Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery  

Thandisizwe Redford Mavundla

EDITORIAL

Peter Thomas Sandy, Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Berhanu Tamir Tirfe, B Mundeta

Intra-uterine contraceptive device is one of the safest, most effective and least expensive contraceptives available in the world. It is a reversible contraceptive claimed to be better or more effective for pregnancy prevention than female sterilization, ... see more

Margreet Wibbelink, Sindisiwe James

The World Health Organization states that no region in the world is justified in having a caesarean section rate greater than 10 to 15% of the total number of live births. However, there has been an international increase in the rate of caesarean section ... see more

T G Lumadi, M M Moleki, L M Modiba

A partogram is regarded as a valuable tool recommended by the World Health Organization to monitor and document aspects of labour, but often not used effectively in clinical practice. The researchers were interested in exploring the challenges that contri... see more

Liana Steenkamp, A Nomvete, Danie Venter

Although the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines have proved to be effective in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in other countries, limited data is available in South Africa, especially in relation to HIV-infected children. This st... see more

Lineo Tsekoa, Eltony Mugomeri

The phenomenon of mass psychogenic illness, also known as mass hysteria, is not well documented in Lesotho. Media reports often create chaos in Lesotho’s communities by providing diverse explanations of psychogenic illness based on cultural beliefs. Com... see more

Annemarie Joubert, Magda Mulder, Petrus Nel

Simulations may assist students to deal with differences in focus between what they learn in the classroom with what is expected in the clinical practice situation – more specifically the needs of the patient. In addition, simulations assist students to... see more

J P Almaze, Waheedha Emmamally

In the critical care context, the complexity of patients’ conditions necessitates an evidence based approach to care that involves critical appraisal of available research and an amalgamation of research findings with clinical expertise and patient pref... see more

C A O’Brien, Dalena van Rooyen, E Ricks

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a progressive disease which has the potential of negatively affecting virtually all the systems of the body, causing debilitating and life-threatening complications if blood glucose levels are not controlled. A high level of self... see more

Caron Lee Jack, Yashik Singh, Busisiwe Purity Ncama

The legal requirements for informed consent and confidentiality of patient information are clearly specified in chapter two of the National Health Act.  Along with informed consent, the right to privacy is enshrined not only in the Constitution but ... see more