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Understanding first year university students' perception of poster and television health communication messages on HIV/AIDS.
(2006)No abstract available. -
Understanding the experiences of doctors who undertake elective operations on HIV/AIDS patients.
(2007)No abstract available. -
Underweight and overweight in primary school children in eThekwini district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(AOSIS, 2010)Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has been increasing worldwide. South Africa has minimal data on childhood body weight. Objectives: This study determined whether school children in the ... -
Uptake and acceptability of genetic counselling amongst breast cancer patients and their families in the uMgungundlovu Municipality in 2004.
(2015)Awareness of genetic counselling and risk assessment is imperative for women to seek out genetic services. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of genetic counselling and acceptability of genetic counselling ... -
The use and safety of antibiotic therapy in pregnant women.
(2020)Background Antibiotic therapy in pregnant women has significantly increased in the effort to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. However, antibiotic exposure may negatively affect the developing foetus. Information on ... -
The use of an English language assessment test on South African English additional language (EAL) speakers from an indigenous language and cultural background : a critical evaluation.
(2013)The aim of the study is to provide an in-depth interrogation and critique of the use of language assessment tools on populations from indigenous language and cultural backgrounds, culminating in a framework for guiding the ... -
The Use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) for the determination and characterization of antiendotoxin antibodies.
(1994)Recent clinical studies have highlighted the effectiveness of immunotherapy for Gram-negative bacteraemia in humans. Studies in America, undertaken on patients with Gram-negative bacteraemia, have shown that mortality was ... -
The use of feedback and feed-forward action plans on the development of clinical skills in undergraduate medical students.
(2019)Background: Deliberate practice is a concentrated learning strategy aimed at achieving a defined goal and feedback enables skills and behaviours to be corrected or reinforced for improved patient care. Clinical skills are ... -
The use of machine learning to improve the effectiveness of ANRS in predicting HIV drug resistance.
(2016)BACKGROUD HIV has placed a large burden of disease in developing countries. HIV drug resistance is inevitable due to selective pressure. Computer algorithms have been proven to help in determining optimal treatment for ... -
Use of matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) to detect carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
Antimicrobial drug resistance is increasing worldwide at a frightening rate and is found among different species of bacteria causing nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae ... -
The use of paper tape application in skin tissue expansion and abnormal scar modulation.
(2016)Abstract available PDF file. -
Utilisation and knowledge of contraception in attenders at Alice in Ciskei.
(1991)No abstract available. -
Utilization of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography in clinically suspected acute pulmonary thrombo-embolism at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital.
(2014)Abstract available in PDF file. -
The value of morphological analysis in duodenal ulcer therapy
(1994)This study was designed to examine two premises: that the morphological "severity" of duodenal ulcers (DU) may influence the incidence of drug mediated healing and the morphological "quality" of healing after curative ... -
Views and attitudes of pregnant women on decision making for LTOP for severe fetal abnormalities.
(2011)Aim: To study the views and attitudes of pregnant women with a severe fetal anomaly towards late termination of pregnancy (LTOP). Methods: Data was collected over a 3 month period using a pen and paper semi-structured ... -
Visual function and quality of life in adolescents with visual impairment: a case study of the Arthur Blaxall School in Pietermaritzburg.
(2018)Background: Visual impairment (VI) may affect the lives of children, adolescents and adults although the effects of VI on the former two groups may be taken for granted as they account for less than half the population ... -
Visual perceptual abilities in obstetric brachial plexus palsy : an investigation of the incidence and a comparative analysis.
(1998)Obstetric brachial plexus palsy, a traumatic birth palsy, results in the paralysis of the upper limb/s. The birth injury is treated at the Brachial Plexus Clinic at King Edward VIII th Hospital, where the Candidate forms ... -
Vitamin A supplementation in children aged 12 to 59 months in Amajuba Health District in 2016.
(2017)Background: Vitamin A is required for normal development, defence of the immune system and for maintaining good eye health in infants and children. Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem globally and in ...