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Evans, A. C., and J. J. Joubert. "Intestinal helminths of hospital patients in Kavango territory, Namibia." Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83, no. 5 (September 1989): 681–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(89)90397-0.

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Farnham, Frank R., and David V. James. "Patients' attitudes to psychiatric hospital admission." Lancet 355, no. 9204 (February 2000): 594. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(00)00077-5.

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Marwa, Thelma, Kabwebwe Honore Mitonga, and Kathe Hofnie-//Hoebes. "Customers’ satisfaction of the occupational therapy services in Namibia." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 10 (September 22, 2017): 3542. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174217.

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Background: Patients’ satisfaction is important in healthcare services. It can be an indicator of quality of services in a hospital. The study aims to determine the customers’ satisfaction of the Occupational Therapy Services at Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek. Methods: The research design was a mixed approach - quantitative and qualitative. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. The statistical package for the social sciences software version 23 was used to analyse data. Results: Results of the study showed that occupational therapy patients at Katutura State Hospital are satisfied with the quality of service. However, the service was not superior. Perceived quality mean of the service was 5.51 while the desired quality of service was 9.45. Out of the three dimensions; quality of care, physical environment and occupational therapy services, patients were mostly satisfied with quality of care with the adequacy mean of 1.02 and least satisfied with the physical environment which had an adequacy mean of 0.31. Patients were not satisfied with the cleanliness, ventilation, privacy, lighting, waiting time, consent before treatment and follow up of patients. Conclusions: The study shows that the occupational therapy patients at Katutura State Hospital are slightly satisfied with the services although there are some other factors they are dissatisfied with. The occupational therapy department is recommended to develop consent forms, improve on waiting time and keeping appointments. The physical environment also needs to be improved in order to increase the patients` satisfaction rate.

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Mcadam, Catherine, Alison Richardson Steff Lewis, Sheila Gore, and Ray Brettle. "Attitudes towards HIV testing of patients attending hospital." International Journal of STD & AIDS 8, no. 11 (November 1, 1997): 729–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/0956462971919002.

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Benson, K., L. Balducci, KM Milo, L. Heckel, and GH Lyman. "Patients' attitudes regarding out-of-hospital blood transfusion." Transfusion 36, no. 2 (February 1996): 140–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36296181926.x.

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Gannon, Lucy E., James Eva, Zamurrud Bhatti, and Elizabeth F. Wilmot. "Patients' attitudes towards their involuntary detention in hospital." Psychiatric Bulletin 17, no. 6 (June 1993): 369–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.17.6.369-b.

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Banicek, Jasmina. "Attitudes of postoperative patients towards hospital nurse prescribing." Nurse Prescribing 10, no. 12 (December 2012): 612–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/npre.2012.10.12.612.

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Brown, Phil. "State mental hospital staff attitudes toward patients' rights." International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 8, no. 4 (January 1986): 423–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0160-2527(86)90054-3.

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van Dillen, Jeroen, and Anouk van der Honing. "Primary amenorrhoea: three cases from a semi-rural Namibian hospital." Tropical Doctor 35, no. 3 (July 1, 2005): 186–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/0049475054620662.

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We discuss the diagnostic process of three patients presenting with primary amenorrhoea in Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital in Northern Namibia. This semirural district hospital also serves as a referral hospital and has both ultrasound and laparoscopy possibilities.

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Lunza, Simasiku, and Emma Maano Nghitanwa. "Experiences of registered nurses on communication with Deaf patients at Katutura state hospital, Namibia." International Journal of Medicine 5, no. 1 (March 7, 2017): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v5i1.7301.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of registered nurses on communication with Deaf patients. Data was collected using an interview guide. Random sampling technique was employed. Data was transcribed and keywords were identified representing the major categories. Data was analysed using a systematic process in order to deduce themes and sub-themes. During data analysis similar ideas or keywords were coded and similar topics were grouped together into categories. The study concluded that registered nurses lack sign language skills hence their communication with Deaf patients is also challenged. It is recommended that registered nurses needs to be provided with the training in sign language at educational institutions and provision of in-service training on sign language should made available for all health care workers. The study also recommends that Deaf people should be trained in sign languages for effective communication when seeking health care.

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Aydin, Nazan, Arzu Yigit, Tacettin Inandi, and Ismet Kirpinar. "Attitudes of Hospital Staff Toward Mentally Ill Patients in a Teaching Hospital, Turkey." International Journal of Social Psychiatry 49, no. 1 (March 2003): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764003049001544.

