Submissions from 2018
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
A baseline mixed-methods study on postpartum care among health professionals in Tanzania, Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, Pia Olsson, and Carina Källestål
Improved postpartum care after a participatory facilitation intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a mixed method evaluation, Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, Pia Olsson, Christine Rubertsson, and Carina Källestål
Why do women not adhere to advice on maternal referral in rural Tanzania? Narratives of women and their family members, Andrea B. Pembe, Columba Mbekenga, Pio Olsson, and Elisabeth Darj
Migrant caregiving for family members with mild cognitive impairment: an ethnographic study, Siena C. Ramsay, Jed Montayre, Victoria Egli, and Eleanor Holroyd
First-time fathers' postnatal experiences and support needs: A descriptive qualitative study, Shefaly Shorey, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Shiho Bridge, Yap Seng Chong, Eleanor Holroyd, and Hong-Gu He
Psychotic-like experiences and correlation with childhood trauma and other socio-demographic factors: A cross-sectional survey in adolescence and early adulthood in China, Meng Sun, Wen Zhang, Rui Guo, Aimin Hu, Yihui Lib, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Li Zhou, Chang Liu, Xudong Chen, Haojuan Tao, Xiaojun Huang, Zhimin Xue, Helen F.K. Chiu, and Zhening Liua
Stakeholder Perspectives on Public Health Genomics Applications for Sickle Cell Disease: A Methodology for a Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Qualitative Research Study, Marsha J. Treadwell, Julie Makani, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Solomon Ofori-Acquah, Sheryl McCurdy, Jantina de Vries, Daima Bukini, Jemima Dennis-Antwi, Karen Kengne Kamga, Columba Mbekenga, Edmond Tingang Wonkam, Godfrey Tangwa, Charmaine D. Royal, and Ambroise Wonkam
Mental health of African asylum-seekers and refugees in Hong Kong: using the social determinants of health framework, William Chi Wai Wong, Sealing Cheung, Heidi Yin Hai Miu, Julie Chen, Kelley Ann Loper, and Eleanor Holroyd
Secrets, shame and guilt: HIV disclosure in rural Chinese families from the perspective of caregivers, William C.W. Wong, Eleanor Holroyd, Heidi Y.H. Miu, Claire S. Wong, Yanping Zhao, and Jianbo Zhang
Perceptions of Parents With Preterm Infants Hospitalized in Singaporean Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Yang, Yen Yen; He Hong-Gu; Lee Soke Yee; Eleanor Holroyd; Shorey Shefaly; and Koh Serena
Submissions from 2016
Organisational barriers to effective pain management amongst oncology nurses in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alqahtani, Linda Katherine Jones, and Eleanor Holroyd
HIV-related knowledge and practices: a cross-sectional study among adults aged 50 years and above in Botswana, Njoku Ola Ama, Sheila Shaibu, and Jacqueline Denise Burnette
Participatory Action Research (PAR): A Strategy to Achieve Transformational Change in Nursing Research and Policy Development in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), Ekaete Asuquo and Josephine B. Etowa
Nurses' Involvement in HIV Policy Formulation in Nigerian Health Care System, Ekaete Asuquo, Josephine Bassey Etowa, Wendy A. Gifford, and Dave Holmes
Partnership in Action: A Case Study in Nursing Workforce and Leadership Development in East Africa, Sharon Brownie
Health professionals in Kenya: strategies to expand reach and reduce brain drain of psychiatric nurses and psychiatrists, Sharon Brownie and Elizabeth Oywer
Supporting Healthy Futures for East Africa: Celebrating 15 years of partnership in nursing education. School of Nursing and Midwifery in East Africa, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya, Sharon Brownie, Walter Robb, Lyndal Hunter, Cliff Aliga, Isabel Kambo, Atem Machar, Joseph Mwizerwa, Judith Mutyabule, M. Namuguzi, Carolyne Namukwaya, Esther Nderitu, Leah Sande, Victor Skrzypczynski, Muneerah Vastani, and Mariana Xavier
Therapeutic communication and relationships in chronic and complex care, Sharon Brownie, Robin Scott, and Rachel Rossiter
Cost analysis of large-scale implementation of the ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ newborn resuscitation-training program in Tanzania, Sumona Chaudhury, Lauren Arlington, Shelby Brenan, Allan Kaijunga Kairuki, Amunga Robson Meda, Kahabi Isangula, Victor Mponzi, Dunstan Bishanga, Erica Thomas, Georgina Msemo, Mary Azayo, Alice Molinier, and Brett D. Nelson
Empowering midwives in the United Arab Emirates, Grace Edwards and Philidah Seda
