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Socioeconomic inequalities in health: chronic disease prevalence, health care utilization, health expenditure and life course perspective in Botswana
(Unpublished, 2019)
The debate on socioeconomic inequalities in health is currently dominating the research and policy agenda in many countries. In Botswana, empirical evidence on the socioeconomic inequalities linked to prevalence of NCDs, ...
Financial management in some Botswana Pentecostal Churches
(www.ub.bw, 2019-03)
Financial matters nowadays play an important role in Pentecostal churches in Botswana. Gradually more churches are caught up in financial disgraces of incomparable proportions. The aim of this study, therefore, was to ...
An analysis of the effects of occupational stress in Military operational readiness: a case of the Botswana Defence Force
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-12)
Occupational stressors exist in every organisation though their degree may vary from one individual and occupation to another respectively. Some stressors are common to all occupations whereas some are unique to specific ...
Prospects and possibilities of accreditation standards as quality measure of early childhood education in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)
Despite many efforts targeted at bringing quality in the provision of Early Childhood Education (ECE) globally, Botswana still lags behind. In order to regulate and monitor ECE programs to ensure quality standards are ...
Experimental and numerical evaluation of a solar dryer for drying banana (Musa spp)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-10)
A forced convection indirect type solar dryer having a double pass flat collector that can be used for drying bananas was designed, constructed and tested experimentally and numerically evaluated. The study mainly tried ...
Health seeking behaviour of caregivers of children under five years old with diarrhoea in Maun
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-09-11)
Background
Diarrhoea contributes significantly to the global burden of disease and associated mortality in children under the age of five. Despite the availability of cost effective treatment and preventive measures, ...
A retrospective study of factors associated with intrauterine fetal death in antenatal and labour wards in Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-07)
Introduction
Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) or stillbirth is stillbirth as fetal death deliveries after 24 completed weeks of gestation with weight of > 500g and does not show any sign of life at any time after delivery. ...
Orphaned adolescents and caregivers perceptions of their attachment relationship and coping strategies employed by the young: a case study of Metsimotlhabe
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)
An exploratory qualitative study was conducted among 10 orphaned adolescents, 10 caregivers and 5 key informants from Metsimotlhabe. The aim of the study was to explore perceptions of orphaned adolescents and caregivers ...
The influence of quality assurance practices on supervision of teaching and learning in Botswana Primary Schools, a case of South-East Region
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-08)
There has been a decline in academic performance in primary schools and quality assurance practices in primary schools have been in question. The gist of this study was to investigate the influence of quality assurance ...
Challenges of teaching upper primary mathematics: a case study of Mogoditshane Primary Schools
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-10)
Learners in upper primary classes require an education in mathematics which is useful, exciting, engaging and fun so as to enjoy and appreciate the subject. This is a significant challenge to today’s mathematics teachers ...