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An exploration of health care workers’ perceptions of the needle stick injury protocols at a level 2 hospital in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: Health care workers who sustain needle stick injuries are at risk of
contracting blood-borne pathogens, e.g. Human Immunodeficiency Virus,Hepatitis B virus or Hepatitis C virus. Needle stick injuries are viewed ...
Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adult patients in a rural hospital in the Eastern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves the quality of lives of people living with HIV/AIDS by suppressing HIV replication and improving the patient’s immunity. An improved immunity will help prevent patients from contracting ...
Factors influencing the infant feeding choices of HIV positive mothers at a level two hospital in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: In 2009, approximately 130 000 children in Southern Africa under the age of 15 were newly infected with HIV, with vertical transmission being the most common cause of HIV infection. HIV positive mothers are ...
Challenges, barriers and opportunities in integrating TB/HIV services in Tsandi District Hospital, Namibia
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
BACKGROUND: Namibia has generalised Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. In response to the TB/HIV co-epidemics in Namibia, the Ministry of Health and Social Services approved a policy of ...
Prevalence of malnutrition in HIV positive infants (age<18months) attending a clinic in Windhoek, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Background-Namibia has a high HIV and malnutrition burden. HIV increases the risk of malnutrition and malnutrition results in rapid progression of the disease and worsening malnutrition. Nutrition plays an important role ...
Survey on nail discoloration and association with CD4 count among untreated HIV patients at Apin Centre, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected patients is defined either by a cluster of differentiation antigen 4 (CD4) count of less than 200cells/mm3 or clinical diagnosis of WHO stage III and IV. Therefore, ...