Submissions from 2019
My husband will love me more if I give birth to more children: Rural women’s perceptions and beliefs on family planning services utilization in a low resource setting, Agnes Msoka, Eunice Pallangyo, Sharon Brownie, and Eleanor Holroyd
The Male Role as “King of the Family”: Barriers to Vasectomy Uptake, Agnes Msoka, Eunice Pallangyo, Sharon Brownie, and Eleanor Holroyd
Falls prevention among older adults at a Nursing home in a northern suburban of Perth in Western Australia, Horatius Musembi and Deborah Sundin
Cultural assessment: A study of midwives’ knowledge, attitude and self-reported practice in Uganda, Mercy Muwema, Karen Drake, Pamela Friesen, and Grace Edwards
Consensus on Constraints in Marital Satisfaction Among Married Couples in African Context, Tumbwene Mwansisya and Ipyana Mwampagatwa
Patterns and outcomes of paediatric trauma at a tertiary teaching hospital in Kenya, Anthony Ndung'u, Jared Sun, Joan Musau, and Eunice Ndirangu
Case-Based Insights: Arab Muslim Mothers’ Experiences of Managing a Child Newly Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Rachel Cathrine Rossiter, Jennifer Louise Cooper, Suhad Issa Marjei, and Sharon Brownie
A qualitative description of service providers' experiences of ethical issues in HIV care, Motshedisi B. Sabone, Keitshokile Dintle Mogobe, Ellah Matshediso Matshediso, Sheila Shaibu, Esther I. Ntsayagae, Inge B. Corless, Yvette P. Cuca, William L. Holzemer, Carol Dawson-Rose, and Solymar S. Soliz Baez
Maternal and reproductive health (MRH) services during the 2013 eruption of Mount Sinabung: A qualitative case study from Indonesia, Stenly Hely Sajow, Tineke Water, Melania Hidayat, and Eleanor Holroyd
This disease is “not for hospital”: myths and misconceptions about cancers in Northern Nigeria, Ahmed Sarki and Babangida L. Roni
Sustainable development & the year of the nurse & midwife - 2020, Allison Squires, Freida S. Chavez, DeAnne K Hilfinger Messias, Georgia L. Narsavage, Daniel B. Oerther, Shahirose Sadrudin Premji, William E. Rosa, Zainab Ambani, Hortensia Castañeda-Hidalgo, Hyeonkyeong Lee, and Eunice Pallangyo
Mortality and functional outcomes after a spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: A retrospective multicentre cross-sectional study in Kenya, Peter Waweru and Samwel Gatimu
Submissions from 2018
Standard set of health outcome measures for older persons, Asangaedem Akpan, Charlotte Roberts, Karen Bandeen -. Roche, Barbara Batty, Claudia Bausewein, Diane Bell, David Bramley, Julie Bynum, Ian D. Cameron, and Sheila Shaibu
Examining nursing practices for management of sepsis in low income countries: the case of Uganda, Cliff Aliga, Judith Mutyabule, Grace Nakate, and Abigail Emelonye
To achieve universal healthcare, Kenya must invest more in its nurses, Sharon Brownie
Developing a national competency-based curriculum for technical nurses in Egypt, Sharon Brownie, Charles Docherty, Nabeel Al-Yateem, Mohamed Gadallah, and Rachel Rossiter
Assessing the impact of a partnership‐based work/study nursing upgrade programme in a low and middle‐income setting, Sharon Brownie, Samwel Gatimu, Abdul Haq Wahedna, Isabel Kambo, and Eunice Ndirangu
A framework for cyclical nursing curriculum review across multi-site and multi-country campuses, Sharon Brownie and Rachel Rossiter
Supporting the nationally mandated transition to competency-based nursing curricula in Egypt, Sharon Brownie and Rachel Rossiter
Nursing as a pathway to women's empowerment and inter-generational mobility, Sharon Brownie, Abdul Haq Wahedna, and Nigel Crisp
A “Journey to regain life” after joint replacement surgery: A qualitative descriptive study, RosyTay Swee Cheng, Piyanee Klainin-Yobas, Eleanor Holroyd, and Violeta Lopez
Perspectives of Culture & Chronic Disease in the United Arab Emirates, Jennifer Cooper and Sharon Brownie
