An evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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dc.contributor.advisorLondon, Leslieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMwansa, Judith RMen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-08T14:32:40Z
dc.date.available2014-11-08T14:32:40Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBackground: The Western Cape Province of South Africa has the highest reported rates of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in the world. Reported statistics on FAS in this province show that 40.5 to 46.4 per 1000 children aged 5 to 9 years have FAS compared to developed nations that reported 0.5 to 2 cases per 1000 births. The loss in human potential is immeasurable and various studies have shown that the financial cost is formidable. Each child affected by FAS may require an estimated $1 million to $2 million over the course of their lifetime to support remedial medical, educational and social costs. Primary prevention programmes targeted to women at risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies could lead to measurable reductions in the incidence of FAS. An alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) is a pregnancy that results when a sexually active woman is not on effective contraception and is involved in risky drinking. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a training intervention to improve screening, identification and management of women at risk of alcohol exposed pregnancies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMwansa, J. R. (2009). <i>An evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9404en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMwansa, Judith RM. <i>"An evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9404en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMwansa, J. 2009. An evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mwansa, Judith RM AB - Background: The Western Cape Province of South Africa has the highest reported rates of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in the world. Reported statistics on FAS in this province show that 40.5 to 46.4 per 1000 children aged 5 to 9 years have FAS compared to developed nations that reported 0.5 to 2 cases per 1000 births. The loss in human potential is immeasurable and various studies have shown that the financial cost is formidable. Each child affected by FAS may require an estimated $1 million to $2 million over the course of their lifetime to support remedial medical, educational and social costs. Primary prevention programmes targeted to women at risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies could lead to measurable reductions in the incidence of FAS. An alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) is a pregnancy that results when a sexually active woman is not on effective contraception and is involved in risky drinking. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a training intervention to improve screening, identification and management of women at risk of alcohol exposed pregnancies. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - An evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome TI - An evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9404 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9404
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMwansa JR. An evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9404en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEpidemiologyen_ZA
dc.titleAn evaluation of the effectiveness of a service provider short course to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndromeen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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