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Survival modelling and analysis of HIV/AIDS patients on HIV care and antiretroviral treatment to determine longevity prognostic factors
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has been a torment to the African developmental agenda,
especially the Southern African Development Countries (SADC), for the past two
decades. The disease and condition tends to affect the productive ...
Challenges facing researchers conducting clinical trials in HIV prevention in South Africa: a focus on adherence
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
In clinical trials, adherence of the participants to the dosing instructions is a major challenge. Many researchers have identified medication adherence as a topic to further explore in order to obtain good, usable and ...
Electrochemical dynamics of cytochrome P450-3A4 isoenzyme biosensor for protease inhibitor antiretroviral drug
(2010)
This thesis firstly reports on the development and characterization of reagent-less and cobalt(III) sepulchrate[Co(Sep)³⁺] mediated biosensor platforms (biosensor platform 1 and biosensor platform 2), with human recombinant ...
Determination of pyrazinamide plasma concentrations using lc-ms and pharmacokinetics of pyrazinamide in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and in patients co-infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV
(2013)
Tuberculosis and HIV are arguably South Africa’s largest and most important health issues. With drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis on the increase and little research on new drugs, there is an urgent need for research ...
Short message service normalization for communication with a health information system
(2011)
Short Message Service (SMS) is one of the most popularly used services for communication between mobile phone users. In recent times it has also been proposed as a means for information access. However, there are several ...
Mathematical modeling of population dynamics of HIV with antiretroviral treatment and herbal medicine
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
Herbal medicines have been an important part of health and wellness for hundreds of
years. Recently the World Health Organization estimated that 80% of people worldwide
rely on herbal medicines. Herbs contain many ...
Statistical modelling of clustered and incomplete data with applications in population health studies in developing countries
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
The United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) drafted eight goals to
be achieved by the year 2015, namely: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender ...
Waiting to die: staging of HIV positive people at the first HIV test - Region A, Nelson Mandela Metropole (January 1991-April 2000)
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This project suggested that HIV people in Region A (Nelson Mandela Metropole, formerly Port Elizabeth) health district of the Eastern Cape, seek HIV testing when they are already in stages three (late disease) and four ...
Selected antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis drug combinations by non-covalent bonding
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Treatment of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) infections have become very complicated due to the advent of drug resistance. Drug combinations offer an alternative approach to reducing the emergence ...
Epidemiological study of Tuberculosis in Macassar camp
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)
The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the prevalence of TB infection, active TB cases and the risk factors associated with TB infection in Macassar Camp in Macassar (about 40 km from Cape Town on the False ...