is offered by the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Schools in Delft, a poor socio-economic area with high unemployment, crime ... -
Using operative models (ICF and CBR) within an interprofessional context to address community needs : short report - Interprofessional education, practice and research supplement
Rhoda, Anthea; Waggie, Firdouza; Filies, Gerard C.; Frantz, Jose M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND: The use of conceptual frameworks has been advocated when implementing interprofessional initiatives. OBJECTIVE: To present the use of the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) ...