Nursing & Midwifery: The key to the rapid and cost effective expansion of high quality universal healthcare, Nigel Crisp, Sharon Brownie, and Charlotte Refsum
From policy to practice: the challenges facing Uganda in reducing maternal mortality, Grace Edwards
Developing a work/study programme for midwifery education in East Africa, Grace Edwards, Hellen Kyakuwaire, and Sharon Brownie
Using theories and models for operationalization of patient trust in doctors in chronic disease response in low income Africa: ‘Best Fit Approach’, Kahabi Isangula
Trust matters: Patients’ and providers’ accounts of the role of trust in hypertension care in rural Tanzania, Kahabi Isangula, Holly Seale, Tumaini M. Nyamhanga, Rohan Jayasuriya, and Niamh Stephenson
Losing Blood and Saving Lives: Recognising the Problems and Impacts, Julie Kep Kampblijambi, Jed Montayre, Padmapriya Saravanakumar, and Eleanor Holroyd
Setting the stage: reviewing current knowledge on the health of New Zealand immigrants—an integrative review, Blessing Kanengoni, Sari Andajani-Sutjahjo, and Eleanor Holroyd
Enhancing Confidentiality And Integrity In Cloud Computing Using RSA Encryption Standard And MD5 Hashing Algorithm, Nicholas Katende, Wilson Cheruiyot, and Ann Muthoni Kibe
Perspectives in International Palliative Care., Sultan Kav, Jeannine M. Brant, and Tayreez Mushani
Developing recommendations for neonatal inpatient care service categories: reflections from the research, policy and practice interface in Kenya, Claire Marriott Keene; Jalemba Aluvaala; Georgina Murphy; Nancy Abuya; David Gathara; and Mike English,
“I Was Relieved to Know That My Baby Was Safe”: Women’s Attitudes and Perceptions on Using a New Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitor during Labor in Tanzania, Sara Rivenes Lafontan, Johanne Sundby, Hege L. Ersdal, Muzdalifat Abeid, Hussein L. Kidanto, and Columba Mbekenga
Acquiring Knowledge about the Use of a Newly Developed Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitor: A Qualitative Study Among Birth Attendants in Tanzania, Sara Rivenes Lafontan, Johanne Sundby, Hussein Kidanto, Columba Mbekenga, and Hege L. Ersdal
Effect of a Diabetes Self-Efficacy Enhancing Program on Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Cherry Chay Lee Tan, Karis Kin Fong Cheng, Siew Wai Hwang, Ning Zhang, Eleanor Holroyd, and Wenru Wang
A qualitative exploration ofdoctors and nurses experienceson the management of tubercu-losis and HIV co-infection in atuberculosis-HIV high burdencommunity in northernKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Mbuso Mabuza and Constance Shumba
Providing postpartum care with limited resources: Experiences of nurse-midwives and obstetricians in urban Tanzania, Danielle Macdonald, Megan Aston, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Keisha Jefferies, Lilian T. Mselle, Sheri Price, Shawna O’Hearn, Maureen White, Columba Mbekenga, and Thecla W. Kohi
How Tanzanian Nurse-Midwives and Obstetricians Develop Postpartum Relationships With Women, Columba Mbekenga, Aston Megan, Danielle Macdonald, Keisha Jefferies, Sheri Price, Lilian Mselle, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Thecla W. Kohi, Shawna O'Hearn, and Maureen White
Midwives’ perceptions on using a fetoscope and Doppler for fetal heart rate assessments during labor: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania, Paschal Francis Mdoe, Hege Langli Ersdal, Estomih Mduma, Robert Moshiro, Hussein Kidanto, and Columba Mbekenga
Factors affecting effective ventilation during newborn resuscitation: a qualitative study among midwives in rural Tanzania, R. Moshiro, H. L. Ersdal, P. Mdoe, H. L. Kidanto, and Columba Mbekenga
Children’s perspectives of their psychosocial wellbeing in Tanzanian orphanages, Agnes Msoka and Eleanor Holroyd
