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The effect of the undergraduate curriculum and intern rotation in anaesthesiology in making a career choice by interns at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban in 2009.
(2013)
Introduction
South Africa has a shortage of anaesthesiologists. This is worse elsewhere in Africa. With the Anaesthesiologist’s scope of practice becoming wider, the current shortage of trained anaesthesiologists is ...
The optimisation of a preeclampsia-like L-NAME rat model : a focus on utero-placental dysfunction.
(2014)
Preeclampsia is a multi-system pregnancy syndrome characterized by the sudden onset of hypertension, escalated proteinuria and in some cases oedema usually after 20 weeks of gestation. Preeclampsia is further categorized ...
The spectrum of HIV related nephropathy in KwaZulu-Natal : a pathogenetic appraisal and impact of HAART.
(2012)
Sub-Saharan Africa bears 70% of the global HIV burden with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) identified as
the epicenter of this pandemic. HIV related nephropathy (HIVRN) exceeds any other causes of
kidney diseases responsible for end ...
Hepatitis B virus-associated membranous nephropathy.
(2002)
Glomerulonephritis as an extra hepatic manifestation of chronic HBV infection has now been well documented [1,2,3,4,5]. HBV-associated nephropathy has been described in areas of both high and low endemicity [6]. In Africa ...
Exploration of the perceived clinical competencies of newly qualified midwives working in hospitals at eThekwini Municipality.
(2011)
The reduction of the maternal mortality rate is part of the priority agenda of
governments in Africa, including South Africa. Research shows that a large portion of
maternal deaths are preventable because they are largely ...
The influence of an abductor pollicis longus strengthening program on the symptoms experienced by elderly females presenting with early stage osteoarthritis of the 1st carpo-metacarpal joint : a pilot study for an experimental pre-test/post-test design.
(2014)
Introduction: Elderly females are predominantly left impaired by the degenerative impact which osteoarthritis has on the 1st CMC joint. Research supports the successful implementation of early stage conservative management.
Aim: ...
Exploring promotion of primary health care philosophy in a community-based nursing education programme at a selected higher education institution in KwaZulu-Natal : the students' perspective.
(2013)
The study sought to explore six women from Ilembe District who are managing in different levels within their organisations. The study focused on Principals, Deputy Principals and HOD‟s from different schools. The aim of ...
Effect of infant feeding mode and maternal nutritional supplementation on the nutrition and health of HIV positive mothers and their infants.
(2012)
Background: Breastfeeding is known to have benefits both for maternal and child health. Some
questions around the benefits and risks of breastfeeding in the presence of HIV infection still remain
unclear.
Aims: ...
Innate immune mechanisms in limiting HIV-1 pathogenesis among South African adults and mother-infant pairs.
(2012)
This study was conducted to investigate the role of natural killer cell surface receptors, KIRs and their cognate HLA ligands in preventing HIV-1 acquisition and disease progression in HIV-1 exposed infants. Using DBS ...
Investigating factors that may contribute to absenteeism among bursary students at a selected nursing campus in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)
AIM
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that may have contributed to absenteeism among bursary students undertaking a four-year Nursing Diploma course (R425), and the extent to which these factors impacted ...