Background: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to global
health, primarily driven by inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing practices. This study
aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Antimicrobial ...
Background: Acral melanocytic nevi (AMN) of volar skin are common in Asians, Africans, Caucasians and Indians. Some cutaneous melanomas arise from AMN, and it is difficult to determine which nevus will become malignant ...
Background Children under the age of five are frequently treated with herbal remedies, a grim reality that can occasionally be lethal. Although herbal therapies are widely regarded as safe treatments, their effectiveness ...
Background and aim: Misdiagnosing and mismanaging accommodative and vergence anomalies can result in patients experiencing a poor quality of life due to poor visual status, particularly in the paediatric population. As a ...
Background: The aim of this study is to determine challenges faced by teachers when teaching learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Special Schools in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province.
Objectives: The study ...
Introduction: Both adverse drug reactions and hypertension pose a threat to global public health. Underreporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by patients and healthcare professionals is still a major challenge to ...
Background: Obstetric emergencies are life threatening emergencies that require midwives to have adequate knowledge, skills, resources and support from the management team. The lack in one or more of these components ...
Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a critical global health challenge, posing risks to patient safety and increasing healthcare costs. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs are vital for reducing ...
Background Autism spectrum disorder has a negative impact on the fathers of children with ASD as they come across several challenges while raising their children with ASD, which include stress, financial problems, and ...
Introduction: Pharmacists are medication experts who play various significant roles in the provision of proper mental health care. Community pharmacists are usually either the first point of contact for the patient seeking ...
The study aimed to determine the knowledge of pregnant women diagnosed with hypertensive disorders regarding treatment and self-care at a selected hospital in Limpopo, South Africa. A quantitative research approach and a ...
Background Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are infections caused by the presence of viable microorganisms in the bloodstream and are an essential cause of morbidity and mortality, especially among immunocompromised individuals. ...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects various organs in the body (Kharroubi, 2015), including the lungs. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a slowly progressing condition that generally results in a gradual decline ...
Background: The emergence of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
causative agent identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus type 2
(SARS-CoV-2), in late 2019 in Wuhan City, has led to a global ...
Background Cervical cancer remains a significant health issue worldwide, despite the availability of effective screening methods. The Health Department of South Africa provided a nationwide program for screening cervical ...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) maintains its position as the leading global infectious disease, and South Africa is among the countries most affected by drug-resistant strains. The situation of tuberculosis is exacerbated ...
Background: The Road to Health Booklet (RtHB) is critical for children's health, development, and growth, because children aged 5 and younger are vulnerable to malnutrition and infectious diseases. RtHB provides health ...
Background
Globally, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus continues to pose a serious threat to
public health. particularly in South Africa, where socioeconomic factors are linked to
the prevalence of infection. This study ...
Introduction and background: Overcrowding in the health facilities has impacted the quality of health services that is rendered to patients. Different strategies aiming to reduce the number of patients at health facilities ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors amongst chronic psychiatric patients at Thabamoopo Hospital. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study which involved ...