Risks and outcomes for enteral nutrition among adults with dysphagia at a tertiary level hospital in South Africa by Kenny, Nicoll

“…High rates of mortality are reported in international literature, in patients following the placement of long term enteral nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). …”
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Patterns and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding duration among women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa by Nguyen, Kelly Khanhduong

“…Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the international gold standard for infant feeding in the first 4-6 months of life. …”
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A survey of knowledge in the case management of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children under the age of 5 years, amongst doctors and clinical nurse practitioners (CNPS) in... by Opedun, David

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge of Doctors and Clinical Nurse Practitioners (CNPs) with regard to the case management of ARI in children under the age of 5 years in the Khayelitsha District of Western Cape Province. METHODS: The study was a descriptive survey of all the doctors and CNPs in Khayelitsha district. …”
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Environmental risk factors for asthma in 13-14 year old African children by Ayuk, Adaeze Chikaodinaka

“…METHODS: A population based cross-sectional study of children aged 13-14 years from 10 African centres who participated in ISAAC III from randomly selected schools. …”
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Coagulopathy in severe, isolated traumatic brain injury: A prevalence study by Lawrie, Ruchi

“…The secondary outcome was to note any difference in the prevalence of detected coagulopathy between blunt and penetrating TBI. Methods: This is a prospective observational study of fifty patients with severe, isolated TBI (AIS head >3, AIS body <3), presenting to, or were referred to Groote Schuur Hospital. …”
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Exploring the capital investment practice of mining corporations in Namibia by Iiyambo, Hilma Naleshemunyenga

“…Namibia is a country rich in minerals, and this has attracted both national and international investors to the mining industry in the country. …”
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Professionalism in medicine in South Africa - a focus on medical students and their educators by Olckers, Lorna

“…The research was framed within an interpretive theoretical paradigm in order to illuminate issues of context, difference and power. Qualitative methods, specifically focus groups and individual interviews, were used with participants including medical students studying at UCT, interns who had graduated from UCT, and educators from within the university. …”
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An investigation of stress experienced by caregivers of children with intellectual disability in a Western Cape Province population by Strachan, Sarah-Jessica

“…To compare the nature and extent of self-reported stress and demographic and child variables associated with stress in carers of children with intellectual disability with the same measures reported by carers whose children are developing typically. Methods: This was a purposive, descriptive analytical study. …”
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A retrospective description of primary immunodeficiency diseases at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1975 – 2017 by Moodley, Sashmi

“…To describe the spectrum of PIDs at a tertiary paediatric hospital. Methods. A retrospective descriptive study of PIDs diagnosed at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa between 1975 and 2017 was undertaken. …”
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A retrospective description of primary immunodeficiency diseases at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1975 – 2017 by Moodley, Sashmi

“…To describe the spectrum of PIDs at a tertiary paediatric hospital. Methods. A retrospective descriptive study of PIDs diagnosed at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa between 1975 and 2017 was undertaken. …”
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Predictors of difficult intubation in obstetric cohort of patients: an analysis of the prospective obstetric airway management registry (OBAMR) (substudy – R025/2018) by Burger, Adrian

“…The incidence of hypoxaemia was 25.8% for interns, compared with 8.0 % for consultant anaesthesiologists (p=0.005). …”
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Investigation of Copy Number Variation in South African Patients with Congenital Heart Defects by Saacks, Nicole Aimee

“…To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the genetic basis of CHD in a South African cohort. Methods: The study cohort included 105 patients presenting to the cardiac clinics at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital with non-syndromic isolated CHD (n = 76), nonsyndromic CHD with additional extra-cardiac anomalies (n = 17), and positive controls with syndromic CHD (n = 12). …”
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Career construction and support of D/deaf high school learners in the Eastern Cape Province by Stemela, Unati

“…The data was collected using multiple methods: focus group discussions, individual interviews and document reviews. …”
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Medical complications during a community-based mass participation endurance running event – an investigation of the epidemiology and risk factors associated with medical complicati... by Schwabe, Karen

“…Study 4: 15 778 race entrants Methods: Study 1: In all 4 years, race day medical complications were recorded and subdivided by severity (serious life-threatening/death), organ system and final diagnosis. …”
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The effect of inspiratory muscle training on clinical outcomes and health-related quality of life in children with neuromuscular disease and respiratory muscle weakness. by Human, Anri

“…Results: i) South African physiotherapists (n=64) reported being aware of international clinical practice recommendations, however they favoured manual airway clearance techniques. …”
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Drop-out of children with end stage kidney failure from chronic Peritoneal dialysis and associated factors; a ten year review at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH)... by Aujo, Judith Caroline

“…Objectives: To describe the rate of drop-out of children with ESKD from chronic PD, the timing and factors associated with this drop-out at RCWMCH. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study, carried out in the renal ward, E2, of RCWMCH in Cape Town. …”
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A multi-state model of treatment states in an antiretroviral treatment programme cohort in Cape Town by Moolla, Haroon

“…The primary objective is to estimate the rate at which ART is interrupted and the rate at which ART is resumed after an interruption. Methods We fitted a multi-state model to data from the Khayelitsha cohort of the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS. …”
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Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA): policies, regulations, laws and institutions required for development by Nagu, Yakubu

“…The study combined doctrinal research with empirical methods that utilised semi-structured interviews with public and private sector stakeholders from the three countries. …”
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Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA): policies, regulations, laws and institutions required for development by Nagu, Yakubu

“…The study combined doctrinal research with empirical methods that utilised semi-structured interviews with public and private sector stakeholders from the three countries. …”
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One-year retrospective analysis of red cell concentrate requisition and utilization practices at Regional and District hospitals with no blood bank on-site, Metro West Cape Town, S... by Chiu, Chian-Jia

“…This scarcity of resources also renders the intervention studies needed to improve blood utilisation and PBM particularly difficult. Material and Methods: A 12-month retrospective and comparative study investigating RCC usage across a hospital with a blood bank on-site (H-BBOS) or H-NBBOS and the various specialities, in Metro West Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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