Browsing Research Articles (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) by Title
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South African healthcare workers and COVID-19 : a shared responsibility to protect a precious and limited resource
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)Healthcare workers (HCWs) in African countries face high risks of occupational exposure to many pathogens, including tuberculosis, measles, HIV and Ebola.[1,2] The novel coronavirus SARSCoV- 2 poses an arguably greater ... -
Statin prescription among patients with type 2 diabetes in Botswana : findings and implications
(BioMed Central, 2020-03-10)Background: There is evidence of statin benefit among patients with diabetes regardless of cholesterol levels or prior cardiovascular disease history. Despite the evidence, there is under-prescription of statins in clinical ... -
Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline implementation in South Africa : a qualitative case study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020)Background: Methods on developing new (de novo) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have received substantial attention. However, research into alternative methods of CPG development using existing CPG documents (CPG adaptation) ...
