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Theses and Dissertations (School of Health Systems and Public …

WEBVan Deventer, Maricia Margrit (University of Pretoria, 2018) Introduction: Stunting is a national public health problem in South Africa affecting approximately 15.4% of children. …

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Preventive medicine as a specialty to support public health …

WEBPublic health and preventive medicine as collaborative specialties. The goal of prevention in medicine is to promote health and wellbeing, and prevent disease, disability and …

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Burden of common mental disorders in South African …

WEBThe Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act No. 85 of 1993) places a responsibility on employers to monitor and manage workplace health and safety. Many larger …

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Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in South Africa: A Systematic …

WEBInt. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5868 2 of 15 2030 [4], requires urgent action and effective intervention strategies to combat the rising diabetes epidemic in Africa. …

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HEALTH PROMOTERS’ CONTRIBUTION REGARDING HEALTH …

WEBHealth promotion and disease prevention are two concepts used interchangeably in preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative care. Health promotion is a broad term …

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A critical analysis of the law on health service delivery in South Africa

WEBThesis (LLD)--University of Pretoria, 2004. This thesis examines the law relating health care in South Africa rather than medical law which is a subset of this …

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Attitudes toward Plagiarism: The Case of Undergraduate …

WEBThe primary aim of the study on which this article is based was to investigate undergraduate health sciences students’ perceptions, attitudes to and awareness of plagiarism at the …

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South African men’s experiences of depression and coping strategies

WEBIt is a serious mental health condition that affects individuals’ physical and mental health and is often associated with comorbidities, functional impairment and at times fatal …

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Health support needs of widows in South Africa: A …

WEBthe primary health care nurses, who are the first line health care services, seem to miss opportunities for identifying and effectively managing widows experiencing health risks. …

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Prisoners' right to health in South Africa

WEBThe Correctional Services Act was promulgated in 2004 in creating a rights based framework for South African?s prison system. The Department of Correctional Services …

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LITERATURE REVIEW PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

WEB3.2. Health The World Health Organization defined health as not only the absence of illness but a complete state of mental, physical and social well-being (World Health …

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Diagnosing and managing childhood asthma effectively with …

WEBChildhood asthma must be diagnosed and managed correctly. It is the most common and potentially fatal chronic noncommunicable disease in children. The prevalence of …

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CHAPTER 1 DIABETES : LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1NTRODUCTION I

WEBDiabetes mellitus is a common endocrine disorder, and affects more than 100 million people worldwide (World Health Organization, 1994). It is recognized as being a syndrome, a …

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Barriers to using antenatal care services in a rural district in …

WEBCommittee of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria (Ethical reference number 181/2016) and the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (Approval …

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CHAPTER TWO Theoretical Framework and Literature Review

WEBhealth behaviour are a strong influence on individual attitudes towards family planning and fertility preferences (Greenwell, 1996). In addition, Goodburn and her colleagues (1995) …

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THE DETERMINANTS OF INFANT, CHILD AND MATERNAL …

WEBhealth measures, such as the smallpox vaccination and the purification of milk played only a minor role in the reduction of mortality rates. The recent work of the World Bank …

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House-dust mites : challenges with establishing causal …

WEBIn this retrospective study, the sensitisation profiles of 846 workers (≥18 years old) were tested with house-dust mite (HDM) allergens and other common aeroallergens for the …

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Illness and health care in ancient Israel: the role of the social

WEBapproach health care in Israel as a system at all1. Most of the research done on Israelite health care focuses on the identification of disease rather than their sociological …

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A critical evaluation of an employee health and wellness …

WEBIt is estimated that there are 5 000 people employed in the target district. Only 500 employees were included in the study from the estimated 5 000, i.e. approximately 10% …

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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND AND ORIENTATION

WEB1.1 INTRODUCTION. Education is described as a process by which learners are supported, guided and influenced in order to reach higher levels of maturity and general functioning …

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Waste Disposal Practices in Low-Income Settlements of South …

WEBImproper waste disposal poses potential health risks and environmental concerns. Here, we investigated waste disposal practices in relation to household/dwelling characteristics …

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