• A case of severe endogenous endophthalmitis with orbital cellulitis post Covid-19 

  Letsoalo, Herold L.; Mathebula, Solani D. (AOSIS, 2022)

  Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel pandemic viral illness which may lead to severe respiratory diseases. However, its ophthalmic manifestations are still not well understood. There could be serious complications ...
• Review of the commonly used colour vision testing methods 

  Mathebula, S. D . (SA Ophthalmology Journal, 2022)

  Colour is an extremely important component of the information that people gather with their eyes. Most people use colour so automatically that they fail to appreciate how important it is in daily activity. Colour vision ...
• Repurposing antiviral phytochemicals from the leaf extracts of Spondias mombin (Linn) towards the identifcation of potential SARSCOV‑2 inhibitors 

  Boadu, Akwasi; Agoni, Clement; Karpoormath, Rajshekhar; Soliman, Mahmoud; Nlooto, Manimbulu (Scientifc Reports, 2022)

  Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a pneumonia-like disease with a pattern of acute respiratory symptoms, currently remains a significant public health concern causing tremendous human suffering. ...
• Interexaminer reproducibility for subjective refractions for an ametropic participant 

  Mathebula, Solani David; Rubin, Alan (BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2022)

  Objective To investigate interexaminer reproducibility of non-cycloplegic subjective refractions. Subjective refractions are frequently determined, and it is important to know whether differences in refractive state ...
• Latest developments on meibomian gland dysfunction: diagnosis, treatment and management 

  Mathebula, Solani D (AOSIS, 2022)

  Background: Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the leading causes of evaporative dry eye disease and one of the most common ophthalmic conditions found in clinical practice. Meibomian gland dysfunction tends to ...
• The evaluation of cytotoxic effects, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity and combination effect of Viscum rotundifolium and Mystroxylon aethiopicum 

  Malada, Patience M.; Mogashoa, Mary M.; Masoko, Peter (Elsevier B.V. on behalf of SAAB., 2022)

  The high rate of infections and antibiotic resistance causes serious difficulties to the healthcare system. Therefore there is a need to develop new antimicrobial agents with little side effects. The aim of the study was ...
• Assessment of reliability and validity of a nursing tool used to examine knowledge, attitude, and practices of professional nurses in writing nursing care plans at a teaching hospital in Gauteng Province, South Africa 

  Lodi, Louisa M.; Randa, Moreoagae B.; Ntuli, Samuel T.; Matlala, Sogo F. (Bentham Science Publisher, 2023)

  Background: A nursing care plan is a guideline developed for a patient's needs. A well-documented care plan provides holistic patient-centred care and includes assessing, evaluating, and administering a variety of ...
• Factors associated with COVID-19 inpatient mortality cases within 24 hours in South Africa 

  Mphekgwana, P. M.; Sono-Setati, M. E.; Tshitangano, T. G.; Matlala, S. F.; Ramalivhana, N. J. (SAMJ, 2023)

  Background. African countries with limited healthcare capacity are particularly vulnerable to the novel coronavirus (COVID‑19). The pandemic has left health systems short on resources to safely manage patients and protect ...
• An assessment of traditional birth attendants as an untapped human resource to help sustain the health system in South Africa 

  Matlala, Sogo France (ISDS, 2023)

  The purpose of this study is to explore motivations and experiences of women who became traditional birth attendants in South Africa. The study was designed to clarify some potential advantages of their integration into ...
• Heroic actions by sports personalities, clubs and associations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic 

  Matlala, Sogo France (2022)

  This chapter focuses on the philanthropic, educational and socially responsible responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by sports personalities and sporting bodies in the African context. The chapter contributes to knowledge ...
• A health promotion approach to emergency management : effective community engagement strategies from five cases 

  Corbin, J. Hope; Oyene, Ukam Ebe; Manoncourt, Erma; Onya, Hans; Kwamboka, Metrine; Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Mary; Sørensen, Kristine; Mweemba, Oliver; Barry, Margaret M.; Munodawafa, Davison; Bayugo, Yolanda V.; Huda, Qudsia; Moran, Tomas; Omoleke, Semeeh Akinwale; Spencer-Walters, Dayo; Van den Broucke, Stephan (Oxford University Press, 2021)

