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{"title":"Experiences of pregnant women regarding the use of traditional medicine (isihlambezo) at King Cetshwayo District in KwaZulu-Natal","authors":"Siphiwe Themba Madlala,&nbsp;Mpilo Shange","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100840","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100840","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Problem</h3><div>The prevalence of herbal medicine (isihlambezo) use is on the rise worldwide, especially amongst pregnant women. Most women believe that traditional medicine use has significance and advantages to them and their unborn babies during pregnancy. There are few scientific studies about its safety for pregnant women and their babes, regardless of possible teratogenic effects that may result in fatalities amongst pregnant women, who continue to consume isihlambezo.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The study aimed to explore and describe experiences of pregnant women regarding the use of traditional herbal medicine (isihlambezo).</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>Qualitative descriptive phenomenology research design was employed in this study. Twelve participants who were purposefully selected to collect data were interviewed until data saturation was reached using unstructured interviews as data collecting strategy. Data was analysed by using Colaizzi steps of phenomenological data analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Several themes and sub-themes emerged from the study which included myths about isihlambezo, traditional and cultural beliefs, indication and effects of isihlambezo. Most participants expressed strong beliefs regarding the use of traditional herbal medicine (isihlambezo). Therefore, it is evident that isihlambezo continues to gain momentum among pregnant women despite not being scientifically tested for its safety use during pregnancy<strong>.</strong></div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study’s findings revealed that factors such as unemployment, poverty, lack of education and beliefs contribute to the high uptake of traditional herbal medicine (isihlambezo) among pregnant women. Hence, its consumption during pregnancy is on the rise despite its unknown safety.</div></div><div><h3>Contribution</h3><div>Maternal healthcare institutions should consider reviewing the safety use traditional herbal medicine (isihlambezo).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100840"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143679898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘Factors affecting HIV disclosure among partners in Morogoro, Tanzania’ [International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Volume 10, (2019) 49-54]","authors":"David Hallberg, T. Kimario, Christina C Mtuya, M. Msuya, Gunilla Björling","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100704","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"92 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140792513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors that influence the quality of work life in nursing departments: A management perspective","authors":"Cornelle Young, J. Roos","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100672","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"38 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139828068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tracer study to assess the employability of graduates and quality of a nursing program: A descriptive cross-sectional survey","authors":"V. Dzomeku, Abigail Kusi Amponsah, E. Boateng, John Antwi, Philemon Adoliwine Amooba, Puoza Deo Gracious, J. Armah, V. Bam","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100673","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"91 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139822199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Roles, perceptions, and context of nursing student clinical facilitation in sub-Saharan Africa: An integrative review","authors":"Andrew Mclellan, Shan Mohammed, Edith Tarimo, Augustine Ndaiman, Margaret Phiri, Edith Hillanm","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100671","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"32 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139887342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Future-proofing nursing scholarship and nursing education: A critical analysis of nurse educator preparation for higher education","authors":"Judith C. Bruce ,&nbsp;Deliwe R. Phetlhu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100797","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100797","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Nurse educators play a crucial role in developing the next generation of nurses as clinical practitioners and scholars who will take up various positions in the health system and the profession. Appropriate educational preparation and ongoing professional advancement of nurse educators is vital for producing nursing professionals capable of meeting 21st century health ideals such as universal health coverage.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim is to critically analyse the new system for nurse educator preparation in the context of higher education in South Africa. The purpose of the analysis is to systematically examine and evaluate the rationality and applicability of the provisions and standards for preparing nurse educators for their future roles.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We conducted a desktop document review of applicable policies, regulations, reports and texts, and a document analysis to uncover and describe underlying meaning conveyed by the content, context and commentary.</div></div><div><h3>Main findings</h3><div>This analysis revealed programme deficiencies in preparing nurse educators for research and scholarship and a future nurse educator workforce equipped to teach mainly in undergraduate programmes. Pedagogical standards were found to be internationally comparable despite variations in the levels of academic qualification and the routes to qualifying as a nurse educator.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Future-proofing nursing scholarship requires a shift in the current thinking about nurse educator preparation for higher education practice and the nursing scholar discourse. The development of nursing scholars in both clinical and academic settings is key.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100797"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Short-term Side Effects Raises Following Covid-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers","authors":"Sahar Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim ,&nbsp;Montaha Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed ,&nbsp;Esraa Mohammed Alhussin ,&nbsp;Amel Ahmed Hassan ,&nbsp;Nourah I. Alsomali ,&nbsp;Manar Mohammed Mallawi ,&nbsp;Ahmad R. Al-Qudimat","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Vaccination against COVID-19 diminishes the risk of infection and provides robust protection against severe illnesses and death when coupled with existing preventive measures. Despite comprehensive research, there are still complaints of short-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers. This study aims to specifically identify the short-term side effects that manifest after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.</p></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><p>A descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study included 100 Healthcare Workers (HCWs) at Soba University Hospital from April to May 2022, focusing on Short-Term Side Effects following Covid-19 Vaccination. Data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire distributed via Google Docs and Microsoft Teams. The survey was sent to healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, and others, through email and WhatsApp. Chi-square, <em>t</em>-test, and logistic regression analyses were employed to assess the determinants and associations between side effects after COVID-19 vaccination and other variables using STATA version 17 software.