Background: Diabetes is an important contributor to the burden of disease in South Africa and prevalence rates as high as 33% have been recorded in Cape Town. Previous studies show that quality of care and health outcomes ...
Serfontein, Stephanus Johannes(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 ...
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 ...
Schoevers, J. F.(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. ...
Grobbelaar, Cornelis Johannes (Nelis)(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 ...
Raza, M. Sajjad(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction
This cross-sectional study assessed factors affecting access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV patients. The aim of this study was to explore factors that delay patients from accessing ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: The number of adults affected by diabetes mellitus in developing countries, such as South Africa, is projected to grow by 170%, from 84 to 228 million people between 1995 and 2025 .This high ...
Introduction: Interpersonal violence in South Africa is the second highest contributor to the burden of disease after HIV/AIDS and 62% is estimated to be from intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aimed to evaluate ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rationale: Critical questions have been raised about the overcrowding of primary care services, such as community health centres (CHCs) and clinics in predominantly Xhosa-occupied areas in the Western and ...
Introduction
Under-5 year mortality in South Africa is increasing and effectiveness of primary care is a key factor. Adherence to IMCI guidelines by primary care nurses is critical. The IMCI guidelines provide a standardized ...
Von Pressentin, Klaus B.Conradie, Hoffie H.Mash, Bob(Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd, 2012-08)
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) has become the most common type of community-acquired meningitis. CM
has a poor outcome if the initial in-hospital treatment does not adhere to standard guidelines. The aim of this ...
Von Pressentin, Klaus Botho(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction:
This thesis summarises the findings of a medical audit on the management of Cryptococcal Meningitis (CM). The study population of HIV positive adults (N = twenty five) were admitted during ...
Christodoulou, Maria(Allergy Society of South Africa, 2010-11)
Integrative medicine (IM) is defined as a healing-oriented
medicine that takes account of the whole
person (body, mind and spirit) including all aspects of
lifestyle. It emphasises the therapeutic relationship
and makes ...
Background: Recent studies have described the burden of disease in South Africa. However these studies do not tell us
which of these conditions commonly present to primary care providers, how these conditions may present ...
Mash, RachelMash, Robert James(BMJ publishing group, 2012-02)
Introduction: Religion is important in most African
communities, but faith-based HIV prevention
programmes are infrequent and very rarely evaluated.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the
effectiveness ...