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Muntenda, Bartholomeus M., Vistolina Nuuyoma, and Ruth Stern. "The perceptions of women on child birthing in a public-health facility in a peri-urban area in Kavango east region, Namibia." International Journal of Healthcare 3, no. 2 (July 25, 2017): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijh.v3n2p37.

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Purpose: The study explored the perceptions of women on child birthing in a public-health facility in a peri-urban area of the Kavango east region.Methods: A qualitative case study was conducted with women residing in Kehemu settlement, who have given birth either using a public-health facility or outside a public facility with the assistance of traditional birth attendants. Data were collected via three focus group discussions with 21 women (n = 21) who were purposively selected. Discussions were conducted in a local language and all were audio recorded with the participants’ permission. Data were transcribed and translated into English for analysis. The process of data reduction was used to analyse the study data.Results: Women were found to prefer child birthing at a public hospital because they considered nurses and midwives to be knowledgeable, caring and skilled people with regard to managing a woman in labour. However, although some women prefer to deliver at a public hospital, circumstances such as lack of transport – especially at night-time – prevent them from reaching the hospital. Moreover, some women indicated that nurses’ attitudes, the ill timing of labour and the wrong advice were hindrances to public hospital child birthing. Women stated more nurses, more supplies of the items used in child birthing, the provision of pain relief during labour, and a change in nurses’ attitudes as being some of the improvements which would make public hospital maternity wards more user-friendly.Conclusions: The women perceived child birthing at the public-health facility as being generally good, affordable and acceptable. However, there is a need for more interventions to make the public-health facility more user-friendly and accessible to all.

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LeBlanc, Mitchell, Janet Bryanton, and Kim Wood. "Male patients’ gender preferences for hospital nurses." Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 9, no. 9 (June 25, 2019): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v9n9p115.

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There has been limited research exploring the beliefs and attitudes of male patients regarding the gender of their nurses. These attitudes, as well as the factors affecting the gender-preference of male patients, must be explored in a flexible, holistic manner. The objective of our study was to explore key aspects of male patients’ beliefs and attitudes about the gender of their nurses in the hospital setting, as well as the factors that influenced those perceptions. We employed a descriptive, qualitative, cross-sectional design. Data were collected through one-on-one interviews, which were transcribed verbatim. A deductive and inductive approach using content analysis of each question was used to analyse the data. Ten male patients were interviewed. Initially, participants reported no gender preference for their nurses. The majority agreed that the nature of the task did not matter in their preference for a male or female nurse. Most suggested that females were inherently better suited to nursing than males due to their ability to be caring, nurturing, and detail-oriented. Bussey and Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory of Gender Development and Differentiation was supported and provided a suitable framework for the study. There is a need for educational institutions to determine new ways to teach male nursing students to be caring, nurturing, and detail-oriented. Whether nurses are male or female, having a caring approach is important to patients, as well as possessing other ‘ideal’ characteristics.

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Glennerster, Rose, Felicity Cooksey, Viviene Barrow, Andiran Anduvan, Kitty Atcheson, Sarah Kyle, and Philippa Medcalf. "A multicentre study of hospital staff attitudes to homeless patients." Clinical Medicine 17, Suppl 3 (June 2017): s12. http://dx.doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-s12.

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O’ Sullivan, Dawn, Josephine Griffin, Bridie O’ Sullivan, Doreen Lynch, Mary Mannix, and Suzanne Timmons. "Attitudes of Staff, Patients, and Family Members toward Hospital Volunteers." International Journal of Aging and Society 6, no. 4 (2016): 73–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2160-1909/cgp/v06i04/73-80.

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Thy, Thy, Tordis Boker, Frode Gallefoss, and Per Sigvald Bakke. "Hospital doctors' attitudes toward giving their patients smoking cessation help." Clinical Respiratory Journal 1, no. 1 (July 2007): 30–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-699x.2007.00005.x.

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Al-Azri, Mohammed, Fahad Al-Hattali, Humaid Al-Ghafri, and Sathiya M. Panchatcharam. "Attitudes Towards Cancer Patients." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ] 21, no. 2 (June 21, 2021): e221-230. http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.010.

