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HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices among intellectually impaired and mainstream learners in selected schools in Oyo state, Nigeria.
(2011)
In the absence of a cure and/or vaccine, the best approach to HIV is to focus on prevention. However, preventative measures that are presently available in Nigeria do not target persons with intellectual disability despite ...
The role of leptin in HIV associated pre-eclampsia.
(2013)
HIV and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, in particular pre-eclampsia, are the main causes of maternal mortality in South Africa. In HIV associated pre-eclampsia, it is biologically plausible that the immune activation ...
The effect of vitamin B-6 deficiency on copper, zinc and iron balance in the rat.
(1988)
In order to address the contradictory reports on the rat trace element
status during a vitamin 8-6 deficiency, Zn, Cu and Fe balance was
assessed over 8 weeks in 3 groups of young male rats.
Group 1 was the control group ...
A profile of geriatric admissions admitted to King Edward V111 hospital, Durban, in 2005.
(2011)
Introduction: Ageing is a phenomenon that has preoccupied the minds
of humankind for generations but it was only in the twentieth century that
medical care dedicated to the elderly was created. The field of Geriatric
Medicine ...
Physiotherapy rehabilitation in the context of HIV and disability in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)
Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus who underwent a physiotherapy rehabilitation programme, with the aim of informing and improving future ...
A descriptive analysis of patients presenting with ectopic pregnancies at King Edward VIII hospital, Durban.
(2011)
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the patient profile, clinical features, risk factors, management options and complications in women with ectopic pregnancy.
DESIGN:
Descriptive study.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY:
King Edward ...
An audit of couples attending the infertility unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), Durban.
(2011)
An audit of Couples attending the Infertility Unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), Durban
Objectives
To determine the patient profile, causes of infertility and the success rates of medical and surgical ...
Respiratory health of the informal stone crushers in Dar-Es-Salaam.
(2010)
Introduction.
Stone crushing in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania is largely an informal occupational activity,
with approximately 7000 workers exposed to varying level of respirable dust. A highly
marginalized, self employed, ...
Access to healthcare : investigating the barriers to accessing antiretroviral treatment at a public sector antiretroviral clinic in Durban, South Africa.
(2013)
South Africa has the largest HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world and due to the rapid scale up of access to antiretroviral drugs now has the largest antiretroviral program in the world. However access to antiretroviral treatment ...
