Health Sciences
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Level of adherence to antipsychotic drugs among mental helath care users in Tswaing Sub-district
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2014)Sub-optimal adherence to antipsychotic drugs is a global problem and it is driven by various factors which include patient, treatment, nurse patient relationship and environmental factors. These four level factors have ... -
A mediation model analyses of employment discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in south western Nigeria
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Exploring meaning making mechanisms in a group of South African women survivors of childhood sexual abuse
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)The aim of this study was threefold: firstly, to explore what could be learned from the literature about the meaning making mechanisms of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA); secondly, to conduct an empirical ... -
Experiences of professional nurses in caring for psychiatric patients with dual diagnosis in a public psychiatric hospital in North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2015)Dual diagnosis is a serious concern in the whole world and very little is known about the care of psychiatric patients with dual diagnosis. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of professional ... -
Exploring Ukuthwasa didactic principles to enhance student nurses' theory-practice integration
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)The existing gap of student nurses' theory-practice integration is of global concern, so far most measures to close this gap have failed. Conversely, students of indigenous health practitioners seem to be more successful ... -
Antibiotic exposure as a risk factor for secondary Candida infections in a private hospital intensive care unit
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Candida is the most common fungal pathogen and the leading cause of invasive candidiasis in humans. The range of infections caused by Candida is vast, and the increased use of potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents ... -
Withania somnifera as a topical anti-melanoma agent
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)In recent years people have become more attuned to the use of natural products for medicinal purposes as the belief is that natural products have fewer side effects. While it is true that natural products have medicinal ... -
Factors contributing to non-communicable diseases amongst nurses in a rural community of the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2015)Background: There is an increased contribution on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) to the burden of diseases, which are a growing cause of death and disability. The impact of obesity has become a seminal public health ... -
Development of a mentoring programme for community service nurses in the North-West Provincial public health facilities
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Evaluation of partogram utilization in maternity care in selected health care facilities of Bojanala District
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2018)Background: According to the 10th interim report on Saving Mothers (2011-2013), Bojanala Platinum District has been in the top 10 when ranked, for the number of deaths in South Africa. Causes of perinatal deaths in South ... -
Application of ICP-MS ahd Isotopic Techniques in Resolving Nuclear Forensic Signatures in Uranium Mining and Processing
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2017)The nuclear and radioactive material is used in industries for academic purposes as well as for research and development. Cases of illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive material are being constantly reported . ... -
Culturally safe management of aggression and violence in mental health care institutions
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2015)Aggression and violence in Health Care is common course in mental health care facilities. Literature informs that staff finds it difficult to managing aggression and violence. This is exacerbated in the South African context ... -
An exploration of the psychosocial experiences of Tswana caregivers of people living with schizophrenia in Mafikeng, North West
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Schizophrenia is deemed to be one of the utmost severe mental disorders that disrupts the functioning of both the persons living with it, and those around them (Mosotho, Louw,& Caltz, 2011). This much-misunderstood disorder ... -
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 ... -
Academic support for enrolled nursing auxiliaries following the adoption of the National Qualifications Framework
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2018)Background: The study focused on the changes of nursing education in South Africa, which was aligned to the international standards post 1994. The results were that nursing education and training would then be incorporated ... -
Conceptual framework for strengthening nurse-initiated management of ART training and implementation in the North West Province
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2018)Background: The implementation of NIMART or HIV management training is a challenge in the PHC, after the adoption of task shifting. It is evident from the literature reviewed and the data obtained from the North West ... -
Synthesis and anti-leishmanial activity of novel 2,3-disubstituted-4(3H)-quinazolinone derivatives
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Leishmaniasis is a disease resulting from the ingress of protozoan protists of the genus Leishmania (L.) into the mononuclear phagocytes of vertebrate hosts. These parasites are mainly transmitted by the haematophagous ... -
In vitro release and stability of rooibos tea extract in topical formulations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea) is an indigenous plant that is commonly used to prepare a tea-based health beverage and aspalathin is the major flavonoid uniquely found in rooibos extract (RE). The use of RE in aqueous ... -
Synthesis and in vitro anti-tubercular evaluation of 6-nitroquinolone-3-carboxamides
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that has been a major scourge of humankind since time immemorial. It is an airborne disease that mainly affects the lungs and it is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)─ a pathogenic ... -
Inflammatory mediators and the cardiovascular profile of young South Africans: the African-PREDICT study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Motivation: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death, accounting for approximately 17.9 million deaths annually, with 75% occurring in low-and middle-income countries. A number of studies have implicated ...
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