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Objectives: Many cancer patients experience social difficulties and feelings of isolation. This study aimed to evaluate patients’ and attendees’ attitudes towards cancer patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted of patients and attendees attending Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Muscat, Oman, from December 2018 to March 2019. Results: A total of 1,190 people participated (response rate: 91.5%). The majority (90.7%) did not express reluctance to help cancer patients. Most agreed that cancer patients were productive (76.2%) and are respected by the public (75.0%). However, many participants (63.1%) felt that cancer patients might face difficulties getting married. Multivariate analysis showed that participants who had a family history of cancer or had previously been a caregiver for cancer patients were more likely to believe that cancer patients could be productive (odds ratio [OR] = 1.92, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.31–2.82; P <0.05). Less-educated participants were more likely to believe that cancer patients feared not being productive (OR = 1.49, 95% CI: 1.01–2.19; P <0.05). Male and single participants were more likely to perceive that cancer patients faced difficulties getting married (OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.20–2.02 and OR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.22–2.32, respectively; P <0.05 each). Conclusion: Patients and attendees attending SQUH in Oman appeared to have positive and supportive attitudes towards cancer patients, although some felt that cancer patients might encounter social obstacles. Healthcare professionals should consider reassuring cancer patients of such positive sentiments. Governmental and non-governmental organisations should act to promote a supportive environment for cancer patients in Oman. Keywords: Cancer; Attitudes; Patients; Surveys and Questionnaires; Oman.

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Emmanuel Magesa, Johanna Hanyanya, and Wakjira Erraso. "Patient’s satisfaction at outpatient pharmacy department in Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Oshana region, Namibia." GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences 14, no. 2 (February 28, 2021): 022–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2021.14.2.0040.

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Introduction: Patient waiting time Experience of waiting time in general is perceived as complex, subjective and culturally influenced. Complexity of prescription, few human resources and work process are the factors of patient waiting time in outpatient pharmacy departments (OPD). However, the complexity of wait time is poorly understood and has been explored only to a limited extent. Objective of the study: The main objective of this study is to assess patient satisfactions on waiting time at Intermediate Hospital Oshakati (IHO), northern part of Namibia. Method: The study was carried out at IHQuantitative descriptive design was employed and data collected was analyzed using Epi info version 7. Results: The mean waiting time in IHO was 36±20 minutes. More patients (49.2%) were satisfied with OPD pharmacy when the waiting time is between 5-25 minutes. The major factors associated with the satisfaction of services were shorter waiting time (0.01 <p<0.05) and other personal reasons like long distance from the hospital (0.03<p<0.05). Conclusion and recommendation: Many patients are satisfied if waiting time is between 5-25 minutes, therefore there is a need to improve waiting time by decongest patients overload at IHO, this can be achieved by improving coordination and communication between IHO and Primary health care (PHC) facilities.

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Gilbert, Jillian, and Jenny Strong. "Dysfunctional Attitudes in Patients with Depression: A Study of Patients Admitted to a Private Psychiatric Hospital." British Journal of Occupational Therapy 57, no. 1 (January 1994): 15–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030802269405700106.

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Forty-one patients admitted to hospital with depression participated in a cognitive-behavioural group therapy programme for an average of 26.12 hours. Subjects completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale and the Beck Anxiety Inventory on admission and discharge. Highly significant changes were found at discharge on the Beck Depression Inventory and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, as were significant changes in the Dysfunctional Attitudes Subscales of approval and autonomy. Discussion focuses on the relationship between depression and dysfunctional attitudes and their relationship to self-reported anxiety in depressed individuals.

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Anthonisen, NR. "First Nations Pneumonia Admissions: Different Patients or Different Attitudes?" Canadian Respiratory Journal 11, no. 5 (2004): 328–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/862874.

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In this issue of theCanadian Respiratory Journal, Marrie et al (pages 336-342) present a database study of hospital admissions among First Nation Aboriginals (FNAs) in Alberta that is fascinating, at least to me. They captured all hospital admissions for "status" FNAs from 1997 to 1999, along with data on where and how long they were hospitalized, the severity of the pneumonia, the number of comorbidities present, whether they were readmitted and the costs involved. They compared these finding with a group of age- and sex-matched non-FNAs who were also hospitalized for pneumonia. There are, of course, weaknesses in the study that commonly occur in most exercises using administrative databases. Pneumonia is a hospital record diagnosis (there is no information about chest x-rays, sputum cultures, etc). Pneumonia severity assessment relies on information regarding hospital transfers, intensive care unit admissions and events such as shock, artificial ventilation and death (there is no information available to apply an accepted grading system) (1). Further, "status" FNAs were probably not entirely representative of FNAs in general; indeed, some nonstatus FNAs may well have been included in the control group. However, I strongly doubt that these or similar objections are substantial enough to greatly influence the findings of Marrie et al.

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Toivo, Aini-Kaarin, Mickey Chopra, and Daniel Opotamutale Ashipala. "Perceptions and experiences of pregnant women towards voluntary antenatal counselling and testing in Oshakati hospital, Namibia." International Journal of Healthcare 3, no. 2 (July 10, 2017): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijh.v3n2p20.

