A5060255436- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Family Support in Illness
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Health Sciences Research and Education
Nelson Mandela University
2013-2025
American Society of Safety Professionals
2024
Heart Life Hospital
2024
University of Cape Town
2024
Lancet Laboratories
2024
Bridge University
2019-2020
One of the maternal health care strategies identified by World Health Organization as being crucial for saving lives pregnant women, which also serves an indicator progress in reducing mortality, is provision and utilization skilled birth care. Despite importance preventing morbidity many women continue to give at home without assistance attendants rural communities Ghana.
Introduction Timely access to available, and affordable essential child healthcare services is important ensure the well-being of children under five years. However, systems in low- middle-income countries like Ghana struggle realise this goal because accessibility challenges that confront system. Aim To explore experiences nurses caregivers about physical financial accessing a rural district Ghana. Methods The study employed qualitative approach using an exploratory descriptive design...
In South Africa, the quality of health care is directly related to concept patient-centred and enactment Batho Pele Principles Patients' Rights Charter. Reports in media indicate that public hospitals Eastern Cape Province are on brink collapse, with many patients being treated condemned which lacked piped water, electricity essential medical equipment. Receiving care, principally face such challenges unlikely consequently leads following question: "Are receiving hospitals?" A qualitative,...
Abstract Background Skilled birth care during childbirth is reported in the literature as one critical strategy for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite importance of provided by skilled attendants, women rural areas northern Ghana still give utilising services Traditional Birth Attendants. The aim this study,therefore, was to explore describe reasons why a small group chose homebirth Ghana. Methods A qualitative approach adopted prefer deliver at home Individual interviews...
Abstract Background Over half of global deaths among children under five years age occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Prompt and consistent access to utilisation child healthcare services improves health outcomes. However, socio-cultural barriers impede the rural dwellers Ghana. There is a paucity studies that explore experiences nurses caregivers regarding delivery areas Ghana such as Nkwanta South Municipality. Purpose The purpose this study was by for their Municipality, Methods Data were...
Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the poorest child health outcomes in world. Children born this region face significant challenges that jeopardise their proper growth and development. Even though utilisation healthcare services safeguards children, encountered by nurses delivery services, caregivers these especially rural areas, have contributed to poor region.
Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are a substantial problem in Cape Town. CRE epidemiology is largely unknown and mortality remains high. Objectives To describe characterize the clinical microbiological of within Town hospitals to better inform therapy with regard current novel antibiotics, as well improve antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), infection prevention control (IPC). Methods This prospective, multicentre study performed between 1 November 2020 30 2022,...
Increasing skilled attendance during childbirth is well established in literature to play a significant role averting the many preventable maternal deaths that occur developing countries such as Ghana. Inadequate utilisation of birth care services Ghana believed be major hindrance efforts aimed at improving health women, especially delivery. The purpose this study was explore and describe experiences rural women regarding provided areas Northern Ghana.The adopted qualitative, exploratory,...
Abstract Aim To explore the experiences of nurses and caregivers about health system bottlenecks to delivery child healthcare services in a rural district Ghana. Design The study employed qualitative approach using an exploratory, descriptive design. Methods Collection data was through semi‐structured, face‐to‐face interviews with 26 participants Nkwanta South Municipality, Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim analysed qualitatively. Inductive codes generated organised into themes...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a progressive disease which has the potential of negatively affecting virtually all systems body, causing debilitating and life-threatening complications if blood glucose levels are not controlled. A high level self-management required in order to control prevent or delay onset may have severe physical, psychological financial implications for individuals their families. Â As no research on experiences persons living with condition was previously conducted Nelson...
In South Africa, the quality of health care is directly related to concept patient-centred and enactment Batho Pele Principles Patients' Rights Charter. Reports in media indicate that public hospitals Eastern Cape Province are on brink collapse, with many patients being treated condemned which lacked piped water, electricity essential medical equipment. Receiving care, principally face such challenges unlikely consequently leads following question: “Are receiving hospitals?”A qualitative,...
