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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"district hospitals"”.
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An evaluation of the employment equity act at uThungulu District hospitals for people with disabilities.
… of Employment Equity Act at UThungulu District Hospitals for people with disabilities. Findings revealed that the implementation of Employment Equity Act in public hospitals is self-contradictory; that is, hospitals are thriving to obtain and retain health professionals with the skills …
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Experiences of healthcare workers working in poorly resourced medical care units in Vhembe district hospitals, Limpopo Province.
… in poorly resourced medical care units in Vhembe district hospitals, Limpopo province. Background: The medical care unit is an inpatient unit that provides quality medical and nursing care to a wide range of patients. Serving a patient population from young adults (age 18) to geriatric patients …
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Influences on the continuity of care for patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis referred from tertiary and district hospitals
… diagnosis and start of treatment in tertiary and district hospitals. Sub questions were: how did patients diagnosed with TB interpret and act upon their diagnosis and treatment at the tertiary/district hospital? What roles did patients play in the discharge process? What were their home …
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An evaluation of operational and administrative procedures for health care waste management in public district hospitals of South Africa
Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the Doctor's Degree of Technology: Business Administration, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2009.
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Costs and effects of a multifaceted intervention to improve the quality of care of children in district hospitals in Kenya
… of care of children was developed and tested in district hospitals. This was a multifaceted intervention employing clinical practice guidelines, training, supervision, feedback and facilitation, for brevity called the Emergency Triage and Treatment Plus (ETAT+) strategy. This thesis presents an …
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Improving access to surgery in low- and middle-income countries through improved emergency and essential surgical care provision at district hospitals
… of the population resides within 2-hours of a district hospital equipped with basic surgical capabilities. Improving access to emergency and essential surgical care at these district hospitals could reduce morbidity and mortality related to surgical conditions. However, detailed knowledge of …
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One-year retrospective analysis of red cell concentrate requisition and utilization practices at Regional and District hospitals with no blood bank on-site, Metro West Cape Town, South Africa: A multicentre descriptive study
… very few exists in the setting of regional or district hospitals with no blood bank on-site (H-NBBOS). Addressing this shortfall in countries with a strained health economy, such as South Africa, is imperative. This scarcity of resources also renders the intervention studies needed to improve …
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The leadership trinity: examining the interplay between healthcare organisational context, collective leadership and leadership effectiveness in the health sector - a multiple case study of district hospitals in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
… – as indicators of leadership effectiveness - in district hospitals. The study represents one of the few detailed empirical inquiries into these issues in South Africa and adds to the still limited body of relevant empirical evidence in low- and middle-income countries. The research specifically …
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Use of the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) as a theoretical framework to inform interprofessional assessment and management by health care professionals in Rwanda.: a cluster randomised control trial
… provide more holistic care. In the main, Rwandan district hospitals still utilise the hierarchical medical model of health. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine whether training on interprofessional practice, using the ICF framework, resulted in improved knowledge, attitudes and behaviour(as …
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Barriers to morphine use in primary care in the Cape Town metropole
… morphine use between primary care facilities, district hospitals and tertiary hospitals. Setting The setting of this study is the public healthcare system in the Cape Town Metropole during the period 2016- 2018. Methods In this descriptive analysis a dataset was generated from routinely …
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Child malnutrition mortality at St Barnabas Hospital is high - is it due to practices and attitudes of staff?: a study in a rural district hospital
… years has been around 38%. The rates in other district hospitals in the Eastern Cape province were found to be in excess of 30%. In June 2000, the Eastern Cape Department of Health introduced a protocol for in-patient management of children with severe malnutrition, with the aim of reducing …
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Assessment of quality of care provided to patients who died in the care of Tshwane District Hospital
… patients in need of end-of- life care at Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria Central, Gauteng, South Africa. Method: A combined retrospective review of the patient’s folder and a descriptive qualitative study through interviewing the deceased patient’s relatives was used. An after-death audit …
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Investigating the challenges of delivering basic quality patient care in selected Gauteng government hospitals
… quality patient care in these institutions. Two district hospitals were identified in the eastern parts of Gauteng. The objectives set out for this study were: - to determine whether adequate staffing is available to render nursing care; - to evaluate whether current nurses experience job …
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An audit of uterotonic use for the prophylaxis and treatment of haemorrhage at caesarean delivery at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
… and the majority of the CDs were performed at district hospitals (2,3,4). The Saving Mothers Reports describe inadequate use and documentation of uterotonics to prevent or treat bleeding at CD and have promoted the development of a standardised national protocol. While there is international …
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The experiences of family members regarding 72-hours assessment admission of a mental health care user at selected hospital in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, SA
… the Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002 direct district hospitals to render 72-hour assessment of the MHCU’s. In Vhembe district 72- hour assessment is implemented in public general hospital. Purpose: The study determined the experiences of family members regarding 72-hour assessment admission …
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Factors contributing to staff turnover among professional nurses in selected hospitals of Vhembe District
… in the number of professional nurses leaving the district hospitals either to other hospitals, primary health care services, private hospitals or other countries. The purpose of this study was to determined factors contributing to staff turnover among professional nurses in selected hospitals of …
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Factors associated with adherence to anti-retroviral therapy in Katima Mulilo hospital, Namibia
… patients were enrolled on ART program in all 34 district hospitals and 3 intermediate referrer hospitals. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a key attribute of clinical HIV care and the overall determining factor in gauging the effectiveness of treatment. Good adherence to ART is vital to …
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Clinical Officers in Malawi: Expanding access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care
… from 2131 consecutive obstetric surgeries in 38 district hospitals in Malawi were collected prospectively. The interventions included caesarean sections alone and those that were combined with other interventions such as subtotal and total hysterectomy repair of uterine rupture and tubal …
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What is the pattern requests for and usage of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) during transport of children younger than 13 years of age, in the Metropolitan area of the Western Cape, South Africa
… in 133 cases (58.8%), with 74.4% of these being district hospitals. Conclusion: nCPAP is the most used form of ventilatory support in children under 13 years during ground interfacility transfers for respiratory conditions. More studies are needed to investigate safety, suitability, and ease of …
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A retrospective study of outcomes after referral to the early intervention in psychosis programme at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital
… of stay (ALOS), and time to readmission to District Hospitals (DH) and Tertiary Psychiatric Hospitals (TPH) were calculated. Results. Readmission Rates were three times higher in TAU compared to EISH patients for both types of Hospital. For TAU subjects compared to EISH subjects: ALOS was …
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