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HIV epidemic types and customized prevention responses.
(2008)
Since the first reported case of AIDS 27
years ago, more than 70 million people have
been infected with HIV worldwide, and 25
million have died of AIDS. The Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
estimates ...
The relationship between learning styles, stages of self-direction in learning and academic performance in a case-based nursing program.
(2001)
The Institutes of Nursing in the United Arab Emirates adopted a new approach for educating and training the Diploma Nursing students in 1997. This approach emphasized the use of case-based learning, which was characterized ...
Knowledge and practices of smoking among students of the University of Natal on Durban campus residences.
(2001)
The Health Belief Model developed by Becker ( 1984) cited in Katzenellenbogen et al. ( 1999) guided this study. The model attempts to identify beliefs and the way they may interact to influence individuals' conscious ...
Mental health care provided by nurses in the primary health care clinics in Swaziland.
(2000)
The study was designed to examine and describe mental health care provided by the
nurses in the primary health care settings of Swaziland. The study sought to answer one main
questions namely:
• what was the nature of ...
Cannabis use in psychiatry inpatients.
(2008)
Background: Cannabis among patients admitted in psychiatric units is higher than the general population and this has been shown in various countries where studies on cannabis use have been undertaken. Such an observation ...
Tuberculosis among health care workers in hospitals in the Ethekwini Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)
Tuberculosis is a disease of global importance and remains the leading cause
of death in the developing world. In South Africa a weak notification system
and poor occupational health services for health care workers has ...
Natural ventilation, dampness and mouldiness in dwellings in the Waterloo housing development (Durban Metropolitan Area) : a case study of indoor air quality.
(2004)
Dampness can cause the development of moulds in buildings and pose a threat to the quality of the building structure, indoor air quality and health of the occupants. An emerging source of housing related problems are the ...
Predictors of response of AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma to standard chemotherapy.
(2006)
Predictors of response of AIDS-associated Kaposi-Sarcoma to standard
chemotherapy
Overview:
Kaposi Sarcoma is the most common HIV-associated cancer. Its etiology and
pathogenesis is not fully understood. Little is known ...
Drug-related problems among geriatric outpatients at a public sector hospital : an intervention study.
(2000)
Introduction: Although drug-related problems (DRPs) are known to be prevalent in elderly patients, there are not many studies that have been performed in geriatric outpatients at public health facilities in South Africa. ...
Impact of delayed introduction of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and artemether-lumefantrine on malaria epidemiology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2007)
Background The years 1985 to 1988 and 1997 to 2001, were periods of high morbidity and mortality due to malaria in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. One reason for the increased burden of disease was the emergence of drug ...