University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Looking in the mirror: The cultural experiences of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2017-12-31)Abstract Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness that affects people from all walks of life. Individuals attach meaning to their illness based on their cultural point of view. For some traditional black South ... -
What does BAIS IV say about orphaned girls and boys in Botswana? Implications for Research
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-12-29)Botswana, like many African countries, has a significant number of orphaned children whose parents died as a result of HIV and AIDS. These children face several challenges that affect their wellbeing. The challenges are ... -
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 ... -
Book Review: Pumla Dineo Gqola’s Rape: A South African Nightmare
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-12-29)Rape: A South African Nightmare is a book by a South African professor of literature at Wits University, Pumla Dineo Gqola. It is a contextual study of rape which explores rape within a specific locale, specific culture, ... -
A look into children’s health issues and workers’ views and challenges in Botswana, Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)The papers included in this issue are about topics ranging from agricultural production to treatment outcomes in patients on antiretroviral treatment. They present findings and recommendations about challenges faced in ... -
Book Review: Inclusive Education in Low-Income Countries: A Resource for Teachers Educators, Parent Trainers and Community Development Workers
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)This book discusses the implementation of inclusive education in an African context. It draws data from three broad studies on inclusive education conducted in three African countries; namely, Lesotho, Tanzania and Zanzibar. ... -
Grain production by rural subsistence farmers in selected districts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)Subsistence farmers contribute significantly to food production, food security, and employment in South Africa. However, their production output in rural South Africa is poorly understood since no production data are ... -
A cross-sectional baseline assessment of the pharmacovigilance systems, processes and challenges faced by healthcare professionals in three South African districts prior to pharmacovigilance training and programme roll-out
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)This baseline assessment was conducted in order to document the knowledge, awareness and practice of pharmacovigilance systems among public health care professionals (HCPs) in the Eastern Cape (EC) Province of South Africa, ... -
The context of parent-child communication about sexuality and HIV prevention; the perspectives of high school learners in Gauteng Province, South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-07-05)Although research has demonstrated that parent-child communication influences the reduction of sexual risk behaviors among adolescent, there are limited studies conducted on parent-child communication on sexuality in ... -
Knowledge and use of emergency contraception amongst first-year students at Medunsa Campus of University of Limpopo, Gauteng Province. – A short report
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)There is limited knowledge and low use of emergency contraception among students; yet incidents of unwanted pregnancies have been reported among in institutions of higher learning. The aim of this study was to investigate ... -
Exploratory Study on Factors Associated with Stigmatisation of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Botswana
(University of Botswana, 2017-12-31)Antiretroviral therapy has effectively changed Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) from a terminal to a manageable chronic illness. However, People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) still contend with stigmatisation, ... -
Factors influencing the use of N95 respirator among health care professionals at Nyangabgwe Hospital in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)Transmission of communicable respiratory infections within health care settings to healthcare workers has emerged as a major public health problem. The N95 respirator has been reported as the most efficient and effective ... -
Tuberculosis Direct Observation Treatment Supporters’ own account on why they volunteer: A case study with volunteers in an informal settlement of Johannesburg, South Africa
(University of Botswana, 2016-11-27)Tuberculosis has increasingly become a public health threat faced by overstretched public health systems in poor resourced areas. South Africa is one of the high burden settings in sub-Saharan Africa. TB supporters are ... -
Assessing risk perceptions, condom use, and sexual behaviour of student at Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges in Gauteng and North West Provinces in South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)University and college students fall within the age range of 15-24 years, the age group which is categorized as vulnerable to high rates of HIV infection and risky sexual practices. However, few studies on risky sexual ... -
The content of disclosure messages to children with perinatal acquired HIV: Implications for disclosure interventions and guidelines for caregivers in resource-limited settings
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)The World Health Organization’s guidelines on disclosure to children do not specify the content of messages communicated to the infected child. Consequently, there are no data on what caregivers tell children during ... -
Body mass index and level of physical activity among primary school children in Pretoria, South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2016-11-27)The purpose of the study was to determine the body mass index (BMI) and levels of physical activity among primary school children in Pretoria North, South Africa. A total of 1039 primary school children from grade 3 to 7 ... -
Socio-cultural influences on the mother-and-daughter-in-law relationship within a South African context
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-07-05)This study explored the socio-cultural influences on the black mothers- and daughters-in-law within Pretoria North, South Africa. The two theoretical paradigms that provided perspectives on the influence of socio-cultural ... -
Opinions about and acceptability of HIV self-testing amongst students at the Institute of Health Sciences- Lobatse, Botswana
(PULA: Botswana Journal of African Studies, http://journals.ub.bw, 2017-07-05)Botswana was amongst the first African countries to introduce universal access to HIV testing through voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and routine HIV testing (RHT). However, despite years of the implementation of ... -
Factors associated with late antenatal booking in Harare, Zimbabwe
(PULA: Journal of Africn Studies, https//journals.ub.bw, 2016-11-27)The purpose of antenatal care (ANC) is to improve the health outcomes of both the mother and the baby, and maximum benefits from ANC services are achieved if pregnant women initiate ANC services in the first trimester of ... -
The Pimp and the Preacher
(University of Botswana, 2015-12-01)The last part of this novel’s blurb on the back cover reads, ‘After reading The Pimp and the Preacher, one may ask if this is just a scandalous novel or if it is possibly true”. Gerald Gibbs provides us with a critical and ...