A Pilot Study Exploring Nursing Knowledge of Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Kenya, Timothy Muga, Gladys Mbuthia, Samwel Gatimu, and Rachel Rossiter
Nursing and Midwifery Research Output in Africa: A Review of the Literature, Rose Chalo Nabirye, Alison Annet Kinengyere, and Grace Edwards
MIDWIVES’ KNOWLEDGE OF BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE IN UGANDA, Jaliah Namutebi, Hanifah Nakanwagi, Leila Naluyima, and Grace Edwards
Trends and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Namibia: analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys 2000–2013, M. N. Ndirangu, Samwel Gatimu, H. M. Mwinyi, and D. C. Kibiwott
Factors influencing high prevalence of Fresh Still Births in Mbagathi County Hospital, Nairobi - Kenya, Abednego Ongeso, Magdalene Lukorito, and Jane Kabo
Implementation of a facilitation intervention to improve postpartum care in a low-resource suburb of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, P. Olsson, L. Eriksson, and A. Bergström
Breast Cancer knowledge, perceptions and practices in a rural Community in Coastal Kenya, Shahin Sayed, Anthony Ngugi, Megan R. Mahoney, Jaameeta Kurji, Zohray M. Talib, Sarah B. Macfarlane, Theresa A. Wynn, Mansoor Saleh, Amyn B Lakhani, Esther Nderitu, Felix Agoi, Zul Premji, Jo Anne Zujewski, and Zahir Moloo
A Qualitative Study Exploring Perceptions of Patients With Gout, Li Ling Seow, Nana Jiao, Wenru Wang, Eleanor Holroyd, Gim Gee Teng, and Hong-Gu He
Transformational leadership as a framework for nurse education about hypertension in Uganda, Lori A. Spies, Jennifer Gray, Jakki G. Opollo, Scovia Mbalinda, Rose Nabirye, and Cliff Aliga
Results from Botswana’s 2018 report card on physical activity for children and youth, Dawn M. Tladi; Malebogo Monnaatsie; Sheila Shaibu; Gaonyadiwe Sinombe; Gaonyadiwe G. Mokone; Lesego Gabaitiri,; Leapetswe Malete; and Hubona Omphile
Collaborative task-sharing to enhance the Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) access among expectant women in Kenya: The role of midwife sonographers, Sudhir Vinayak and Sharon Brownie
Assessment of participation of nursing faculty in clinical practice in the Kenyan universities, Beth Waweru, Job Mapesa, and Eunice Ndirangu
Critical care in Africa: A new chapter begins, Ged Williams, Cliff Aliga, Daniel Ntogwaichu, Halima Kabara, Faustina Adipa, and Michael Mbogo
The Socio-Political Debate of Dying Today in the United Kingdom and New Zealand: ‘Letting Go’ of the Biomedical Model of Care in Order to Develop a Contemporary Ars Moriendi, Rhona Winnington, Eleanor Holroyd, and Shelaine Zambas
Factors deterring dentistry, medical, pharmacy, and social science undergraduates from pursuing nursing as a healthcare career: a cross-sectional study in an Asian university, Ling Ting Wu, Wenru Wang, Eleanor Holroyd, Violeta Lopez, and Sok Ying Liaw
Submissions from 2017
Prevalence and spatial distribution of hypertension and its correlates in a rural setting of Northern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study, Rabiat Nura Abba, Ishaq Aliyu Abdulkarim, and Ahmed Mohammed Sarki
Knowledge and Practice of nursing process among nurses in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross river State, Nigeria., Paulina A. Akpan-idiok, Ekaete Asuquo, E. Duke, and M. I. Igbeng
Research priorities for specialized nursing practice in the United Arab Emirates, N. Al-Yateem, M. Al‐Tamimi, M. Brenner, H. Altawil, A. Ahmad, and Sharon Brownie
'Being in the know': Nurses' perspectives on the role of 'end-of-shift' verbal handover, David Antoinette, Eleanor Holroyd, Jackson Mervyn, and Cleary Sonja
Self- Assessed Level of Competence of Experienced Expatriate Nurses in Rural and Remote Settings, Salah Aqtash, Walter Frederick Robb, Lyndal Heather Hunter, Majdi Almuhtasib, Abeer Hamad, and Sharon Brownie
