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Assessment of patient's satisfaction with the health care services provided by the Crossroads Community Health Care CentreVan Niekerk, Pearl Christine 10 1900 (has links)
The study aimed to explore and described the assessment of patient’s satisfaction with the quality of health care services rendered by the Crossroads Community Health Centre (CHCC). The target population comprised of adult male and female patients who have attended the clinic more than once. One hundred and twenty patients participated in the study. The convenience sampling method was used to select the respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Validity and reliability were ensured. The Chronbach’s alpha reliability test was used to measure the internal consistency of the likert scale questionnaire items and was less than 0.4 for sections B-F, and 0.675 for section E. Descriptive and inferential data analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 16.0 for Windows, release 16.0.1 with the assistance of a statistician. The findings indicated a positive perception of the quality of health care services rendered by the Crossroads CHCC. It was concluded that despite a positive perception of the health care services, there was a percentage of the respondents that rated the quality of the service as poor in relation to environmental cleanliness, staff attitudes, long waiting times, medications shortage, the complaints system reporting and health care service drainage to other CHCC where patient’s resided. The issue of quality improvement in these aspects was noted to be crucial and recommendations were made to improve the quality of the health care service at Crossroads CHCC. / Healh Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)
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Social support for male prisoners who are living with HIV at Pretoria Central PrisonMamosadi, Tseke January 2010 (has links)
A qualitative study aimed at exploring the nature and extent of the perceived social support available to male prisoners living with HIV at Pretoria Central Prison was conducted. A literature investigation into the life and world of male prisoners, with a focus on the nature and extent of the perceived social support provided to prisoners living with HIV, is presented. Fifteen (15) prisoners were identified by means of non-probability purposive sampling. In-depth interviews were conducted to collect information on how male prisoners living with HIV at Pretoria Central Prison viewed the nature and extent of the social support available to them. The study shows that the research participants living with HIV tended to receive social support from practitioners and other prisoners trained as voluntary caregivers. The study recommends that prisoners living with HIV should have greater access to social support from their significant others. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS)
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The effects of an electronic medical record on patient management in selected Human Immunodefiency Virus clinics in JohannesburgMashamaite, Sello Sophonia 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of the study was to describe the effects of an EMR on patient management in selected HIV clinics in Johannesburg.
A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was undertaken in four HIV clinics in Johannesburg. The subjects (N=44) were the healthcare workers selected by stratified random sampling. Consent was requested from each subject and from the clinics in Johannesburg. Data was collected using structured questionnaires.
Median age of subjects was 36, 82% were female. 86% had tertiary qualifications. 55% were clinicians. 52% had 2-3 years work experience. 80% had computer experience, 86% had over one year EMR experience. 90% used the EMR daily, 93% preferred EMR to paper. 93% had EMR training, 17% used EMR to capture clinical data. 87% perceived EMR to have more benefits; most felt doctor-patient relationship was not interfered with. 89% were satisfied with the EMR’s overall performance. The effects of EMR benefit HIV patient management. / Health Studies / MA (Public Health)
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Utilzation of antenatal care (ANC) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in east Ekurhuleni sub-district, Gauteng Province, South AfricaTshabalala, Maureen Fatsani 02 1900 (has links)
This study sought to determine if ANC and PMTCT services are utilized within the first trimester of pregnancy by the women in East Ekurhuleni sub-district.
Quantitative descriptive research was conducted on 390 eligible pregnant women and data collection was done using structured questionnaires. The results indicated that women start ANC late despite their knowledge of first trimester as the best time to start ANC. Actions that would motivate them to start ANC early were explored and barriers were identified. / Health Studies / MA (Public Health)
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Knowledge and utilisation of antenatal care services by pregnant women at a clinic in EkurhuleniMatyukira, Sesedzai Peggie 01 1900 (has links)
The aim of the study was to investigate the knowledge and utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) services by pregnant women at a clinic in Ekurhuleni. A quantitative, descriptive correlational study was carried out on 90 eligible pregnant women. Data were collected with a self-administered questionnaire and analysed with the help of a statistician using the Epi Info version 7 computer program.
