Browsing Masters Degrees (Public Health) by Advisor "Knight, Stephen Eric."
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Adapting the WHO Health Promoting Hospitals strategy for South African hospitals : an evaluation.
(2008)Objective To conduct an evaluation of the pilot implementation of the World Health Organization Health Promoting Hospitals initiative and its self-assessment tool in public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal in 2004/2005 Study ... -
An analysis and evaluation of the child survival project in the uThukela district of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)The uThukela District in the province of Kwazulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa, has been involved in improving Primary Health Care (PHC) in the district through evaluation surveys carried out at regular intervals during ... -
The application and use of the partogram in evaluating the Saving Mothers programme in South Africa in 2002.
(2004)The SA National Department of Health made maternal deaths notifiable in 1997. It also commissioned a National Committee on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (NCCEMD) to confidentially investigate all maternal ... -
Assessing nursing students' readiness for e-learning.
(2014)Introduction e-Learning has been integrated and implemented in education and training to the level that it is now a well-established global practice. If used judiciously, e-Learning is a tool that enables active, individual ... -
Assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)Background Recent malaria epidemics in KwaZulu-Natal indicate that effective anti-malarial therapy is essential for malaria control. Although artemether-lumefantrine has been used as firstline treatment for uncomplicated ... -
The birth prevalence of congenital CMV infection in HIV-exposed newborns in Cape Town, South Africa : a pilot study. The "CYPREHEN" (Cytomegalovirus prevalence in HIV-exposed newborns) study.
(2014)Background Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) is a leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss worldwide. The birth prevalence of congenital CMV infection correlates positively with the level of CMV ... -
Case management and clinical outcomes of people living with HIV and admitted to a state-aided district hospital in Durban, South Africa in 2007.
(2011)Title: Case Management and Clinical Outcomes of People Living with HIV and Admitted to a State-aided District Hospital in Durban, South Africa in 2007. Introduction: A proportion of the many patients who have advanced ... -
Effectiveness of early initiation of antiretroviral therapy in adults with HIV associated tuberculosis in Lesotho in 2012.
(2015)Background Today Africa is confronted with a huge burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) associated tuberculosis (TB). In 2010, 77% of the TB in Lesotho was HIV associated. The problem is intensified by many ... -
The epidomiology of childhood tubercolusis and clinical outcomes in South Africa 2008 - 2012.
(2017)Tuberculosis (TB) in children, particularly in those under five years is regarded as an indicator of there being an infectious pool in the community. The World Health Organization (WHO) has focused on childhood tuberculosis, ... -
Evaluation of drinking water quality in Lake Mzingazi in Richards Bay.
(2009)Introduction Lake Mzingazi is the only suitable source of domestic water supply for the Richards Bay community. Rapid industrialisation in the city of uMhlathuze, accompanied by an influx of people, has resulted in informal ... -
Follow-up care of infants born in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme in an urban hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2011)Introduction. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the main contributor to rising child mortality in South Africa. Although prevention of mother-to-child transmission programmes have been implemented in the country, ... -
Health care waste management in public clinics in the iLembe District : situational analysis and intervention strategy.
(2007)INTRODUCTION All waste generated at health care facilities in the past was regarded as hazardous and needed to be incinerated first before it was disposed. The purpose of this study was to investigate health care waste ... -
Investigating the use of condoms among urban high school students in Asmara, Eritrea.
(2004)No abstract available. -
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Emergency Care Practitioners to victims of domestic violence in the Western Cape.
(2006)PURPOSE. Domestic violence has a significant prevalence in the world, and certainly in South Africa, yet Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) training and practice does not have any particular focus on domestic violence ... -
Mortality trends at Benedictine Hospital, Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal 1995- 2001.
(2003)This epidemiological study is a longitudinal descriptive review of the mortuary register at Benedictine Hospital, with an analysis of the trends which emerge. The descriptive component describes mortality at Benedictine ... -
Non-health system related factors affecting tuberculosis treatment outcomes : a case-control study Umgungundlovu Health District.
(2012)KwaZulu-Natal province records the highest number of tuberculosis cases diagnosed in the country, but less than 50% of these were cured in 2008, and fewer in those from rural areas and informal settlements where inadequate ... -
Perceived parental practices related to alcohol use by 16 to 18 year old adolescents in the public high schools in the Emawaleni District of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2009)Introduction: A quantitative cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess whether parenting practices regarding alcohol use (as perceived by 16-18 year old adolescents) are determinants of alcohol use by the ... -
Pre-treatment preparation and loss-to-care of adults living with HIV from an antiretroviral therapy clinic in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)Introduction. The demand for comprehensive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) services is greater than the available supply, particularly for the provision of antiretroviral ...