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Evaluation of the implementation of the national policy for school health in Namibia

Katangolo-Nakashwa, Ndasilohenda (2022-08)

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 ...

An evaluation of a sexual and reproductive health (SRH) project on friendly health services utilisation by adolescents in Lesotho

Thaanyane-Kabi, Tsepang Celestinah (2022-11)

Background: Lesotho is one of the countries that have adopted and implemented strategies to address the challenges that impede negatively on utilisation of adolescent- friendly sexual and reproductive health services. In ...

Strategies to promote mental health among students in higher education institutions in Ethiopia

Adem Esmael Roba (2023-03)

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 ...

Investigation of socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS experienced by people living with HIV in Zululand municipality

Nzuza, Nkosikhona Mphumuzeni (2023-09)

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 ...

Knowledge and perceptions of adolescents on sexual reproductive health and rights in Kwazulu-Natal Province

Lubuta, Betty (2023-07)

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

Malapela, Rakgadi Grace; Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Gloria (IntechOpen, 2019-11-28)

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 ...

Use of home remedies for the treatment and prevention of coronavirus disease: An integrative review

Malapela, Rakgadi Grace; Baratedi, William Mooketsi; Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Gloria (Wiley, 2022-06-06)

Background and Aims: Home remedies are understood to mean medications or tonics prepared at home to treat certain ailments without any prescription or professional supervision. Reliance on home remedies increased during ...

What's holding back youth-friendly health services in Blantyre, Malawi? A qualitative exploration

Sibande, Grace Charity; Malapela, Rakgadi Grace (2023-09)

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 ...

Untangling Intimate Care Experiences for Patients Admitted to Public Hospitals in South Africa.

Shakwane, Simangele (Bentham Science Net, 2023-05-21)

Background: Hospital admission can be a traumatic and humiliating experience for patients due to the institutionalised attire they must wear. Intimate care may trigger experiences of helplessness and disrespect due to ...

Fear of dying dirty: Intimate care encounters during COVID-19 pandemic in South African context

Shakwane, Simangele (AOSIS, 2023-08-25)

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 ...

Men in the service of humanity: Sociocultural perceptions of the nursing profession in South Africa

Shakwane, Simangele (SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2022-11-23)

Background. The classification of nursing as a female-gendered profession, along with patriarchally determined cultural gender roles, makes it difficult for men to select nursing as a career and to excel in their caring ...

Degendering Male Nursing Students’ Intimate Care Provision: A South African Perspective

Shakwane, Simangele (IMR Press, 2022-10-26)

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 ...

Quality Maternity Care: Implementation of the Guidelines for Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant Teenagers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

ZWELIHLE BLESSING, SHONGWE; Shakwane, Simangele (Unisa Press, 2022-11-01)

The government of a country is responsible and accountable for the provision of quality healthcare services to its citizens. Teenage pregnancy and its complications occur worldwide. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) ...

Journey less travelled: Female nursing students’ experiences in providing intimate care in two nursing education institutions in Gauteng province, South Africa

Shakwane, Simangele (AOSIS, 2022-02-25)

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. ...

Self-monitoring of blood pressure for preeclampsia patients: Knowledge and attitudes

Munyungula, Johanna; Shakwane, Simangele (AOSIS, 2021-09-21)

Background: Preeclampsia is one of the causes of maternal deaths and is also responsible for complications such as premature births worldwide. In South Africa, hypertensive disorders cause 14% of all maternal deaths. ...

Promoting intimate care facilitation in Nursing Education Institutions in South Africa

Shakwane, Simangele; Mokoboto-Zwane, Sheila (Elsevier, 2020-07-16)

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 ...

Demystifying sexual connotations: A model for facilitating the teaching of intimate care to nursing students in South Africa

Shakwane, Simangele; Mokoboto-Zwane, Sheila (SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2020-10-16)

Background. The concept of intimate care is not freely used in nursing education and practice. Nursing students provide basic nursing care that requires physical and psychological closeness to diverse patients. During the ...

Factors affecting student nurses' selection of psychiatric hospitals for community placement: KwaZulu Natal college of nursing

Mngomezulu, Nokwanda Innocentia (2021-10)

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors impacting on student nurses’ selection of psychiatric hospitals for community service placement. The study was conducted at the campuses under KwaZulu-Natal College ...

Guidelines to facilitate adaptation in South African expatriate nurses working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and upon their return to South Africa

Van Bommel, Michelle (2020-08-27)

The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of migration and adaptation of South African expatriate nurses who lived and worked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and returned to South Africa. ...

The attitudes of the Xhosa community towards indigenously uncircumcised men in Bizana

Mntungwana, Michael (2022-06-25)

The purpose of the study: Was to explore and describe the cultural values related to the indigenous circumcision that leads to attitudes towards indigenously uncircumcised men in the AmaXhosa community. To explore and ...

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