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Digital health applications used by community health workers for the management of HIV/AIDS and TB in the southern African development community region: A scoping review on the factors that influence the success and failure of such applications
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
More than three hundred and forty-five million (345 000 000) people live in the South African
Development Community region (SADC), which is also the epicentre of the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic. In the ...
Evaluation of the data quality of routine health information system in the public health facilities in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The significant role of health information has over the years improved, and many countries adopted routine health information systems to effectively and efficiently manage data collection. The information system helps to ...
The psychological effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental healthcare workers in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected individuals both physically and mentally, and existing studies emphasise that mental healthcare workers are facing similar psychological struggles and are not immune to mental illness. ...
Facilitators and barriers to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis continuation in Adolescent girls and young women post-trial participation in Hillbrow, Johannesburg: A cross-sectional study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
HIV incidence amongst adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) is on the rise. Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) trials prevent HIV amongst AGYW who are at heightened risk of acquiring HIV during trial participation until ...
The development of online shopping behaviour during Covid-19, Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a change in the business environment across the globe since the start of 2020 which resulted in E-commerce becoming most considered and chosen form of purchasing. This research aim is to bring ...
The role of information and communication technology in the operations of selected SMEs during the Covid-19 era in Cape Town, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the disruption of business operations as countries locked down economies to restrict the spread of the virus. This qualitative study investigates the role played by information and ...
Exploring the experiences of individuals diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type ii, and their significant others’ caring for them
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a non-communicable disease (NCD) with an increase in prevalence. The debilitating consequences of this disease include mortality, morbidity, a decrease in quality of life, with an enormous financial ...
Next generation sequencing approaches for novel gene discovery in South African Parkinson’s disease families
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In the last decade, next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches have revolutionised
the study of human genomics, particularly aiding the understanding of genetic diseases. Parkinson’s
disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative ...
An analysis of the expanded mandate of local government under Covid-19
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The Constitution places municipalities at the forefront of service delivery in South Africa. This can be discovered from a perusal of section 152(1)(b) of the Constitution, which provides that one of the objects of local ...
Synthesis and evaluation of metformin derivatives for anti-diabetes
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a significant public health crisis and is placed amongst the top ten leading causes of death worldwide. Metformin is the first-line drug used to treat T2DM, which is mainly attributed to ...