Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 guidelines recommended to treat all HIV-infected children less than two years of age. We described the inclusion process and its correlates of HIV-infected children ...

Background: Intracranial aneurysms (IAs), abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) all have a familial predisposition. Given that aneurysm types are known to co‐occur, we hypothesized that ...

Purpose: Promoting and ensuring safe use of codeine containing medicines remains a public health issue given the rise in reporting of misuse and dependence particularly in countries where available over–the-counter (OTC). ...

Abstract Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of interrelated risk factors which doubles the risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in 5–10 years and ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Effective communication between the doctor and patient is crucial for good quality health care. Yet, this form of communication is often problematic, which may lead to several negative consequences for ...

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ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: A module on nutrition, human rights and governance was developed and presented jointly by academic institutions in Norway, South Africa and Uganda, under the NOrway MAsters (NOMA) programme, ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: In response to the challenge of the global health needs of the 21st century, four academic institutions in Norway, South Africa and Uganda, each offering a Master’s degree in nutrition, ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Rural clinical training is not widely established or documented for allied health sciences (AHS) learners. This article focuses on the experiences of AHS learners from Stellenbosch University’s ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Curriculum review is a dynamic, iterative process, and the effect of change may not always be wholly predictable. At Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa revision of the MB,ChB ...

Background: Effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is traditionally diagnosed by using the expensive and invasive technique of direct pressure measurements in the pericardial space and the right atrium. The aim of this ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Few would challenge the notion that postgraduate studies, particularly at doctoral level, should make a contribution to the body of knowledge. Such contribution is typically the product of several years ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: How did it happen that Professor Eli Bitzer – the educationist – ended up being involved in health professions education? Was it a matter of a trans-disciplinary approach followed by two ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : INTRODUCTION: The university curriculum needs to be central to South African higher education debates. Curricular content is expected to be commensurate with the expectations of a wide array of stakeholders ...

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) can be defined as more than two to three consecutive miscarriages before 24 weeks’ gestation. A literature review was done to provide an evidence-based approach to RPL, identifying the risk ...

Objectives. To determine the changes in stillbirth rates in singleton pregnancies in a stable population over a period of 50 years. Methods. Stillbirth rates for singleton pregnancies where the fetus weighed 1 000 g or ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Aims: This study aimed to explore the neuro-cognitive deficits of alcohol-induced psychotic disorder as compared to the cognitive deficits of uncomplicated alcohol ependence. Methods: Participants were ...

Background. Serum lipase and amylase are biochemical analyses used to establish the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP). Despite lipase having been shown internationally to be a more sensitive and specific test, amylase ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: All countries face significant challenges from complex manifestations of malnutrition, which affects one in three people globally. Systematic reviews provide ready-to-use syntheses of ...

Tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) continues to wreak havoc across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite more than 5 decades of treatment and research into TBP, we are not much closer to alleviating the suffering and mortality ...

A persistant left superior vena cava (PLSVC) draining to the coronary sinus (CS) is the most common venous anomaly of the thorax, affecting approximately 0.5% - 2% of the general population, and is present in up to 10% of ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are on the increase and remain important causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The different classes of hypertension carry different risks but severe hypertension in ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Obstructed labour is a major cause of maternal and child morbidity and mortality globally. However exact estimates is difficult to quantify as a result of causes of death being classified as ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) violence is an important public health problem with negative long term effects on the mother’s health and the unborn baby. In one Namibian study performed in ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Zimbabwe has joined a number of countries that have recognized that family medicine offers an efficient way to meet the growing health needs of their countries. Like many other countries in ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the mental disorders treated by a primary care mental health service in a clinic in the Cape Town Metropole. There is very little data on primary care ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbimortality and overall mortality in patients with diabetes. Early detection and prevention of disease progression ...