Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Perceptions"
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Comprehensive school–health services in selected secondary schools in the North West province
(2013)Adolescents who are subjected to adverse health risks which limit school attendance and academic performance, is a national as well as an international recognised problem considering healthy youth to be productive members ... -
Consumer perceptions regarding labels on clothing and household textile products : a study in Gauteng
(North-West University, 2010)Textile product labels are provided on the clothing and household textile products to assist consumers with important product information. However, the assumption cannot be made that because the label is available on these ... -
Exploring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder knowledge and perceptions among psychology students of the North-West University
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most diagnosed disorders of child and adult psychiatry. Despite the high prevalence and the availability of several studies conducted on ADHD, the psychology ... -
Exploring the perceptions of psychiatric patients regarding marijuana use
(North-West University, 2010)There is little understanding of marijuana use by psychiatric patients, specifically regarding the issue why they continue smoking marijuana in spite of the negative consequences, such as being readmitted to psychiatric ... -
The influence of cold chain food packaging on consumers' purchasing decisions : an exploratory investigation
(North-West University, 2008)Previous literature shows that packaging influences consumer's perceptions and purchase behaviour. The purpose of this study was to explore a group of South African consumers' perceptions of the cold chain packaging of ... -
Male and female consumers' knowledge, perceptions and use of clothing labels
(North-West University, 2010)Background and motivation Clothing labels concern the permanently attached labels as well as the temporarily attached labels known as hangtags that are found on clothing products. Clothing labels assist consumers when they ... -
Nurse educators' perceptions of the implementation of recognition of prior learning in nursing colleges in Limpopo Province
(2014)Recognition of prior learning, better known as RPL, was introduced to training institutions in South Africa after the fall of Apartheid. The objective of RPL was to redress inequalities brought about by Apartheid when ... -
Nurses' perceptions of performance management development system implementation in Mafikeng sub-district clinics
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Background: PMDS has been adopted and implemented in Mafikeng sub-district clinics since 2003 to evaluate performance of nurses for improved quality patient care. However, the current researchers five years' experience in ... -
Nursing process : perceptions and experiences of nurses in a district public hospital in Lesotho
(2014)Background: The nursing process is a widely accepted method and has been suggested as a scientific method to guide procedures and qualify nursing care. More recently, the process has been defined as a systematic and dynamic ... -
Perceptions of mothers and community members regarding breastfeeding in public spaces of urban Gauteng in South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)BACKGROUND Despite the documented benefits of exclusive breastfeeding; as an optimal infant feeding method to achieve healthy growth and development of the baby, its implementation remains sub-optimal in South Africa with ...