Results: 6

Perspectives of nursing students on challenges of e-learning during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

Curationis; 46 (1), 2023
Background: E-learning is becoming an important approach to teaching and learning in higher education institutions, including nursing training. Despite that, there are students who were never introduced to e-learning prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Their challenges in relation ...

Attitudes and treatment practices of mothers regarding teething

Background: Generally, mothers are saddled with early childcare responsibilities. Therefore, their attitude, practice, and care toward events occurring in early childhood including teething are important. Objective: To evaluate the attitudes and treatment practices of mothers regarding teething, Material...

Factores de risco de desmame precoce em trabalhadoras dos supermercados da cidade de nampula
Risk factors for early weaning in female supermarket workers in nampula city

Introdução: Considera-se desmame precoce, a interrupção do aleitamento materno antes de a criança completar seis meses de vida, independentemente da causa da decisão estar relacionada a mãe ou a criança. A pesquisa teve como objectivo, averiguar o risco do desmame precoce em trabalhadoras dos sup...

Atlas of African health statistics 2022: Health situation analysis of the WHO African Region

The population of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) African Region was estimated to be 1 120 161 000 in 2020 and about 14.4% of the world’s population of 7 758 157 000. It was 8 billion in 20211 . It is the third largest population among the WHO regions after South-East Asia and the Western Pacif...

Health workers with good self-perceived competency have lower actual competency levels on HIS in Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Utilization of health information is critical to meeting service performance goals and for making informed decisions. However, in resource limited countries, health data is rarely used in decisions around program improvements. This study aimed to assess the determinants of comp...

What drives community adherence to indoor residual spraying (IRS) against malaria in Manhiça district, rural Mozambique: a qualitative study

Malar. j. (Online); 10 (), 2011
Background: Malaria control remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) reinforced the recommendation of indoor residual spraying (IRS) with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) to reduce malaria transmission. The National Malaria Control Programme has been re...