Health SA Gesondheid

Editor: Prof Marie Poggenpoel
Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences journal, Health SA Gesondheid.

This journal aims to contribute to the development of science through interchange and cooperation between health professions.

The intention is to develop a relevant, effective health service delivery system by means of research conducted not only by the people of southern Africa, but throughout the world. The journal also aims to facilitate the gathering and critical testing of insights and viewpoints on knowledge from different disciplines involved in health service delivery.

Vol 15, No 1 (2010)

Table of Contents

Original Articles

Nursing in Saudi Arabia: Reflections on the experiences of South African nurses Abstract PDF (295 KB) HTML XML
     Dalena van Rooyen, Colette D. Telford-Smith, Johanita Strümpher 9 pages
A model for incorporating specialist nurse education into a university context. Part 1: Methodological perspectives Abstract PDF (452 KB) HTML
     Judith C. Bruce, Hester C. Klopper 6 pages
Prevalence of zinc deficiency among primary school children in a poor peri-urban informal settlement in South Africa Abstract PDF (283 KB) HTML XML
     Folake O. Samuel, Abdulkadir A. Egal, Wilna H. Oldewage-Theron, Carin E. Napier, Christine S. Venter 6 pages
Depth of poverty in an informal settlement in the Vaal region, South Africa Abstract PDF (304 KB) HTML XML
     Wilna Oldewage-Theron, Tielman J.C. Slabbert 6 pages
A woman-centred childbirth model Abstract PDF (387 KB) HTML XML
     Maria S. Maputle 8 pages
The lived experiences of late-adolescent female suicide survivors: ‘A part of me died’ Abstract PDF (283 KB) HTML XML
     Willem A. Hoffmann, Chris Myburgh, Marie Poggenpoel 9 pages
Foreign nursing students: Their profile and perceptions of nursing care in Namibia Abstract PDF (432 KB) HTML XML
     Louis Small, Louise Pretorius 8 pages
The systems psychodynamic leadership coaching experiences of nursing managers Abstract PDF (343 KB) HTML XML
     Frans Cilliers, Landa Terblanche 9 pages
A complicated grief intervention model Abstract PDF (526 KB) HTML XML
     Cornelia M. Drenth, Alida G. Herbst, Herman Strydom 8 pages
Concept-mapping as a teaching method to facilitate critical thinking in nursing education: A review of the literatureeview of the literature Abstract PDF (343 KB) HTML
     Mary Chabeli 7 pages
Adaptation of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Litera cy in Medicine Revised (REALM -R) to the South African context: Part 1 Abstract PDF (355 KB)
     Zelda Wasserman, Susanna C.D. Wright, Todd Mavis Maja 5 pages

Review Article

The link between poverty and malnutrition: A South African perspective Abstract PDF (305 KB) HTML
     Hester (Esté) H. Vorster 6 pages



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