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A qualitative study into the psychosocial well-being of Durban's homeless youth.
(2015)
This study explored the experiences of a sample of six male and four female homeless youth living on the streets of Durban, South Africa. It focused on their concepts of 'home' and their ideas around homelessness, as well ...
'Just a snip?' : Lemba circumcisers' perspectives on medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in Mberengwa district of rural Zimbabwe.
(2014)
Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) is an HIV ‘prevention technology’ hailed for holding the promise to containing the epidemic. MMC augments the vision of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) that pins hope ...
Analysing utilisation of a self-directed clinical skills laboratory by undergraduate nursing students in higher education: a mixed methods design.
(2016)
Background
Nursing qualifications at institutions of higher learning have a strong focus on knowledge
acquisition to ensure that the students are well equipped to know both how and why to
maximise patient care. This ...
The isolation of antibiotic survivors in mycobacterium tuberculosis using fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS).
(2016)
Abstract available in PDF file.
Microchemostat technologies for characterization of efflux pumps associated with multidrug resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis.
(2016)
Abstract available in PDF file.
Whole transcriptome analysis to elucidate the role of mtp in gene regulation of pulmonary epithelial cells infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
(2016)
Abstract available in PDF file.
A retrospective review of the demographic profile, disease activity, co-existent co-morbid disease and treatment in established rheumatoid arthritis at a tertiary center clinic.
(2016)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common forms of chronic inflammatory arthritis and often results in joint damage, physical disability and premature mortality. The incidence of RA is increasing in developing ...
The clinical manifestations and response to treatment in South Africans with Lupus nephritis.
(2016)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an uncommon disease which is being recognised with increasing frequency in Africa, including South Africa. It is most common in young women and is associated with a significant morbidity ...
Case series of subtotal exenteration with buccal mucosal graft for orbital squamous cell carcinoma.
(2016)
The aim of the study was to look for a safe alternative to a disfiguring total orbital exenteration for orbital squamous cell carcinoma, so that a standard hospital issue inexpensive stock ocular prosthesis can be fitted ...