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A prospective study of the value of the oesophageal electrocardiogram in the differentiation of wide complex tachycardias.
(1990)The accurate differentiation of a ventricular from a supraventricular origin of a wide QRS tachycardia (QRS > 120 milliseconds) is an important clinical problem. Misdiagnosis of this arrhythmia can lead to institution of ... -
Adapting the WHO Health Promoting Hospitals strategy for South African hospitals : an evaluation.
(2008)Objective To conduct an evaluation of the pilot implementation of the World Health Organization Health Promoting Hospitals initiative and its self-assessment tool in public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal in 2004/2005 Study ... -
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy by HIV infected patients in rural UMkhanyakude District, South Africa.
(2008)The background. HIV and AIDS is a huge problem in sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 22.5 million people were living with HIV in 2007.1 South Africa has the worst epidemic in the world.1 There were about 5.5 million ... -
An analysis and evaluation of the child survival project in the uThukela district of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)The uThukela District in the province of Kwazulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa, has been involved in improving Primary Health Care (PHC) in the district through evaluation surveys carried out at regular intervals during ... -
An analysis of health inspection as a component of school health service, in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2000)Introduction In 1996 there were 1,847,440 pupils in 4007 primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) who were targeted for school Health Inspection (HI). In the same year there were only 95 school health teams who were ... -
Antiretroviral therapy initiation of pregnant women before and during the implementation of Nurse Initiated and Management of Antiretroviral Therapy in eThekwini District Community Health Centres.
(2016)When the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV programme was introduced in South Africa in 2002, doctors were the health professionals tasked with Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) initiation and management of ... -
The application and use of the partogram in evaluating the Saving Mothers programme in South Africa in 2002.
(2004)The SA National Department of Health made maternal deaths notifiable in 1997. It also commissioned a National Committee on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (NCCEMD) to confidentially investigate all maternal ... -
Aspects of primary health care in a rural KwaZulu community : a descriptive study and literature survey.
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Assessing nursing students' readiness for e-learning.
(2014)Introduction e-Learning has been integrated and implemented in education and training to the level that it is now a well-established global practice. If used judiciously, e-Learning is a tool that enables active, individual ... -
The assessment of knowledge and attitudes of health legislation (HL) among private family practitioners (FP) working in a defined geographical area.
(2011)Introduction Since the 1994 change in power in South Africa, there have been many necessary changes in health legislation (HL), in accordance with the principles enshrined in the Constitution, Such changes have been ... -
Assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)Background Recent malaria epidemics in KwaZulu-Natal indicate that effective anti-malarial therapy is essential for malaria control. Although artemether-lumefantrine has been used as firstline treatment for uncomplicated ... -
Attitudes of African males to contraception.
(1986)The attitude of the African male to contraception and the role he plays in the acceptance of contraceptives by his racial group is presented. Over a period of one month the researcher interviewed 220 African males at ... -
The birth prevalence of congenital CMV infection in HIV-exposed newborns in Cape Town, South Africa : a pilot study. The "CYPREHEN" (Cytomegalovirus prevalence in HIV-exposed newborns) study.
(2014)Background Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) is a leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss worldwide. The birth prevalence of congenital CMV infection correlates positively with the level of CMV ... -
Caesarean section rates at the Standerton Hospital, 2004-2007.
(2011)Introduction Increased use of caesarean section (CS) as a mode of delivery is of concern for maternal and child health in many countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set guideline of population caesarean ... -
Case management and clinical outcomes of people living with HIV and admitted to a state-aided district hospital in Durban, South Africa in 2007.
(2011)Title: Case Management and Clinical Outcomes of People Living with HIV and Admitted to a State-aided District Hospital in Durban, South Africa in 2007. Introduction: A proportion of the many patients who have advanced ... -
Challenges faced by professional nurses in accessing information technology in health care facilities for healthcare delivery in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)Information Technology (IT) is revolutionizing every sphere of human interaction. IT has changed the way individuals communicate. In the healthcare system, information technologies are considered the key to addressing ... -
Challenges in the integration of municipal health services in the uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)The National Health Act (Act 61 of 2003) defined Municipal Health Services and gave full responsibility for this function to district municipalities and metropolitan municipalities. District municipalities were required, ... -
Challenges in the integration of TB and HIV care : evidence for improving patient management and health care policy.
(2016)TB infection remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with HIV infection, while HIV is the strongest risk factor for development of active TB. Integration of HIV and TB treatment is key to reducing ... -
Community awareness of GOBI-FFF and its implementation in two urban communities
(1985)The health picture in the developing world is still very bleak. The varlOUS Black populations of South Africa (be they Africans, Indians or Coloureds) are part of this developing world. In a total world population of 4,607 ...