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HIV epidemic types and customized prevention responses.
(2008)
Since the first reported case of AIDS 27
years ago, more than 70 million people have
been infected with HIV worldwide, and 25
million have died of AIDS. The Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
estimates ...
The relationship between learning styles, stages of self-direction in learning and academic performance in a case-based nursing program.
(2001)
The Institutes of Nursing in the United Arab Emirates adopted a new approach for educating and training the Diploma Nursing students in 1997. This approach emphasized the use of case-based learning, which was characterized ...
Knowledge and practices of smoking among students of the University of Natal on Durban campus residences.
(2001)
The Health Belief Model developed by Becker ( 1984) cited in Katzenellenbogen et al. ( 1999) guided this study. The model attempts to identify beliefs and the way they may interact to influence individuals' conscious ...
Mental health care provided by nurses in the primary health care clinics in Swaziland.
(2000)
The study was designed to examine and describe mental health care provided by the
nurses in the primary health care settings of Swaziland. The study sought to answer one main
questions namely:
• what was the nature of ...
HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices among intellectually impaired and mainstream learners in selected schools in Oyo state, Nigeria.
(2011)
In the absence of a cure and/or vaccine, the best approach to HIV is to focus on prevention. However, preventative measures that are presently available in Nigeria do not target persons with intellectual disability despite ...
The experiences of infertile African women in Durban.
(1994)
The experiences of African women with primary infertility were explored. These women were from Durban and surrounding rural areas, in KwaZulu / Natal. The aims of the study were to describe their perception of infertility ...
Cannabis use in psychiatry inpatients.
(2008)
Background: Cannabis among patients admitted in psychiatric units is higher than the general population and this has been shown in various countries where studies on cannabis use have been undertaken. Such an observation ...
The role of leptin in HIV associated pre-eclampsia.
(2013)
HIV and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, in particular pre-eclampsia, are the main causes of maternal mortality in South Africa. In HIV associated pre-eclampsia, it is biologically plausible that the immune activation ...
Tuberculosis among health care workers in hospitals in the Ethekwini Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)
Tuberculosis is a disease of global importance and remains the leading cause
of death in the developing world. In South Africa a weak notification system
and poor occupational health services for health care workers has ...
Natural ventilation, dampness and mouldiness in dwellings in the Waterloo housing development (Durban Metropolitan Area) : a case study of indoor air quality.
(2004)
Dampness can cause the development of moulds in buildings and pose a threat to the quality of the building structure, indoor air quality and health of the occupants. An emerging source of housing related problems are the ...