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Background: The study focused on perceptions and experiences of pregnant women who opted in against those who opted out of voluntary antenatal HIV counseling and testing.Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess pregnant women’s perceptions and experiences in order to gain insight into their views towards voluntary antenatal counseling and testing.Method: A qualitative, descriptive and comparative study was used regarding participants who opted in and opted out. A stratified random sampling was used to collect data from the participants. The study sample comprised six focus group discussions (FGD) of pregnant women who were attending antenatal services at this hospital. Three FGD were women who opted in and other three FGD were for those who opted out. The semi-structure interview guide was used to guide the discussions. The discussions were audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed, using thematic content analysis.Results: Based on the findings of the study, the knowledge of pregnant women who opted in was relatively good comparing with those who opted out. Despite the recognition of the benefits of Voluntary antenatal Counselling and Testing (VCT), it was evident that women were reluctant to use the VCT service because of reasons that include fear of being stigmatized, abandoned and discriminated against. The women’s participation in the existing services of voluntary antenatal counseling and testing was influenced by their partners. It was also found that there were misconceptions surrounding the knowledge of the causes and prevention of vertical transmission. These misconceptions should be talked about. The distance was another factor which hampered the participation of pregnant women in the programme. Other reasons for non-attendance given by the participants included dissatisfaction with some of the nurses’ attitudes, ignorance about the service as well as reluctance to be tested.Recommendations: This study recommends improved partner communication on the issues of HIV/AIDS as it will encourage sharing of confidentiality and responsibility.

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Niaz, Qamar, Brian Godman, Stephen Campbell, and Dan Kibuule. "Compliance to prescribing guidelines among public health care facilities in Namibia; findings and implications." International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 42, no. 4 (May 26, 2020): 1227–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-020-01056-7.

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Abstract Background The World Health Organization estimates that over 50% medicines are prescribed inappropriately and the main driver of antimicrobial resistance globally. There have only been a limited number of studies evaluating prescribing patterns against national standard treatment guidelines (STGs) in sub-Saharan African countries including Namibia. This is important given the high prevalence of both infectious and non-infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa alongside limited resources. Objective Our aim was to assess prescribing practices and drivers of compliance to National guidelines among public health care facilities in Namibia to provide future guidance. Setting Three levels of public healthcare in Namibia. Method A mixed method approach including patient exit and prescriber interviews at three levels of health care in Namibia, i.e. hospital, health centre and clinic. Main outcome measures Medicine prescribing indicators, compliance to and attitudes towards National guidelines. Results Of the 1243 prescriptions analysed, 73% complied with the STGs and 69% had an antibiotic. Of the 3759 medicines (i.e. mean of 3.0 ± 1.1) prescribed, 64% were prescribed generically. The vast majority of prescribers were aware of, and had access to, the Namibian STGs (94.6%), with the majority reporting that the guidelines are easy to use and they regularly refer to them. The main drivers of compliance to guidelines were programmatic, that is access to up-to date objective guidelines, support systems for continued education on their use, and ease of referencing. Lack of systems to regulate noncompliance impacted on their use. Conclusion Whilst the findings were encouraging, ongoing concerns included limited prescribing of generic medicines and high use of antibiotics. A prescribing performance management system should be introduced to improve and monitor compliance to prescribing guidelines in public healthcare.

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Kateta, Elizabeth, Josephine De Villiers, and Hermine Iita. "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Patients Diagnosed with Tuberculosis Related to Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence in Keetmanshoop District, Namibia." Universal Journal of Public Health 8, no. 2 (March 2020): 43–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ujph.2020.080201.

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Baxter, Eion, R. Julian Hafner, and Gwili Holme. "Assaults by Patients: The Experience and Attitudes of Psychiatric Hospital Nurses." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 26, no. 4 (December 1992): 567–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679209072090.

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Four hundred and twenty-five nurses working in a 420 bed metropolitan psychiatric hospital were asked to complete a questionnaire about their experience of physical assault by patients and their attitude toward the problem. 61% returned the questionnaire. The overall mean annual rate of assault per nurse was 2.0, with student psychiatric nurses (mean 6.7) significantly more at risk than any other group. Nurses working in the psychogeriatric area reported more than double the rate of assaults reported by nurses working in rehabilitation services. 60% of respondents were female; there were very few sex differences in attitudes to assault. Overall, nurses reported a high tolerance for assault, although they recognised it as an experience that was often very traumatic psychologically. Views about managing assaultiveness differed widely, and this lack of consensus probably hinders the development of optimal strategies to deal with what is a major problem in many psychiatric units.

