Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Nursing) by Title
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HIV and infant feeding : choices and decision-outcomes in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission among HIV-positive mothers in Zambia.
(2015)Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is one of the key drivers of the HIV pandemic in Zambia and impacts infant feeding for HIV-exposed infants. The aim of infant feeding counselling is to facilitate informed decision on ... -
The implementation and outcomes of a voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) programme in a secondary school in Kigali, Rwanda.
(2006)Schools reach further into communities of young people than any other institutions, and therefore, they are critical for reducing the HIV and AIDS vulnerability and risk among this age group (UNESCO, 2002). Therefore, if ... -
Improving detection of depression and/or anxiety as comorbidities of epilepsy in primary health care settings in Zambia.
(2013)The focus of this study was on common psychiatric comorbidities of depression and anxiety in people with epilepsy (PWE). While international published data show that up to 60% of PWE suffer from depression and/or anxiety, ... -
The influence of intrapersonal characteristics of individual nurses on their work performance : a predictive correlational study in a selected province in South Africa.
(2015)Background Conflicting reports on the quality of nursing care highlighted the need to understand the influence of nurses’ intrapersonal characteristics on their work performance and caring behaviours. Aim The aim of the ... -
The integration of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric patients into primary health care in the Eastern Cape.
(1996)The purpose of this study was to design and implement the two phases of a three-phased approach to the integration of the psychiatric component into the PHC system in the Eastern Cape. The study included an educational ... -
An investigation into the needs assessment phase of the health education process for school children.
(1998)This study investigated the needs assessment phase of the health education process for school children. The objectives of the study were to identify health education needs of school children using three approaches, namely, ... -
An investigation of different approaches to the prevention of alcohol abuse among black adolescents : a community based partnership approach.
(1994)According to Amos (1989) the use of, and the attitudes towards alcohol amongst young people in Africa is an area about which little is known but which has potentially major health implications. Neither has much been done ... -
Management of the long term psychological effects of rape among women survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda : a grounded theory approach.
(2013)In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, rape was widely used as a strategic weapon against Tutsi women. This study explored the long term psychological effects of rape experienced by these women in order to develop a middle range ... -
Maternity care in KwaZulu-Natal : towards a grounded theory of adolescent-friendly maternity services.
(2005)The issue of adolescent health has steadily grown momentum with people realizing the vulnerability ofthis sector ofthe world's population. Within the South African context, the tide had also turned. However, most initiatives ... -
Migration of nurses and the perceived impact on the public health care system in Zambia.
(2007)The subject of international migration has become an important social issue and feature of globalized labour market in health care. International migration of nurses has increasingly become a concern and the volumes are ... -
The outcomes of implementing the Department of Health mental health clinical guidelines for the management of psychiatric patients at primary health care clinics.
(2015)Background: The South African (SA) government recognizes that the first step towards improving mental health and wellbeing of the people is to develop effective guidelines .After guidelines have been developed, there is a ... -
Participation of nurse leaders in health policy development: an action research approach.
(2016)Introduction All aspects of nursing education, practice and research are influenced by health policy. Proactive participation in the policy arena is key to excellence in clinical practice and education for nursing. Nurses ... -
Planning and implementing distance learning in Rwanda.
(2005)Distance Learning (DL) is recognized to be a contemporary mode of education delivery. It is used to respond to the need of human resource development in developing countries. The evolution of Information Communication ... -
Process of change in nursing education in the Arab Gulf region.
(2005)A three-phased, cross-sectional study was conducted in the nursing schools in two Arab Gulf countries (the UAE and Bahrain) to assess the process of change in Nursing education. The illuminative approach to evaluation using ... -
Residential care for the elderly in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality : a case study approach.
(2010)Aim: This study explored and described residential care for the elderly in eThekwini Municipality in terms of the organizational structure, staff and residents, and determined how those factors influenced elder care. ... -
Spiritual care in nursing : a grounded theory analysis.
(2001)There is scientific evidence that the spiritual well-being of a person can influence the quality of life lived and the general responses to life's crises of illness, pain, suffering and even death (Ross, 1994). The problem ...