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Caregivers' perceptions of cleft deformity and experiences in accessing cleft services at a tertiary public hospital in Sokoto, NorthWest, Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2018)
Cleft lip and/or palate deformity is the most common facial birth defect with an incidence of 1 in
600 for every live birth worldwide. Despite the availability of specialised cleft care in Nigeria,
many cleft patients ...
Exploration of factors that influence poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongst patients at Pule Sefatsa primary health care clinic in Mangaung district, South Africa.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Background: Over the past decade, South Africa has scaled-up its antiretroviral treatment
(ART) programme in an effort to control the HIV epidemic. Interventions to support the rollout
of ART include task shifting ART ...
Exploring the trends in prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus drug resistance in South Africa over the course of the HIV epidemic
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was rolled out in South Africa in the public sector
in 2004 and the treatment coverage has increased over the years to 56% in 2016. The increased
treatment coverage has the potential ...
A descriptive analysis of the role of a WhatsApp clinical discussion group as a forum for Continuous Medical Education in the management of complicated HIV/TB clinical cases in a group of doctors in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: As South Africa’s HIV programme increases in size, increasingly complex
HIV/TB cases occur that are often beyond the clinical scope of primary health care clinicians.
In the Eastern Cape (EC) province, health ...
Factors influencing utilization of oral health services in Lesotho
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The oral health programme in Lesotho aims to offer curative, preventive, promotive and
rehabilitative oral health services. However, observations as well as annual reports suggest that
oral health service utilization is ...
An exploration of the knowledge of and involvement of fathers in the practice of complementary feeding of infants and young children in Tsholotsho District, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The first 1000 days of life represents the period from conception right up to a child’s second birthday. Over the years, there has been a growing body of evidence focusing on the importance of nutrition during this period; ...
Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients attending a hospital in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The presence of highly effective medicines has made very little impact in reducing
deaths as a result of tuberculosis (TB), a curable condition but when managed inappropriately,
may result in Drug Resistant TB. TB accounts ...
Dietary intake practices associated with diabetes and obesity among black South Africans in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological study
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
South Africa is undergoing epidemiological transition characterised by large shifts in dietary patterns. Modern societies seem to have adopted a ―Western diet‖ which is high in saturated fats, sugar, salt, refined foods ...
Factors affecting health care workers' acceptance and use of Telehealth in hospitals in Kwazulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Background and rationale: Telehealth is a collection of methods for enhancing health care,
public health, and health education delivery and support using telecommunications technologies.
Despite the many reported benefits ...
Factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Heidedal location, Mangaung District
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Teenage pregnancy remains a complex issue globally. According to the World Health Organisation
(2014), the average global birth rate of girls aged 15-19 years was 49 per 1000 births reported
globally. In South Africa, ...