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Systematic reviews on the effectiveness of the ABC HIV prevention strategy in South Africa
(2011)
The objectives of the study are to explore the effectiveness of the ABC HIV prevention strategy
in South Africa with the purpose of establishing problem areas of the ABC HIV prevention
strategy in South Africa. A systematic ...
Occupational exposure to radon in a South African platinum mine
(North-West University, 2012)
Background: The Platinum mining operations in South Africa mining platinum containing ore from areas where variable amounts of uranium are found, leading to the possibility of occupational exposure to the radioactive ...
The relationship between non-nursing tasks, nursing tasks left undone and job satisfaction among professional nurses in South African hospitals
(2013)
Background: Research on nursing practice has highlighted a relationship between non-nursing tasks (NNTs), nursing tasks left undone (NTLU), and internationally it was found that these factors have an effect on job satisfaction. ...
Comparison of waist circumference distribution of South African black children from different study populations
(North-West University, 2010)
Studies in both children and adults indicate that waist circumference (WC), a measure of abdominal obesity is closely related to cardiovascular risk factors. The accurate identification of abdominally obese children in ...
Exposure of poultry farm workers to ammonia, particulate matter and microorganisms in the Potchefstroom district, South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)
Motivation: The investigation of agricultural respiratory hazards has lagged behind the investigation of hazards in mining and other heavy industries. Relatively few epidemiological data are available addressing pulmonary ...
The relationship between compassion fatigue, emotional work, and job stress among nurses within the eThekwini District
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Aim: To describe the relationship between compassion fatigue, emotional work and job stress among nurses working in medical and surgical wards in public hospitals in eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Background: ...
Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with chronic kidney disease
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
The main aim of this study was to characterise the prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in the private health sector of South Africa. This was done ...
Medicine prescribing patterns in HIV/AIDS and non HIV/AIDS children : a comparative study in the private health care sector of South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
Background: According to the United Nations AIDS Reference Group (2010) and World Health Organization (2010:2), approximately 33 million people in the world had HIV/AIDS in 2009 of which 2.6 million were children. More ...
Iron status in relation to morbidity when considering iron supplementation among urban pregnant women in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)
Background: Anaemia is a common and challenging nutritional problem worldwide and iron deficiency (ID) contributes to about half of all anaemia. In 2002, ID anaemia was considered to be one of the most important contributing ...
Mothers' breastfeeding experiences and practices: An explorative mixed methods study in the sub-district of Tlokwe, North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Background: The World Health Organization has set a target for exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) of 50% at country level by 2025. Despite national efforts, without accelerated efforts at scale, South Africa will not meet the ...