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(2020)Background: Patient satisfaction with nursing care is regarded as a significant factor in defining the perception of the quality of health care service received. In South Africa, and many other countries globally, the drive ...
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(2021)Background: The utilization of primary health care (PHC) facilities has declined as most patients are using the hospitals for minor ailments. The study aimed to investigate factors that contribute to non-utilization of ...
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(2020)The purpose of the study was to identify and explore the challenges faced by mothers with HIV positive children and who were admitted to Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa, during the period of study. ...
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(2020)Background: Overweight and obesity are abnormal excessive fat accumulations in adipose tissue to the extent that it may have adverse effects on the health and well-being of the individual. Overweight and obesity are important ...
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(2020)Introduction and background: There is an increase shortage of organs for donation to patients with end stage organ failure worldwide, including in African countries and South Africa as well. Regardless of the number of ...
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(2020)The South African government provides human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to public school girls for free. The study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination, of caregivers of girls ...
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(2020)Breast milk contains antibodies that help babies to fight off viruses and bacteria, thus, breastfeeding lowers the baby's risk of having asthma or allergies. Babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months, ...
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(2020)Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which are chronic diseases in nature, have been the most common cause of death and disability globally for the last three decades. The prevalence of hypertension in South Africa ...
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(2020)The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the associated risk factors in the Greater Giyani Area, Mopani District. Quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study ...
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(2020)Background: Street food vending has become a common means of providing traditional, known and convenient meals to communal eating. It has also become a growing portent as a means of job creation and as a survival ...
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(2020)The aim of the study is to determine the knowledge and practices of midwives regarding the utilization of cardiotocography in labour units, at Hospital A and Hospital B, Waterberg District in Limpopo Province. Further, the ...
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(2021)The purpose of this study was to develop and implement a training programme to improve the implementation of the nursing process in public hospitals in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. A mixed-method convergent ...
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(2021)Background: The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a Health Promoting School (HPS) training programme for educators in the high schools of the Mankweng Circuit, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Methods: ...
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(2021)Families with ASD children who have little support from a partner, friends, community and health care professionals report increased depression and lower life satisfaction compared to families with a good deal of social ...
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(2021)Health literacy related to medication use or instructions is crucial to diabetes mellitus patients. The verbal or written instructions are given to diabetes mellitus patients regarding medication use is important to ...
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(2015)Purpose of the study The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of couples on disclosure of their HIV-positive status to each other. Research methodology Qualitative, Phenomenology, exploratory ...
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(2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges faced by health care workers caring for patients diagnosed with Tuberculosis at Tertiary 1 Military Hospital, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The quantitative ...
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Incidence of hearing loss in young and elderly patients following spinal anaesthesia for cystoscopy (University of Limpopo ( Medunsa Campus), 2011)Introduction: Multiple studies have described a variable incidence of transient hearing loss (hypoacousis) from 0.4% to 40% after subarachnoid block, especially in the low-frequencies range (125 – 500 Hz) (1, 2). The ...
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(University of Limpopo ( Medunsa Campus), 2011)INTRODUCTION: The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) leads to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS was first identified in the 1980’s and since then has spread globally causing one of the most dreaded ...
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(, 2019)Background: Many deaths in hospitals occur within 24 hours of admission. Some of these deaths could be prevented if the patients were effectively triaged, identified quickly and treatment initiated without delay. Triage ...
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