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The nutritional status of pre-school children in Malukazi : a study of nutritional status using anthropometric measuments and dietary intake, and selected ecological factors which may impinge on nutritional status, in 3-6 year old children in Malukazi.
(1991)Nutrition education is recognised as being of value in the prevention of malnutrition. However, in order for it to be effective, an in-depth study of the community prior to the implementation of any nutrition education ... -
Occupational health in South Africa.
(1987)Occupational health is concerned with health in its relation to work and the working environment. This study was undertaken to present an overview of occupational health in South Africa, with national and international ... -
Outpatient catchment populations of hospitals and clinics in Natal/KwaZulu.
(1987)Catchment populations and cross-boundary flow characteristics of health facilities in Natal and KwaZulu have not previously been determined. As this information is essential to objective health service planning the present ... -
Patterns of utilization of sexual and reproductive health services by secondary school-going adolescents in Gaborone, Botswana, 2012.
(2014)Background: Adolescents in Botswana, especially women, face many sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges including high maternal mortality, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, and unintended ... -
Perceived parental practices related to alcohol use by 16 to 18 year old adolescents in the public high schools in the Emawaleni District of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2009)Introduction: A quantitative cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess whether parenting practices regarding alcohol use (as perceived by 16-18 year old adolescents) are determinants of alcohol use by the ... -
Perceptions of and attitudes to the compulsory community service programme for therapists in KwaZulu-Natal, 2005.
(2009)Compulsory community service programmes have been initiated in many countries to recruit health care professionals to provide services in rural and under-served areas. However, the success or failure of the Community ... -
Perceptions of undergraduate students of University of KwaZulu-Natal regarding HIV counselling and testing in the year 2012.
(2013)South Africa has one of the highest prevalence of HIV infections in the world. Sexual transmission is the primary mode of transmission across the country’s population. Misinformation about AIDS, negative attitudes to HIV ... -
Policies and regulatory frameworks influencing trends of work-related fatalities and severe injuries in the construction industry in Dar-es-Salaam region, Tanzania, 1980-2009.
(2012)Introduction Despite the existence of data in the Labour Commissioner’s Accident and Occupational Diseases Register of Tanzania, trends in the frequency of work-related fatalities and severe injuries in the construction ... -
Pre-treatment preparation and loss-to-care of adults living with HIV from an antiretroviral therapy clinic in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)Introduction. The demand for comprehensive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) services is greater than the available supply, particularly for the provision of antiretroviral ... -
Predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV and AIDS at the Quthing District Hospital and Villa-Maria Health Centre, Lesotho.
(2016)Background: The introduction of antiretroviral drugs generated much optimism in the survival of people living with HIV. The optimism had been dissipated in the light of enormous challenge being faced by ART patients in ... -
Predictors of HIV acquisition in high risk women in Durban, South Africa.
(2015)In South Africa young women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection however, risk factors for HIV acquisition are not fully understood in this setting. In a cohort of 245 HIV negative women, we used proportional ... -
Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2016)Background and objectives: Urogenital schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is receiving increased attention, due to its reported association with diseases ... -
Prevalence and risk factors associated with musculoskeletal pain among KwaZulu-Natal public sector oral health workers, 2016.
(2017)Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is a public health concern that affects millions of people in developed and developing countries. In 2015, MSP was ranked among the top ten leading causes of years of healthy life lost due to ... -
Prevalence of low back pain amongst nurses at Edendele hospital.
(2010)Introduction. Low back pain is an important public health problem affecting 70-85% of the population worldwide and is a common cause of work-related disability. At Edendale Hospital, the physiotherapy nursing case load ... -
Prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and the associated risk factors at a tuberculosis outpatient facility in Durban, South Africa.
(2011)Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide. Control of Tuberculosis is a serious challenge to global health. A new and potentially devastating threat to TB control is the emergence of multi-drug ... -
Primary health care needs of an urban and a rural African community.
(1986)No abstract available. -
Primary school teachers' knowledge of asthma in Umdoni subdistrict, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)Introduction On the 5th of December 2009, at the 40th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cancun, Mexico, the American Thoracic Society and the Forum of International Respiratory Societies declared 2010 as the “Year ... -
A process evaluation of the implementation of the HIV/AIDS counselling and testing (HCT) program for employees at a selected public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
(2011)AIM The aim of the study was to conduct a process evaluation of the implementation of the HIV/AIDS counselling and treatment program (HCT) for employees to ensure the delivery of standardised, high quality and ethical HIV ... -
A profile of children admitted to a rehydration unit.
(1988)The first twelve months operation of a five-bed rehydration unit at Osindisweni Hospital is described and data related to admissions presented. Osindisweni hospital is situated in a rural area north of Durban and has ...