An investigation on the effectiveness of lifestyle modification interventions for hypertensive patients in a public health clinic, in the Eastern Cape Province
- Authors: Katiya, Lulama Pearl
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc (Community Nursing Science)
- Identifier: vital:11926 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1021131
- Description: The continued increase in morbidity and mortality of hypertensive patients in Alice in the Eastern Cape Province, prompted the researcher to investigate the effectiveness of lifestyle modification intervention on hypertensive patients. High morbidity and mortality rates of hypertensive patients are occuring in spite of hypertensive patients being taught about lifestyle modification (De Haan, 2006:55). According to the fifth South African Guidelines (2011:60), hypertension is a global health burden affecting developed and developing countries including South Africa. In 2003, the South African District Health Statistics showed that in the Eastern Cape, 221 females over 15 years of age and 101 males over 15 years of age had moderate hypertension and 92 males over 15 years had severe hypertension. Hypertension is a `silent killer` because it seldom gives rise to any symptoms (De Haan, 2006:66). The objectives of the study were to: investigate the effectiveness of lifestyle modification intervention on hypertensive patients, and to determine the strategies used in order to ensure the effectiveness of lifestyle modification by hypertensive patients. The research question was: what is the level of effectiveness of lifestyle modification on hypertensive patients in Alice? A descriptive quantitative research design was used in this study. This design allowed the researcher to investigate the effectiveness of lifestyle modification of hypertensive patients in Alice area. A convenience sample was used to sample the target population for the study on the criteria and a total of 169 respondents served as a size of the sample. A pre-test of the tool was carried out on 16 participants to validate the tool before the actual data collection commenced. Ethical approval was obtained from University of Fort Hare, the Department of Health, as well as Victoria Hospital and clinics. Data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0 software for windows reference was used to analyse the data. The results were presented in tables, graphs and pie charts. The results revealed that 77% (n=125) reported to know nothing about hypertension. Twenty three percent of the participants (n=37) knew about hypertension, they mentioned that it is when the heart has too much blood that is overloading the heart due to problems of the heart, then the blood flow through the heart is disturbed. Furthermore participants stated that it is important that every hypertensive patient engage in lifestyle modification. The study recommended that the Department of Health should emphasise the use of Hypertension Guidelines where all nurses in public clinics should be trained in educating and doing counselling to all hypertensive patients, including those who are pre-hypertensive that are visiting the clinics. Health education about risk factors and complications of hypertension must be done. All patients visiting public clinics must be educated regardless of their problems.
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- Date Issued: 2014
- Authors: Katiya, Lulama Pearl
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc (Community Nursing Science)
- Identifier: vital:11926 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1021131
- Description: The continued increase in morbidity and mortality of hypertensive patients in Alice in the Eastern Cape Province, prompted the researcher to investigate the effectiveness of lifestyle modification intervention on hypertensive patients. High morbidity and mortality rates of hypertensive patients are occuring in spite of hypertensive patients being taught about lifestyle modification (De Haan, 2006:55). According to the fifth South African Guidelines (2011:60), hypertension is a global health burden affecting developed and developing countries including South Africa. In 2003, the South African District Health Statistics showed that in the Eastern Cape, 221 females over 15 years of age and 101 males over 15 years of age had moderate hypertension and 92 males over 15 years had severe hypertension. Hypertension is a `silent killer` because it seldom gives rise to any symptoms (De Haan, 2006:66). The objectives of the study were to: investigate the effectiveness of lifestyle modification intervention on hypertensive patients, and to determine the strategies used in order to ensure the effectiveness of lifestyle modification by hypertensive patients. The research question was: what is the level of effectiveness of lifestyle modification on hypertensive patients in Alice? A descriptive quantitative research design was used in this study. This design allowed the researcher to investigate the effectiveness of lifestyle modification of hypertensive patients in Alice area. A convenience sample was used to sample the target population for the study on the criteria and a total of 169 respondents served as a size of the sample. A pre-test of the tool was carried out on 16 participants to validate the tool before the actual data collection commenced. Ethical approval was obtained from University of Fort Hare, the Department of Health, as well as Victoria Hospital and clinics. Data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0 software for windows reference was used to analyse the data. The results were presented in tables, graphs and pie charts. The results revealed that 77% (n=125) reported to know nothing about hypertension. Twenty three percent of the participants (n=37) knew about hypertension, they mentioned that it is when the heart has too much blood that is overloading the heart due to problems of the heart, then the blood flow through the heart is disturbed. Furthermore participants stated that it is important that every hypertensive patient engage in lifestyle modification. The study recommended that the Department of Health should emphasise the use of Hypertension Guidelines where all nurses in public clinics should be trained in educating and doing counselling to all hypertensive patients, including those who are pre-hypertensive that are visiting the clinics. Health education about risk factors and complications of hypertension must be done. All patients visiting public clinics must be educated regardless of their problems.
