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(University of Namibia, 2018)Ensuring that patients in chronic care and treatment such as tuberculosis adhere to medications has implications for their quality of life, health care costs and society at large. The purpose of this study was to assess ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Background: With the advent and wide availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), HIV- infected children are currently living health lives and growing into adulthood. There has been mounting evidence on ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Phenomena such as urbanisation and individual traits such as health literacy, affect people’s exposure and vulnerability to coronary artery disease risk factors. Namibia, as a developing country, is no exception. Although ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Smoking is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases and remains a significant public health challenge in many lower and middle income countries (LMIC). Inspite that smoking cessation (SC) pharmacotherapy significantly ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVAs) are one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world. Namibia is one of the countries with the highest MVAs fatality rate, 23.9/100 000. According to the World Health Organization ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)The Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV) which is a double stranded DNA virus, a member of the Hepadnavidae family of viruses. World Health Organization estimates that about 257 million people ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Attendance at antenatal clinic during pregnancy and delivery in health facilities by skilled birth attendants have been shown to reduce the incidence of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Despite efforts by the ...
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Material and fetal risk factors for stillbirth in Otjozondjupa region, Namibia: a case control study (University of Namibia, 2018)Background: Stillbirth is defined as a baby born with no signs of life (WHO). Globally, around 3.2 million stillbirths occur annually, of which, 98% are experienced in low and middle-income countries. By 2009, Namibia’s ...
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Factors associated with turnover among nurses in public health facilites in Khomas region of Namibia (University of Namibia, 2017)The Khomas Region of Namibia has witnessed the exodus of skilled nurses and this has impacted on health care performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with staff turnover of nurses ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)The aim of this study was to assess whether the gentamicin dosing strategy as presently performed at Katutura Intermediate Referral Hospital and Windhoek Central Hospital produces gentamicin serum concentrations that are ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Despite guidelines on essential and obstetric emergency care devised by the Ministry of Health and Social Services to address obstetric and neonatal related challenges in Namibia, the report on perinatal and neonatal death ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between age at first diagnosis and outcomes of women treated of breast cancer at Windhoek central hospital between 2009 and 2011 and to describe and compare the ...
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(University of Namibia, 2016)The study was conducted in the Oshana region with the purpose of identifying the existing knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the men aged 18-49 years old with regard to Voluntary Medical Male circumcision (VMMC) for ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women after breast cancer, in Namibia. Human Papilloma Virus is the significant cause of cervical cancer prevalence worldwide with an estimation of 99.7%. The World ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Undernutrition as a problem in sub-Saharan Africa is a strong indicator of retarded growth, and leads to more than 30% of deaths in children under five annually (Mtambo, Katoma, & Kazembe, 2016). Namibia has almost twice ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Health facilities do provide mothers with information regarding feeding practice of children under the age of five years. It seems however that the impact of such information is extremely minimal because poor feeding ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)Schools are great platforms where children can learn hygiene skills, behaviours and practices, and when these become part of children’ daily lives, this may lead to a positive impact in families and communities at large. ...
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(2017)An effective learning climate is described as being humanistic, authentic, supportive and caring. Both the nurse educators and the institution alike therefore have a key responsibility to provide a caring environment that ...
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(2017)Despite the implementation of the national standards for Adolescent Friendly Health Services (AFHS) towards the prevention among others teenage pregnancy the, problem continues to rise across the regions of Namibia. This ...
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(2017)Chemotherapy is the universal treatment for leukemia, a common type of cancer that involves abnormal production of immature leucocytes (white blood cells). As with any medicine, chemotherapy is also associated with the ...
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An epidemiological investigation of risk factors for hypertension in Windhoek, Khomas region Namibia (University of Namibia, 2017)Hypertension is a major and preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases Khomas region has a hypertension prevalence of 57%, which is the highest in Namibia. Cardiovascular diseases related mortality is the highest ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Early diagnosis in cancer greatly affects treatment success of which the most important components are education (knowledge) and encouragement of the target population to participate in early diagnostic procedures (World ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Approximately hundred and twenty five million people worldwide wear contact lenses (Barr, 2006). The contact lens market is increasing at an alarming rate globally and Namibia is no exception, but there are no known national ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)In this study, the researcher explored and described the views of health care professionals who are managing children with foetal alcohol syndrome at public health facilities in the Khomas Region in Namibia. The purpose ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)The overall aim of the study was to investigate the status of HRS in Namibia and to develop strategies that will contribute to strengthening its implementation and governance. This study was conducted within a positivist ...
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(2017)The study, which considers that the construction industry is a high risk one due to the physical work demand and nature of the working environment, was conducted to develop practical guidelines for workers and employers ...
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(2016)The aim of the study was to investigate the factors affecting the implementation of succession planning in the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) in Namibia. Three objectives were set for achieving the aim of ...
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(2017)A quantitative and descriptive study was used to determine quality health care delivery at health facilities in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia (MoHSS). The purpose of the study was to identify the ...
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(2015)The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the lived experiences of registered nurses and student nurses regarding the clinical supervision of student nurses in medical and surgical wards. The findings will be a ...
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(2016)This article focuses on the paradigmatic perspective facilitate the development of a quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the ministry of health and social services in Namibia. The study of ...