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Prevalence and patterns of comorbidities in adult HIV-related admissions in a public regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa has the largest burden of HIV in the world with 7.9 million people living with HIV and 4.4 million registered on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2017. KwaZulu-Natal is hardest hit by the HIV epidemic with a ...
The effectiveness of diabetes self-management education training among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) constitutes the highest percentage of diabetes cases. It has become a serious global problem due to rapid cultural and social changes, ageing, increasing urbanisation, dietary changes, reduced ...
Exploring a bio-psychological intervention for painful diabetic neuropathy
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a major clinical manifestation of diabetes associated with damage to the nerves. The etiology and prognosis of PDN is multi-dimensional, needing a multi-faceted approach for management. ...
Isolation and characterization of natural products from selected Rhus species
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Searsia is the more recent name for the genus (Rhus) that contains over 250 individual species of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae. Research conducted on Searsia extracts to date indicates a promising potential ...
The role of culture in mobile application adoption amongst diabetes patients in previously disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a global health problem with a high mortality rate. Self-management is an essential part of diabetes management and it includes self-care behaviour tasks such as healthy eating, being ...
Adverse Foetal Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition that affects pregnant women and is one of the most common complications related to pregnancy. According to the World health organisation (WHO), the usual window for ...
Investigating hypoglycaemic effects and safety of the herbal Product – JT2016 in vivo study
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Diabetes has since been a global epidemic; an estimated 5.0 million deaths of diabetes in the world
have been recorded; one in 11 adults have diabetes (415 million); and by 2040, one adult in 10 (642
million) will have ...
Investigating hypoglycaemic effects and safety of the herbal product – jt2016 in vivo study
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Diabetes has since been a global epidemic; an estimated 5.0 million deaths of diabetes in the world have been recorded; one in 11 adults have diabetes (415 million); and by 2040, one adult in 10 (642 million) will have ...
Chemical isolation and electro-chemical characterization of antidiabetic compounds from selected South African lamiaceae plant species
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Diabetes mellitus (DM), being one of the most common metabolic disorders with an elevated morbidity and mortality rate around the world. It is characterised by deficiency in insulin secretion or degradation of secreted ...
Development of a user centered mobile phone diabetes self-management intervention for people with type-2 diabetes in the ho municipality of Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Self-management remains a key goal for people living with Type-2 diabetes but globally has
been an ongoing challenge. The inefficiencies of traditional health education approaches to
diabetes care, concerns about the ...