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(University of Namibia, 2022)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) are one among the different approaches implemented to curb the spread of HIV infections and minimise the impact on individuals and families. VCT ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a preventable public health concern. By 2015, the global prevalence of LBW was estimated at 15% - 20% with Sub Saharan Africa standing at 13%. The 2013 Namibia Demographic Health Survey recorded ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Generally, Organisational Role Stress (ORS) arises when there is no balance between one’s work requirement and conditions, and capabilities, which is due to the organisational role of one’s occupation. Health care organisations ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Alcohol use is one of the major public health concerns in the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants and effects of alcohol use among women in Oshikoto Region. The study objectives were: to assess ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)The purpose of the study was to determine the nurse’s knowledge and explore the experience of nurses regarding the preparation of adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) for adulthood. A convergent mixed method ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)All newly born infants have to go under examination after birth and again for five minutes to check how well they are tolerating the birth process and the environment outside the uterus. The study aimed to identify factors ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)The successful implementation of the Integrated of Primary Health Care (PHC) services is major challenge for health systems internationally. This research study aimed to explore the perception of clients and nurses regarding ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Lost to Follow-Up (LTFU) amongst Tuberculosis (TB) patients is referred to as a patient diagnosed with TB who interrupts treatment for two consecutive months or more. LTFU has been cited as a major risk factor for the ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Mortality information is most directly valuable in the health sector. They help to identify high mortality areas and high-risk groups in the population. They are necessary to determines health services and the mostly needed ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)The facilitation of childbirth-choices is the epitome in rendering patient centred care to ensure that women make informed decisions regarding their care. The rights of women in ensuring decision making and affording women ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)The development of the guidelines was necessitated by the challenges experienced during facilitation of clinical nursing education. To meet these challenges, guidelines are required to serve as a guiding tool for registered ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)The purpose of this study was to develop a model for health professionals to facilitate a wellness program in the state health facilities of Oshikoto Region in Namibia. A significant number of health professionals experience ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Meeting emotional needs is considered a central component of nursing care. Nurses today are expected to meet emotional needs of patients. It is however not clear whether nurses perceive their role in meeting the emotional ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. The majority of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)The study aimed to develop strategies for healthcare professionals and healthcare extension workers (HEWs) to enhance appropriate health-seeking behaviours of parents/caregivers of children under five with diarrhoea in the ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Namibia appears to have no existing guidelines to facilitate supportive care for men diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) in the oncology departments at the Intermediate Hospital Oshakati (IHO). In King et al.’s (2015) ...
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(University of Namibia, 2021)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 ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)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 ...
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(University of Namibia, 2021)Midwives play a vital role in improving maternal and neonatal health. An adequate number of professional midwives is associated with improved quality of care and decreased maternal and newborn mortality. An increased ...
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(University of Namibia, 2021)ln 20 l 7 about 1.8 million adolescents, between the ages of 10 and 19, were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide, acco unting for about 5% of all people living with HIV and about 16% of new adult HIV ...
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(University of Namibia, 2019)Tobacco use is a top leading cause of preventable death in the world and a risk factor for several non-communicable diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. Smoking ...
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(University of Namibia, 2021)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 ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Tuberculosis (TB) is among the leading causes of death globally. In Namibia, the disease has a huge burden, with a case notification rate of at least 442 per 100,000. To date, Namibia is still among the countries with the ...
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(University of Namibia, 2022)Globally, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) has become a vital workplace programme that assists employees in managing personal and work-related problems. EAP aims to provide midwives with the ability to cope with the ...
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(University of Namibia, 2021)Globally, competencies among newly qualified registered nurses (NQRNs) during transition have been described as a worldwide concern. Health care systems are becoming more demanding with patients and communities becoming ...
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(University of Namibia, 2019)The risky behaviours such as concunent sexual partnerships is increasingly recognised as important in the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STis), particularly of heterosexual Human Immunodeficiency Virus ...
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(University of Namibia, 2019)Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases continues to be the major development challenges in the 21st century and causes more than 40 million deaths ...
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(University of Namibia, 2020)ntroduction: Malaria remains a public health problem in Africa and other countries of subtropical. In 2017, an estimated 219 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide (95% confidence interval [CI]: 203–262 million), ...
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(University of Namibia, 2021)Quality of midwifery care can be defined as care delivered by midwives, which is safe, effective, efficient, accessible, acceptable, patient-centred, equitable, and results in a positive pregnancy outcome. This research ...
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(University of Namibia, 2021)Excessive alcohol consumption has been on the rise globally and Namibia is no exception, thus making the rise thereof and its adverse effects a public health concern. Various studies indicated that excessive alcohol ...