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Kerridge, Ian H., Sallie‐Anne Pearson, Isobel E. Rolfe, and Michael Lowe. "Decision making in CPR: attitudes of hospital patients and healthcare professionals." Medical Journal of Australia 169, no. 3 (August 1998): 128–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb116012.x.

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Suominen, Kirsi, Jaana Suokas, and Jouko Lönnqvist. "Attitudes of general hospital emergency room personnel towards attempted suicide patients." Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 61, no. 5 (January 2007): 387–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039480701643381.

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Abbate, Rossella, Gabriella Di Giuseppe, Paolo Marinelli, and Italo F. Angelillo. "Patients' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward hospital-associated infections in Italy." American Journal of Infection Control 36, no. 1 (February 2008): 39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2007.01.006.

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Dunaiski and Denning. "Estimated Burden of Fungal Infections in Namibia." Journal of Fungi 5, no. 3 (August 16, 2019): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof5030075.

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Namibia is a sub-Saharan country with one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world. Although care and support services are available that cater for opportunistic infections related to HIV, the main focus is narrow and predominantly aimed at tuberculosis. We aimed to estimate the burden of serious fungal infections in Namibia, currently unknown, based on the size of the population at risk and available epidemiological data. Data were obtained from the World Health Organization (WHO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and published reports. When no data existed, risk populations were used to estimate the frequencies of fungal infections, using the previously described methodology. The population of Namibia in 2011 was estimated at 2,459,000 and 37% were children. Among approximately 516,390 adult women, recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (≥4 episodes /year) is estimated to occur in 37,390 (3003/100,000 females). Using a low international average rate of 5/100,000, we estimated 125 cases of candidemia, and 19 patients with intra-abdominal candidiasis. Among survivors of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Namibia 2017, 112 new cases of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) are likely, a prevalence of 354 post-TB and a total prevalence estimate of 453 CPA patients in all. Asthma affects 11.2% of adults, 178,483 people, and so allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and severe asthma with fungal sensitization (SAFS) were estimated in approximately 179/100,000 and 237/100,000 people, respectively. Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is estimated to affect 15 patients following leukaemia therapy, and an estimated 0.13% patients admitted to hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (259) and 4% of HIV-related deaths (108) — a total of 383 people. The total HIV-infected population is estimated at 200,000, with 32,371 not on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Among HIV-infected patients, 543 cases of cryptococcal meningitis and 836 cases of Pneumocystis pneumonia are estimated each year. Tinea capitis infections were estimated at 53,784 cases, and mucormycosis at five cases. Data were missing for fungal keratitis and skin neglected fungal tropical diseases such as mycetoma. The present study indicates that approximately 5% of the Namibian population is affected by fungal infections. This study is not an epidemiological study—it illustrates estimates based on assumptions derived from similar studies. The estimates are incomplete and need further epidemiological and diagnostic studies to corroborate, amend them, and improve the diagnosis and management of these diseases.

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Suokas, Jaana, Kirsi Suominen, and Jouko Lönnqvist. "The Attitudes of Emergency Staff Toward Attempted Suicide Patients." Crisis 30, no. 3 (May 2009): 161–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910.30.3.161.

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Background: The staff in the emergency room of general hospitals are under heavy work pressure and seem to reveal negative attitudes toward suicide attempters. From earlier studies there is indirect evidence that the attitudes of staff who have the opportunity to consult a psychiatrist are less negative. Aims: The study compare the attitudes of emergency room staff in a general hospital toward patients who had attempted suicide before and after establishment of a psychiatric consultation service. Methods: Attitudes were measured on the Understanding Suicidal Patients (USP) Scale. A total of 100 participants returned the questionnaire. Results: General understanding and willingness to nurse patients who attempted suicide did not increase. Conclusion: The results suggest that providing a psychiatric consultation service did not significantly affect attitudes among general hospital emergency room staff toward attempted suicide patients during its first year of operation, but in general, the emergency room staff was content with the opportunity for psychiatric consultation.

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Faronbi, Joel Olayiwola, Oladele Akinyoola, Grace Oluwatoyin Faronbi, Cecilia Bukola Bello, Florence Kuteyi, and Isaiah Oluwaseyi Olabisi. "Nurses’ Attitude Toward Caring for Dying Patients in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital." SAGE Open Nursing 7 (January 2021): 237796082110052. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608211005213.

