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Factors associated with morbidity and mortality in children under-five years admitted with severe acute malnutrition to a regional paediatric hospital in Kwazulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Malnutrition is a complex condition profoundly impacting child mortality and morbidity,
especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Severe acute malnutrition is of growing concern locally where
unacceptable mortality ...
Timely initiation of MDR-TB treatment: A descriptive qualitative study at primary health care facilities in a district of the Cape Metropole
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Timely initiation of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) treatment is essential for an
effective TB control programme. Delays in initiating DR-TB treatment increase the risk of
death and transmission of DR-TB within ...
A programme evaluation of the effects of an intensified TB screening strategy on changes in facility level TB case finding in City Health PHC facilities in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background:
In South Africa, tuberculosis (TB) detection remains a major problem, as notified cases are
estimated to account for only 68% of all incident cases. Health services have relied on
passive case finding and ...
Experiences of early antiretroviral therapy (art) initiation among people living with HIV in Livingstone district in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Being healthy (‘feeling fine’) and health deterioration (‘getting sick’) were key health concerns among PLHIV prior to ART initiation. PLHIV often referred living with HIV as ‘being sick’ and experiencing poor health when ...
Acceptability of a home-based antiretroviral therapy delivery model among HIV patients in Lusaka district
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: The Zambian anti-retroviral therapy (ART) program has successfully enrolled
over 770, 000 people living with HIV (PLWH), out of a population of 1.2 million PLWH.
This tremendous success has overburdened the ...
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 ...
Hearing loss amongst DR-TB patients that have received extended high-frequency pure tone audiometry monitoring (KUDUwave) at three DR-TB decentralized sites in Kwazulu Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Ototoxic induced hearing loss is a common adverse event related to aminoglycosides used in Multi Drug Resistant -Tuberculosis treatment. Exposure to ototoxic drugs damages the structures of the inner ear. Symptomatic hearing ...
Acceptability of a home-based antiretroviral therapy delivery model among HIV patients in Lusaka district
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The Zambian anti-retroviral therapy (ART) program has successfully enrolled
over 770, 000 people living with HIV (PLWH), out of a population of 1.2 million PLWH.
This tremendous success has overburdened the ...
Exploring the roles and experiences of health managers participating in the appointment systems learning initiative in city health facilities in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: The appointment system learning initiative (ASLI) was introduced in 2016 as a
way of implementing appointment systems in the City of Cape Town, in response to lengthy
waiting times at PHC facilities It was ...
An exploration of the reasons for late presentation of pregnant women for antenatal care in Worcester, Cape Winelands District
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Antenatal Care (ANC) is a key strategy in achieving positive maternal health outcomes. ANC is an important entry point into formal health care services. ANC is very low in cost and among the most effective ...