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Health care waste management in public clinics in the iLembe District : situational analysis and intervention strategy.
(2007)INTRODUCTION All waste generated at health care facilities in the past was regarded as hazardous and needed to be incinerated first before it was disposed. The purpose of this study was to investigate health care waste ... -
A health expenditure review of the South African private health care sector from 2003 to 2006.
(2010)Introduction South Africa has a two tiered health care system: a private sector catering for seven of the 47 million people and public sector providing care to the majority. The private sector consists of for-profit providers ... -
The health needs and priorities of a semi-urban African community.
(1984)This commentary is essentially a report on various aspects of assessment of health needs and priorities in a peri-urban black community (mainly African) situated near Pinetown. The study was initially conducted under the ... -
Health seeking behaviour in men presenting with sexually transmitted infections at Prince Mshiyeni Gateway Clinic and KwaMashu Community Health Centre in 2015.
(2015)Background: South Africa’s burden of disease due to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is currently one of the largest in the world, with an estimated 11 million cases detected per year. There is evidence suggesting ... -
HIV and hepatitis B/C co-infection in KwaZulu-Natal from 2002 to 2010 : a retrospective database analysis.
(2015)Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence and the second highest Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence in the world. Co-infection of HIV, HBV ... -
Immunomodulatory and anticancer potential of a traditional medicine product from a traditional healer against MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
(2021)The incidence of breast cancer in South Africa is expected to rise dramatically in the forthcoming decade. In 2018, approximately 2 088 849 new cases and 626 679 cases of deaths from breast cancer alone were reported ... -
Impact of delayed introduction of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and artemether-lumefantrine on malaria epidemiology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2007)Background The years 1985 to 1988 and 1997 to 2001, were periods of high morbidity and mortality due to malaria in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. One reason for the increased burden of disease was the emergence of drug ... -
The impact of lean thinking on operational efficiency in a rural district hospital outpatient department in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)Introduction Health-care service in South Africa, especially in the public sector, is fraught with numerous problems, including ineffective operations management in health care facilities. This contributes to poor service ... -
An implementation evaluation study of a nurse initiated and managed antiretroviral therapy (NIMART) program in primary health care clinics in the Ugu district of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)AIM The purpose of this study was to conduct an implementation evaluation study of Nurse Initiated and Managed Antiretroviral Therapy (NIMART) program in Primary Health Care (PHC) clinics in the Ugu district of ... -
Incidence of HIV infection in rural KwaZulu-Natal in the context of the epidemiology and impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
(2007)South Africa has had one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the world and almost 30% of women attending public antenatal clinics (ANC) are currently infected with the virus. But as the epidemic is starting to level ... -
Indicators of maternal child health.
(1981)The introduction outlines the reasons for the priority of maternal and child health emphasizing the relatively simple resources required. The aims of such programmes must be identified and the results measured so that ... -
Inpatient catchment populations of public sector hospitals in Natal/KwaZulu.
(1988)The Natal/KwaZulu Health Services Liaison Committee (HSLC) has been established to co-ordinate health care delivery in Natal and KwaZulu. This body has defined eight geographical Health Planning SubRegions (HPSRs) (Annexure ... -
Investigating the influences on sexual abstinent behaviour of rural African high school going youth in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2007)Introduction: The high prevalence of HIV in South Africa was confirmed by Department of Health (2005) which reported an HIV prevalence rate of 40.7 percent amongst antenatal clinic attendees at public facilities in ... -
Investigating the quality of referral and support systems between fixed clinics and district hospitals in area 3 of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Health.
(2010)Introduction A well-functioning primary health care system depends on all three levels of healthcare, that is, the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care. District hospitals have a major role to play in the development ... -
Investigating the use of condoms among urban high school students in Asmara, Eritrea.
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An investigation into total volatile organic compound exposure levels in homes and classrooms of asthmatic children in selected sites in Durban.
(2008)Indoor air quality has become an important health concern due to the number of indoor pollutants and the realization that even minimal exposures to volatile organic compounds may produce direct or indirect adverse health ... -
Knowledge, attitude and perception of 4th and 5th year UKZN medical school students towards the use of HIV drug resistance interpretation algorithms.
(2013)HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) has emerged as a major clinical and public health challenge in many resource poor countries especially in Africa. HIVDR testing has become increasingly important and is of significant value in ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Emergency Care Practitioners to victims of domestic violence in the Western Cape.
(2006)PURPOSE. Domestic violence has a significant prevalence in the world, and certainly in South Africa, yet Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) training and practice does not have any particular focus on domestic violence ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers about healthy lifestyles : a study in an urban-based district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)Background: There is global concern about the impact of lifestyle related diseases which have been on a steady increase in recent years. Poor nutrition, reduced physical activity and cigarette smoking have been documented ...