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among the 100 participants, nearly half (42 %) were in the age group of 20 to 30 years, and over two-thirds (61 %) of the participants were female, with 31 % being registered nurses. The majority, 91 %, received the AstraZeneca vaccine. This current study revealed a statistically significant relationship between the onset of symptoms and the type of vaccine (AstraZeneca) with a p-value of 0.001. Additionally, a statistically significant relationship was observed between muscular pain, fever, itching as side effects, and AstraZeneca, with p-values less than 0.05. Logistic regression indicated that male nurses between 31–40 years were almost 61 % less likely to report side effects.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The study concluded that most of those who took the vaccination of COVID-19 experienced short-term side effects including chills, fever, muscle pain, and headache after receiving the vaccine after each dose but they did not develop diarrhea.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100749"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000945/pdfft?md5=e9461f751ec8b41a39e0e9350882f821&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000945-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142151871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining lecturers’ questions and level of reflection during post-simulation debriefing in Malawi: A qualitative study","authors":"Charity Kabondo ,&nbsp;Ursula Kafulafula ,&nbsp;Lily Kumbani ,&nbsp;Christina Furskog-Risa ,&nbsp;Ingrid Tjoflåt","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100771","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100771","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Simulation-based education has recently been promoted among midwifery students in Malawi. Reflective debriefing is essential for a successful educative simulation. It is therefore crucial to explore debriefing practice, particularly when simulation-based education is novel. Therefore, the study aimed to explore practice of debriefing with focus on level of reflection in questions posed by lecturers and responses from midwifery students when learning postpartum haemorrhage.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study applied qualitative exploratory design. During debriefing of a simulation session on postpartum hemorrhage management, data were collected through audio recordings. Seven midwifery lecturers and 107 midwifery students from midwifery education program in Malawi participated in the study. Using Gibbs’s reflective cycle, data from the lecturers’ questions and midwifery students’ responses were analysed by rating stages of reflection. The reporting of the results follows Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Most of lecturers’ questions and midwifery students’ responses were evaluative, 46% and 47%, respectively. The fewest questions and responses were conclusive, 4% and 2% respectively. Only 12% of the lecturers’ questions were analytic, while 16% of students’ responses were rated as analytic.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The results revealed that debriefing provides a forum for students to reflect on their simulated experience. Though, more evaluative questions and responses were elicited from lecturers and students, respectively, than the rest of the stages in Gibbs’s reflective cycle. If debriefing in simulation-based education is going to pave the way for student reflection in Malawi, it is necessary to enhance debriefing practices through further training.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100771"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124001173/pdfft?md5=8ecab596c1c685e1d74a769f51cfb601&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124001173-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142129155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges associated with supervision of undergraduate research projects by nurse educators in South Africa","authors":"Xolani L. Mhlongo,&nbsp;Sibusiso M. Zuma","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100798","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100798","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Successful nursing research is determined by the quality of research supervision by nurse educators. This study aimed to explore challenges encountered by educators when implementing research supervision for undergraduate nursing students. A qualitative, exploratory-descriptive research design was employed through semi-structured interviews. Data were collected from twenty-seven participants who were selected purposefully from four nursing campuses located in two provinces. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data in the study. The study found that inadequate nurse educators’ research supervision skills, lack of students’ commitment to research activities, inadequate infrastructure, staff shortage and time constraints were identified as challenges. It is recommended that novice nursing research supervisors should be guided on how to supervise research students and be taught the importance of research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100798"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A rapid-cycle evaluation and adjustment of paediatric tonsillectomy primary caregiver education: Qualitative research in implementation science","authors":"C. Duvenage,&nbsp;N.C. Van Wyk,&nbsp;R. Leech","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100692","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Tonsillectomies are generally performed on paediatric patients in ambulatory settings. The children are discharged after a short post-operative period of three to four hours which results in their parents becoming the primary caregivers at home. It is imperative that they receive extensive preparation and guidance on how to prevent, identify and manage complications related to the surgery at home. In this study, rapid-cycle evaluation and adjustment in combination with qualitative research in implementation science were used to show how health education can be revised during implementation.</p></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><p>The study aimed to evaluate and adjust the paediatric tonsillectomy primary caregiver health education at a designated ambulatory hospital.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>A rapid cycle evaluation and adjustment of paediatric tonsillectomy health education was done through qualitative research in implementation science. It was guided by the contextual and interventional facilitators and barriers of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Two rounds of semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents as the primary caregivers of children and nurses who was directly involved with the health education.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The process of evaluation and adjustment provided the researcher with valuable information that were applied to create a more compressive piece of primary carer health education. A guideline was created with current information to manage pain, eating practices and to limit post-operative haemorrhaging.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Rapid-cycle evaluation and adjustment in combination with qualitative research in implementation science is effective to revise health education processes and material.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100692"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000374/pdfft?md5=7f9cf0f00f361604670c68c51458c640&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000374-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140179616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}