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- Date Issued: 2014
Evaluating the beneficiary management process in housing delivery: a case study of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape (2013)
- Authors: Matiwane, T
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: vital:11685 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1013565
- Description: The study critically analysed the problems encountered in the housing delivery in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality for the 2013 period. The purpose is to look at the factors that affect housing delivery in the area, focusing more especially at the management of the beneficiaries and the process thereof. Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is not immune to the housing problem hence the study was initiated. Respondents were selected from among others the housing beneficiary and the predominantly the staff of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to respond to the questionnaires related to the beneficiary management. Permission was sought from the Municipality to conduct the research, after which the questionnaires were distributed to all sampled respondents accordingly in line with the objectives of the research. The researcher distributed the questionnaires and allowed a period of three weeks for the respondents to respond to them, after which the researcher collected all the questionnaires. The study revealed the great understanding of the housing delivery process by the housing recipients. Inclusive of the administrators, i.e. Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality staff members, are fully aware of the expectations from the recipients and the process. The findings further indicates that there are serious challenges facing housing delivery in the province and the country at large. Hence the beneficiaries could not get their houses on time and the housing projects did not get completed within the scheduled period, this ends up delaying the delivery process.
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- Date Issued: 2014
- Authors: Matiwane, T
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: vital:11685 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1013565
- Description: The study critically analysed the problems encountered in the housing delivery in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality for the 2013 period. The purpose is to look at the factors that affect housing delivery in the area, focusing more especially at the management of the beneficiaries and the process thereof. Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is not immune to the housing problem hence the study was initiated. Respondents were selected from among others the housing beneficiary and the predominantly the staff of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to respond to the questionnaires related to the beneficiary management. Permission was sought from the Municipality to conduct the research, after which the questionnaires were distributed to all sampled respondents accordingly in line with the objectives of the research. The researcher distributed the questionnaires and allowed a period of three weeks for the respondents to respond to them, after which the researcher collected all the questionnaires. The study revealed the great understanding of the housing delivery process by the housing recipients. Inclusive of the administrators, i.e. Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality staff members, are fully aware of the expectations from the recipients and the process. The findings further indicates that there are serious challenges facing housing delivery in the province and the country at large. Hence the beneficiaries could not get their houses on time and the housing projects did not get completed within the scheduled period, this ends up delaying the delivery process.
