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Rates and causes of child mortality in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
(2007)Background Recent gains in child survival are being threatened by the RN epidemic. Monitoring child mortality rates is essential to understanding the impact of the epidemic, but is constrained by a lack of data. A ... -
Respiratory health of the informal stone crushers in Dar-Es-Salaam.
(2010)Introduction. Stone crushing in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania is largely an informal occupational activity, with approximately 7000 workers exposed to varying level of respirable dust. A highly marginalized, self employed, ... -
A retrospective analysis of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) outcomes in a group of infants attending paediatric practices in central Durban.
(2009)The vast majority of paediatric HIV occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and could be averted through implementation of effective Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) strategies. At the United Nations General Assembly ... -
A review of health care indicators in the South African district health information system used for planning, monitoring and evaluation.
(2010)Introduction A plethora of health indicators have been added into the District Health Information System (DHIS) since its adoption and implementation as the routine health information for South Africa in 1999. The growing ... -
A review of the use of lay counsellors and rapid HIV tests in a voluntary counselling and testing service in UGU South ProTest pilot site.
(2002)This study aimed to review the use of lay counsellors and rapid HIV tests in a voluntary testing and counselling (VCT) service in the UGU South health district of KwaZulu Natal. The study ran from September 1999 to April ... -
A review of the use of polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin at a paediatric referral hospital in South Africa between 2009 and 2012.
(2014)Introduction Polyvalent intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is registered for a limited number of specific indications in South Africa but is increasingly being used for unregistered or off-label uses. No national evidence-based ... -
The role of IgG and its subclasses in byssinosis.
(2002)A case control study was performed in 6 cotton mills in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study used questionnaire and pulmonary function testing results to categorise respiratory symptoms in 52 exposed symptomatic, 30 ... -
Sanitation, water, and hygiene in Ethekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa : a baseline cross-sectional study.
(2007)Introduction: Inadequate water supply and sanitation adversely affects the health and socio-economic development of communities. Since 2003, more than 40 000 households in peri-urban and rural ... -
A situation analysis of the PMTCT programme between 2013 and 2014 in the eThekwini Municipality.
(2015)Background The contribution of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic to morbidity and mortality in pregnancy has been well documented. Effective antiretroviral treatment (ART) improves maternal and newborn health ... -
A study of the health seeking behavior of women on treatment for cervical cancer in Grey's hospital.
(2012)Background According to the Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), global statistics show that nearly half a million new cases of invasive cervical cancer are diagnosed each year. More than a quarter million ... -
Traditional medicine use in patients on antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study at Thembalethu Wellness Centre, Northdale Hospital.
(2017)Introduction Adherence is the primary predictor of treatment success with antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is not known whether the use of traditional medicine use predicts non-adherence to ART. Traditional medicine use ... -
Tuberculosis among health care workers in hospitals in the Ethekwini Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)Tuberculosis is a disease of global importance and remains the leading cause of death in the developing world. In South Africa a weak notification system and poor occupational health services for health care workers has ... -
Understanding first year university students' perception of poster and television health communication messages on HIV/AIDS.
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Understanding the experiences of doctors who undertake elective operations on HIV/AIDS patients.
(2007)No abstract available. -
Uptake and acceptability of genetic counselling amongst breast cancer patients and their families in the uMgungundlovu Municipality in 2004.
(2015)Awareness of genetic counselling and risk assessment is imperative for women to seek out genetic services. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of genetic counselling and acceptability of genetic counselling ... -
Vitamin A supplementation in children aged 12 to 59 months in Amajuba Health District in 2016.
(2017)Background: Vitamin A is required for normal development, defence of the immune system and for maintaining good eye health in infants and children. Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem globally and in ... -
Vocation-specific isiZulu language teaching and learning for medical students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)Being an effective communicator is a core competency required of all health care practitioners. Some undergraduate medical students at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine (NRMSM), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, ...