Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Primary health care"
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Community participation in rural primary health care services from the community's perspective
(2014)The World Health Organization (WHO) (WHO, 2004:20) describes a community as a social group of any size, with its members residing in a specific locality, sharing government and a common cultural and historical heritage. ... -
Documentation of medicine logistics in primary health care clinics in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district
(North-West University, 2012)Health systems throughout the globe face challenges with rising drug costs, decisions regarding the implementation of new drug therapies or using conventional drug therapies, access to drugs across different income groups ... -
Fostering a caring presence and resilience among professional nurses working in primary health care
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Background: Professional nurses are given multiple roles and responsibilities and due to today’s pressured work environment of endless multi-tasking and multiple priorities, nurses run the risk that their caring presence ... -
HIV-stigma reduction and responsible disclosure management in a primary health care setting
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Worldwide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related stigma is viewed as a complex concept with far reaching consequences for people living with HIV (PLWH), people living close (PLC) to PLWH, communities in different ... -
Nursing students' experience of clinical practice in primary health care clinics
(2015)The 2008 World Health Report emphasises that we need “primary health care (PHC) now more than ever”. Competent primary health care providers who “put people first” are required in the front line in order to make a difference. ... -
A retrospective drug utilisation study of antimicrobials in a private primary health care group
(North-West University, 2005)The commonest prescribed group of drugs is antimicrobials. Various studies have shown that they are overused globally. Since Primary health care represents the first tier of the health care system, evaluation of antimicrobial ... -
Strengthening regulation of traditional midwifery practice in Lesotho
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The aim of this study was to formulate strategies that might strengthen the regulation of traditional midwifery practice in Lesotho. Such systems could promote safe traditional midwifery practice. Semi-structured interviews ... -
Suggestions from multidisciplinary team members at a mental health care establishment for integrating mental health services at primary level
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The integration of mental health care at Primary Health Care level revealed major problems such as lack of dedicated mental health care staff, deficiency of allotted funding, poor accountability for quality service delivery ...