Implementation of “Helping Babies Breathe”: A 3-Year Experience in Tanzania, Lauren Arlington, Allan Kaijunga Kairuki, Kahabi Isangula, Robson A. Meda, Erica Thomas, Akwila Temu, Victor Mponzi, Dunstan Bishanga, Georgina Msemo, Mary Azayo, and Brett D. Nelson
Isolation and prayer as means of solace for Arab women with breast cancer: An in-depth interview study, Ghada Najjar Assaf, Eleanor Holroyd, and Violeta Lopez
Utilization of insecticide treated nets among pregnant women and mothers with under five children in Ikot Omin Community, Calabar, Nigeria, Ekaete Asuquo, O. B. Edet, P. E. Sampson-Akpan, E. Duke, A. D. Nsemo, and C. I. Ajah
Assessing Women Caregiving Role to People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, West Africa, Ekaete Asuquo, Josephine B. Etowa, and Margaret I. Akpan
Historical influences on utilising upright positions for birth in Africa, Eunice Atsali and Grace Edwards
The Economic Impact of Nursing, Sharon Brownie
The role and value of nurses in care provision: Views and expectations of Emirati Nationals in the western region of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sharon Brownie, Rachel C. Rossiter, Abeer Omar Hamad, and Salah Aqtash
Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing among older adults in Botswana, D. Burnette,; N. Ama; and Sheila Shaibu
Assessing the Cognitive Domain through MCQs: Critical to Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Khairunnisa Dhamani and Zeenatkhanu Kanji
Perception and Experiences of Infection Control Practices among Professional Nurses in Secondary Health Facilities in South-South Nigeria: A Qualitative Approach, laide Bamidele Edet, Michael Chiemeli Asuzu, B. Ofi, Ekaete Asuquo, and Philip Bassey
Women's perceptions of spousal relevance in childbirth pain relief in four Nigerian hospitals., Abigail Emelonye, Taina Pitkäaho, Alex Aregbesola, and Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen
Midwives perceptions of partner presence in childbirth pain alleviation in Nigeria hospitals, Abigail Emelonye, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Taina Pitkäaho, and Alex Aregbesola
Family planning practices of rural community dwellers in cross River State, Nigeria., A. J. Etokidem, W. Ndifon, Ekaete Asuquo, and J. Etowa
The Burden of Hypertension in the Rural and Urban populations of Tanzania: A Review of Trends, Impacts and Response, Kahabi Isangula and John R. Meda
Papua New Guinea Midwives Perspectives of the Effect of a Targeted Village Birth Attendant Education Program, Julie Kep Kamblijambi and Eleanor Holroyd
Modeling and mapping of girls’ female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the context of economic, social, and regional disparities: Kenya demographic and health surveys 1998-2014, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Damaris Kinyok, Ahmed Mohammed Sarki, David Gathara, Paul Komba, and Bettina Shell-Duncan
‘I stayed with my illness’: a grounded theory study of health seeking behaviour and treatment pathways of patients with obstetric fistula in Kenya, Anne Khisa, Grace M. Omoni, Isaac K. Nyamongo, and Rachel F. Spitzer
Saving lives with caring assessments: How Tanzanian nurse‐midwives and obstetricians negotiate postpartum practices, Thecla W. Kohi, Megan Aston, Lilian T. Mselle, Danielle Macdonald, Columba Mbekenga, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Maureen White, Shawna OHearn, Sheri Price, and Keisha Jefferies
Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to compare career choice influences and perceptions of nursing among healthcare students, Sok Ying Liaw, Ling Ting Wu, Violeta Lopez, Yeow Leng Chow, Siriwan Lim, Eleanor Holroyd, Khoon Kiat Tan, and Wenru Wang
Safer sex practices among newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: results from an ethnographic study, Haochu Li, Andrea Sankar, Eleanor Holroyd, and Baofa Jiang
