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Exploring programme design, evaluation of programme performance and describing the clinical outcomes of a public sector based ARV treatment programme in a semi-rural area in the Western Cape over the past 6 years. (2004-2010)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: A national roll-out of antiretroviral therapy in the public sector was started in 2004, and Paarl was one of the first sites to start these services in the Western Cape. Operational research ...
Late booking at the Michael Mapongwana antenatal clinic, Khayelitsha : understanding the reasons
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-12)
ABSTRACT:
Background: The initiation of antenatal care (“booking”) is universally recommended in the first trimester. While working in the Michael Mapongwana antenatal clinic (ANC) in Khayelitsha, the researcher noticed ...
Factors influencing specialist outreach and support services to rural populations in the Eden and Central Karoo districts of the Western Cape : a Delphi study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
INTRODUCTION: Access to health care, like childhood survival, often depends on where one lives. The infant mortality rate in rural South Africa (SA) is 52.6 per 1000 births, compared to 32.6 per 1000 births in urban areas. ...
Views of patients on a group diabetic education programme using motivational interviewing in underserved communities in South Africa : qualitative study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background
Diabetes is a significant contributor to the burden of disease in South Africa and to the reasons for encounter in primary care. There is little structured and systematic education of patients ...
A comparison of treatment response in two cohorts of once daily HAART and twice daily HAART in a sample population in Gaborone, Botswana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background Sub-Saharan Africa has been hard hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic with an estimated 22.9 million adults infected in 2010. The advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has seen significant reduction ...