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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Primary health facilities"”.
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Effect of Motivation Factors on Employees’ Job Performance in Public Primary Health Facilities: A Case of Public Primary Health Facilities in Ilemela District, Mwanza City
… factors on workers performance in Tanzania primary Healthcare facilities, a case of public primary health facilities in Ilemela District of Mwanza city. The study aimed at: (i) to assess the level of motivation to perform among healthcare workers in Primary Health Care Facilities in Ilemela …
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Factors that influence utilization of primary health facilities by adolescents in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain
Promoting positive and healthy decision-making practices and encouraging the utilization of health care facilities amongst adolescents is an important public health priority given that the period of adolescence is characterized by experimentation and risk taking behaviour. In the Tafelsig area of …
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Factors associated with Co-trimoxazole table inventory control-Assessment of primary health facilities in Lusaka Zambia
… noted that over 80% of the original budget on health in most African countries is lost through inefficient practices at various levels, by various accountability failures in the supply chain for medical supplies. There have been reports of thefts, with no counter claims of losses, which could …
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Rapid point of care testing for sexually transmitted diseases and bacterial vaginosis: cost estimation and budget impact analysis
… infections (STIs) remain a global public health concern. Together with bacterial vaginosis (BV), the association with HIV acquisition through genital inflammation in women poses a challenge towards the control of HIV/AIDS, more so in asymptomatic cases. Diagnosis of asymptomatic women …
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Impact of DTG Use During Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes of HIV-Infected Women in the Western Cape, South Africa
… living with HIV (WNLH) seeking antenatal care at primary health facilities in Cape Town. Gestational age (GA) was determined via ultrasound by research sonographer; behavioural and demographic data were collected through questionnaires; anthropometry was through clinical examination. Birth outcome …
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A systematic review of the assessment of out-of-pocket payment removal policies in reducing the economic burden caused by direct and indirect costs of HIV service utilization in South Africa
Background: The call for universal health coverage (UHC) has led to some policy introductions such as the removal of out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) in the form of user fees at point of care in primary health facilities in South Africa. The cost of healthcare for patients is not only a barrier to …
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Civil society's role in health system monitoring and strengthening : evidence from Khayelitsha, South Africa
… civil society has played a key role within the health system, including advocating for equitable and quality health care services. The purpose of this research is to explore the implementation of a pilot health systems strengthening intervention in primary health facilities in Khayelitsha, South …
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Exploring the introduction of a complex intervention in primary health care facilities in the Western Cape: A single site exploratory case study of the C²AIR² club challenge
… The Western Cape Province's Department of Health, South Africa, implemented a complex intervention aimed at changing organisational culture across health facilities in the province called the C²AIR² club challenge, in phases, starting from August 2013 and was still ongoing in 2016 at the …
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Challenges confronting professional nurses implementing the nurse-initiated and managed antiretroviral treatment programme in Vhembe District, South Africa
… treatment (NIMART) trained nurses in the primary health care (PHC) facilities. Nurses have had central role in the management of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since the disease was first reported. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the challenges confronting …
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The development, initial implementation and support of a primary health care training programme in rational drug use
… designed to improve rational drug use among primary health care prescribers in the South African public sector. This thesis describes the development of the project and details the initial implementation study in 3 facilities in Region B of KwaZulu-Natal. This was a small before-after study, …
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The double burden of malnutrition in South Africa: risk factors for undernutrition and overnutrition and the development of a novel mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening tool in children
The World Health Organisation has produced recommendations for screening for malnutrition in childhood. However, evidence is emerging that the performance of these tools is region-specific. The aim of this set of six studies were to identify contextual factors which contribute to childhood …