University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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A study to assess adherence to HIV testing guidelines among HIV exposed paediatric inpatients at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-03-30)Background: Despite well-established prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected children still get missed and present late for diagnosis and antiretroviral ... -
Isolation and characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria and indicator microorganisms of food safety from Omaere, a traditionally fermented milk product in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018)Botswana has many traditional foods and beverages that are prepared by means of natural/spontaneous fermentation. The traditional preparation of these foods is for the most part largely undocumented and the microorganisms ... -
Psychoactive substance use among first-year students in a Botswana University: pattern and demographic correlates
(BMC Psychiatry, https://www.biomedcentral.com/about, 2018-08-31)BACKGROUND: Substance use amongst university students is a recognized problem worldwide. Few studies have been carried out in this group in Botswana. These studies have been mostly limited to the use of alcohol and tobacco. ... -
Bilateral loss of vision after spinal anaesthesia on a dwarf patient
(OMICS Internationa, www.omicsonline.org/, 2019-01-04)Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism. Achondroplasia poses multiple anaesthetic challenges ranging from securing intravenous line, monitoring and drug dose calculations and airway management among others. ... -
An assessment of Zimbabwe’s indigenisation and economic empowerment (ZIEE) policy in supporting and developing youth entrepreneurs
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-05)This research essay is an assessment of the Zimbabwe National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Policy (NIEEP) against its objectives of supporting and developing youth entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe. The purpose of this ... -
Factors contributing to unemployment of Young Graduates in Botswana: the case of Gaborone
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-09)Although Botswana has achieved rapid economic growth, unemployment still remains a serious concern for the country. According to the Botswana Labor Force Survey Report (2005/06), the rate of youth unemployment, including ... -
Life skills education in HIV prevention among adolescents in Botswana: an evaluation of the Botswana life skills curriculum
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) in Botswana introduced Life Skills Education program in 2002 with the intention to empower children with appropriate information and skills to deal with social and health ... -
Mental health services in Zambia; past, present and future
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)The history of the development of mental health services in Zambia stretches back to the time before Zambia became independent. The history falls into four phases: the pre-colonial phase where care was under the traditional ... -
Social Workers Knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy in working with clients with alcohol problems in Kweneng and South East Districts of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-06)This study is among the first, to used mixed method design in Botswana to explore social worker‟s knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy in working with clients with alcohol problems in Kweneng and South East Districts ... -
The socio-demographic and intermediate factors influencing non-marital childbearing among women aged 15-49 years in Uganda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-09)Background: Over the years, Uganda has experienced high levels of fertility which has hampered economic and social development. Among many reasons attributed to the high levels of fertility was the digression from tradition ... -
Prospects for peace in the DRC: challenges and opportunities
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long history of conflict. It has endured a lengthy, difficult and brutal episode in its history since independence in 1960. The country has been engulfed by civil war, ... -
The presidentialization of Botswana’s Parliamentary Democracy
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-02)Botswana attained independence from the British in 1966, adopting a parliamentary system of government similar to the Westminster model. However over the years, the country undertook a gradual shift from parliamentary ... -
A critical analysis of humanitarian intervention justification
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015)This research critically analyses the United Nations humanitarian interventions to determine what informs the decisions and to ascertain whether the decisions are following any logical pattern. This is a desktop research ... -
Community base natural resource management: a comparative analysis of the performance of two groups of community trusts in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-06)Community based natural resource management (CBNRM) is a strategy devised to promote biodiversity conservation and rural livelihoods. Community Trusts (CTs) serve as the framework for implementing CBNRM projects, and by ... -
Trade openness, financial development and economic growth: a trivariate analysis of Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)The primary objective of the study was to investigate the causal relationship among trade openness, financial development, and economic growth in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries. To achieve this, a ... -
Determinants of commercial banks' interest rate spreads in Botswaana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-05)This study investigates the determinants of commercial banks’ interest rate spread using time series cross-sectional analysis for the period of 2004Q1 to 2014Q4. It reveals that Botswana’s bank charges are high by regional ... -
An integrated waste management approach as an alternative domestic solid waste management strategy for the growing African urban environments: a case study of Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)Domestic Solid waste management in Gaborone, as in most of African cities has become a daunting task for urban practioners to tackle. Rapid urbanisation without the matched increase in service provision has exerted pressure ... -
Singing in labour pains: understanding trade union protests through indigenous and non-indigenous methods
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)This study is descriptive in nature, and seeks to understand trade union protests through the use of two research methods; indigenous and non-indigenous method. It will be looking at the 2011 BOFEPUSU strike, with the ... -
Development of a multiple reaction monitoring liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of five antiretroviral drugs in human blood plasma-a contrast of extraction efficiencies using selected sample preparation techniques
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-04)A multiple reaction monitoring liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry (MRM LC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous determination of antiretroviral drugs (Emtricitabine, Tenofovir, Efavirenz, Lopinavir and Retonavir) ... -
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsivier, www.elsevier.com, 2020-02-13)Background: Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-existent in many countries. We estimated ...