ABSTRACT Febrile zoonotic diseases from animals such as brucellosis are common and share many clinical manifestations with other fever causing diseases like malaria. The febrile zoonotic diseases are rarely routinely diagnosed or misdiagnosed in patients presenting with feverish conditions in many of the health facilities. Brucellosis in Morogoro region may be exacerbated by a number of factors including the presence of human-livestock-wildlife interface in the Mikumi Selous Ecosystem. The in...
Table of contents Acknowledgement vii Declaration viii Abstract ix Chapter 1: Introduction and Background of the Study 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Background Overview of Strategic Planning Process in the Public Service of Namibia 1 1.3 Benefits of Strategic Planning 3 1.4 Statement of the Research Problem 3 1.5 Research Aim 4 1.6 Research Objectives 4 1.7 Research Questions 5 1.8 Significance of the Study 5 1.9 Structure of the Dissertation 6 1.10 Conclusion 6 Chapter 2: Literature Review 2.1 Intr...
The Exploration Of Barriers To Uptake Of Hiv Counseling And Testing By Adult Tuberculosis Patients Attending Dots Clinic In Imo State
ABSTRACT Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition is a major public health concern and the leading cause of death among children under five years. Therefore, this study was done to determine the prevalence and predictors of bacteraemia among children with Severe Acute Malnutrition aged 6 to 59 months admitted at Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital. Methods: This was a hospital based, analytical, cross section study conducted from January to June 2020. All children aged 6 to 59 months admitted at ...
ABSTRACT Background: The substance abuse among adolescentsespecially secondary school students remains a significant public health issue. The substance abuse has strong correlation with delinquency behaviour. This study intended to determine psychosocial determinants of delinquency behaviour and substance abuse among adolescents in secondary schools at Kongwa District and Dodoma City. Methods and Materials Analytical, cross-Sectional study design with quantitative approach self-administered ...
ABSTRACT Background: Globally around 13million people are injecting drugs and 1.7million of them are living with HIV. Injecting drug users have created and remain a major international public health problem. Objective: This study aimed to determine factors associated with high risk of injection behaviors among injection drug user (IDU’s) in Zanzibar. Methods: A cross-sectional study design using a quantitative approach was conducted in Zanzibar islands. A total of 1308 injection drug user...
This dissertation investigated equitable access to healthcare services for people with disabilities in selected health facilities in both the Khomas and Kunene regions of Namibia. The research question guiding the analysis was based on factors that hamper equitable access to health care for people with and without disability. This was done by addressing some contextual and personal factors within the parameters of the International Classification of Functional Disability and Health (ICF) mode...
ABSTRACT This study intended to determine the factors that influence the implementation of eGovernment initiatives at the PO-RALG in Dodoma. The specific objectives of this study included determining the social demographic factors that influence the implementation of e-Government, examining the influence of individual factors on the implementation of e-Government, analyzing the influence of organizational factors on the implementation of e-Government and determining the influence of technol...
ABSTRACT Health facilities do provide mothers with information regarding feeding practice of children under the age of five years. It seems however that the impact of such information is extremely minimal because poor feeding practices remain a problem in Namibia. Such practices contribute to undernutrition in children under the age of five years. The Oshikoto region is among the top five regions with children affected by undernutrition. The purpose of this study was to develop an educational...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted during the month of May 2006 in the informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia. The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence of malnutrition among children between the ages of one and five years and to correlate possible causes, and other factors, with nutritional status. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was chosen. The sample was comprised of 350 respondents, mothers or caregivers of children between one and five years, residing in the non-fo...
Abstract Action research (AR) can be an effective form of ‘on the job’ training. However, it is critical that AR cycles can be appropriately recorded in order to contribute to reflection and learning. One form of recording is for coresearchers to keep a diary.We found no previous literature describing the use of diaries in AR in sub-Saharan Africa. We therefore use this paper to reflect on how diaries were used by district health management teams in the PERFORM project. We share five less...
ABSTRACT Background There has been a gap in the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis, hence a new rapid diagnostic test; the gene Xpert was introduced by the World Health Organization in 2010. The objective of this study was to identify factors that affect the utilization of the gene Xpert intervention in the Greater Accra Region. Methods This was a mixed-methods study. A qualitative approach was used to provide empirical explanations for the findings of the quantitative component which ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Age at menarche is an important indicator of sexual maturity in females. It is known to be modified by both genetic and environmental factors. Downward trends in menarche have been recorded in many countries.. In Ghana, a cross-sectional study has been done about two decades ago that determined the age at menarche among school girls in Kumasi. The determinants of age at menarche onset in the Ghanaian population are unknown. OBJECTIVE: This study was done to determine the...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Informal sector recycling of e-waste could lead to release of various toxic substances; including the oxides of heavy metals into the ambient environment and therefore contributes significantly to environmental pollution. Objectives: The aim of the study was to analyze heavy metals concentration levels in bird feathers and eggs and earthworm found at the Agbogbloshie e-waste dumpsite. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at the Agbogbloshie e-waste site near ...
ABSTRACT This study was set out to identify the knowledge, attitude and perception of health workers about EVD. It also explored the level of preparedness and work habits in dealing with EVD. The study utilised qualitative research method design and it involved purposely selected Medical Doctors, Physician Assistant, Midwives, General Nurses, Orderlies and Mortuary Attendants as study participants. Following the analysis of the qualitative information from participants, the study found that ...