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Development of strategies to increase participation of pharmacists in the renal multidisciplinary health care team at Polokwane Hospital, Limpopo Province

Moloto, Brilliant Noko (2019)

Introduction Multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach has emerged as one solution to improving chronic kidney disease (CKD) care. The MDT may include a nephrologist, physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and social ...

A training programme for professional nurses to support patients in disclosing HIV-Positive status to sexual partners at selected public hospitals in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mamogobo, P. M. (University of Limpopo, 2019)

The ability of professional nurses to support and motivate people living with HIV and AIDS to disclose to sexual partner continue to be a challenge based on the social, economic, psychological and ethical circumstances ...

Experiences of patients living both with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and diabetes co-morbidities in Polokwane Municipality, South Africa

Mabetlela, McClinton Gerald (2019)

Background: HIV and AIDS is the leading cause of death among adults in subSaharan Africa, and the burden of non- communicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus is high and growing as well. This has resulted in the increase ...

Infection prevention and control practices at Charlotte Maxeke Central Hospital Neonatal Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa

Msibi, Bafana Elliot (University of Limpopo, 2019)

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of adherence to Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) practices and programs amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) in the neonatal ward at Charlotte Maxeke ...

Discrepancies between antemortem computed tomography scan and autopsy findings of traumatic intracranial haemorrrhage at Pietersburg Hospital forensic pathology Department

Hlahla, Mmachuene I (University of Limpopo, 2019)

Traumatic intracranial haemorrhages are common, carry a high mortality rate and are therefore commonly known in the practice of forensic pathology as unnatural deaths. Studies have demonstrated a significant decrease in ...

Perceptions of nurses on the medication errors in primary health care clinics in Greater Tzaneen Municipality of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mushwana, Othello Kid (2019)

Background Previous studies have shown that medication errors are the most frequent cause of preventable morbidity in health care facilities. Although medication errors are inevitable, the determination of medication ...

Awareness and perceptions of social development employees regarding employee health and wellness program at Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality

Mphahlele, Kamogelo Maditsi (2019)

Employee Health and Wellness Program is an intervention to form a comprehensive health, productivity, risk management and wellness in the workplace. The study was therefore aimed at assessing awareness and perceptions by ...

Hand hygiene knowledge,attitude and practices among health care workers of Pietersburg Tertiary Hospital, Polokwane, Limpopo Province

Setati, Musa Eileen (2019)

Background: Health care workers (HCWs) hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of health care associated infections (HCAIs) between patients and the health care environment. Hand hygiene is regarded as the ...

Experiences of community service health professionals working in rural hospitals of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Shipalana, Evans (2019)

Background: Community service health professionals working in rural areas experience challenges such poor accommodation, poor supervision, unavailability of equipment and medication. The majority of studies focussed on ...

Knowledge and perceptions amongst grade 10 and 11 learners towards obesity in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province

Rammutla, Dineo Ornella (2019)

Background: Worldwide, childhood obesity has increased over the past few decades. It has become a public health concern in South Africa and in many developing countries. The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge ...

Community care workers' experiences of supporting patients on tuberculosis treatment at Hlogotlou Area, Limpopo Province

Mothoa, Patrick Mashilo (2019)

Background: Tuberculosis still continues to be a global public health problem and leads to many deaths. In an effective TB control strategy, TB patients are allocated to community care workers who provide care to these ...

Profile of selected cardiovascular disease risk factors among HIV patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Bushbuckridge Sub-District, Mpumalanga Province

Mathebula, Rudy Londile (2019)

The purpose of this study was to profile selected cardiovascular disease risk factors among HIV patients on ART in Bushbuckridge sub-district. Quantitative, crosssectional research was conducted to describe cardiovascular ...

Matlala, Nick Tlou (2019)

Quality health care includes availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, competence of health care providers, reducing waiting time, ensuring privacy and confidentiality, ensuring safety and security, and ...

Survival of very low birth and extreme low birth weight infants at Mankweng Neonatal Care Unit

Mashego, M. P. A (2019)

Objectives To determine the prevalence and survival rate; and to assess the maternal risk factors as well as complications of prematurity, associated with the mortality of very low and extremely low birth weight ...

Experiences of students with immunological and virological failure on antiretroviral drugs at the University of Limpopo, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Maphakela, Mahlodi Phildah (2019)

Virological failure occurs when the viral load fails to supress to undetectable limit and immunological failure is when the immune system fails to improve with the CD4 count remaining low on clients on antiretroviral drugs. ...

Factors influencing infant feeding practices of mothers and caregivers in the Polokwane Municipality - Limpopo Province

Makwela, Maishataba Solomon (2019)

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding for six months, with introduction of appropriate complimentary feeding at six months, continuing to 2 years and beyond comes highly recommended. Although breastfeeding rates have ...

Knowledge and practices of hand washing among primary school children in Kweneng Central Sub-District, Botswana

Kgosimotho, Alakanani (2019)

Background: School children are mostly affected by diarrhoeal and respiratory infections and these are related to lack of proper hand washing. For children to be able to practice proper hand washing, they must have the ...

Factors influencing knowledge of doctors on medical certification of cause of death in Limpopo Province

Lekoloana, Matome Abel (University of Limpopo, 2019)

The quality of mortality data in South Africa has been questioned because of the high percentage of deaths reported to be due to ill-defined causes. We sought to assess the level of knowledge of doctors on the International ...

A study to determine the use of cross cylinder in conjunction with the cross grid at distance as an alternative method for the duochrome technique amongst University of Limpopo optometry students

Makgaba, Nkalebetja Timothy (2019)

BACKGROUND The measurement of the refractive end point plays a major role in the assessment of the refractive status of the patient. Currently, there are very few techniques if not one that can measure the refractive end ...

Knowledge regarding cervical, cancer and its screening among women at Mankweng Hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Phaahla, Paulina Manchadi (2017)

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