Browsing by Subject "knowledge"
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Assessment of voluntary HIV counseling and testing service utilisation and associated health service related factors among out of school youth in Nakuru Kenya: a cross sectional survey
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, oaji.net/journals-list-by-publisher.html?publisher=International+Knowledge+Sharing+Platform%2C+IISTE, 2017)Background: Voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is one of the key tools in the HIV/AIDS prevention and control programs in Kenya. But utilization of VCT services among out of school youth is low. The aim of this ... -
Challenges facing the implementation of performance management systems (PMS): a case of South East Region Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana
(2016-07-14)This study investigated staff members (teaching and non teaching) perceptions on the challenges of performance management system implementation in junior secondary schools in one South East Region in Botswana. The study ... -
HIV-related knowledge and practices: a cross-sectional study among adults aged 50 years and above in Botswana
(Cogent OA, www.cogentoa.com/, 2016)Older adults in Botswana have been shown to be sexually active and engage in risky sexual activities that make them vulnerable to HIV infection. In order to implement meaningful interventions to address older adults’ HIV ... -
Information transformation Africa: indigenous knowledge - securing space in the knowledge society
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com, 2008)This paper reflects on factors that need to be considered for establishment of an equitable knowledge society that will secure the Indigenous Knowledge space. While information communication technology facilitates the ... -
Knowledge and utilization of voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV by older adults (50 years and over) in Botswana
(OMICS Internationa, www.omicsonline.org/, 2015)The study explored the knowledge and use of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) services by a stratified random sample of 609 older adults from four purposively selected districts in Botswana. Only 76.8% of the older ... -
Knowledge of computer vision syndrome among computer users in the workplace in Abuja, Nigeria
(Academic Journals; www.academicjournals.org, 2013-09)Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge and extent of computer vision syndrome (CVS) among computer users at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Abuja, ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions and Readiness of Community Pharmacists practising in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal to the National Health Insurance in South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-07-05)Changes in the South African healthcare environment are well under way in preparation for the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. The successful implementation of the NHI will result in universal health coverage ... -
Menopausal perceptions and experiences of older women from selected sites in Botswana
(Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2013-07)Objective: To assess the menopausal perceptions and experiences of older women from selected sites in Botswana. De- sign: This study used snowball sampling to recruit 444 older women in four health districts of Botswana. ... -
Soils, science and the politics of knowledge: how African smallholder farmers are framed and situated in the global debates on integrated soil fertility management
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/, 2013)The paper addresses an important and often overlooked cultural aspect of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This relates to how different policy organisations conceptualise soil management problem, its ...