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Clinical utility of smartphone-based audiometry for early hearing loss detection in HIV-positive children: A feasibility study
BACKGROUND: Paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) often manifests with hearing loss (HL). Given the impact of …
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Prevalence of disease complications and risk factor monitoring amongst diabetes and hypertension patients attending chronic disease management programmes in a South African Township
BACKGROUND: South Africa established chronic disease management programmes (CDMPs) called 'clubs' to ensure quality diabetes care. However, the effectiveness of …
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Les médecins prestataires à la première ligne des soins dans la ville de Kisangani en République Démocratique du Congo : vers une typologie
The first-line physicians' practice in Kisangani city in Democratic Republic of Congo: Towards a typology. BACKGROUND: In the Democratic Republic …
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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension amongst the HIV-positive population at a district hospital in eThekwini, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Life expectancies of HIV-positive patients have been increasing with the rapid implementation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This has led …
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Illness perception amongst adults with multimorbidity at primary care clinics in Southwest Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Although shreds of evidence are emerging to show the role of illness perceptions in the health outcomes of patients, …
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Exploring community support on safe motherhood: A case of Lilongwe District, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malawi is grappling with a high maternal mortality of 439 per 100 000 live births. It is estimated that …
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Re-imagining health professions education in the coronavirus disease 2019 era: Perspectives from South Africa
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit South Africa in March 2020, severely disrupting health services and health education. …
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The perceptions of professional nurses regarding factors affecting the provision of quality health care services at selected rural public clinics in the Capricorn district, Limpopo Province
BACKGROUND: Despite many initiatives made by the National Department of Health through the Minister of Health, the provision of quality …
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Prevalence, phenomenology and personality characteristics of premenstrual dysphoric disorder among female students at Zagazig University, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a female psychiatric disorder affecting the behaviour, cognitive abilities, mental health status and academic …
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The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa
During the start of the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, two family physicians in Tshwane, South …
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Effect of telephone counselling on the knowledge, attitude and practices of contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Egypt
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory illness. The World Health Organization declared it a public health …
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Preceptors’ perceptions of assessing clinical associate students at district hospital sites
BACKGROUND: Preceptors are key stakeholders in distributed health professions' education. They supervise students in the clinical setting to enable them …
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Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a public health threat of global concern with increasing prevalence in many countries, including Nigeria. AIM: The …
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Indirect and direct effects of factors associated with diabetes amongst the rural black population in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is an enormous, growing clinical and public health problem, which together with hypertension contributes significantly to the high …
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Perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women in South Africa
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has created a global health crisis and upended conventional methodologies, both in …
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Scorecard metrics for assessing the extent of integration of community health worker programmes into national health systems
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs) in delivering community-based preventive services is often curtailed by inadequate or complete …
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Doctors’ practice and attitudes towards red blood cell transfusion at Mthatha Regional Hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Unnecessary blood transfusion exposes recipients to potential harms. AIM: The aim of this study was to describe blood transfusion …
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Decentralising paediatric hearing services through district healthcare screening in Western Cape province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Childhood hearing loss is a global epidemic most prevalent in low- and middle-income countries where hearing healthcare services are …
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Opinion and uptake of chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 during the mandatory lockdown in the sub-Saharan African region
BACKGROUND: As the search for effective treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection continues, the public opinion around the potential …
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Knowledge of primary healthcare workers regarding the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Osun State, Nigeria: A rural-urban comparison
BACKGROUND: There is a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the sub-Saharan Africa, and calls for integration of management …