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Effects of telephonic SMS reminders influence on adherence to scheduled medication pick up appointments among adults on antiretrovirals at the Swakopmund State Hospital ART clinic Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Background: Adherence of patients on antiretroviral therapy to lifelong treatment is a major challenge within the public health system in Namibia. Missed appointments have been shown to contribute to poor clinical outcomes ...
Paediatric severe-acute malnutrition and the recommended WHO treatment modality: An epidemiological and quality care assessment in the context of HIV/AIDS comorbidity
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The current study was, in part, prompted by the high case fatality rates for severe acute malnutrition in two district hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. These case fatality rates were being attributed ...