Background: A school health policy is intended to improve learners’ quality of life; however, three challenges are faced in the policy implementation: i) low coverage of health assessments; (ii) poor and inequitable ...

Pieces of evidence show that due to various factors mental health problems are on the rise among students in higher education institutions globally and particularly in Ethiopia. The level of positive mental health and ...

Background: People living with HIV and AIDS generally experience a range of social, economic and other challenges as a result of their condition. Purpose: It is in that regard, that the purpose of the study was to investigate ...

Adolescent access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights (SRHR) has been a problem in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to determine adolescents in schools’ knowledge and ...

Transition possibilities for adolescents with intellectual disabilities into adulthood remain a complex issue and often neglected by the healthcare system and non-healthcare system. Given the responsibilities and roles ...

The use of Youth Friendly Health Services remains sub-optimal in Sub-Saharan Africa despite global agreements on the same. The aim of this study was to explore barriers to utilization of Youth Friendly Health Services in ...

Background: Physical distancing, personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand hygiene were encouraged during the pandemic of COVID-19. However, personal hygiene procedures for patients admitted to hospitals, such as ...

Background: Male nursing students remain a minority group in nursing education and training programmes. They are thought to have diverted from their prescribed roles as men, leading to professional stereotypes and fear ...

Background: Intimate care is not facilitated in South African nursing education and training. Nursing students encounter it for the first time in clinical practice, where they see and touch the naked bodies of patients. ...

Background: Basic nursing care includes intimate care that requires a nurse and a patient to be in close physical and psychological proximity. The patient's body parts are exposed, and his/her fragile body is seen and ...