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An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis exploring domestic abuse and football support: The role of supporter mood, sense of self, and family life (2024)
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Sime, P. J., & Murray, J. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis exploring domestic abuse and football support: The role of supporter mood, sense of self, and family life

The study aimed to investigate Scottish football (soccer) fans’ experiences of domestic abuse in relation to key matches. Key football matches, particularly ‘Old Firm’ matches in the Scottish context, attract considerable media attention, with major... Read More about An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis exploring domestic abuse and football support: The role of supporter mood, sense of self, and family life.

Efficacy of Technology-Aided Monitoring for Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (2024)
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Ali, U., & Khalid, S. Efficacy of Technology-Aided Monitoring for Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

The implementation of the Electronic Vaccine Registration System (E-VACCS) in Punjab, Pakistan, during late 2014 aimed to enhance early childhood vaccination rates. Utilizing data from 2010-2019, this study employs a difference-in-differences framewo... Read More about Efficacy of Technology-Aided Monitoring for Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.

Practices of midwives in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: A case of Maseru, Lesotho (2024)
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Chabeli, M., Nyangu, I., & Mpemi, R. Practices of midwives in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: A case of Maseru, Lesotho

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains the common cause of maternal mortality. More than half of maternal deaths from PPH occur within 24 hours of delivery and could be prevented through midwives’ compliance with guidelines and standards for clinical p... Read More about Practices of midwives in the management of postpartum haemorrhage: A case of Maseru, Lesotho.

The utilization of contraceptives by teenagers in Lesotho: A descriptive cross-sectional survey (2024)
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Khiba, R., & Nyangu, I. The utilization of contraceptives by teenagers in Lesotho: A descriptive cross-sectional survey

Background: Contraceptive service provision to teenagers prevents pregnancy and childbirth complications, which are the leading causes of death among teenage girls globally.
Aim: The study aimed to assess how teenagers utilized the contraceptive ser... Read More about The utilization of contraceptives by teenagers in Lesotho: A descriptive cross-sectional survey.

When the unexpected pandemic began, what were the experiences of healthcare professionals on the management of Covid-19 in Lesotho? (2023)
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Ramathebane, M., & Nyangu, I. When the unexpected pandemic began, what were the experiences of healthcare professionals on the management of Covid-19 in Lesotho?

In Lesotho, the healthcare system was not prepared to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic as there was inadequate PPE and community transmission became a problem because there was a backlog of tests, delaying the results of Covid-19 tests.This study aime... Read More about When the unexpected pandemic began, what were the experiences of healthcare professionals on the management of Covid-19 in Lesotho?.

Perceptions of Nursing Students Regarding Clinical Teaching and Learning During COVID-19 at Selected Higher Education Institutions in Lesotho (2021)
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Nyangu, I., & Rathobei, L. Perceptions of Nursing Students Regarding Clinical Teaching and Learning During COVID-19 at Selected Higher Education Institutions in Lesotho

Nursing students and their clinical instructors in higher education institutions are faced with challenges regarding their clinical teaching and learning strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to determine the perceptions of nursin... Read More about Perceptions of Nursing Students Regarding Clinical Teaching and Learning During COVID-19 at Selected Higher Education Institutions in Lesotho.

Young women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening at a selected higher education institution in Lesotho (2021)
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Nyangu, I., & Moteane, T. Young women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening at a selected higher education institution in Lesotho

Background: In Lesotho, cervical cancer is the most common female cancer and leading cause of death amongst women. In 2019, the annual number of new cancer cases was 477 and 346 women died from cancer related complications in Lesotho.

Aim: The aim... Read More about Young women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening at a selected higher education institution in Lesotho.

Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis (2020)
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Johnston, L., Malcolm, C., Rambabu, L., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to ensure that strategic and operational approaches
to retain high quality, resilient frontline care home workers, who are not registered nurses, are
informed by context specific, high quality evidence.... Read More about Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis.

The Development of a Care Home Data Platform in Scotland: Insights from the Care Home Innovation Partnership, Lothian (2020)
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Johnston, L., Hockley, J., Henderson, D. A., & Shenkin, S. D. The Development of a Care Home Data Platform in Scotland: Insights from the Care Home Innovation Partnership, Lothian

Care homes collect a large amount of data about their residents, and the care provided, but there is a lack of consistency in how this information is collected. There is also a need to minimise the burden of data collection on staff, ensure informati... Read More about The Development of a Care Home Data Platform in Scotland: Insights from the Care Home Innovation Partnership, Lothian.

An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report. (2011)
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Parkes, T., Atherton, I., Evans, J., Gloyn, S., McGhee, S., Stoddart, B., Eadie, D., Brooks, O., MacAskill, S., Petrie, D., & Choudury, H. An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report

Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) have been identified as an effective strategy for treating people whose alcohol consumption is posing a risk to their health. As part of its Alcohol Strategy the Scottish Government established a health improvement... Read More about An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report..