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Utilisation of village health workers’ services for tuberculosis screening in Lesotho
BACKGROUND: Village health workers (VHWs) play an essential role because they extend the capacity of primary healthcare, particularly for developing …
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Oxygen as a drug and scarce commodity: Do we use it rationally?
BACKGROUND: Medical grade oxygen is classified as a drug and needs to be prescribed by a qualified healthcare professional. Oxygen …
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Knowledge of final year undergraduate nursing students about HIV and AIDS in Eswatini
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are overwhelming health issues globally. They have caused many …
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Patients’ perception of service quality in a healthcare not-for-profit organisation
BACKGROUND: Service organisations should be aware of those elements that are perceived as excellent quality and incorporate these as part …
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COVID-19 and diabetic ketoacidosis: A case series at an urban district hospital in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with an increased prevalence and mortality from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) globally. With limited …
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Current norms and practices in using a seizure diary for managing epilepsy: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a chronic and debilitating condition affecting people of all ages in many nations. Healthcare practitioners look for …
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Palpable breast lumps: An age-based approach to evaluation and diagnosis
A palpable breast lump is a common presentation of breast disease to a general practitioner. Fortunately, investigation of most of …
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Mastering Your Fellowship: Part 4, 2022
The 'Mastering Your Fellowship' series provides examples of the question format encountered in the written and clinical examinations, Part A …
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Reflections on a rural road to family medicine
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A pandemic guided by the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test: What should the clinician know?
Amidst an ever-evolving pandemic, the demand for timely and accurate diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to increase. Critically, …
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The profile of patients with haemophilia managed at a haemophilia treatment centre in Pretoria, Gauteng
BACKGROUND: Haemophilia A and B are X-linked recessive bleeding disorders resulting from a deficiency of factors VIII and IX, respectively. …
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Hypertensive patients’ knowledge and practices on lifestyle modification in Extension 6, Middelburg
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting the majority of patients worldwide, including in South …
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Reasons given by women for discontinuing the use of progestogen implants at Koster Hospital, North West province
BACKGROUND: In 2014, the South African National Department of Health introduced a new addition to the long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) …
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Smoking cessation among people with mental illness: A South African perspective
Tobacco use is recognised as a serious, worldwide public health concern. Smoking cessation is of great interest across a wide …
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Artificial intelligence: A strategic opportunity for enhancing primary care in South Africa
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The effects of traditional healing on HIV and AIDS management: An ethnographic study
BACKGROUND: This article presents the effects of traditional healing on the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune …
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Measuring the impact of community-based interventions on type 2 diabetes control during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town – A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exposed the risks of poorly controlled noncommunicable diseases, especially in persons with diabetes. …
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Preventing antenatal stillbirths: An innovative approach for primary health care
BACKGROUND: In South Africa (SA), approximately 16 000 stillbirths occur annually. Most are classified as unexplained and occur in district …
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Mastering your fellowship: Part 3, 2022
The series, 'Mastering your Fellowship', provides examples of the question formats encountered in the written and clinical examinations, Part A …
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A description of sodium valproate, lamotrigine and levetiracetam consumption in the Western Cape public sector
BACKGROUND: The rational use of medicine is fundamental to ensure effective and safe patient medicine treatment, and hence, should be …