University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Understanding the organisational culture of district health services: Mahalapye and Ngamiland health districts of Botswana
(AOSIS Publishing; http://www.aosis.co.za/publishing, 2015)Background: Botswana has a shortage of health care workers, especially in primary health care. Retention and high performance of employees are closely linked to job satisfaction and motivation, which are both highest where ... -
Diaspora engagement of African migrant health workers - examples from five destination countries
(Taylor and Francis; http://taylorandfrancis.com/, 2015)Background: Migrant health workers fill care gaps in their destination countries, but they also actively engage in improving living conditions for people of their countries of origin through expatriate professional ... -
How to create more supportive supervision for primary healthcare: lessons from Ngamiland district of Botswana: co-operative inquiry group
(Taylor and Francis//http://taylorandfrancis.com/, 2016-06-24)Background: Supportive supervision is a way to foster performance, productivity, motivation, and retention of health workforce. Nevertheless there is a dearth of evidence of the impact and acceptability of supportive ... -
Human resources for primary health care in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation?
(Biomed Central; https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2015-09-10)Background: The World Health Organization defines a “critical shortage” of health workers as being fewer than 2.28 health workers per 1000 population and failing to attain 80% coverage for deliveries by skilled birth ... -
Stakeholders’ perceptions on shortage of healthcare workers in Primary Healthcare in Botswana: focus group discussions
(Public Library Science; https://www.plos.org/, 2015-08-18)Background An adequate health workforce force is central to universal health coverage and positive public health outcomes. However many African countries have critical shortages of healthcare workers, which are worse in ... -
Correlates of unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia: results from a national survey
(Public Library Science; https://www.plos.org/, 2013-12)Background: Unintended pregnancy has been a major reproductive health challenge in resource poor settings including Ethiopia. It has adverse consequences to the mother, child and the health sector’s resources. Understanding ... -
The Archaeology of Leshongwane Site in Eastern Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)This paper presents some preliminary results of an on-going research at Leshongwane Iron Age site located in eastern Botswana, near the copper-nickel mining town of Selibe-Phikwe. Except from skeletal and sporadic ... -
Optical Features, Microstructure and Microanalysis of Botswana Agates
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)In Botswana agates are found in the north-eastern region of the Central District in the basalt from the 180 Ma Karoo volcanic rocks. Predominantly they are wall-lining agates but some vein agates can also be found. There ... -
Traditional practices and youth rights in Botswana: striking a balance
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)Individual rights and protection and prohibition of discrimination against specific groups are reinforced by international legal instruments on human rights. Despite all these legal instruments that promote and encourage ... -
Estimating Biodiversity in Remote Areas, Using Existing Vegetation Data: The Ngamiland Region
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)In data-poor regions, especially when they are large and remote, the measurement of biodiversity presents considerable challenges. This paper explores a way of estimating regional patterns of biodiversity through a combination ... -
Privatisation as a vehicle for economic development: an appraisal
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)The ‘Neoclassical Counter Revolution’ school of thought emphasised privatisation as a vehicle for economic development. This school owes its existence to the political ascendancy to state power by conservative governments ... -
Reconfiguring the city: contemporary youth performance and media entertainment in Gaborone
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)Urban youth and their creative energies form part of the discourse of urbanization in Africa. Their participation in reconstructing, accessing, and animating the African urban landscape is evident in contemporary media ... -
Why Self-Employment Entrepreneurship is Worth Less to Less-Developed Countries
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-11-16)Developing countries have been advised to promote small enterprises because they generate employment. It is even said that small-enterprise jobs cost less than jobs created in larger enterprises. Governments have invested ... -
First Impressions of Hotel Lobbies as Inferences About Hotels: A Marketing Tool
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-01-22)Hotel guests frequently make purchase decisions on whether to stay at a hotel or not based upon pictures on websites and hotel brochures. Hence, pictures of the interior space have become important marketing tools. The ... -
Students’ experiences of the Tourism and Hospitality Industrial attachment programmes: lessons from the University of Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-01-22)Industrial Attachment Programmes have been perceived to be valuable in well-established business faculties in developed countries. However, this value has not been fully researched in developing countries. This study ... -
The Uneasy Relationship Between Parliament and the Executive in Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)This paper starts from a premise that parliament plays multiple roles in any democracy. These include legislation and the exercise of horizontal accountability over the executive. Thus, an effective parliament is one that ... -
Management and mismanagement of factionalism in political parties in Botswana, 1962-2013
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)This paper is on the management of political parties. It uses Botswana as a case study to demonstrate the utility of formal and informal arrangements. Its argument is that informal mechanisms work well when they supplement ... -
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated factors among patients admitted at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
(Wolters Kluwer, www.wolterskluwer.com, 2017-03-03)Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a major public health problem worldwide. Due to the asymptomatic nature of CKD during earlier stages, patients tend to present late, missing opportunities for prevention. ... -
African female physicians and nurses in the global care chain: qualitative explorations from five destination countries
(Public Library Science//https://www.plos.org/, 2015-06-12)Migration of health professionals is an important policy issue for both source and destination countries around the world. The majority of migrant care workers in industrialized countries today are women. However, the ... -
Human resources for health in Botswana: the results of in-country database and reports analysis
(AOSIS//http://www.aosis.co.za/publishing, 2014)Botswana is a large middle-income country in Southern Africa with a population of just over two million. Shortage of human resources for health is blamed for the inability to provide high quality accessible health services. ...