Examining the moderating effects of biopsychosocial factors on the relationship between HIV-related depression and cognitive function among adolescents living with HIV in Tanzania: A protocol for an analytical cross-sectional study.

Background: Adolescents living with HIV face unique challenges, including mental health issues such as depression and cognitive dysfunction. Despite this significant burden, there is a lack of evidence focusing on this population. This study therefore aims to examine the moderating effects of biopsychosocial factors on the bi-directional relationship between HIV-related depression and cognitive function among adolescents living with HIV in the Mbeya region, Tanzania.

Learning and Giving Compassionate Care to Patients: Perspectives of the ICU Nurses.

Background: Compassion forms the basis for nursing practice and is an essential component of patient-centered care. It is vital, essential and of great significance to relieve patient's suffering and have a positive impact on the quality of care provided by a nurse. In the context of Tanzania, knowledge on learning and giving compassionate nursing care to patients remained unresearched.

Using Health Belief Model to Predict Hepatitis B Vaccination Uptake Among Undergraduate Nursing Students.

Background: Undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice have a higher risk of hepatitis B infection. The prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination (HBV vaccine) uptake among nursing students remained unknown. This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with HBV vaccination among clinical nursing students.

Secondary school Student's perspectives about nursing career and their motivations to become future nurses in Singida municipal: A qualitative study.

Aim: To explore secondary school students' perspectives about nursing careers and their motivations to become future nurses.

Design: Qualitative descriptive design.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among secondary school students in Central Tanzania.

Healthcare workers' level of adherence to infection prevention and control and its impact on puerperal and neonatal sepsis among delivering women and neonates in Central Tanzania: a protocol for a prospective cohort study.

Introduction: Delivering women and neonates are at a great risk of acquiring infections due to a lack of adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC), a low level of immunity and extended exposure to care procedures that can lead to infections. This prospective cohort study aims to assess the level of adherence to IPC among healthcare workers and its impact on puerperal and neonatal sepsis in the Dodoma region.

Methods And Analysis: The level of adherence to IPC is examined cross-sectionally among healthcare workers (HCWs) in contact with delivering women and their neonates.

Learning compassionate care: Experiences of nursing students.

Compassion is a core value of the nursing profession which enables nurses to empathize with and help alleviate patient suffering. Literature increasingly reports a lack of compassion in patient care by students and junior nurses; empirical knowledge regarding experiences of compassionate care among nursing students remains understudied. Student experiences in the clinical setting may influence their development of compassion competencies.

Defining compassionate nursing care.

Background: Compassion has long been advocated as a fundamental element in nursing practice and education. However, defining and translating compassion into caring practice by nursing students who are new to the clinical practice environment as part of their educational journey remain unclear.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore how Chinese baccalaureate nursing students define and characterize compassionate care as they participate in their clinical practice.