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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 ... -
Accessing antiretroviral treatment in the rural Eastern Cape : patients' perceptions of a decentralised pre-packing model of care and the impact on direct out-of-pocket spending.
Background: With an estimated 5.51 million HIV infected South Africans, HIV/AIDS contributes significantly to the burden of disease in the country, with far-reaching socio-economic implications particularly for poor and ... -
Acute stress and strain due to backpack loading among primary school pupils.
(2011)Schoolbag carriage represents a considerable daily occupational load for children (Negrini et al., 1999). Whittfield et al., (2001) and Puckree et al., (2004) have reported that the carriage of heavy schoolbags is a suspected ... -
Addressing spirituality in group therapy : a qualitative study at a shelter for abused and vulnerable Muslim women in Durban, South African.
(2016)Spirituality has gained recognition as a vital factor in mental healthcare, and has been applied to major occupational therapy models. However, its clinical application is limited universally, to the possible detriment of ... -
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase as a potential target for synthetic chalco-naringenin analogs and putative therapeutic applications.
(2017)Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial chronic metabolic disorder that is characterized by defects in endogenous insulin secretion or action, or both, resulting in chronic hyperglycemia, a clinical hallmark ... -
Adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy in South Africa.
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An analysis of methods used by African Traditional Health practitioners to treat oral health conditions in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
(2020)Background African traditional medicine is widely used in South Africa. African traditional health practitioners treat patients who present with a variety of medical conditions, including oral health conditions. The aim ... -
An analysis of perceived leadership styles and levels of job satisfaction of sport administrators employed at tertiary institutions in South Africa.
(2007)The leadership role of sport administrators in South Africa is of prime importance as the local sports industry in South Africa is worth in excess of R2 billion annually. The most important variable in explaining sport ... -
Analysis of viral inhibitory activity of cytotoxic T. Lymphocytes targeting identical epitopes restricted by different class 1 HLA alleles from the same HLA supertype.
(2015)Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphism and the genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are the major obstacles for designing an effective HIV Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTLs) based vaccine. Interestingly, ... -
An analytical study investigating noise levels in neonatal intensive care units within the public sector in the eThekwini district.
(2018)Noise is a well-documented environmental stressor in the NICU and has emerged as a public health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate noise levels and identify contributing factors to the high noise levels, ... -
Annual costs incurred on managing adverse drug reactions attributable to fixed-dose combination Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) in an outpatient ARV clinic in Gauteng.
(2020)Objective The aim of the study is to identify adverse drug reactions attributable to tenofovir- and zidovudine-based fixed-dose combinations of highly active anti-retroviral therapy and, subsequently, to determine the ... -
Anthropometric characteristics and physiological performance variables of male and female junior hockey players in KwaZulu Natal.
(1997)Anthropometric measures, physiological variables and skills tests were performed on subjects selected from the provincial KwaZulu Natai Junior Hockey teams in South Africa. The main purpose of this study was to establish ... -
Anthropometric profile and physical performance of youth players and challenges in the Ethiopian football talent identification program.
(2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate the existing challenges that hinder the implementation of the talent identification program. Understand and develop basic standards to recruit talented young players based on ... -
Anti-diabetic and anti-dyslipidaemic effects of grapefruit juice.
Background Hypoglycaemic effects of grapefruit juice in diabetic rats have been previously reported. The mechanisms by which grapefruit juice lowers blood glucose are not known. This study aimed to investigate the ... -
Anti-diabetic and anti-dyslipidemic effects of Naringin.
(2015)The incidence of diabetes is expected to dramatically increase over the next decade. Dyslipidemia is the greatest risk factor of coronary heart diseases in patients with diabetes. Antidiabetic and anti-dyslipidemic effects ... -
Antibiotic prescribing in treatment of non-severe paediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia at Limbe Health Centre, Blantyre.
(2018)Introduction Pneumonia is one of the diseases with high child mortality worldwide. Appropriate antibiotic treatment is vital for treatment success and minimising emergence of antibiotic resistance. Adherence of prescribers ... -
Antibiotic prophylaxis in a primary level hospital : a medicines use evaluation to assess compliance in caesarean sections.
(2016)Introduction: Caesarean section births are the most important known common factor that has been linked with post-partum bacterial infections. According to the current Standard Treatment Guidelines, the prophylactic dose ... -
The antibiotic treatment of gram negative bacteremia-pharmacokinetics and dynamics.
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Antidiabetic and hepatoprotective effects of moringa oleifera leaf extras in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats.
(2018)Diabetes Mellitus is one of the major causes of degenerative diseases worldwide. Long term complications of diabetes include hepatic injury characterized by cirrhosis, inflammation, apoptosis, and microvascular and ...