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Introduction Death and the dying experience are common phenomena in all clinical settings. Death and the dying presents physical and emotional strain on the dying patient, his relations and professional caregivers. Objective The study therefore assessed the sociodemographic determinants of nurses’ attitudes towards death and caring for dying patient. Method A cross–sectional design was used to study 213 randomly selected nurses, working in one of the tier one teaching hospital in Nigeria. Attitude towards death and the dying was collected with Frommelt Attitude Care of the Dying and Death Attitude Profit–Revised questionnaire. The data collected was analysed with SPSS version 20 and inferential analyses were considered statistically significant at p < 0.05. Results The study revealed that most of the nurses had negative attitudes toward the concept of death (76.5%) and caring for dying patient (68%). Furthermore, a chi-square test revealed significant associations between the nurses’ years of working experience (χ2 = 24.57, p <.00) and current unit of practice (χ2 = 21.464; p = .002) and their attitude towards caring for the dying patient. Also, nurses’ age (χ2 = 13.77, p = .032), professional qualifications (χ2 = 13.774, p = .008), and current ward of practice (χ2 = 16.505, p = .011) were significantly associated with their attitudes to death. Furthermore, the study observed a significant association between nurses’ attitudes to death and caring for the dying patient (χ2 = 11.26, p < 0.01). Conclusion This study concluded that nurses had negative attitudes towards death and dying and therefore prescribes, as part of continuing professional development strategy, the need for requisite positive value – laden, ethnoreligious specific education regarding end of life care.

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Seale, Holly, Yuliya Novytska, Julie Gallard, and Rajneesh Kaur. "Examining Hospital Patients’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Hospital-Acquired Infections and Their Participation in Infection Control." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 36, no. 4 (January 20, 2015): 461–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2014.84.

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It is crucial to assess patients’ understanding of and readiness to participate in infection control programs. While 80% of hospital patients reported that they were willing to help hospital staff with infection prevention, many felt that they would not feel comfortable asking a healthcare worker to sanitize his or her hands.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;00(0): 1–3

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Bilanakis, N., and V. Peritogiannis. "Patients’ and Family Attitudes Toward Seclusion and Restraint." European Psychiatry 24, S1 (January 2009): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(09)71187-3.

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Background and aim:Coercive physical measures, such as seclusion and restraint are sometimes used in psychiatric inpatient treatment for the management of severely disturbed behaviour of patients. As part of a larger study on the use of restraint and seclusion in a psychiatric unit of a general hospital in Greece we aimed to record the patients’ and their relatives’ attitudes on coercive measures.Methods:Data regarding patients’ and family accounts on coercive measures were collected retrospectively with chart review of all patients who had been admitted to the psychiatric ward of the University Hospital of Ioannina over a six-month period and had been subjected to restraint or seclusion. During hospitalization and after the periods of restraint or seclusion, patients and relatives had been asked whether they considered coercion as justified or not. Patients had been also asked whether they perceived this experience as harmful.Results:Thirty one cases of restraint and seclusion from a total of 282 admissions were recorded during the study period. In 6 cases the patients refused to answer or did not have the decision making capacity. Twenty out of 25 (80%) patients considered their coercion to be unjustified and perceived it as traumatic experience. Twenty-five out of 28 (89.3%) relatives considered justified the decision to restrain or seclude the patient.Conclusions:Patients and their families have different accounts on coercion, but more research is needed. It is important for care planning to record the patients’ and families’ views and integrate them in mental health policy making.

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Allen, Karen. "Attitudes of Registered Nurses toward Alcoholic Patients in a General Hospital Population." International Journal of the Addictions 28, no. 9 (January 1993): 923–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826089309039664.

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Noblett, Joanne E., Robert Lawrence, and Jared G. Smith. "The attitudes of general hospital doctors toward patients with comorbid mental illness." International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 50, no. 4 (October 26, 2015): 370–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0091217415612721.

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Moodie, J. J., I. Masood, N. Tint, M. Rubinstein, and S. A. Vernon. "Patients' attitudes towards trainee surgeons performing cataract surgery at a teaching hospital." Eye 22, no. 9 (May 25, 2007): 1183–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.eye.6702872.

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Hales, Heidi, Crystal Romilly, Sophie Davison, and Pamela J. Taylor. "Sexual attitudes, experience and relationships amongst patients in a high security hospital." Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 16, no. 4 (2006): 254–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.636.

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Elliott, Richard L., Greg Wolber, and Will Ferriss. "A survey of hospital staff attitudes toward ethically problematic relationships with patients." Administration and Policy in Mental Health 24, no. 5 (May 1997): 443–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02042726.

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Turkington, Douglas, Emmet Larkin, and David Kingdon. "Patient and relative attitudes to mental hospital closure and transfer into a hospital hostel." Psychiatric Bulletin 14, no. 12 (December 1990): 717–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.14.12.717.

