Ethnic specific associations between body composition and metabolic risk and the role of sex hormones and aromatase among black and white South African women by Tootla, Mehreen

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Genetics of age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt disease in South African populations by Baard, Johannes

“…This study investigates the genetic factors underlying macular degeneration (MD) in our study cohort comprising various South African ethnolinguistic groups with particular focus on disease in juvenile and elderly indigenous Africans. Materials and Methods: For the STGD part of the study, sequencing of the entire ABCA4 coding and splice region (comprising 50 amplicons) was performed in three African STGD patients who were representative of three common haplotypes identified within the larger cohort of 36 patients . …”
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Mopane worm use, livelihoods and environmental change in Limpopo Province, South Africa by Sekonya, James George

“…The study employed qualitative methods to collect data and included semi-structured household and key informant interviews. …”
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Prevalence of anxiety disorders among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) and experiencing neuropathic pain who attend clinics in Nkomazi Sub-District by Ochan, Walter O

“…Three out of 34 facilities were sampled for the study and participants were recruited and interviewed for a month in April 2013. …”
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APOE, PCSK9, and CETP genetic variants as potential biomarkers of dyslipidaemia in black South Africans with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Evans, Jonathan

“…Lipid profiles were determined by enzymatic methods. DNA was genotyped for APOE, PCSK9, and CETP variants using PCRRFLP and Sanger sequencing. …”
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Assessment of airway compression on chest radiographs in children with pulmonary tuberculosis by Richter-Joubert, Lisel

“…Study rationale: Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children relies heavily on chest radiography as sputum samples are difficult to obtain and only yield positive results in 30-74% of children treated for PTB. …”
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Evaluation of diagnostic advances in Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis; the automated xpert MTB/RIF assay by Held, Michael

“…The overarching hypothesis was that Xpert is more accurate and would provide results faster than the gold standard for musculoskeletal TB, and that it would have a higher yield in HIV infected patients, adult patients, and patients with spinal disease. Methods Prospective studies of patients with suspected musculoskeletal TB, at the tertiary care hospitals Groote Schuur and Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, were undertaken from June 2013 to March 2015. …”
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A deep learning algorithm for contour detection in synthetic 2D biplanar X-ray images of the scapula: towards improved 3D reconstruction of the scapula by Namayega, Catherine

“…The results from the latter approach signal a need to explore contour matching methods to obtain more corresponding points in order to improve the scapula 3D reconstruction using landmark-constrained model fitting.…”
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Epidemiology of pertussis in children hospitalised with respiratory tract infection by Muloiwa, Rudzani

“…LRTI are now commonly known to be associated with identification of multiple organisms in respiratory samples, this study aimed to also look at organisms that are detected with Bordetella pertussis; and investigate whether this association was in any way associated with severe disease or negative outcomes. …”
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Knowledge of South African anaesthesia registrars of the theory and practice of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section by Ras, Willem

“…Subgroup comparisons within demographic 8 categories were performed using non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney-U test for two independent samples and the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance test for multiple independent groups). …”
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Common Mental Disorders Among Adolescents Accessing HIV Treatment In Cape Town, South Africa by Mtukushe, Bulelwa

“…Specific objectives: Specific objectives included, assessing the CMD among adolescents accessing ARV treatment; and determining factors associated with CMD among adolescents accessing HIV treatment. Methods: 121 Participants were recruited into the study through convenience sampling and interviewed. …”
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Common Mental Disorders Among Adolescents Accessing HIV Treatment In Cape Town, South Africa by Mtukushe, Bulelwa

“…Specific objectives: Specific objectives included, assessing the CMD among adolescents accessing ARV treatment; and determining factors associated with CMD among adolescents accessing HIV treatment. Methods: 121 Participants were recruited into the study through convenience sampling and interviewed. …”
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The perceptions of private health insurance administrator senior managers about the National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa, Cape Town by Mxoli, Nonkqubela

“…This was followed by individual interviews with the senior managers, using a topic guide with pre-determined semi-structured questions. A purposive sampling technique was used to identify and select appropriate participants. …”
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Interaction between host genetics and drug therapy in influencing gut bacterial diversity by Magadze, Mulalo

“…Genetic polymorphisms in fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2), Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 (NCAM1), Shroom Family Member 3 (SHROOM3), Vitamin D receptor (VDR) and Lactase (LCT) were characterised and evaluated on their role on microbiome profiles and how this affected drug responses. Methods: Six hundred and forty-seven (n=647) African adults were recruited from Zimbabwe and blood for DNA extraction, stool samples for microbiome analysis and plasma for drug analyses were obtained. …”
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The utility of process evaluation : understanding HIV/AIDS prevention programmes by Reed, Jenny

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