ABSTRACT Childbirth is a stressful and challenging experience in the life of reproductive women. Most women going through this process do that without companionship from family members despite the demands and challenges accompanying labour. Literature on companionship during labour is inadequate and the practice is rare in hospitals in Ghana. This study, therefore, explored the perceptions of postnatal mothers about companionship during labour. The study adopted a qualitative exploratory des...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore surgical patients‘ perspective of perioperative nursing care at the Regional Hospital, Bolgatanga. The study was guided by Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) as Microsystems health care model. The study employed a qualitative explorative descriptive design. Purposive sampling technique was used to recruit participants. The data was saturated with 15 participants aged between 23 and 65 years. All the interviews were audio-taped and transcrib...
ABSTRACT Background: Learning by clinical practice is one of the most important components in nursing educational programs, considering that nursing is a practice-based profession. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess clinical learning environment and the clinical performance among pre-service nursing students in Tanzania. Method: A cross-sectional analytical design using quantitative approach was employed. Purposive, stratified and systematic random sampling was used to select nurs...
ABSTRACT Background: In Tanzania the available data shows that diabetic patients are in risk of developing different life-threatening health complications, this lead to increased medical expenses, reduced quality of life and increased mortality rate. Different innovative teaching methods are needed in order to prevent and to control the burden of diabetes. Thus, the current study was aimed to assess the efficacy of peer support learning strategy on improving competence and health outcomes amo...
ABSTRACT Despite notable achievement in skills laboratory implementation in Tanzania, there have been some challenges; such as inadequate and poor physical infrastructure, lack of laboratory equipment and large number of students being trained in these facilities. This study aimed to evaluate the skill laboratory methodology implementation and its effectiveness in improving competencies in Infection Prevention and Control among nursing students‟ in Tanzania’. An analytical cross-sectional...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Lack of nurses‟ job satisfaction and burnout in hospitals accelerate to low retention of workers. Unavailability of education opportunities is considered to be one of contributors of dissatisfaction and burnout among these nurses. Aim: This study intended to explore more on educational opportunities associated with job satisfaction and burnout among practicing nurses in Lake Zone. Methodology: Analytical quantitative cross-sectional study design was used. 416 Nurses w...
ABSTRACT Background: Alcohol use is associated with risks, such as intoxication, physical and mental harm, alcohol dependence, distress and illness to the drinker, family and friends. This study, studied the use of brief counseling in treating persons with mild alcohol use disorder (AUD). in order to avoid its progression towards worse condition. Objective: The study objective was to assess the effectiveness of brief counseling in the treatment of persons with mild AUD. Methodology: The study...
ABSTRACT Background: It is estimated that almost 6% of female and 9% of males have experienced abuse in Zanzibar before 18th year of their birthday. Child sexual abuse and health risk issues among adolescents are alarming and have been reported in a wider extents. This study aims to determine the effect of life skills based training on (LSBT) improving knowledge, attitude and assertive behavior for the prevention of sexual abuse among secondary school adolescents of Pemba Island in ZanzibarT...
ABSRTACT Background: Hospitalized children are vulnerable to developing malnutrition due to the interaction of disease process, food and nutrition. Albeit this risk and evidence of its existence, little attention has been made to understand its determinants and status of hospital malnutrition among hospitalized children. Consequently, there is a gap in knowledge that this study has managed to address successfully Objective: The study intended to assess the prevalence and predictors of hospi...
ABSTRACT Background T.B score chart is a major diagnostic measure for diagnosing T.B in children, even though T.B score chart used there is gradual increase of T.B case among children. The objective of the study was to assess health care provider‟s knowledge, attitude, and perceived skills on diagnosing tuberculosis using tuberculosis score chart in children aged 0-59 months Dodoma region. Methods: Hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study was conducted between June and July 2020 in 1...
ABSTRACT Background: Accidents has been observed to hinder individual development and reduce national economic intensification against expectations of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The presence of users of motorcycles and the associated accidents incursion offer a unique challenge in view of inadequate work force, which is frequently lost. The study-determined effectiveness of participatory training in improving knowledge and skills for basic life support among commercial motorcyclist...
ABSTRACT Background: Hazardous health care wastes cause unhealthy effects on people and the environment. However, no published study evidence about the training and competencies of hospital cleaners on health care waste management in Tanzania. Hence, the study aimed to assess the effectiveness of health care waste management training on improving competencies of hospital cleaners at Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital and Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma Region. Methods: The study recruited 85...
ABSTRACT Since its implementation in 1985, the nursing process in Namibia has been utilised with difficulty. The reasons for this were, however, unknown. Worldwide nurses agree that the nursing process is desirable but too lengthy and too time-consuming. In Namibia, patient records and the Nursing Board of Namibia disciplinary hearings bear witness to this. Patient safety has been put at risk and, as a result, registered nurses have faced legal action. The purpose of this study was to develo...
ABSTRACT THE STUDY HIV/AIDS is a worldwide problem generally and a particular one in Namibia. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal disease caused by the Human Immune Virus (HIV). This disease has become an epidemic, infecting tens of millions of people worldwide. The virus, which is transmitted from one individual to another through the exchange of body fluids (such as blood or semen, and breast milk) attacks white blood cells, thereby causing the body to lose its capacity ...
ABSTRACT Clinical teaching is an important component of nurses training in Namibia. The study therefore, emphasized the important role registered nurses can play to ensure effectively clinical teaching of student nurses. The aim of the study was to explore the perceptions of Registered nurses regarding their role in the clinical teaching of student nurses at training hospitals in Windhoek. The objective of the study was to explore and describe the perceptions of registered nurses regarding t...