Browsing by Subject "Health care"
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Analysing patient satisfaction in a medium-sized private healthcare provider
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The purpose of this study was to analyse patient satisfaction in private healthcare in South Africa. The healthcare structure in South Africa consists of public and private healthcare. Public health care is made available ... -
An analysis of the decisions regarding the dispensing of generic prescription drugs by selected independent pharmacies
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2014)The generic prescription drug market is continuously growing as the patents of many originator drugs are expiring . With a potential global market value of US$1 ,2 trillion, many companies compete for market share. The ... -
ASSAf consensus study on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetics and genomics in South Africa
(ASSAf, 2018)South Africa is home to one of the most genetically diverse populations in the world, which, combined with its high disease burden and high-quality infrastructure, makes our country a prime location for conducting genetics ... -
Asthma control limitations in selected primary health care clinics
(AOSIS, 2009)Primary health care services worldwide are currently experiencing many quality-related problems. Efforts to improve these services appear to be sporadic and unsatisfactory. Investigations have revealed (Sharma & Sharma ... -
Challenges confronting health care workers in government's ARV rollout: rights and responsibilities
(2012)South Africa is renowned for having a progressive Constitution with strong protection of human rights, including protection for persons using the public health system. While significant recent discourse and jurisprudence ... -
Client expectations and satisfaction with psychological treatment
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This study, presented in article format, contributed to the development of the science and practice of psychological treatment, specifically in the South African multicultural context, through (i), a first-phase exploration ... -
An exploration of the understanding of spirituality among patients and staff of the Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital
(2013)Until recently, the health professions have largely followed a medical model, which seeks to treat patients by focusing on medicine and surgery, and gives less importance to beliefs and to the faith in healing, in the ... -
First Do No Harm : Legal Principles Regulating the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)What sets AI systems and AI-powered medical robots apart from all other forms of advanced medical technology is their ability to operate at least to some degree autonomously from the human health care practitioner and to ... -
Investigating the acceptance of a culture of continuous improvement in the public health sector
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Investigating the acceptance of the culture of continuous improvement at the public health sector have a direct link to the quality of the service that the hospital offers and the customer experience. Continuous improvements ... -
Local variations in exclusive breastfeeding rates in Africa
(Nature, 2019)Large-scale analysis of 49 countries in Africa shows improvements in the prevalence of babies under 6 months of age being fed only breast milk, but there are large disparities in progress across and within countries