Challenges experienced by healthcare providers with regard to the provision of school healthcare services in Tshwane sub-district, Gauteng Province

dc.contributor.authorPeu, Mmapheko Doriccah
dc.contributor.emaildoriccah.peu@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-26T11:05:10Z
dc.date.available2016-04-26T11:05:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractChildren of school-going age are faced with multiple challenges that need professional interventions from educators and healthcare providers. This study sought to explore and describe the challenges experienced by healthcare providers with regard to the provision of school healthcare in the Tshwane sub-district, Gauteng Province. A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological design was used because of its holistic and contextualised nature. The population consisted of healthcare providers who were working in collaboration with the school health nurses, as well as being members of the community. These participants were conveniently and purposefully selected. Twenty-two healthcare providers were selected. Data were collected through the use of individual interviews until data saturation was attained. The interviews were based on the question: “What are the challenges you experience as healthcare provider regarding the provision of school health services in the Tshwane sub-district, Gauteng Province? Researchers followed the adapted Colaizzi’s method (1978) of data analysis in Polit and Beck (2012). All transcripts were read repeatedly and the data was reviewed, coded and categorised into the sections applicable to the problem statement. From the challenges experienced three main themes evolved by health care providers and these included: the need for early and frequent school health visits, the lack of collaboration in school health programmes, and the care provided to HIV positive children of schoolgoing age. It was evident that the challenges school health service providers faced included limited resources, inconsistency in existing school health service rendering, and poor collaboration between the stakeholders involved. These challenges create a major barrier for the delivery of school health services in South Africa. The participants recommended that partnerships and collaboration should be established in order to establish a healthy educational environment and promote frequent and sustained school visits.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentNursing Scienceen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=24782en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/ajnmen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPeu, MP 2015, 'Challenges experienced by healthcare providers with regard to the provision of school healthcare services in Tshwane sub-district, Gauteng Province', Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, vol. 17, suppl., pp. s209-s221.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1682-5055
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52171
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_ZA
dc.rightsUnisa Pressen_ZA
dc.subjectChallengesen_ZA
dc.subjectHealth care providersen_ZA
dc.subjectSchool health servicesen_ZA
dc.subjectExperiencesen_ZA
dc.subjectInterventionsen_ZA
dc.titleChallenges experienced by healthcare providers with regard to the provision of school healthcare services in Tshwane sub-district, Gauteng Provinceen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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