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(2018)The purpose of this study was to assess and determine the knowledge levels and attitude of patient with regards to the health services provided by nurses at Okuryangava heath centre. The study employed a quantitative and ...
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(2012)Background: Health Sciences students are exposed early to hospitals and to activities which increase their risk of acquiring infections. Infection control practices are geared towards reduction of occurrence and transmission ...
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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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(2000)Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease, and is on rise and is revisiting both developed and developing countries. Globally, it is the leading cause of death resulting from a single infectious disease
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(University of Namibia, 2005)Nurses are exposed to high levels of occupational hazards. The researcher had a question as to whether nurses have knowledge on the work-related risks to which they are exposed, for them to be able to prevent and manage ...
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(2015)Secondary stroke occurs in approximately one third of stroke survivors within five years thus it is a major public health concern. Secondary stroke occurrences largely represent failed secondary prevention. There is ...
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(University of Namibia, 2016)Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers have a greater impact on proper waste segregation globally. Therefore, in this paper it was essential to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of HCWs on waste ...
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(University of Namibia, 2019)The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses regarding the provision of services on cervical cancer at the health facilities in Windhoek district, Namibia. To achieve this ...
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(University of Namibia, 2018)The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices on cervical cancer screening among healthcare workers in Oshikoto Region, Namibia. Descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted, ...
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(University of Namibia, 2019)This study is aimed at assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of Kangaroo Mother Care among Health Care Professionals (HCPs) in the care of low birth weight babies in the Keetmanshoop district. The study was ...
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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)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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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary schools learners on sanitation and hygiene practices (2018)Background: Water, sanitation and hygiene played a significant role in schools by reducing water and sanitation related diseases; subsequently improving the health and learning performance of school-aged children. However, ...
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(2013)Malaria remains a major public health problem in Namibia; the country is classified unstable and prone to malaria epidemics, thus the indoor residual spraying programme was established in early 60‟s, after assessment study ...
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(University of Namibia, 2005)The impacts of teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among the youth such as dropout from school, long term effects and death is felt by most people worldwide. As a result of this, teenagers ...
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(University of Namibia, 2019)Food safety is a key component of food security as food can only be considered to exist, if it is safe for human consumption. Food handlers play a massive role in food safety, it is for this purpose we conducted a study ...
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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, 2021)Globally, every year there are an estimated 20 million Hepatitis E virus infections worldwide, leading to an estimated 3.3 million symptomatic cases of hepatitis E. The 237 probable and confirmed cases at health facilities ...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards epilepsy among secondary school teachers in Oshana region (University of Namibia, 2016)Epilepsy is the most common serious and chronic neurological disorder worldwide. Lack of knowledge and negative attitudes among teachers towards epilepsy causes stigmatization and discrimination of children diagnosed with ...
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(University of Namibia, 2017)Despite mass media campaigns to provide information on how to promote healthy lifestyle and sexual behaviour among the population, especially among the youth, there is evidence that risky sexual behaviour are more prevalent ...
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