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Patients’ satisfaction with clinical laboratory services in public hospitals in Ethiopia
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-01-03)
Background: Knowing customers’ level of satisfaction is relevant to improve and provide quality health care
services. In the clinical laboratory, monitoring customers’ satisfaction is an important indicator of the ...
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 ...
Analytical methods used in estimating the prevalence of HIV/AIDS from demographic and cross-sectional surveys with missing data : a systematic review
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-03-14)
Background: Sero- prevalence studies often have a problem of missing data. Few studies report the proportion of
missing data and even fewer describe the methods used to adjust the results for missing data. The objective ...
Effectiveness of the female condom in preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-03-12)
Background: The effectiveness of female condoms for preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
remains inconclusive. We examined the effects of female condoms on the acquisition of HIV and STIs.
Methods: ...
Who can we reach and who can we keep? predictors of intervention engagement and adherence in a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-02-27)
Background: Engaging and retaining young men in community-based interventions is highly challenging. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the individual factors that predict intervention engagement and adherence
in ...
Two consecutive episodes of severe delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in a sickle cell disease patient
(Hindawi, 2020-04-15)
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) suffer from anemia and painful vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) and sometimes need blood
transfusions. Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR) is a rare life-threatening complication ...
Decisive and strong leadership and intersectoral action from South Africa in response to the COVID-19 virus
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)
South Africa (SA) reported its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 5 March 2020. For the 14 days from
then until the time of writing (5 - 19 March), we have seen decisive,
strong leadership from the ...
Surveillance of antibiotic prescribing practices and trends of resistance at a private hospital in Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Introduction: Antibiotic resistance is a world-wide burden characterised by inappropriate prescribing practices, poor surveillance systems and poor laboratory capacity in the low income countries. ...
Continuity of care for tuberculosis patients between hospital and primary health care services in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Many tuberculosis (TB) patients in South Africa are admitted to acute care hospitals, but large numbers are lost to care after discharge, and few complete their TB treatment. This contributes to ongoing ...
Parenting in a time of COVID-19
(Elsevier, 2020)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is changing family life. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization estimates 1·38 billion children are out of school or child care, without access to ...