University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Fertility levels and trends in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)Several African countries, Botswana inclusive, are experiencing fertility transition. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish fertility levels, trends and differentials using the census data from 1971 to 2011. ... -
A history of census taking in Botswana, 1904-2011
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)Census taking is as old as humankind. Historically, the taking of census has been associated with political, administrative, taxation and military requirements. In Botswana, the history of census taking is traceable to ... -
Evaluation of data Quality of the Botswana 2011 population and housing census
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)The main purpose of this paper is to measure the accuracy of age-sex data collected in the 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC) at the national level. Demographic analysis tools are employed to evaluate the 2011 PHC ... -
Notes on infant and childhood mortality levels and trends in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)This paper is based on the Botswana Demographic Survey (2006), and the 2001 and 2011 Population and Housing Censuses (PHC) data. The 2011 census allows us to estimate the past and current levels of infant and childhood ... -
Information Sources for Public Policy Making in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-07-09)This article identifies and discusses information structures for public policy making in Botswana. It shows that information structures for public policy making can be divided into institutions, documents and people namely ... -
The Botswana National Information and Communication Technology Policy and Economic Diversification: How have we fared thus far?
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-07-09)The main objective of the paper is to determine, using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) data from the World Bank and the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report, how Botswana is doing in ... -
Notes on the Informal Sector and Employment Creation in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-07-09)It is increasingly becoming clear that the role of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) in employment creation, and income generation cannot be over-emphasized especially in Botswana and possibly in other African ... -
Notes on adult mortality levels and trends in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)This paper uses the data from 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC) to examine levels and trends in adult mortality in Botswana using information on the distribution of deaths and population by age. Estimates of mortality ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of locally available fungicides in managing Cercospora leaf spot of Swiss chard under field conditions in Botswana
(Centre for Info Bio Technology, http://www.cibtech.org/, 2017)Cercospora leaf-spot (CLS), caused by Cercospora beticola, is an important foliar disease of Swiss chard in Botswana. The regularity of outbreaks of the disease in Botswana is a major cause of concern and thus, have ... -
Efficacy of locally available fungicides in controlling powdery mildew of Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poiret) in greenhouse at Sebele, Botswana
(Sjournals Publishing Company, http://www.sjournals.com/index.php/SJCS, 2017)The powdery mildew of butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poiret) caused by Podosphaera xanthii (Castagne) U. Braun and Shiskoff is the most severe disease in Botswana. The disease causes a significant reduction ... -
The role of dictionaries in the documentation and codification of African languages: the case of Khoisan
(http://afrilex.africanlanguages.com/homelex.html, 2010)Khoisan speech communities are found in Southern Africa, with Botswana having the greatest ethnic and linguistic diversity. Living in small communities, the Khoisan have always found themselves in a situation of being ... -
Challenges to issues of balance and representativesness in African lexicography
(http://afrilex.africanlanguages.com/homelex.html , 2006)Modern dictionaries depend on corpora of different sizes and types for frequency listings, concordances and collocations, illustrative sentences and grammatical information. With the help of computer software, retrieving ... -
Uropathogenic and antibiotic resistance of Candida species among women visitinga tertiary care hospital in Gaborone, Botswana
(Centre for Info Bio Technology (CIBTech), http://www.cibtech.org/jms.htm, 2016)The present paper aims to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Candida uropathogens among women at a tertiary hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. A total of 180 urine samples were collected from females ... -
Impact of health system inputs on health outcome: a multilevel longitudinal analysis of Botswana National Antiretroviral Program (2002-2013)
(Public Library Science, https://www.plos.org/, 2016-08-04)Objective To measure the association between the number of doctors, nurses and hospital beds per 10,000 people and individual HIV-infected patient outcomes in Botswana. Design Analysis of routinely collected longitudinal ... -
Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional survey of general medical outpatient clinics using National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria in Botswana.
(Dove Medical Press, https://www.dovepress.com/, 2016-08-30)Background: Low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are facing rising prevalence of obesity and obesity-related cardiometabolic complications. Very little information is known about clustering of cardiovascular ... -
Microbiology of urinary tract infections in Gaborone, Botswana
(Public Library Science, https://phys.org/partners/public-library-of-science/, 2013-03)Objective: The microbiology and epidemiology of UTI pathogens are largely unknown in Botswana, a high prevalence HIV setting. Using laboratory data from the largest referral hospital and a private hospital, we describe the ... -
Strategic human resource development in public libraries in Botswana
(Emerald, www.emerald.com, 2005)Purpose – The broad objective of this study was to present a model for strategic human resource management through an effective staff performance appraisal system in Botswana Public Libraries in order to enhance the provision ... -
The effectiveness of the South African Triage Toll use in Mahalapye District Hospital – Emergency Department, Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2016)Background: The study aimed to determine the proportion of each priority level of patients, time of performance in each priority level, and the reliability of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) tool at the Mahalapye ... -
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus — hepatitis B virus co-infection amongst adult patients in Mahalapye, Ngami, Serowe, Botswana: a descriptive cross-sectional study
(Cogent OA, https://www.cogentoa.com/, 2017-02-15)Background: About 37 million people are living with human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV) worldwide, with 2.6 million co-infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV infection causes 650 000 deaths annually worldwide. ... -
The diabetic foot risks profile in Selebi Phikwe Government Hospital, Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2014-10-17)Aim: The present study aimed: (1) to evaluate the proportion of each diabetic foot (DF) risk category, according to the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) consensus, in patients attending the diabetic ...