ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the knowledge and attitude towards risk of acquiring HIV and use of voluntary counseling and testing in senior secondary schools Enugu. The study sought answers to five research objectives and tested five hypotheses. The population of the study consisted of one thousand, three hundred and fifty eight (1358) adolescent students. Sample size of four hundred and sixteen (416) senior secondary schools students in Enugu State were selected for the stud...
ABSTRACT Background: Nursing students faces number of challenges which are associated with interest conflict toward the profession, learning motivation and perceived stress during clinical practice Objectives: To assess the levels of interest, motivation and perceived stress during clinical practice among nursing students in Tanzania Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study design was used to assess levels of interest, motivation and perceived stress during clinical practice among nursing...
ABSTRACT Background: Competence-Based Education Training (CBET) was introduced in Tanzania early 2009 to influence academic outcomes among nurse student to be able to link theory and clinical practice in order for them to deliver quality and costeffective care to patients. Despite its strength, nurse students still lack sound clinical judgments, critical thinking, good communication and problem-solving skills. This situation raises a number of questions that there is something missing in the...
ABSTRACT Background The acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitude in provision of health care services is an important package in order to bring nursing competence, this calls for innovative teaching methodologies due to lack of nursing clinical competence. Objective: To assess the effect of simulation based teaching on improving competence among diploma student nurses, for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage in Dodoma Tanzania Methodology: The study was a Quantitative approach by ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Partograph as a labour record chart that works as an important tool, when used correctly, could help to identify any abnormality when labour is no longer normal andimmediate decision is made for action. Nevertheless, very little is known about the status of knowledge and utilization of partograph among finalist nurse students. Objectives: This study aimed to ass56.3ess the competence on utilization of partograph among the finalist nurse students in Tanzania; this study...
BSTRACT The Khomas Region of Namibia has witnessed the exodus of skilled nurses and this has impacted on health care performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with staff turnover of nurses within the public health facilities; determine the demographic factors that contribute to turnover of nurses in the public health facilities; determine the factors that are associated with turnover of nurses in the public health facilities, describe the opinions of the r...
ABSTRACT The provision of appropriate clinical supervision to nursing students is acknowledged to be problematic for a variety of reasons; i.e. inadequate staffing levels, heavy workloads, poor communication, and a shortage of materials. Furthermore, the need to initiate and assess a more suitable supervision programme to support supervisors is imperative. In this study, the researcher explored and described the views of registered nurses and nursing students about their experiences of clinic...
Abstract The well-being of the foetus is influenced by a number of factors[1] including maternal characteristics, the placenta and umbilical cord morphology and functions.[2] The placenta is a fantastic organ yet often neglected due to its transient existence; it performs functions that are later taken on by separate organs, including the lungs, liver, gut, kidneys and endocrine glands.[3] It is the interface between mother and foetus and influences maternal and newborn mortality.[4] Careful ...
ABSTRACT Despite the 1990 health system reforms in Namibia, mental health still receives low priority. Pressed with limited resources, health policies are directed at communicable and life-threatening diseases. On primary health care level, there is either an absence of or fragmented mental health services. As a result, when patients suffering from common mental disorders visit the curative health services, delays are experienced in the identification and diagnosis of their conditions, which ...
Abstract The prevalence of gout has increased over the last few decades. Of the 291 conditions studied in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) (2010), gout ranked 138th for disability and 173rd for the overall burden of disability-adjusted life years. Statistics assume that in a population of 71,233 there are 200 people in the Omaheke region suffering from gout (Extrapolation of Prevalence Rate of Gout to Countries and Regions, 2015). This is evidence for a need to optimize management of the di...
ABSTRACT Clinical nursing education is crucial for the education and training of the pupil enrolled nurse and midwife in Namibia. The training is structured around essential nursing skills, knowledge about and attitudes towards general nursing and normal midwifery as well as the practice of actual nursing care in a safe and competent way under the supervision of a registered nurse. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of and challenges faced by pupil enrolled ...
ABSTRACT The effects of hypertension are cumulative with regard to its negative influence on the organ system in the body. Equipped with the right knowledge, a person can either prevent or slow down these cumulative effects or adapt to the changing life styles. An afflicted person can adapt to his/her condition and make certain life style changes which must be maintained permanently. A person’s success in adhering to the necessary adjustments will depend to a certain extent on how he or she...
ABSTRACT Adolescent motherhood is presented in the literature as today’s challenge both nationally and internationally. The World Health Organization (2007) also indicated the encountered problem on adolescent motherhood world-wide. Many countries documented the vicious sequence of early motherhood such as poverty and poor education. Accordingly, adolescent motherhood is regarded as a social health concern owing to its socioeconomic consequences, which affect the young mothers, their babies...
ABSTRACT Prematurity has become a major global cause of death in neonates. The number of preterm babies has increased significantly in the past ten to fifteen years, creating a public health crisis in the financial and social fraternities. While prematurity has become a public health crisis, delivering and caring for a preterm baby also affects the emotional and social well-being of the mothers who delivered preterm babies. Most preterm infants are born ill, or have difficulties in adapting t...
ABSTRACT Despite guidelines on essential and obstetric emergency care devised by the Ministry of Health and Social Services to address obstetric and neonatal related challenges in Namibia, the report on perinatal and neonatal death review of April 2010 - March 2012, indicated that birth asphyxia is in first position contributing 49.4 % to neonatal deaths. This reflects the severity of asphyxia as a public health concern in Namibia (MoHSS, 2014). The aim of the study was to assess the manageme...