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- Date Issued: 2014
Evaluation of the effective micro-organisms (EM) on soil chemical properties and yield of selected vegetables in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Authors: Ncube, Lindani
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Greenhouse management -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Butternut -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Microorganisms -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Organic farming -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Tomatoes -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc Agric (Horticultural Science)
- Identifier: vital:11886 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/86
- Description: Effective microorganisms (EM), a commercial concoction of microbes that includes yeasts, fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes, have been found to be effective in enhancing crop growth by a number of scholars. It is registered in South Africa, but it had not been thoroughly investigated. The present study investigated the effects of EM on growth, yield and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill), butternut (Curcurbita moschata) and Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris), along with selected soil properties. In field-grown tomato it was observed that the application of EM caused a significant increase in the number of fruits at seven weeks after transplanting. However, plants treated with EM alone, or EM in combination with other amendments, subsequently produced lower yields owing to an outbreak of early and late blights which affected them the most severely. Combined applications of EM with organic amendments improved plant N content and increased soil N content above initial levels. The application of compost resulted in soil N and P concentrations higher than those of the control presumably due to nutrients being slowly released from the compost material. In a follow up greenhouse trial EM application had a negative effect on tomato leaf dry matter yield, number of leaves, number of trusses, fruit yield and number of fruits. The negative effects of EM were ascribed to N immobilization by the EM that could have resulted in reduced N availability to plants. The lower number of fruits associated with EM application resulted in improved average fruit weight of tomatoes grown in the greenhouse, possibly as a result of more assimilates being partitioned to the few fruits EM application also had a negative effect on field grown butternut as reflected by lower total yield, lower marketable yield and lower first grade yield. The results were attributed to immobilization of N induced by application of EM, and to the inability of EM to control pumpkin fly that attacked very young fruit, resulting in their failure to develop or resulting in the down grading of mature fruits. The application of EM alone had a positive but non significant effect on the yields of both the first and second harvests of Swiss chard. However, when applied with compost or goat manure, a non significant negative effect on yield was observed. When applied with inorganic fertilizer, EM had no effect on yield but tended to increase the uptake of nitrogen by Swiss chard. Though goat manure had a narrower C: N ratio than compost, it did not result in greater EM effectiveness as had been hoped. However, goat manure had a more positive effect on soil properties than compost. It increased the N, P, and K contents of the soil and resulted in a narrower C: N ratio of the soil compared to compost. Generally, the results of the four trials conducted with three different crops indicated that EM had inconsistent effects on crop performance.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Ncube, Lindani
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Greenhouse management -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Butternut -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Microorganisms -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Organic farming -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Tomatoes -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc Agric (Horticultural Science)
- Identifier: vital:11886 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/86
- Description: Effective microorganisms (EM), a commercial concoction of microbes that includes yeasts, fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes, have been found to be effective in enhancing crop growth by a number of scholars. It is registered in South Africa, but it had not been thoroughly investigated. The present study investigated the effects of EM on growth, yield and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill), butternut (Curcurbita moschata) and Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris), along with selected soil properties. In field-grown tomato it was observed that the application of EM caused a significant increase in the number of fruits at seven weeks after transplanting. However, plants treated with EM alone, or EM in combination with other amendments, subsequently produced lower yields owing to an outbreak of early and late blights which affected them the most severely. Combined applications of EM with organic amendments improved plant N content and increased soil N content above initial levels. The application of compost resulted in soil N and P concentrations higher than those of the control presumably due to nutrients being slowly released from the compost material. In a follow up greenhouse trial EM application had a negative effect on tomato leaf dry matter yield, number of leaves, number of trusses, fruit yield and number of fruits. The negative effects of EM were ascribed to N immobilization by the EM that could have resulted in reduced N availability to plants. The lower number of fruits associated with EM application resulted in improved average fruit weight of tomatoes grown in the greenhouse, possibly as a result of more assimilates being partitioned to the few fruits EM application also had a negative effect on field grown butternut as reflected by lower total yield, lower marketable yield and lower first grade yield. The results were attributed to immobilization of N induced by application of EM, and to the inability of EM to control pumpkin fly that attacked very young fruit, resulting in their failure to develop or resulting in the down grading of mature fruits. The application of EM alone had a positive but non significant effect on the yields of both the first and second harvests of Swiss chard. However, when applied with compost or goat manure, a non significant negative effect on yield was observed. When applied with inorganic fertilizer, EM had no effect on yield but tended to increase the uptake of nitrogen by Swiss chard. Though goat manure had a narrower C: N ratio than compost, it did not result in greater EM effectiveness as had been hoped. However, goat manure had a more positive effect on soil properties than compost. It increased the N, P, and K contents of the soil and resulted in a narrower C: N ratio of the soil compared to compost. Generally, the results of the four trials conducted with three different crops indicated that EM had inconsistent effects on crop performance.
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- Date Issued: 2008
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