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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. ... -
Facilitation of behaviour change communication process for maternal, newborn, and child health at primary health care level of midwifey practice in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
(2012)Background: Nigeria’s unacceptably high maternal and child mortality rates are related, among other things, to the people’s lack of access to appropriate information to assist them in making decisions about their health, ... -
Facilitation of the development of blended e-learning model for nursing education in a resource-constrained educational setting in Nigeria.
(2016)Nursing education in Nigeria has passed through many waters. The purpose of the study was to facilitate the design, development and testing of a blended e-learning model for nursing education in a resource-constrained ... -
Factors affecting attendance and participation in group therapy in a private inpatient psychiatric setting.
(2015)This study seeks to understand why many patients did not participate in a group therapy programme offered at an inpatient psychiatric hospital in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Conducted by an Occupational Therapist, the ... -
Factors affecting participation in sport and recreation of students staying in residences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Almost all the institutions of higher learning across the globe offers sport and recreation opportunities to its students and staff. These programmes and services are offered to serve several purposes of which at the summit ... -
Factors associated with HIV seroconversion during pregnancy in Manzini region, Swaziland in 2012.
(2013)Background: The HIV epidemic has greatly affected sub-Saharan Africa, with the highest prevalence in the world found in Swaziland. One in three pregnant women in Swaziland has HIV. One of the PMTCT strategies is primary ... -
Factors influencing HAART adherence among private health care sector patients in a suburb of the Ethekwini Metro.
(AOSIS, 2008)Background: The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) ushered in a new era in the management of the AIDS pandemic with new drugs, new strategies, new vigour from treating clinicians and enthusiasm on the ... -
Factors influencing HIV positive mothers' choices regarding infant feeding in a rural African context.
(2004)The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of infant feeding choices and support provided in the current PMTCT programme in KwaZulu-Natal. A case study format was utilised. Follow-up was done over six months ... -
The factors influencing the implementation of the post-natal home visit program by nurses in an urban health district, Botswana.
(2006)The post natal home visit care program is a maternal and newborn home visit care program, designed to address the needs of the childbearing families following delivery and early discharge, irrespective of the place of ... -
The factors influencing the return to work of individuals having sustained severe traumatic brain injuries in South Africa.
(2016)A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex phenomenon where the ability to return to work (RTW) following injury is not always successful. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) is process that facilitates the RTW. Previous skills, ... -
Factors that facilitate adherence to haemodialysis therapy amongst patients with chronic renal failure.
(2004)A study was done to examine factors that facilitate adherence to haemodialysis therapy amongst patients with chronic renal failure and the sources of support available to them. A self developed questionnaire was used to ... -
Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in Mozambican students.
(2017)In recent years, the world has seen a surge in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria. Among antibiotic resistance mechanisms, the production of β-lactamase is the most rapidly developing and clinically ... -
The fate of mycotoxins in non-alcoholic lactic acid maize meal fermentation.
(2003)This study was aimed at investigating the potential of lactic acid fermentation in reducing myco toxin concentration in maize meal products. Maize meal was spiked separately with aflatoxin Bi, fumonism Bi, and zearalenone, ... -
The feasibility of including Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAEs) in the annual medical surveillance test battery for the identification of noise-induced hearing loss in a group of workers in a beverage manufacturing industry.
(2013)The study investigated the feasibility of including DPOAEs in the annual medical surveillance test battery for the identification of NIHL in a group of employees in a manufacturing industry in KwaZulu-Natal. Feasibility ... -
Feeding abilities of HIV-exposed uninfected neonates in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a decscriptive exploratory study.
(2017)Background: HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children born to HIV-positive mothers have poorer developmental and health outcomes than their HIV-unexposed peers. Feeding ability is a critical component when considering the ... -
Female athlete triad risk stratification in KwaZulu-Natal elite sprint and distance swimmers.
(2015)Introduction: The Female Athlete Triad (FAT) is a syndrome that poses a serious threat to the health status of physically active females. It comprises of three components that were adapted to the American Collage of Sport ... -
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) as a risk factor for squamous cell atypia in an epidemiological longitudinal cohort of young women in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Fetal cardiac haemodynamics in normal and complicated pregnancies.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Finding the best fit : an exploration of contraceptive decision-making in a sample of female students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)The discourse around contraceptive use has attracted researcher’s attention in recent times, due to the alarming rate of unwanted pregnancies and STIs including HIV/AIDS. In 2013, it was recorded that more than 99 000 ... -
The firework injured hand : profile and management.
(2014)Aim: The study aimed to profile the firework injured hand and review of the management of such injuries from a surgical and rehabilitation perspective. Methodology: A quantitative methodological approach using a retrospective ...