• Experiences of patients with extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis regarding prolonged isolation in a TB ward at a selected hospital in Namibia. 

  Sirongo, Eine H. (University of Namibia, 2021-09)

  The focus of this study is to understand the experiences of participants with Extensive Drug Resistance (XDR) regarding prolonged isolation. The participants with XDR-TB are admitted in isolation for a minimum of twenty ...
• Evaluation of the compliance of antibiotic prescribing with international clinical practice guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis at intermediate hospital Rundu, Namibia 

  Chola, Brian (University of Namibia, 2022-05)

  Compliance with guidelines of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) has been shown to reduce the prevalence of surgical site infections by approximately 40%. However, globally, 30 to 90% of antibiotics used for SAP ...
• Physical science teachers’ pedagogical knowledge and practices of inquiry method at three selected senior secondary school level, Khomas education region 

  Shikongo, Krestina K. (University of Namibia, 2022-10)

  The main purpose of this study was to investigate the Physical Science teachers’ pedagogical knowledge and practices of inquiry method at three selected senior secondary school level in the Khomas education region, ...
• An assessment of social protection and the living conditions of the elderly: A study of Omatunda village, Ohangwena region 

  Haukena, Kulaumone M (University of Namibia, 2022-10)

  In Africa, ageing is a phenomenon that is just beginning to reveal its shape. Most governments, including the Government of the Republic of Namibia, acknowledge the increasing number of older persons. Social protection ...
• Investigating the influence of leadership styles on work stress, job satisfaction and work engagement of health care professionals within the Khomas region, Namibia 

  Hough, Michael N. (University of Namibia, 2022-09)

  Within the sub-Sahara context where resources are limited, strong and committed leadership is important for the positive functioning of health care facilities. This study investigated the impact of leadership styles ...
• Monitoring tools for lifelong learning and adult education activities in Namibia 

  Toivo, Josephine S. (University of Namibia, 2022-09)

  The objective of this study was to develop monitoring tools for Lifelong Learning and Adult Education activities in Namibia. In order to achieve this objective, a qualitative-phenomenological design was employed to solicit ...
• Teachers’ challenges and coping mechanisms in teaching learners who exhibit disruptive behaviour in selected primary schools in the Omaheke region 

  Thomas, Simon K (2022-09)

  The study explored specific actions of school learners in classes which teachers would refer to as disruptive behaviour. It also covered the teachers’ daily responses to such behaviour. A quantitative, descriptive survey ...
• Anthropomorphism and social issues in selected Namibian children’s literature 

  Mubuyaeta, Mercy M. (University of Namibia, 2022-04)

  This study explored the use of anthropomorphism in selected Namibian children’s literature texts. The texts that formed part of the analysis were obtained from the anthology, The Stolen Water and Other Stories: Traditional ...
• Determination of natural radioactivity in the soil of Omaruru, Namibia 

  Mbuende, Mercey (University of Namibia, 2022-04)

  In this study, the level of natural radioactivity and associated hazards has been evaluated for 50 soil samples from the town of Omaruru in western Namibia. Activity concentrations (Bqkg-1) of the primordial radionuclides ...
• Development of strategies for registered nurses to facilitate services rendered by community health workers in Hardap, Kavango east and Khomas regions, Namibia 

  Black, Sofia Hanstein (University of Namibia, 2022-10)

  With the adoption of the community health worker programme, the primary health care directorate of the ministry of health aimed at delivering family and community-centred promotive, preventive, rehabilitative and basic ...
• Antibiotics’ susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates causing lower respiratory tract infections in ICU patients at referral hospitals in Namibia 

  Simeon, Pia (University of Namibia, 2022-09)

  Introduction: LRTIs are a particularly important problem in Namibia, as they are rated the second leading cause of death in the country and cause around 300 deaths in children under 5 years in 2016. To reduce the burden ...
• Measuring youth poverty in Namibia: An application of a multidimensional, multilevel modelling approach 

  Shifotoka, Selma N.M (2022-05)

  Officially, poverty in Namibia is measured by means of monetary thresholds, using the World Bank’s Cost of Basic Needs (CBN) approach. Poverty cannot, however, be solely defined by the lack of monetary resources. Rather, ...
• The effect of pharmacist-provided discharge counselling on medication knowledge and adherence among patients with cardiovascular diseases at Windhoek central hospital, Namibia 

  Anguuo, LN (University of Namibia, 2022-09)

  Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally and are a major contributor to reduced quality of life(1) . According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 17.9 million people died ...
• Investigating principals’ infuence to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Omusati region, Namibia 

  Amputu, Festus Ashipala (University of Namibia, 2022-09)

  The current study investigated principals’ influence to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Omusati region, Namibia. The study was informed by the following objectives. Firstly, to investigate ...
• Investigating the impact of microfinance institutions’ products on the growth of SMEs in Katutura, Namibia 

  Shipefi, Sem L. (University of Namibia, 2022-04)

  This study analysed the impact of microfinance institutions’ products on the growth of SMEs in Katutura. The objectives of the study were to determine whether there is a significant relationship between microfinance loans ...
• The power of information and coping with albinism 

