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Fidelity of implementation of the building bridges mentoring intervention to prevent violence among youth in low income settings

Taliep, Naiema; Ismail, Ghouwa; Bulbulia, Abdulsamed (Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-10-26)

Violence among youth is a major health and safety burden globally. There is a dearth in the development and evaluation of targeted interventions that addresses the multi-faceted nature of youth violence to ensure effectiveness ...

Analysis of childhood overweight and obesity in Namibia using spatio-temporal quantile interval models

Mtambo, Owen P. L.; Debusho, Legesse K. (2021-12-02)

The global prevalence of overweight (including obesity) in children under 5 years of age was 7% in 2012, and it is expected to rise to 11% by the year 2025. The main objective of this study was to ft spatio-temporal ...

The geography of COVID-19 misinformation: using geospatial maps for targeted messaging to combat misinformation on COVID-19, South Africa

Chimoyi, Lucy; Mabuto, Tonderai; Dube, Tanyaradzwa; Ntombela, Nasiphi; Nchachi, Tshegang; Tshisebe, Dakalo; Chetty-Makkan, Candice M.; Setswe, Geoffrey K. (2021-12-24)

Abstract Objective The proliferation of false information on COVID-19 mostly through social media is adversely affecting control efforts. The objective of this study was ...

A cross-sectional assessment of symptom burden among patients with advanced cervical cancer

Tolcha Kebebew; Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Azwihangwisi Helen; Mosalo, Annah (2021-12-18)

Background The increasing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in developing countries is driving attention to palliative care services. Identification of disease-specific symptoms of concern and their prevalence ...

Quality of institutional delivery case services at public health facilities in north-west Ethiopia

Eleni Admassu Mersha (2021-08)

Background: As demonstrated by the inadequate provision of quality childbirth care, the contribution of quality delivery care to the use of women's services in Ethiopia is very limited. The goal of this research was ...

Strategies to improve academic performance of students in a clinical nursing science course

Maake, Makgotlo Thalitha (2020-11)

The purpose of the study was to investigate the reasons for the high failure rate among post-basic students enrolled in a clinical nursing science (CNS) course, and to explore both educators’ and students’ experiences ...

The social-economic life experiences of patients on kidney haemodialysis in Botswana

Khame, Phinda Brauze (2021-08)

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the social-economic life experiences of patients undergoing kidney haemodialysis at a public healthcare facility in a developing country, Botswana. The research setting ...

Correction to: Findings from a novel and scalable community-based HIV testing approach to reduce the time required to complete point-of-care HIV testing in South Africa

Mabuto, Tonderai; Setswe, Geoffrey; Mshweshwe-Pakela, Nolundi; Clark, Dave; Day, Sarah; Molobetsi, Lerato; Pienaar, Jacqueline (2021-11-22)

Unmet need for family planning and factors associated among women living with HIV in Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Demissie, Dereje B.; Bulto, Gizachew A.; Mmusi-Phetoe, Rose (2021-11-13)

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of the unmet need and identifying factors associated with the unmet need among women of ...

Midwives practices in adolescent girls' sexuality and reproductive health services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Aster Teshome Woldkiros (2021-05)

Adolescence is a critical stage of life marked by rapid biological, emotional, and social development, during which everyone can develop the skills necessary for a productive, healthy, and fulfilled life. Because they ...

Factors affecting utilisation of maternal healthcare facilities in Ethiopia

Maruta Melat Benti (2021-08)

Improving maternal and newborn health requires improved utilisation of maternal healthcare facilities and services. The study’s overall purpose was to explore the factors associated with the utilisation of maternal ...

The implementation of social media platforms for teaching and learning in basic nursing studies

Ndwambi, Onica Mankebe (2021-03)

Lecturers in Nursing Colleges are faced with the basic nursing students of the 21st century, who are growing in a modernised world of technology. However, the researcher identified that the Nursing Colleges under study ...

Determinants of adherence to anti-retroviraltherapy (ART): protocols in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tefera Tezera Negera (2020-12)

In Ethiopia, Antiretroviral Therapy is given free of charge. Lifelong adherence to ART is crucial to upgrade the patients’ health condition and to safeguard the growth of mutated strains of the human immunity deficiency ...

Strategies for promoting the prevention of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus among antenatal attendees in the Central Region of Ghana

Opoku-Danso, Rita (2021-06)

Introduction Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services have become integral in antenatal services to ensure the effective control and generational transmission ...

Findings from a novel and scalable community-based HIV testing approach to reduce the time required to complete point-of-care HIV testing in South Africa

Mabuto, Tonderai; Setswe, Geoffrey; Mshweshwe-Pakela, Nolundi; Clark, Dave; Day, Sarah; Molobetsi, Lerato; Pienaar, Jacqueline (2021-10-29)

Abstract Background Mobile HIV testing approaches are a key to reaching the global targets of halting the HIV epidemic by 2030. Importantly, the number of clients reached ...

Menstruation management of school girls in rural Zimbabwe

Bhebhe, Sinesisa (2021-02)

Menstruation is a natural event throughout women’s lives. However, in developing countries, the management thereof remains a health concern. Schoolgirls aged between 13 and 17 years in rural areas are affected by menstrual ...

Factors affecting infant feeding choices among teenage mothers in Lilongwe District in Malawi

Matchaya, Emily Mmendera (2020-11)

Optimal breastfeeding practices are a key to improve child survival and promote healthy growth and development. Evidence has shown that the rates of breastfeeding in Malawi are alarmingly low, particularly among teenage ...

Developing a model for reducing maternal mortality in South Africa

Mmusi-Phetoe, Rose Maureen Makapi; Masaba, Brian Barasa (Frontiers of Nursing, 2021-09)

Objective: High maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) remain a concern in many parts of the world, especially in developing countries like South Africa. Different models have been developed, tried, and tested worldwide, in ...

Challenges of Caregivers Having Children with Autism in Kenya: Systematic Review

Masaba, Brian Barasa; Taiswa, Jonathan; Mmusi-Phetoe, Rose Maureen (Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2021-09)

Background: Caring for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is demanding, especially where access to services and support are inadequate. The present study aimed to systematically review the challenges associated ...

Discourses of Gender and Political Violence in South Africa

Cornell, Josephine; Malherbe, Nick; Seedat, Mohamed; Suffla, Shahnaaz (Oxford Academic, 2021-04-07)

Politically violent women are regularly muted or made exceptional. Yet, underplaying women’s involvement in political violence obscures the systemic nature of such violence. We employ a discursive psychology analysis of ...

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