http://hdl.handle.net/10311/236 2026-07-11T06:35:46Z 2026-07-11T06:35:46Z McFarland, D.M. http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1141 2016-08-13T00:09:14Z 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z

Beliefs about the causes of cervical cancer in Botswana: implications for nursing McFarland, D.M. Background: Cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality and morbidity for women in Botswana. Yet, little is known about what women believe to be the causes of the disease. Aim: This paper presents data on factors women in Botswana believe are responsible for the high incidence of cervical cancer in their country. Data were part of a larger study that explored knowledge and perceptions about cervical cancer and Pap smear screening from the perspectives of the clients and the healthcare providers. Methods: The study that generated the data included 30 women of all socio-economic levels, recruited by network sampling. The women’s ages ranged from 31 to 54 years. Demographic data were analysed descriptively. Individualized interview data were content-analysed. Findings: The identified causes of cervical cancer were classified as cervical irritants and non-irritants. The most commonly cited cervical irritants were vaginally inserted chemical agents and traditional medicine. Discussions: Participants identified vaginally inserted chemical substances and traditional medicines as possible explanations for the high incidence of cervical cancer in Botswana. They reported that women used these substances for sexual and hygienic purposes. Although these factors are believed to be the causes of cervical cancer and have not yet been medically acknowledged, verbal reports suggest that their use is problematic. Conclusion: There is a need for health education and for further research to affirm women’s beliefs about the harmful effects of intravaginal agents.

2009-12-01T00:00:00Z Sabone, M.B. http://hdl.handle.net/10311/990 2016-08-13T00:18:53Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The illness demands of diabetes on couples in Botswana Sabone, M.B. This report is part of a larger study that investigated the relationships between illness demands, marital support, and psychological adjustment in the context of diabetes mellitus in rural and urban middle-aged marital couples in Botswana. Ninety-six persons experiencing diabetes and 87 of their spouses participated in the study. This report is based on data from 87 diabetic patients and their spouses. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Patients and their spouses were interviewed separately. Three open-ended questions elicited participants’ personal experiences of illness demands. The couple participants reported many challenging illness experiences associated with the illness and contextual factors that influenced their perception about the burden of illness and reported that the illness experienced was often a growth-enhancing and maturing process.

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G. Seloilwe, E.S. http://hdl.handle.net/10311/982 2016-08-13T00:18:19Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emotional violence among women in intimate relationships in Botswana Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G.; Seloilwe, E.S. A Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of women in Botswana who had experienced emotional abuse in intimate relationships. Hermeneutic phenomenologyis concerned with the human experience as it is lived. Ten educated Botswana women who had formal employment and have been in intimate relationships for longer than ten years, narrated their life experiences with abusive men. Extensive interviews took place over a six month period. Sociocultural practices in Botswana emerged as salient factors that contribute to emotional abuse and predispose womento mental illness. Entwined in these cultural practices are issues of age, ethnicity, payment of lobola (bride price), financial standing, change of name, and relocation to the man's residence. Education and employment seem to worsen the abuse. Depression and anxiety are common results of abuse. Understanding how the sociocultural factors perpetuate abuse can assist nurses in the way they provide health care services to women.

2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mogobe, K.D. Seboni, N. Brown, M.S. Ntsayagae, E. Sebego, M. Sabone, M. http://hdl.handle.net/10311/972 2016-08-13T00:14:24Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

HIV/AIDS education, prevention and control course (BNS101): the way forward Mogobe, K.D.; Seboni, N.; Brown, M.S.; Ntsayagae, E.; Sebego, M.; Sabone, M. This article represents a case study of one university faculty’s efforts to fight the threat of HIV/AIDS to their student body. This case study reviews the early stages of faculty endeavors beginning with the development of an HIV/AIDS course and continuing through evaluation of the success and failures of the course, as well as current refinements now being made. Because the problem of HIV/AIDS on campus is a common one throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the authors hope that this case study of one faculty’s approach may be helpful to those facing the same challenge.

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