Sylvester Chidi Chima - Nursing Science

Author Information

Sylvester Chidi Chima is affiliated with the Programme of Bio & Research Ethics and Medical Law, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, and the School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Research Contributions

Sylvester Chidi Chima has made significant contributions to the field of informed consent, particularly within the context of South Africa and African communities. His work spans various aspects of medical ethics, legal issues, and cross-cultural perspectives on informed consent. Chima has also explored the ethical and moral justifications of healthcare workers' strikes, language barriers in patient communication, and medical waste management practices in African healthcare settings.

Aliases

Sylvester Chidi Chima is also known by several aliases including Sylvester C. Chima, S C Chima, Sylvester Chima, and S. C. Chima.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Number of Papers	36
H-index	13
Total Citation Count	627

Publications:

Patients' Experience on Practice and Applicability of Informed Consent in Traditional Medical Practice in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

DOI: 10.1155/2022/3674467

Year: 2022

South African traditional values and beliefs regarding informed consent and limitations of the principle of respect for autonomy in African communities: a cross-cultural qualitative study

DOI: 10.1186/s12910-021-00678-4

Year: 2021

Informed consent in South Africa: a legal, ethical and cross-cultural perspective

DOI: 10.4337/9781788973427.00016

Year: 2020

Doctor and healthcare workers strike: are they ethical or morally justifiable: another view.

DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000831

Year: 2020

Knowledge and practice of informed consent by physiotherapists and therapy assistants in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

DOI: 10.4102/sajp.v75i1.1330

Year: 2019

Chapter 16 Legal and Cross-Cultural Issues Regarding the Termination of Pregnancy: African Perspectives

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60684-2_16

Year: 2018

Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding medical waste management at a tertiary hospital in Botswana: A cross-sectional quantitative study

DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_270_17

Year: 2018

Language as a Barrier to Informed Consent and Patient Communications in South African Hospitals

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Year: 2018

An investigation of informed consent in clinical practice in South Africa

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Year: 2018

Understanding and Practice of Informed Consent by Professional Nurses in South Africa: An Empirical Study

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Year: 2017

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