Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Rohde, Jon"
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Drug mutation patterns and risk factors associated with patients failing first-line antiretroviral therapy regimen in Oshikoto and Oshana regions, Namibia
Shiningavamwe, Andreas Ndafudifwa (University of the Western Cape, 2015)HIV/AIDS is a major health problem in Namibia with HIV prevalence estimated at 18.2% among pregnant women. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced in the public sector in 2003 and ART roll out was expanded throughout ... -
Evaluation of an educational intervention to improve the accuracy of death certification amongst medical interns
Pass, Desiree Olga (University of the Western Cape, 2008)Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitudes of doctors in relation to death certification and also assess whether an educational intervention can improve the accuracy of death certificate completion and thereby improve ... -
Factors influencing delay in seeking tuberculosis treatment in Belet-Weyne District, Somalia
Nur, Abukar Yusuf (University of the Western Cape, 2008)Delays in seeking effective treatment for tuberculosis increase the level of disease morbidity and mortality rate as well as the risk of its transmission in the community (WHO, 2006b). In Somalia, Tuberculosis (TB) remains ... -
Investigating the compliance with universal precautions among health care providers in Tikur Anbessa Central Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Gebreselassie, Fasil Taye (University of Western Cape, 2009)This study has reveled the levels of knowledge and compliance towards Universal Precautions and examined the factors that are influential in having a positive and negative effect on their adoption by healthcare practitioners ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of adverse events during treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis in a setting of high human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in Namibia : 2009-10
Sagwa, Evans Luvaha (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Namibia is currently coping with a dual burden of human immunodeficiency (HIV) and HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB). In 2010, HIV prevalence was 18.8%, the TB case notification rate was 634 per 100,000 population, while ...