  Community engagement is crucial for controlling disease outbreak and mitigating natural and industrial disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic has reconfirmed the need to elevate community engagement to build equity, trust and ...
• Association between cardiometabolic health and objectively-measured, free-living sleep parameters : a pilot study in a rural African setting 

  Cook, Ian.; Mohlabe, Matlawa; Makgopa, Herbert Mabalane (BMC Public Health, 2021)

  Objectives: To investigate the relationship between objectively-measured, free-living sleep quantity and quality, and cardiometabolic health, in a rural African setting in 139 adults (≥40 years, female: n = 99, male: n = ...
• Transitioning to a life with disability in rural South Africa : a qualitative study 

  Sadiki, M. Christinah; Watermeyer, Brian; Abrahams, Nina T. (AOSIS, 2021)

  Background: Adjustment to the onset of disability has complex reverberations relating to both socially engendered disadvantage and the realities of functional limitation. Pre-existing ways of understanding disability can ...
• Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of tobacco and alcohol use in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged adults 

  Boua, Palwende Romuald; Soo, Cassandra Claire; Debpuur, Cornelius; Maposa, Innocent; Nkoana, Shai; Mohamed, Shukri F.; Choma, Solomon; Oduro, Abraham; Asiki, Gershim; Micklesfield, Lisa K.; Gómez-Olivé, Francesc Xavier; Sorgho, Hermann; Mall, Sumaya; Ramsay, Michèle (BMC Public Health, 2021)

  Background: Substance misuse is a global public health problem. In addition to social and economic concerns, consumption of tobacco and alcohol is associated with susceptibility to cardiovascular, respiratory, and ...
• Provision of care to the people with HIV : voices of professional nurses in the public hospitals of Limpopo Province, South Africa 

  Moshidi, Maria Lebeko; Malema, Rambelani Nancy; Muthelo, Livhuwani; Mothiba, Tebogo Maria (MDIP, 2021)

  The battle against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic are still raging in South Africa (SA) despite all the preventive strategies implemented via the five-year ...
• Outpatients’ satisfaction with healthcare services received at a district hospital in Botswana 

  Khuwa, Zibo K.; Matlala, Sogo F.; Ntuli, Thembelihle S. (2022)

  SUMMARY Objectives: To investigate patient satisfaction regarding healthcare services at a district hospital. The research ques-tion was: what is the level of patient satisfaction regarding service delivery? Design: An ...
• “They shouted at me to discontinue exclusive breastfeeding”: narratives of mothers in Limpopo Province of South Africa as they grabble with exclusive breastfeeding 

  Maponya, Nyabana Martha; Matlala, Sogo France (Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2022)

  Objective: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life is an internationally recognised practice that promotes maternal and child health. Mothers and theirinfantsreap health and socioeconomic ...
• Risk factors for hypertension in hospitalised patient mortality with laboratory‐confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 : a population‐based study in Limpopo Province, South Africa 

  Mphekgwana, Peter M.; Matlala, Sogo F.; Tshitangano, Takalani G.; Ramalivhana, Naledzani J.; Sono-Setati, Musa E. (MDPI, 2022)

  The coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic has recently impacted and destabilised the global community. The healthcare systems of many countries have been reported to be partially or entirely interrupted. More than half ...
• Health system- and patient-related factors associated with COVID-19 mortality among hospitalized patients in Limpopo Province of South Africa’s public hospitals 

  Sono-Setati, Musa E.; Mphekgwana, Peter M.; Mabila, Linneth N.; Mbombi, Masenyani O.; Muthelo, Livhuwani; Matlala, Sogo F.; Tshitangano, Takalani G.; Ramalivhana, Naledzani J. (MDPI, 2022)

  South Africa has recorded the highest COVID-19 morbidity and mortality compared to other African regions. Several authors have linked the least amount of death in African countries with under-reporting due to poor health ...
• Epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 inpatient deaths during the first and second waves in Limpopo Province, South Africa 

  Tshitangano, Takalani G.; Setati, Musa E.; Mphekgwana, Peter M.; Ramalivhana, Naledzani J.; Matlala, Sogo F. (MDPI, 2022)

  Abstract: More COVID-19 inpatient deaths occurred during the second wave when compared to the first wave in South Africa in both the public and private sectors. This study describes the characteristics of 969 COVID-19 ...

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