The results of the study indicate that most women initiated ANC later than the recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO). Over half of the respondents had overall good knowledge of ANC, but lacked knowledge of medication and screening tests done during pregnancy, some danger signs during pregnancy and of exclusive breastfeeding. Factors that were identified as associated with late initiation of ANC were current employment status, number of children, transport costs to clinic and number of antenatal visits. / Department of Health Studies / M.A. (Public Health)
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Perceptions of traditional healers on collaborating with biomedical health professionals in Umkhanyakude District of KwaZulu NatalHlabano, Boniface 15 July 2014 (has links)
This qualitative study explored traditional healers’ perceptions on collaborating with bio medical professionals. Purposive sampling was used to select study participants, and individual in-depth interviews were used to collect data. Thematic data analysis was conducted. The main findings of the study were that healers are very popular and highly respected amongst African communities. Traditional healers experienced mistrust and disrespect by biomedical health professionals who demonstrated ignorance on traditional medicine. Lack of motivation, incentives and financial support to conduct collaboration activities was another key finding including lack of clear policies and management structures for collaboration. Due to concern for their patients, healers resorted to practising covert collaboration such as not using official referral slips. Positively, healers experienced transformation in terms of knowledge gained from the training on basic HIV-TB epidemiology. There was clear evidence of high ethical practices amongst healers where they put their patients’ welfare ahead of their business interests / Health Studies / M.A. (Public Health)
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The role of the farm lay health worker in the rural Western Cape ProvinceVan der Merwe, Bernice Jacqueline 19 January 2015 (has links)
Public demands have forced countries to explore new ways of rendering primary health care to reach the poor who are not within reach of the modern health care systems. New categories of health care personnel, like lay health workers emerged. There are vast differences in the roles of these lay health workers as was revealed with an extensive literature search. The phenomenology qualitative research method was used to investigate perceptions of farm lay health workers regarding their roles in rural areas. A convenience, non-random sample (N=5) was used for focus group discussions and in-depth interviews to collect data. The latter revealed five main themes associated with the role of farm lay health workers: (1) community link; (2) carer; (3) community developer; (4) counsellor and (5) role model. Guidelines were formulated to enhance the role of lay health workers in the rural Western Cape Province and to improve the quality of care to rural communities / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)
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Identification of health needs and problems of Black employees in the Germiston City Health DepartmentPoho, Petronella Tryzina 11 1900 (has links)
The aim of this study was to identify the health needs and problems of black
employees within the Germiston City Health Department in order to indicate a
possible relationship between such needs and problems and a high rate of
absenteeism.
Although the findings could relate to all employees, this study was limited to
black employees only. Data was collected by means of observation, perusal of
health records and personal interviews with personnel as well as with the
selected sample. The results of the study highlighted the specific health needs
and problems of employees as well as factors which could influence their health
status and which could contribute to the problem of absenteeism. The main
factors identified included interalia poor working conditions and unsatisfactory
methods of solving employees problems. Relevant recommendations were made ;·
to address the problem of absenteeism in the Germiston City Health Department / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science)
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Participatory research with hospital social workers in a primary health care contextSihlobo, Alice 01 1900 (has links)
We conducted the study to explore and define the role of the social worker in Primary
Health Care. The medical care model on its own is viewed as inappropriate for
developing countries. We see Primary Health Care as holding the key to improving the
health status of the many disadvantaged communities in South Africa. The Primary
Health Care approach demands those health care providers, including social workers
work collaboratively to provide the best possible services to the communities. Social
Work is a profession concerned with the disadvantaged. However, social workers are
assigned a very limited role in Primary Health Care. Since participants are concerned
about subjective and experiential realities, participatory research was the appropriate
research method. The major findings and conclusions were that, social workers have
a role in Primary Health Care. They have to be assertive and tell others what is it that they do to find a place in Primary Health Care / Social Work / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health))
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Illness experience and brain damage : a narrative window on stroke and Alzheimer's diseaseScrooby, Caroline 01 1900 (has links)
In recent years, the move toward a more holistic perspective
in health care has led to social scientists investigating
psychosocial factors in chronic illness, such as the different
languages used by health professionals when talking about
nonhealth. However, there has been little inquiry into
caregivers' illness experiences of stroke and Alzheimer's disease
(AD). This study therefore explores the illness experiences of
seven caregivers whose spouses are stroke or AD patients.
A hermeneutic approach was adopted and two relatively
unstructured interviews were conducted with each caregiver.
Using Kleinman's work on illness narratives as an interpretive
framework, it was found that - except for people questioning the
authenticity of AD caregivers' experiences - similarities in
caregivers' experiences outweighed differences. All described
the extent to which their lives had been damaged by the illness
and their reparation attempts. Critique of the research is
presented and the findings' implications for treatment are suggested / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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