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Stroke in Africa: Profile, progress, prospects and priorities
(Spring Nature Limited, 2021)
Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia, and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disabilities occur in low-income and middle-income countries. At the turn of the ...
Permeation challenges of drugs for treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV and the application of magneto-electric nanoparticle drug delivery systems
(MDPI, 2021)
The anatomical structure of the brain at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) creates a limitation for the movement of drugs into the central nervous system (CNS). Drug delivery facilitated by magneto-electric nanoparticles (MENs) ...
The impact of differing frames on early stages of intersectoral collaboration: The case of the first 1000 days initiative in the Western Cape Province
(Springer Nature, 2020)
While intersectoral collaboration is considered valuable and important for achieving health outcomes, there are few examples of successes. The literature on intersectoral collaboration suggests that success relies on a ...
Child in Africa : Opportunities and Challenges
(Nova, 2016)
The study aimed to establish the perceived parenting styles, decision making styles and engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviours of male and female learners in secondary schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. A ...
Does family structure matter? Perceived parenting, decision making and healthy lifestyle behaviours of adolescents in rural South Africa.
(Nova Publishers, 2015)
The aim of the study was to compare perceived parenting styles, decision making styles and
healthy lifestyle behaviours of adolescents from single and two-parent families within a rural
setting in South Africa. The study ...
The structure of children's subjective well being
(Researchgate, 2021-06)
Research on children’s quality of life and subjective well-being has advanced over
the past decade largely as a result of developments in childhood theory, children’s
rights legislation, and the shift toward positive ...
Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low- and middle-income countries
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
The leading causes of mortality globally in children younger than five years of age (under-fives), and particularly in the regions of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Southern Asia, in 2018 were infectious diseases, including ...
Nursing students' perceptions of clinical learning opportunities and competence in administration of oral medication in the Western Cape
(Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, 2020)
Medication errors may result in patients' harm and even death. The improvement of nursing students' competence in the administration of medication through education and training can contribute to the reduction of medication ...
Assessing the capacity of symptom scores to predict COVID-19 positivity in Nigeria: A national derivation and validation cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
s This study aimed to develop and validate a
symptom prediction tool for COVID-19 test positivity in
Nigeria.A cohort of 43 221 individuals within the
national COVID-19 surveillance dataset from 27 February
to 27 August ...
A descriptive, qualitative study of the challenges that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder experience when transitioning from skills training programs into the open labor market in Cape Town, South Africa
(IOS Press, 2020)
BACKGROUND: There is limited existence of qualitative research on adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), who are transitioning between skills training programs and finding employment in the open labor market, in South ...