Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery  

Thandisizwe Redford Mavundla

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L. Roets, J.C. Lubbe

The scholarship of nursing depends on the research culture in institutions. Not all higher education institutions globally expect from diploma prepared nurses to be research trained, but it is expected in the South African and African context. Globalisati... see more

C. Goosen, M.H. McLachlan, C. Schübl

The promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is estimated to be the most effective measure to save infants from morbidity and mortality in low-income settings. South Africa is challenged by very poor exclusive breastfeeding pr... see more

J.L.M. Haskins, S Phakathi, M. Grant, C.M. Horwood

It is important for nurses to have positive attitudes towards patient care if good quality care is to be provided. This study explored nurses’ attitudes towards providing care to patients in one rural district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal from the perspect... see more

J Strümpher, R.M. van Rooyen, K. Topper, L.M.C. Andersson, I. Schierenback

The aim of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of professional nurses concerning barriers to care for people with mental illness in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The study was based on a qualitative, explorative and descripti... see more

B.C.J. Nguluwe, Y. Havenga, M.L.M. Sengane

Of all hospital staff, nurses are the most exposed to violence in the workplace that can cause long-term negative effects. The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of violence against nurses in acute care psychiatric wards in a Gauteng h... see more

S. Thothela, A.E. van der Wath, E.S. Janse van Rensburg

This study explored the factors contributing to relapse of mental health care users (MHCUs) treated for substance-induced psychotic disorder in a public psychiatric hospital in Gauteng, South Africa. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual ... see more

T. Nxasana, G. Thupayagale-Tshweneagae

A qualitative study using in-depth interviews with 10 nurses working with psychiatric patients was conducted in 2012. The purpose of this study was to investigate the nurses’ perceptions on the readmission of psychiatric patients within one year of disc... see more

C. Maibvise, T.R. Mavundla

Circumcision has been practised for centuries among various groups of people world-wide, mainly for religious, traditional, hygienic or medical reasons. However, this practice was rare in Swaziland. Following recommendations by the World Health Organisati... see more

S. Kyobula-Mukoza, C. Volks, L. Reddy

The purpose of this research article is to report the findings of an implementation evaluation that was conducted to assess the quality of services offered by two service providers at an HIV testing campaign, rolled out at the University of Cape Town (UCT... see more

M.N. Kutoane, J. de Beer

Many HIV-infected patients diagnosed with the complex staging of the disease and severe opportunistic events require admission to critical care units, making care complicated. Further to this, antiretroviral therapy and unanswered questions concerning its... see more

A.E. Olowokere, MI.I. Ojo

Cervical cancer is a deadly disease claiming the lives of many women in developing countries due to late presentation which might be influenced by a lack of knowledge of the disease and its prevention. This descriptive study examined the knowledge of rura... see more