  Ngula, Anna Kaukowe (IFLA Journal, 2022)

  This article aims to ascertain the purposes for which the author needed information when her children with albinism were born, as well as explore the mechanisms she used to find information and the challenges she experienced ...
• An empirical analysis of the effect of fertility on maternal health status in Namibia 

  Amwaama, Dortea (University of Namibia, 2022)

  The study examines the effect of fertility on maternal health status in Namibia. Cross-section data from the Namibia Demographic and Health Survey for 2013 was used. Firstly the study estimated the Zero-Inflated Poisson ...
• An investigation of factors that affect investment decisions in the tourism sector in Namibia 

  Katjiuongua, Olga (University of Namibia, 2014)

  Around the globe, tourism has become a strategic tool for the realization of long-term developmental goals because of its impact on job creation, income generation, rural development and poverty reduction. It is regarded ...
• Supply of water in urban cities of Namibia: The case of Windhoek 

  Mutumba, Obert (University of Namibia, 2007)

  The study seeks to examine the interface between the urban expansion and the water supply and demand in Windhoek. Against this background, the study elaborates prospects relating to the provision and supply of water to the ...
• An analysis of a teacher education programme at a Namibian tertiary institution 

  Junias, Kristofina; Kambeyo, Linus; Katukula, Kelvin Mubiana (Creative Education, 2022-08-30)

  Teacher quality is a crucial element of quality education, and it is dependent on the quality of teacher education. Thus, this study analyses the teacher training programme at a Namibian university to determine its quality. ...
• The appropriateness of the girl-child initiation training in the Zambezi region of Namibia 

  Muchali, Mascot Bakunupi (University of Namibia, 2022)

  The study sought to investigate the appropriateness of the conditions during the girl-child initiation training that is hardly documented. This study was conducted in the Zambezi Region in Namibia as the practice of ...
• Teaching methods in Science Education in Finland and Namibia 

  Katukula, Kelvin Mubiana (University of Eastern Finland, 2018)

  This study compares the teaching methods in science education in Finland and Namibia to understand the preferred teaching methods in both educational systems and the reasons underlying these preferences. It focuses on the ...
• History, Politics, Culture 

  Likuwa, Kletus (Otjivanda Presse.Bochum, 2022)

  Robert Gordon explores the central role of Ethnologists on the development of Apartheid ideology and separate development policies to an unknown peripheral or marginal part of the world formerly called South West Africa, ...
• Spatio-temporal characterization of surface water dynamics with Landsat in endorheic Cuvelai-Etosha Basin (1990–2021) 

  Hamunyela, Eliakim; Hipondoka, Martin; Persendt, Frans; Nghiyalwa, Hilma Sevalia; Thomas, Chris; Matengu, Kenneth (Elsevier, 2022)

  Socio-economic damages caused by extreme floods have been increasing rapidly in recent years, mainly driven by changes in the climate and modulated by increasing human population in deltic areas and floodplains. The ...
• Kalahari Truffle: An underprized delicacy 

  Hainghumbi, Tukuna A (Agricuture Economy and Rular development, 2022)

  Mushrooms can be edible and are used as food and nutraceuticals. they are mostly collected from the wild and sold as is. Buyers wash and cook them before consumption. This piece assessed the prices of Kalahari truffles ...
• Towards the use of undervalued African truffle and pearl millet to modulate glucose release in crackers 

  Uukule, Erick (2022)

  Indigenous and underutilized food resources can play a role in nutrition. Pearl millet, an underutilized cereal, has slowly digestible starch. However, it hardly features in many diets possibly due to its limited diversified ...
• Population genetics and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum in the Kavango East and Zambezi regions of Namibia 

  Tambo, Munyaradzi (University of Namibia, 2019)

  In 2010, Namibia, declared a goal to eliminate malaria within its borders, this was revised in 2017 to 2022 due to new challenges in achieving elimination. Some of the key challenges associated with malaria control and ...
• Labour broking in Namibia and South Africa compared, using the International Labour Organisation agency work regulation as a benchmark 

  Nghiishililwa, Fritz Sackeus (University of Namibia, 2022)

  Nowadays, the global economy is characterised by ever-increasing competition following trade liberalisation, mobility of capital and the introduction of microelectronic technology in the workplace. These developments have, ...
• True Potatoes Seeds (TPS) as an alternative method for potato production in Namibia 

  Horn, Lydia N (Namibia Journal for Research Science and Technology, 2022)

  Potato plays a great role in the human diet all over the world for the achievement of food security programs due to its popularity and ability to adapt to different environmental conditions as well as its yielding capacity. ...
• A ruthenium bipyridyl molecular dye sensitizer and an excited‑state intermolecular proton transfer‑active colorimetric probe for anions, with high affinity towards CN− in DMSO 

  Naimhwaka, Johannes H (2022)

  A ruthenium bipyridyl-dye sensitizer (N) based on the naphthyl-thiazole anchoring-ancillary ligand was synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic methods of UV–Vis, 1H NMR, FTIR and fluorescence. The functional ...

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