Browsing by Author "Ama, Njoku Ola"
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An exploratory factor analysis of older adults’ resistance to innovation adoption: a case study of University of Botswana
Ifezue, Alexander Ngozi; Ama, Njoku Ola; Moseki, K. K. (Macrothink Institute, www.macrothink.org/, 2016-10-01)This paper analysed the resistance to innovation of a stratified sample of 279 staff members of the University of Botswana with the view to determine those factors that act as roadblocks, institutional barriers and boosters ... -
Healthcare providers’ (HCPs) attitude towards older adults with HIV and AIDS in Botswana
Ama, Njoku Ola; Shaibu, Sheila; Burnette, Jacqueline Dennis (Academic Journals, www.academic journals.org, 2016)This study obtained the views of a random sample of 164 healthcare practitioners on their attitudes to older adults with HIV and AIDS. It shows that although the knowledge of protective measures to avoid HIV infection, ... -
Healthcare providers’ perceptions of the sexual and reproductive health needs (including family planning) of elderly women from selected sites in Botswana
Ama, Njoku Ola; Ngome, Enock (Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2012-09)Much of the sexual and reproductive health services and service delivery including family planning target women of child bearing ages (15 - 49 years) and sometimes men. Hardly are there programmes/interventions that ... -
HIV-related knowledge and practices: a cross-sectional study among adults aged 50 years and above in Botswana
Ama, Njoku Ola; Shaibu, Sheila; Burnette, Jacqueline Denise (Cogent OA, www.cogentoa.com/, 2016)Older adults in Botswana have been shown to be sexually active and engage in risky sexual activities that make them vulnerable to HIV infection. In order to implement meaningful interventions to address older adults’ HIV ... -
Knowledge and utilization of voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV by older adults (50 years and over) in Botswana
Ama, Njoku Ola; Shaibu, Sheila; Ama, Helen A. (OMICS Internationa, www.omicsonline.org/, 2015)The study explored the knowledge and use of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) services by a stratified random sample of 609 older adults from four purposively selected districts in Botswana. Only 76.8% of the older ... -
Menopausal perceptions and experiences of older women from selected sites in Botswana
Ama, Njoku Ola; Ngome, Enock (Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2013-07)Objective: To assess the menopausal perceptions and experiences of older women from selected sites in Botswana. De- sign: This study used snowball sampling to recruit 444 older women in four health districts of Botswana. ... -
Perceptions of safe water and accessibility by rural farming communities residing along the fringes of the Okavango Delta
Ramolefhe, Galase Tshepiso; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Ama, Njoku Ola; Nnyepi, Maria S.; Chimbari, Moses John (Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)Globally, access to safe water for domestic use is a key social development indicator promoting health and enhancing national development. About 1 in 10 people are without access to safe water with Sub Saharan Africa facing ... -
Profitability of the informal cross-border trade: a case study of four selected borders of Botswana
Ama, Njoku Ola; Mangadi, Kagiso T.; Okurut, Francis N.; Ama, Helen A. (Academic Journals, www.academic journals.org, 2013-10)In this study, the views of 520 informal cross border traders, obtained using systematic sampling and snow ball techniques from four selected border posts in Botswana, were used to show how profitable ICBT is. The results ...