Doctoral Degrees (Public Health)
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the collaborative framework for the care and control of tuberculosis and diabetes in Ghana.
(2021)Background: The rising tuberculosis -diabetes mellitus co-epidemic is threatening the advances made by global policy to reduce tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus prevalence. In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) ... -
Factors influencing contraceptive use and sexual behaviour among women of reproductive age in Umlazi township, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
(2021)Access to safe and effective contraceptive methods is one of the cornerstones of reproductive health, worldwide. However, the degree to which women manage various aspects of their sexual lives, including the prevention ... -
The association of organizational contextual factors and HIV-Tuberculosis service integration following exposure to quality improvement interventions in primary healthcare clinics in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)A key strategy to reduce Tuberculosis (TB)-related mortality among people living with HIV is integrating HIV and TB diagnostic and treatment services. In South Africa, integrated HIV-TB service provision is standard of ... -
Evaluation of health promotion roles and services offered by health workers in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa.
(2022)Background: Various factors affect the role of healthcare workers (HCWs) in health promotion (HP). The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) public health service is overstretched and there is minimal evidence of health ... -
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) as a risk factor for squamous cell atypia in an epidemiological longitudinal cohort of young women in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Paternal roles in promoting child well-being: what are the challenges facing paternal involvement in child healthcare in rural South Coast Kenya?
(2015)Introduction While it has long been accepted that mothers play a key role in child health outcomes, the role of the father is less well understood. The proposed study was nested in another study investigating the relationship ... -
Access to higher education in the health sciences : a policy implementation analysis.
(2014)Access to health sciences education in South Africa is a challenging and contested area of higher education seeped in politics and history within a context of transformation. There are a large number of students wanting ... -
Epidemiological and clinical status of South African primary school children : investing in the future.
(2001)The physical, psychological and social development of school children has been neglected - partly because they were seen as healthy "survivors" of the ravages of childhood illnesses, and partly because of the way in which ... -
Evaluation of the clinical and drug management of HIV/AIDS patients in the private health care sector of the eThekwini Metro of KwaZulu-Natal : sharing models and lessons for application in the public health care sector.
(2010)Introduction: South Africa is currently experiencing one of the most severe AIDS epidemics in the world with South Africa‘s public sector under great stress and under-resourced whilst there exists a vibrant private ... -
Patterns of disclosure : an investigation into the dynamics of disclosure among HIV-positive women in two PMTCT settings in an urban context, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2011)Introduction: Little guidance is given to health professionals over how to deal with HIV disclosure complexities in the biomedical setting. Given the paucity of related research in this context, there is also little ... -
An HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among high school learners in South Africa.
(2008)Introduction Nearly half of all new HIV infections worldwide occur in young people aged 15-24 years. Risky sexual behaviours may lead to the development of lifelong negative habits like having multiple partners, thereby ... -
Analyzing the relationship between leadership style, organisational factors and retention of professional nurses in public health care facilities in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2009)BACKGROUND : Many professional nurses have left the employment to work in developed countries. Quality patient care is declining because the few PNs that are rendering care have limited expertise. Literature review showed ...
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