Impact of Job Stress on Nurses’ Job Satisfaction in a Public Hospital, Cross River State, Calabar, Nigeria, Regina Ella, Ekaete Asuquo, Paulina Akpan-Idiok, and Ijaida Joseph Ijabula
Betel quid chewing alters functional connectivity in frontal and default networks: A resting-state fMRI study, Xiaojun Huang, Zhening Liu, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Weidan Pu, Li Zhou, Chang Liu, Xudong Chen, Robert Rohrbaugh, Carla Marienfeld, and Zhimin Xue
Blood, donors and dollars: Rethinking financial sustainability of safe blood services in Tanzania, Kahabi Isangula, Sharon Brownie, Abela Mahimbo, Solomon Kibona, Abdu Juma, and Deus Mogela
Provider experiences with the large-scale ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ training programme in Tanzania, Kahabi Isangula, Megan E. Kassick, Allan Kaijunga Kairuki, Robson Amunga Meda, Erica Thomas, Akwila Temu, Georgina Msemo, Mary Azayo, and Brett Nelson
Experiences in Care Given During Child Birth at a Referral Hospital in Kenya, Jane Kabo, A. Karani, J. Oyieke, A. B. Wakoli, and B. Cheruiyot
Why not nursing? Factors influencing healthcare career choice among Singaporean students, Sok Ying Liaw, Ling Ting Wu, Eleanor Holroyd, W. Wang, V. Lopez, S. Lim, and Y. L. Chow
Mental Health Problems and Associated Socio-Ecological Factors Among HIV-Positive Young Migrant Men Who Have Sex with Men in China, Haochu (Howard) Li, Joseph T. F. Lau, Eleanor Holroyd, and Xiaoming Li
HIV-negative children’s experiences and opinions towards parental HIV disclosure: a qualitative study in China, Haochu Li, Xiaoming Li, Lai Sze Tso, Shan Qiao, Eleanor Holroyd, Yuejiao Zhou, and Zhiyong Shen
Abnormally increased and incoherent resting-state activity is shared between patients with schizophrenia and their unaffected siblings, Chang Liu, Zhimin Xue, Lena Palaniyappan, Li Zhou, Haihong Liu, Chang Qi, Guowei Wu, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Haojuan Tao, and Xudong Chen
Language and culture in health literacy for people living with HIV: perspectives of health care providers and professional care team members, Keitshokile Dintle Mogobe, Sheila Shaibu, Ellah Matshediso, Motshedisi Sabone, Esther Ntsayagae, Patrice K. Nicholas, Carmen J. Portillo, Inge B. Corless, Carol Dawson Rose, and Mallory O. Johnson
The Effect of Nurses and Midwives’ Research Knowledge, Attitude and Skills on Patient Outcomes: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework, Tumbwene Mwansisya
Co-construction of consent and counselling during Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing (PITC) in Nairobi Kenya, Eunice Ndirangu, Evans Catrin, and Kristian Pollock
Evidence of increased blood pressure and hypertension risk among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review with meta-analysis, Chidozie Nduka, Saverio Stranges, Ahmed Sarki, Peter Kimani, and Olalekan Uthman
Building trust and relationships between patients and providers: An essential complement to health literacy in HIV care, Carol Dawson Rose, Yvette P. Cuca, Allison R. Webel, Solymar S. Solís Báez, William L. Holzemer, MartaRivero -. Méndez, Lucille Sanzero Eller, Paula Reid, Mallory O. Johnson, and Sheila Shaibu
Caring for HIV‐positive orphans in the context of HIV and AIDS: perspectives of Botswana grandmothers, Sheila Shaibu
Psychotic-like experiences, trauma and related risk factors among “left-behind” children in China, Meng Sun, Zhimin Xue, Wen Zhang, Rui Guo, Aimin Hu, Yihui Li, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Li Zhou, Chang Liu, Xudong Chen, Xiaojun Huang, Haojuan Tao, Jingcheng Shi, Zhening Liu, and Robert Rosenheck
Holism in Osteopathy – Bridging the gap between concept and practice: A grounded theory study, Paul W.D. Turner and Eleanor Holroyd
Challenges of Mass Media Interventions Regarding Mental Health: A Community Exemplar in Kampala Uganda, Moses Wankiiri and P. Petrucka
Hepatitis A Antibody Seroprevalence in a Selected Kenyan Pediatric Population, Aggrey Wasunna, Florence Murila, Moses M. Obimbo, Mwaswere J. Rama, and Horatius Musembi
A lost tribe in the city: health status and needs of African asylum seekers and refugees in Hong Kong, William Chi Wai Wong, Sealing Cheng, Eleanor Holroyd, Julie Chen, Kelley Ann Loper, Lynn Tran, and Heidi Yin Hai Miu
Psychological health and HIV transmission among female sex workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Winnie Wing-Yan Yuen, Lynn Tran, Carlos King-Ho Wong, Eleanor Holroyd, Catherine So-Kum Tang, and William Chai-Wai
Resilience Intervention for Women in Sex Work: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem in Reducing Psychological Distress, Winnie Yuen, William Wong, Catherine Tang, Eleanor Holroyd, Agnes Tiwari, and Daniel Fong