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Knowledge and perceptions of the dangers of substance abuse among affected youth attending St. John of God Community Services, Malawi.
(2005)
Substance abuse is a major problem amongst the youth worldwide. The goal of this study was to explore the knowledge and perceptions on the dangers of substance abuse among the affected youth attending St John of God Community ...
Facilitating collaboration between traditional healers and western health practitioners in the management of chronic illnesses in Swaziland.
(2001)
The purpose of the study was to analyze the process of facilitating collaboration between
traditional healers and western trained health care workers in the management of chronic illnesses,
hypertension and diabetes. ...
Biopsychosocial changes in the human stress response, with specific reference to stress measurement and certain moderating variables.
(2005)
This empirical double-blind multi-centre empirical study assessed the sources of stress, stress-related symptoms, role of psychosocial moderating variables and the role of micronutrients (specifically the effect of ...
Exploring the extent of cultural sensitivity among the nursing students doing the four year diploma at Addington hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province.
(2000)
This study was undertaken to explore the extent of cultural sensitivity among the nursing students of Kwa Zulu - Natal Province. A qualitative. ethnographic, explorative design was utilized. A quantitative approach was ...
An analysis of patients' awareness and attitude concerning end of life issues.
(2002)
This study was conducted using a qualitative descriptive approach. It was based on an
analysis that was done to determine awareness and attitude of patients in end of life
issues. The semi-structured interviews were ...
Comparative analysis of the effects of two curricular approaches to the development of clinical reasoning abilities in nursing students following comprehensive basic nursing programmes.
(2001)
A comparative analysis was undertaken using descriptive survey and cross-sectional design to explore the effects of two curricular approaches ( Problem-based learning and traditional) used in Comprehensive basic nursing ...
Pathways to mental health care in Kwazulu-Natal province South Africa.
(2001)
The understanding of the pathways that clients take prior to admission to a mental health institution, is a vital factor in planning to reduce delays in seeking treatment. Studying the pathways may also help in the ...
Tuberculosis in coal mine workers in Mpumalanga.
(2009)
Introduction
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a disease which is both curable and preventable, with
recognised complications such loss of lung function and progressive massive fibrosis (PMF).
It is a major cause of pulmonary ...
Skills required by nurses at primary health care level in a district health system.
(2002)
The purpose of the study was to do a task analysis.of PHC nurse practice by
identifying the skills required by nurses working at the primary health care clinic
in order to plan staff development programmes. The objectives ...
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy by HIV infected patients in rural UMkhanyakude District, South Africa.
(2008)
The background.
HIV and AIDS is a huge problem in sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 22.5
million people were living with HIV in 2007.1 South Africa has the worst epidemic in
the world.1 There were about 5.5 million ...