Background: Maternal nutritional status before and during pregnancy is an important contributor to pregnancy outcomes and early child health. The aim of this study was to describe the preconceptional nutritional status ...

Background: Abdominal muscles have stiffer appearance in individuals with spastic type cerebral palsy (STCP) than in their typically developing (TD) peers. This apparent stiffness has been implicated in pelvic instability, ...

Background: Pilot trials are miniature researches carried out with the sole aim of acting as the precursor for larger more definitive studies. Abstracts are used to summarize and introduce the findings to the reading ...

Background: A structured approach to perioperative patient management based on an enhanced recovery pathway protocol facilitates early recovery and reduces morbidity in high income countries. However, in low- and middle-income ...

Background: Co-infection with HIV negatively impacts the progression of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, including causing rapid progression to liver fibrosis. Sub-Saharan Africa represents arguably the most ...

Mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis (TB) is high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to compare mortality and predictors of mortality in those who were ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) in children is frequently paucibacillary and non-severe forms of pulmonary TB are common. Evidence for tuberculosis treatment in children is largely extrapolated from adult studies. Trials ...

Background: As leprosy elimination becomes an increasingly realistic goal, it is essential to determine the factors that contribute to its persistence. We evaluate social and economic factors as predictors of leprosy ...

Background: The misuse of codeine is of increasing concern in a number of countries, particularly as this relates to over -the-counter pain and cough relief medication, and is also supplied as a prescription medicine. The ...

Objective: The inflammatory profile of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) related to tobacco is known in certain studies while that of the post tuberculosis form is not yet known. This study aimed to evaluate ...

This study looks at the equality challenges and opportunities for women with disabilities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to participate and succeed in education, employment and motherhood. It is based on a ...

Background: The Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME) sought to implement mental health care plans (MHCP) for four priority mental disorders (depression, alcohol use disorder, psychosis and epilepsy) into ...

Background: Growth-based drug susceptibility testing (DST) is the reference standard for diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), but standard time to result (TTR) is typically ≥ 3 weeks. Rapid tests can reduce that ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: It becomes increasingly clear that when one deals with a child that one is not only dealing with the child but the entities that are responsible for the child as well. One, however, becomes aware that the ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Center of pressure (COP) has been frequently used as a guide of postural stability in standing. Objectives: The study aimed to describe postural sway (as determined by the center of pressure) ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Epidemic of HIV infection is hitting Swaziland where the prevalence is among the highest in the world. Nhlangano Health Centre (NHC) in collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontiers Switzerland (MSF Switzerland) ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: The causes of intraocular inflammation are divided into 3 large groups namely infectious, non-infectious and idiopathic. This research project set out to establish the prevalence of these 3 large groups ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Problem Based Learning (PBL) has been widely adopted by medical educators across the globe since its inception at McMaster Medical School in Canada. It is a student-centered instructional approach in which ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: INTRODUCTION The number of medical negligence claims in South Africa has increased rapidly throughout the past decades, affecting both the public and private sectors. RATIONALE Patients are at the ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Spinal cord injury is a catastrophic event, characterised with loss of function below the level of the lesion and increased dependence on family and societal support. The researcher has been ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background The core of nursing practice is caring and if nurses do not care they failed to uphold the foundation that underpins nursing practice. A duty of care is required from all nurses and it is both ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Return migration is becoming more popular as more countries with developing economies realise the potential of returnees, with encouragement of participation in improving the country. This study investigates ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background There is a great global concern to identify early signs of stress and coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students. Effective identification and recognition of these potential stressors ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: The global shortage of critical care nurses contributes to the high workload experienced by critical care nurses and the provision of quality patient care. As a result, critical care units are mostly staffed ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: The sustainability of the elimination of the Mother to Child HIV transmission (eMTCT) programme has decreased worldwide. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and other ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The regular use of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) has been promoted as a way of improving care, standardising clinical decisions and treatment. However, the intervention‘s reported in the ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background In Saudi Arabia, maternity care is provided by expatriate midwives. The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. The labour ward communication amongst expatriate midwives and Saudi patients ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Medication-related errors are a global concern, leading to unnecessary and avoidable harm to patients, families, healthcare workers and healthcare facilities. Errors can occur during the prescription, ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: BACKGROUND Mentoring of novice nurses in the operating room (OR) is often neglected due to the specialised nature and inherent complexity of OR nursing, and compounded by a critical nursing shortage in ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Introduction: Since the introduction of nurse-initiated and -managed antiretroviral therapy (NIMART) in South Africa in 2010, there has been an increased demand for the training of professional nurses in ...