An overwhelming challenge to health-care professionals today, is the rendering of care services AIDS orphans. This article based on a study that explored and described lived experiences orphans in township order understand their ‘life world’ as A further purpose was provide information primary nurses (PHCNs), related partners involved these children, so they could plan response meet orphans’ unique needs. qualitative research design used an explorative, descriptive, contextual...
Background: Professional nurses work in dynamic environments and need to keep up date with relevant information for practice nursing render quality patient care. Keeping current is often challenging because of heavy workload, diverse needs the accessibility required at point Objectives: The aim study was explore describe professional care order make recommendations stakeholders develop a mobile library accessible by means smart phones when needed. Method: researcher utilised quantitative,...
Delivery of quality healthcare in South African is framed by the Batho Pele (“People First”) principles and National Patients’ Rights Charter, both which emphasise patient-centred care. However, underfunding, mismanagement, neglect public infrastructure result implementation these policy documents often not being evident practice. The challenges rendering care under such circumstances spurred development an evidence-based best practice guideline to assist professional nurses hospitals. This...
Background: The volume of health information necessary to provide competent care today has become overwhelming. Mobile computing devices are fast becoming an essential clinical tool for accessing at the point-of-care patients.Objectives: This study explored and described how registered nurses experienced via mobile (MCDs).Method: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive contextual design was used. Ten in–depth interviews were conducted with purposively sampled employed by a state hospital in...
The global pandemic of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) is the direct cause significant health and economic problems for both governments individuals owing to high level morbidity mortality. South Africa has second highest incidence DM2 in sub-Saharan Africa.This article describes experiences nurse educators relation self-management persons living with DM2.This involves working clinics public private hospitals Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Africa.A semi-structured interview guide was used...
This study explored the experiences of managers and healthcare personnel involved in a functional public private partnership (PPP) semi-rural area situated Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Data on how experienced their involvement with PPP operational phase were collected from medical non-medical participants administration, facility maintenance, hospital departments (n = 9, females 56%, sector 44%). The data thematically analysed. Findings suggest that PPPs result improved delivery...
Despite efforts to scale up access antiretroviral therapy (ART), particularly at primary health care (PHC) facilities, (ART) continues be out of reach formany human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive children in sub-Saharan Africa. In resource limited settings decentralisation ART is required essential medication. Traditionally, paediatric HIV has been provided tertiary facilities which have better and material resources, but accessibility terms distance for caregivers HIV-positive...
This study was undertaken in order to develop a holistic healthcare model that would assist registered nurses who are employed at higher education campus’ health service render relevant the needs of campus consumers.A theory-generative, qualitative, explorative,descriptive and contextual research design for theory generation used service. It became evident throughout participants experienced need more comprehensive on campus. The main concepts were identified from information obtained...
Health sector reforms motivated by the need for efficiency, effectiveness and equity in delivery of services have interested authorities planning competencies managers, because sets stage effective management health systems. The huge public private cost oral makes an important dimension when considering allocation funds. Productivity service is not often reported on, despite involved rendering services. This study explores describes experiences managers Lesotho, Africa, which consists...
The human immunodeficiency virus and/or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic continues to increase in prevalence worldwide, particularly South Africa, and includes the often overlooked paediatric population. provision of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is as essential for children adults, has numerous obstacles, not least which lack decentralisation facilities provide treatment. Optimising ART, care support HIV-positive children, their caregivers, at public sector primary...
Orphanhood is a major consequence of the AIDS pandemic globally. In South Africa most children who are orphans live in township communities. They often uncared for and unsupported by community, experience recurrent psychological trauma much personal suffering. This results health social care professionals working with these experiencing professional anguish. Whilst it known that as communities suffer, there no empirical studies reflecting experiences providing support to vulnerable children....