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Pain as a reason for primary care visits: cross-sectional survey in a rural and periurban health clinic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(South Africa Academy of Family Physicians, 2012)
Background: The burden of pain in primary care has not been described for South Africa. This study aimed to determine
the prevalence of pain in primary care and to characterise pain among adult patients attending a rural ...
Changes in paediatric HIV-related hospital admissions and mortality in Soweto, South Africa, 1996-2011: light at the end of the tunnel?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012)
Background:
With widespread availability of pediatric antiretro- viral therapy and improved access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), it is important to monitor the impact on pediatric HIV-related ...
Applying a framework for assessing the health system challenges to scaling up mHealth in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background: Mobile phone technology has demonstrated the potential to improve health service delivery, but
there is little guidance to inform decisions about acquiring and implementing mHealth technology at scale in
health ...
Factors associated with patterns of plural healthcare utilization among patients taking antiretroviral therapy in rural and urban South Africa: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background: In low-resource settings, patients’ use of multiple healthcare sources may complicate chronic care
and clinical outcomes as antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to expand. However, little is known ...
Undergraduate nurses’ experience of the family health assessment as a learning opportunity
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)
The practice of community health nursing (CHN) may enhance the life experiences of families
and communities, particularly amongst the poor and socially marginalised. CHN provides
for a deeper understanding of the health ...
Explaining migrant wages: the case of Zimbabwean day labourers in South Africa
(The Clute Institute, 2012)
There has been an increasing inflow of migrants and refugees into South Africa during the last two decades. The origin of these migrants is mainly from South Africa’s long-established sources of migrant workers, including ...
Nutrition management in the adult Crohn's disease patient
(MedPharm Publications, 2012)
Malnutrition, nutrient deficiencies and osteoporosis are common in Crohn’s disease patients regardless of disease activity. While the role of diet in the pathogenesis of the disease remains inconclusive, upon diagnosis ...
HIV/AIDS knowledge, behaviour and beliefs among South African university students
(2012)
Globally, South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS. In the absence of cure, prevention is the only available method to reduce HIV prevalence rates. This can only be obtained through behavioural change, which is ...
Evaluation of a new clinical performance assessment tool: a reliability study
(AOSIS publishing, 2012)
Clinical practice is an essential requirement of any graduate
physiotherapy programme. For this purpose, valid and reliable assessment tools
are paramount for the measurement of key competencies in the real-world
setting. ...
Injury prevalence of netball players in South Africa: the need for injury prevention
(SA Society of Physiotherapy, 2012)
This study aimed to establish baseline data for injury prevalence, mechanism of injury, injury severity and management of injuries in netball players in South Africa. A cross sectional descriptive design was employed to ...