Influences of Western Cape community service doctors' choice regarding public, rural practice [0.03%]
西方开普省社区服务医生选择公共部门及农村医疗的影响因素分析
Tamryn J Baytopp,Vanessa Lomas-Marais,Ts&#x;epo Motsohi
Tamryn J Baytopp
Background: Staff shortages in rural areas have led to unequal healthcare access in South Africa. The compulsory community service programme aims to address this disparity; but to be effective, it must encourage doctors ...
Keshena Naidoo,Sharlene Parasnath
Keshena Naidoo
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of blood disorders affecting the bone marrow resulting in cytopenia, blood cell dysplasia and an increased risk of progressing to acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Myelodysplastic syndromes are more ...
Indiran Govender,Olukayode A Adeleke,Lusayn L Govender et al.
Indiran Govender et al.
Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies in South Africa cost women, government and families enormous physical, emotional and socioeconomic stress. These are further aggravated by the high rate of sexual assault cases in South Africa. In a settin...
A rationale and framework for sharing mindfulness in trauma-dense communities in South Africa [0.03%]
在南非创伤密集型社区中分享正念的依据和框架
Simon Whitesman
Simon Whitesman
Mindfulness has its historical roots in the teachings of the Buddha. The core of these teachings addresses the causes and relief of human suffering. It is a way of being with experience, through awareness of the present moment, in service o...
Post-exposure prophylaxis for sexual assault victim-survivors: Guidelines and best practices [0.03%]
针对性侵犯受害者的暴露后预防：指南和最佳实践
Mergan Naidoo,Ramprakash Kaswa,Indiran Govender
Mergan Naidoo
This study addresses the importance of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the context of sexual assault. Post-exposure prophylaxis serves as a critical intervention to reduce the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and u...
Louis S Jenkins
Louis S Jenkins
Workplace-based assessment is increasingly crucial in the postgraduate training of specialists in South Africa, including for family physicians. A portfolio of learning allows a structured, flexible way to present evidence of learning. Port...
Physical activity in rehabilitation practice: Policy, infrastructure and development perspectives [0.03%]
康复实践中的体育活动：政策、基础设施和发展展望
Onika Makaula,Ntandoyenkosi L Msomi,Andrew J Ross
Onika Makaula
Background: Integrating physical activity (PA) into rehabilitation practice is critical for promoting patient recovery and high quality of life. However, policy gaps, infrastructure constraints and resource limitations o...
An approach to heart failure for the public-sector primary care clinician [0.03%]
公立基层医疗临床医生的心力衰竭诊疗方法
Liezel Rossouw,Anthony S Lachman,Klaus B Von Pressentin
Liezel Rossouw
Heart failure poses a significant global health challenge, with a considerable burden in Africa, where the annual mortality rate stands at 34%, twice the global average. Patients suffering from acute heart failure occupy numerous beds at th...
Implementing active surveillance for tuberculosis: A quality improvement project [0.03%]
结核病主动监测的质量改善项目
Febisola I Ajudua,Robert Mash
Febisola I Ajudua
Background: South Africa is a high tuberculosis (TB)-burden country with the worst multidrug-resistant TB (MDRTB) epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. The recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) in high TB-burd...
The competency of nurses in basic life support at district hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa [0.03%]
南非开普敦地区医院护士基础生命支持能力的调查
George R Mahembe,Robert Mash
George R Mahembe
Background: Cardiac arrest (CA) is a leading cause of mortality, and survival rates are low; however, basic life support (BLS) can improve these rates. Nurses play a crucial role in the prevention, recognition, and respo...