Background: Illicit drug use among university students has been recognized as a global public health issue in recent years. It may lead to poor academic performance that in turn leads to poor productivity in their later ...

Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious communicable disease and the causative agent of the disease has over the years developed resistance to streamline chemotherapeutic agents with dire consequences and there is a need ...

Knowledge of evapotranspiration (ET) is essential for enhancing our understanding of the hydrological cycle, as well as for managing water resources, particularly in semi-arid regions. Remote sensing offers a comprehensive ...

The possibility for all babies to be born and remain HIV-negative for the first year of life is achievable in South Africa. HIV-positive mothers’ adherence to their antiretroviral medication is one of the crucial factors ...

The pandemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the most severe health challenge affecting children across the world. It is estimated that more than 90% of all HIV infections in children result from Mother-to-Child ...

Concern about overweight and obesity is growing worldwide, and more research to examine behaviours associated with the risk for increased weight in adult populations is needed. The aim of this study was to estimate ...

In the present work, entropy generation in the flow and heat transfer of couple stress fluid through an infinite inclined channel embedded in a saturated porous medium is presented. Due to the channel geometry, the asymmetrical ...

Wild fruits are commonly consumed in the rural communities of South Africa. The information on their nutritionally important fatty acids is,however,limited. Three wild fruit species,Diospyrosblancoi, Landolphia kirkii and ...

The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence, pattern, and social determinants of chronic conditions multimorbidity among chronic disease primary care patients in four Greater Mekong countries (Cambodia, Myanmar, ...

The objective was to analyse ‘facilitation of social support’ to contribute to its understanding. This followed data analysis of a qualitative study on experiences of expectant students, their close relatives and educators ...