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Mental hospital closure and the resultant discharge of patients with chronic psychiatric disabilities into the community has led to public concern (Wallace, 1989). Currently it would seem important to collect as much pertinent data as possible on all aspects of mental hospital closure and the resultant effects on patients and communities. This study focuses on a relatively neglected area in the research literature on community psychiatry and mental health planning, i.e. the opinions of the consumers.

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Battersby, Malcolm, David Ben-Tovim, and Joylene Eden. "Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Study of Attitudes and Attitude Change after Seeing an Educational Video." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 27, no. 4 (December 1993): 613–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679309075824.

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Despite the proven efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy [ECT], negative attitudes occur in some patients towards its use. However, research into attitudes of patients and public towards ECT, and the influence of the media on these attitudes, is limited and often contradictory. The aims of this study were: to develop a self-administered questionnaire to assess attitudes; to assess the effect of an educational video on attitudes; and to assess the effect of the media on attitudes. The questionnaire was administered to psychiatric and non-psychiatric patients of a Veterans’ hospital and to a group of general hospital patients. A video was shown to a randomly assigned group of the Veteran hospital psychiatric patients. Their attitudes were assessed before and after the video. An overall positive attitude towards ECT was demonstrated in all three groups. Showing a video to the Veteran psychiatric patients produced an improvement in some attitudes, but no reduction in fear. For the psychiatric patients, the effect of the media was negative.

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Leung, L. "Patients' attitudes, the hospital environment, and staff behaviour affected patients' dignity on a surgical ward." Evidence-Based Nursing 12, no. 4 (September 24, 2009): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebn.12.4.127.

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Kudzinesta, Mtungwazi, Mwangana Mubita, Francis Kalemeera, Brian Godman, Ester Hango, and Dan Kibuule. "Utility of medicines information leaflets in hypertensive care in a setting with low health literacy: A cross-sectional study." Medicine Access @ Point of Care 4 (January 2020): 239920262091003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2399202620910031.

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Introduction: Higher levels of health literacy improve utilization of health information, medication adherence and outcomes. Few studies evaluate the utility of medicines information in hypertensive care in settings with low health literacy. Aim: To determine the level of health literacy and utility of medicines information leaflets (MILs) among hypertensive patients in public health care in Namibia. Methods: A hospital-based survey among hypertensive patients receiving care at a referral hospital in Namibia from the 8 June 2018 to 29 June 2018. Patient’s health literacy and utility of MIL were assessed using three literacy tools and a survey questionnaire. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative thematic content analysis for factors associate with the utility of the MIL. Results: Of the 139 patients, 63% were female and the mean age was 45.7 (range: 19.0–84.0) years. Over 85.6% had of low literacy skills (Rapid Estimate of Literacy in Medicine (REALM) score <44, that is, unable to read simple health materials), 38.8% had positive Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS) scores (⩾2, require help to read medicines information) and 66.9% had inadequate skills for comprehension, appraisal and decision-making with regard to health information (Health Literacy Skills Instrument-Short Form (HLSI-SF) score <70%). The level of access to and utility of MIL were low, 32.4% and 34.6%, respectively. The main factors associated with poor utility of the MIL were low patient health literacy, lack of guidelines on the use of MIL and MIL written in non-native languages. Conclusion: Low rates of health literacy and utility of MIL were observed among hypertensive patients in Namibia. The integration of health literacy programmes, and MIL guidelines are needed to promote utility of medicine information and improve medication adherence.

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Bayliss, C., A. Champion, E. Nwokedi, and R. Thanikasalam. "Doctors’ attitudes to patient occupation information in four hospital specialties." Occupational Medicine 70, no. 9 (November 28, 2020): 641–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaa187.

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Abstract Background Although we do not know how often doctors enquire about their patients’ work, evidence suggests that occupation is often not recorded in clinical notes. There is a lack of research into doctors’ views on the importance of patient occupation or their educational needs in this area. Aims To assess doctors’ attitudes to using patient occupation information for care-planning and to determine doctors’ need for specific training in occupational health. Methods We undertook a cross-sectional survey of doctors in cardiology, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology and orthopaedics. Our questionnaire explored attitudes of the doctors to asking patients about their occupational status, their training and competency to do so, and their training needs in occupational health. Results The response rate was 42/46 (91%). Obstetrics and gynaecology 6/9 (67%) and oncology doctors 3/6 (50%) reported enquiring about the nature of patients’ occupations’ ‘most of the time’/‘always’ and that it rarely influenced clinical decisions. This contrasted with orthopaedic doctors 12/12 (100%) and cardiology doctors 14/15 (93%). Although 19/42 (45%) participants felt it was important to ask patients their occupation, only 10/42 (24%) ‘always’ asked patients about their work. The majority of participants 29/41 (71%) reported receiving no training in occupational health, but 37/42 (88%) considered that some training would be useful. Conclusions Training on the importance of occupation and its’ role as a clinical outcome in care-planning, might help doctors feel more competent in discussing the impact of health on work with patients.

