Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Homeopathy, Technikon Natal, 1995. / The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment on primary dysmenorrhoea in terms of patient's perception to the treatment. A sample of thirty patients was randomly chosen from the greater Durban area in response to advertisements that had been placed in various advertising media. They were then screened for the delimitations and sent to a registered gynaecologist for an internal examination and confirmatory diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhoea. Each patient then underwent a medical and homeopathic consultation and examination on the first day of their menstrual cycle, and a patient perception questionnaire was completed with the researcher so as to establish a baseline. The study followed a double-blind protocol with a neutral member dividing the sample into a control and treatment group. The treatment group received simillimum treatment in the form of a chronic remedy taken twice a week and one or two symptomatic remedies taken on a daily basis. The control group received placebo. For the duration of the eight month trial period, each patient was reassessed on their first day of their menstrual cycle to allow for any needed changes to their treatment regimen, and to allow for the patient's perception to the treatment to be recorded in the researcher's presence. / M

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M.Tech. / Internal evaluation forms a vital component of programme accreditation by the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). Feedback from students concerning course content and quality is one of the minimum requirements according to the Council on Higher Education (CHE) Criteria for Programme Accreditation, and up to date no research has been conducted regarding students’ perceptions of the current Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy. The aim of this study was to investigate the general perception amongst students on the outcomes and effectiveness of the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy as offered at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in the form of a qualitative evaluation. This was a descriptive study that was conducted in the form of a questionnaire survey. It contains qualitative as well as quantitative information. The sample group included a total of 32 participants from the fifth year students of 2006, extended fifth year students, and graduates that have been in practice for less than a year. This research proved to be useful in bringing problem areas within the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy to light. Common themes that surfaced were subjects whose contents were not applicable enough to homoeopathy, vast lack of practical experience, an inadequate amount of resource materials, and a need for improved communication between the Department of Homoeopathy and students.

Thesis (M.Dip.Tech.)--Technikon Witwatersrand, 2000. / Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.Dip.Tech.)--Technikon Witwatersrand, 2000. / Also available via World Wide Web.

Unpublished Thesis (M.Dip.Tech.)--Technikon Witwatersrand, 2001. / Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis--Technikon Witwatersrand, 2002. / Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (M. Dip. Tech)--Technikon Witwatersrand, 2003. / Supervisor: Dr. E.M. Solomon. Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (M. Tech. Homoeopathy)--Technikon Witwatersrand. / Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.Tech. (Homoeopathy))--Technikon Witwatersrand, 2004. / Supervisor: N. Wolf; co-supervisor: J. Deseta. Also available via World Wide Web.