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Knowledge of pregnant women regarding tobacco and alcohol use in pregnancy at Mariental clinic, Hardap region: a quantitative study

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Globally, alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy is a challenge and linked to negative effects on health and wellbeing on both mother and the fetus. To investigate the knowledge of pregnant women attending antenatal care at Mariental clinic regarding ...
Selma Hamutenya, Emma M Nghitanwa, Marian Sankombo   +2 more
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The potential of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures in Namibia

Namibian Journal of Environment
As a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Namibia is committed to global efforts aimed at preserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development.
Martha T. Naanda, Mkwetu K. Mweutota, Juliane Zeidler, Kenneth /Uiseb, Pauline Lindeque   +4 more
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Whole-Genome Sequencing for Resistance Prediction and Transmission Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains from Namibia

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Namibia is among 30 countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), with an estimated incidence of 460 per 100,000 population and around 800 new multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB cases per year.
M. Claassens, V. Dreyer, E. Nepolo, Q. Mokomele, G. van Rooyen, N. Ruswa, G. Günther, S. Niemann   +7 more
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Teaching to Improve Six-year-old First-graders’ Understanding of Number Sense Concepts

Preschool Education: Global Trends
Introduction. The focus of this qualitative study aimed to investigate how teaching to improve number sense concepts understanding to grade one learners can be attained as this is relevant to build a strong mathematics background.
M. Mukwambo, M. Chuma, В. Simasiku
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Nursing students’ experiences of community-based learning in an undergraduate programme at a Namibian University

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2022
Background: Community-based learning (CBL) is a strategy that gives students an opportunity to deal with real health problems in natural settings. Considerations to support such learning should be a priority for nursing education because a good CBL ...
Vistolina Nuuyoma, Takaedza Munangatire, Nicodemus Nghiweni   +2 more
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Heterogeneous consumer preferences for local community involvement in nature‐based tourism drive triple‐bottom‐line gains

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Relatively few studies have examined how the degree of involvement of local communities in nature‐based tourism, and the benefits that are generated for them, impact the choices that tourists make when visiting developing countries.
Robin Naidoo, Piet Beytell, Andrew Malherbe, Angus Middleton, Juliette Perche, Jeff R. Muntifering   +5 more
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Pre-service teachers’ mathematical concepts in indigenous languages: Challenges encountered in multilingual classrooms, Rundu urban, Namibia

Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education, 2022
Teaching mathematics in primary schools using indigenous languages as the language of instruction may present a professional challenge for teachers in several ways.
Martha Nahole, Frans Ndemupondaka Haimbodi   +1 more
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Viability of Green Hydrogen Production at Benguela Wind Energy Community Project in Lüderitz, Namibia

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
The use of renewable energy-generated hydrogen can be an effective solution to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on global climate change. Water electrolysis is a crucial technology for producing green hydrogen due to its scalability, which can help ...
Sesilia Iileka, Daniel S. Likius, Pineas Tomas, Dickson Kanungwe Chembe, Hina MuAshekele   +4 more
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Assessing the role of tacit knowledge in the management of state forest reserves of Namibia

Namibian Journal of Environment
Tacit knowledge is embedded in lived experience, cultural practice and social relations, and has long shaped forest use and stewardship in Namibia - yet it remains marginal in formal forest governance.
Michael S. David, Mechtilde Pinto, Tertu Iileka, Amon Andreas, Selma Lendelvo   +4 more
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Factors influencing anticoagulation control of patients on warfarin therapy at Windhoek Central Hospital’s Warfarin Clinic

Hematology
Background: Thrombotic diseases are a global challenge. Warfarin remains the anticoagulant of choice in low- and middle-income countries. In 2017, a study reported suboptimal anticoagulation control of 29.4%, compared to the target of ≥ 65%, in patients ...
Moses Mukwipure Thikukutu, Lauren Jenifer Jonkman, Bonifasius Siyuka Singu, Mwangana Mubita, Roger Karel Verbeeck   +4 more
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