Suicidal Ideation, Resilience, and Healthcare Implications for Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Qualitative Study, Haochu Li, Joseph Tucker, Eleanor Holroyd, Jie Zhang, and Baofa Jiang
Barriers and facilitators of linkage to HIV care among HIV-infected young Chinese men who have sex with men: a qualitative study, Haochu Li, Chongyi Wei, Joseph Tucker, Dianmin Kang, Meizhen Liao, Eleanor Holroyd, Jietao Zheng, Qian Qi, and Wei Ma
Perceptions about the cultural practices of male partners during postpartum care in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study, Gladys Reuben Mahiti, Columba Mbekenga, Angwara Dennis Kiwara, Anna-Karin Hurtig, and Isabel Goicolea
Utilization of the Partograph Among Nurse-Midwives at a County Referral Hospital in Kenya, Rose Maina and Catherine Mutunga Mwenda
Awareness and Decision Making on Health Seeking and Utilization Behaviors Among Substance Abuse Youths, Ezekiel Henry Mbao, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Achilles Kiwanuka, and Hossea Rwegoshora
Mental Disorders and Associated Factors among Adolescents in Juvenile Detention, Stewart Mbelwa
“My hands are tied”: Nurses’ perception of organizational culture in Kenyan private hospitals, Gladys Mbuthia, Sharon Brownie, and Eleanor Holroyd
The global Filipino nurse: An integrative review of Filipino nurses' work experiences, Jed Montayre, Jasmine Montayre, and Eleanor Holroyd
Moving backwards, moving forward: the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand, Jed Montayre, Stephen Neville, and Eleanor Holroyd
The Challenges of Providing Postpartum Education in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Narratives of Nurse-Midwives and Obstetricians, Lilian Teddy Mselle, Megan Aston, Thecla W. Kohi, Columba Mbekenga, Danielle Macdonald, Maureen White, Sheri Price, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Shawna O'Hearn, and Keisha Jefferies
Women’s experiences of having had, and recovered from, eclampsia at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania, Annamagreth M. Mukwenda, Columba Mbekenga, Andrea B. Pembe, and Pia Olsson
Palliative Care: Kenya’s Current Profile and Prospects for the Future, Tayreez Mushani and John Weru
Perceptions of the impact of an advanced training programme on the management skills of health professionals in Gauteng, South Africa, Judith Mutyabule, F. Senkubuge, D. Cameron, V. Pillay, and P. Petrucka
Emotional and Relationship Dynamics between HIV SeroDiscordance and Concordance Couples: A Narrative Literature Review and Theoretical Framework, Amani Mwakalapuka, Ipyana Mwampagatwa, Theodora Bali, Masumbuko Mwashambwa, Stephen Kibusi, and Tumbwene Mwansisya
Task and resting-state fMRI studies in first-episode schizophrenia: A systematic review, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Aimin Hu, Yihui Li, Xudong Chen, Guowei Wu, Xiaojun Huang, Dongsheng Lv, Zhou Li, Chang Liu, Zhimin Xue, Jianfeng Feng, and Zhening Liu
Improving Response Rates to an Alumni Survey in East Africa, Joseph Mwizerwa, Walter Robb, Carolyne Namukwaya, Mary Namuguzi, and Sharon Brownie
Partograph initiation and completion: a criteria-based audit study in Uganda, Ziidah Namwaya, Susan Birungi, Elizabeth Namutebi, Elizabeth Ayebare, Mariam Namutebi, Sarah Muwanguzi, Enid Mwebaza, and Rebecca Smyth
Is there sufficient evidence for a causal association between antiretroviral therapy and diabetes in HIV-infected patients? A meta-analysis., Chidozie Nduka, Saverio Stranges, Peter Kimani, Ahmed Sarki, and Olalekan Uthman
"If really we are committed things can change, starting from us": Healthcare providers' perceptions of postpartum care and its potential for improvement in low-income suburbs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, Carina Källestål, Christine Rubertsson, and Pia Olsson