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Strengthening pharmaceutical information systems for management of primary level services in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: High-quality information can be used to manage primary level health services effectively. Most pharmacists, however, are not trained in information systems; consequently pharmaceutical information systems are ...
We Are Not Islands: The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Perceived Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress
(MDPI, 2023)
COVID-19 containment measures, including social distancing, quarantine, and confinement,
significantly impacted social connectedness and contributed to heightened levels of perceived stress.
Prior research has established ...
Caregivers’ health-seeking behaviour for children participating in an integrated school health programme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023)
Caregivers are active members of the healthcare team, and the uniqueness of
their role in caring for a sick child is holistic, as no other healthcare team member is
consistently aware of all the facets of the child’s ...
Understanding key vectors and vector-borne diseases associated with freshwater ecosystem across Africa: Implications for public health
(Science of The Total Environment, 2023)
The emerging and re-emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by key freshwater organisms have remained a global concern. As one of the leading biodiversity hotspots, the African ecoregion is suggested to harbour the ...
Exploration of the experiences of persons in the traumatic spinal cord injury population in relation to chronic pain management
(MDPI, 2023)
Chronic pain amongst individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury
(SCI) has high prevalence rates, with severe impact on the activities of daily living, mood, sleep
and quality of life. This study aimed ...
Developing country imperatives in the circular bioeconomy: A review of the South African case
(Elsevier, 2023)
A key principle in the circular bioeconomy is the cascading use of biomass in products that create
the most value over its lifetime. For example, the production of fine chemicals or pharmaceuticals
are considered high ...
Effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of technology-enabled health interventions for adolescents living with HIV in low- and middle income countries: A systematic review protocol
(Public Library of Science, 2023)
Adolescents living with chronic conditions such as HIV (ALHIV) are challenged to remain adherent and engaged in HIV care. Technology offers a promising platform to deliver behaviour-change interventions to adolescents. The ...
Out of chaos leaders emerged
(Elsevier, 2023)
There has always been a recognition for the need of a strong nursing workforce in his-
tory. After the end of World War II, President Truman in the Associated Press, 1946,
February 28, stated that nurses are “one of the ...
Psychotraumatology of the war in Ukraine: The question of the psychological care of victims who are refugees or who remain in Ukraine
(Elsevier Masson, 2023)
The war in Ukraine is a major poly-traumatic event, which leads to massive population displacements. The question of the evaluation and psychological care of psychotraumatized people is an urgent matter. As many countries ...
High power asymmetric supercapacitor based on activated carbon/reduced graphene oxide electrode system.
(2023-01)
We synthesized Graphene oxide (GO) using the modified Hummers method and further reduced to reduced graphene oxide (rGO) using hydrazine monohydrate and ammonia solution. The prepared materials were interrogated using ...