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Pierce, D. "Deliberate Self-harm: How Do Patients View Their Treatment?" British Journal of Psychiatry 149, no. 5 (November 1986): 624–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.149.5.624.

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The opinions of patients who had caused deliberate self-harm about the attitudes of doctors, nurses, families and others towards their acts were studied. Their views of the attitudes of hospital staff were found to be markedly different from attitudes reported elsewhere by staff themselves. There were no differences between the patients' views of their handling by nurses, families, and others towards their acts were studied. Their views of the attitudes of families were unsympathetic. A significant association was found between repetition of an act of deliberate self-harm and the perception of an unsympathetic attitude within the family.

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Fleming, Judith, and George I. Szmukler. "Attitudes of Medical Professionals towards Patients with Eating Disorders." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 26, no. 3 (September 1992): 436–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679209072067.

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A questionnaire examining attitudes to patients with eating disorders was completed by 352 medical and nursing staff in a general hospital. Patients with eating disorders were less liked than patients with schizophrenia and were seen as responsible for their illness almost to the same degree as recurrent overdose takers. Factor analysis showed a first factor in which patients with eating disorders were construed as vulnerable to external pressures (from others, the media) while also self-inducing their illness, and this was associated with treatment recommendations for education, urging the patient to take self-control and psychotherapy. The professions differed significantly in attitudes.

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Kiselev, Joern, Eva Mellenthin, and Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen. "Attitudes of health professionals and patients in a geriatric hospital towards patient involvement." International Journal of Integrated Care 17, no. 5 (October 17, 2017): 178. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3486.

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Rosen, Amy K., Ellen P. McCarthy, and Mark A. Moskowitz. "Effect of a Hospital Nonsmoking Policy on Patients' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Smoking Behavior." American Journal of Health Promotion 9, no. 5 (May 1995): 361–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-9.5.361.

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Purpose: To explore patients' knowledge of and attitudes toward a hospital nonsmoking policy and to examine changes in patients' smoking behavior before admission and after discharge. Design: Patients were surveyed by mail 1 week after hospitalization. Setting: A 379-bed Boston tertiary teaching hospital. Subjects: Seven hundred twenty-six patients were surveyed. There were 337 respondents, yielding a response rate of 59%. Outcome Measures: Policy knowledge, policy satisfaction, and smoking cessation assistance. Smoking status was assessed retrospectively by self-report 1 week before admission and at the time of the survey. Results: Bivariate and multiple logistic regression techniques were used to explore relationships among explanatory variables and outcomes. Knowledge of the policy was fair, although satisfaction with the policy was high. Twenty percent of patients reported that they had quit smoking at the time of the survey; 53% of quitters said they quit because of the policy. Thirty-nine percent of patients reported receiving assistance from medical providers, and 88 % were satisfied with this help. Smoking cessation assistance was not associated with quitting but was related to smoking less (p < 0.02). Conclusions: A hospital nonsmoking policy was well accepted by patients and may have had a favorable impact on patients' smoking behavior. Because intervention by health care providers was limited but appeared to be effective, smoking cessation assistance programs need to be developed and implemented in other hospitals so that these results can be generalizable.

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Olayemi, O., C. O. Aimakhu, and E. S. Udoh. "Attitudes of patients to obstetric analgesia at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 23, no. 1 (January 2003): 38–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144361021000043209.

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Jordan, K. E., M. Ali, and J. M. Shneerson. "Attitudes of patients towards a hospital-based rehabilitation service for obesity hypoventilation syndrome." Thorax 64, no. 11 (October 28, 2009): 1007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2009.120808.

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Wang, H., and T. Xu. "Attitudes to triage of Chinese emergency room patients in a Beijing tertiary hospital." Emergency Medicine Journal 24, no. 3 (March 1, 2007): 232. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.043422.

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Gaudiano, Brandon A., and Ivan W. Miller. "Self-stigma and attitudes about treatment in depressed patients in a hospital setting." International Journal of Social Psychiatry 59, no. 6 (June 19, 2012): 586–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764012446404.

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