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Designing the concept for a mobile health solution to educate female scholars residing in a low-to-middle income socio economic setting in Cape Town about HPV and its vaccine

Author: Oliver, Kedebone Date: 2022 Introduction Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in South African women and fourth most common in women worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the causative agent of 90% of cervical cancers. It can be prevented, ... Read more
Developing a mHealth-based portable ultrasound platform for breast cancer screening

Author: Musasizi, Racheal Date: 2021 Background Breast cancer is amongst the 10 most common cancers globally. The disease burden is increasing rapidly in Sub-Saharan African countries, where women living in rural and or remote areas are particularly prone to be diagnosed with ... Read more
The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol

Author: Fortuin, Jill ; Salie, Faatiema ; Abdullahi, Leila H ; Douglas, Tania S Date: 25 Nov 2016 Background: Mobile health (mHealth) has been described as a health enabling tool that impacts positively on the health system in terms of improved access, quality and cost of health care. The proposed systematic review will examine the impact ... Read more c b
Impact of the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) in safety management at healthcare organisations

Author: Wessels, Maatje Date: 2021 Patient safety events are likely to be one of the ten leading causes of death and disability in the world (World Health Organization, 2020). To manage safety, healthcare organisations have traditionally focused on identifying failures, ... Read more
Improving diabetes management of pregnant women in under-served communities of South Africa by using a mobile phone

Author: Arbi, Shameela Date: 2021 Background Diabetes has been reported as being the tenth leading cause of death in South Africa, and can affect a person's livelihood, productivity and physical ability. In particular, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects 7-10% of ... Read more
Nanomedicine for drug delivery in South Africa: a protocol for systematic review

Author: Saidi, Trust ; Fortuin, Jill ; Douglas, Tania S Date: 06 Oct 2018 Background: The emergence of nanomedicine in the past decade has changed the landscape of disease diagnosis and treatment. Nanomedicine makes use of nanostructures for applications in different fields of medicine, including drug delivery, ... Read more
The Effect and Potential of Digital Health in The Cycle of Care in Tuberculosis Patients from Low and Middle-income Countries

Author: le Roux, Jacobus Johannes Date: 2021 Background LMICs account for approximately 87% of all new TB cases. Effective TB management is vital if the global end TB goals are to be achieved by 2035. The role of digital health (DH) interventions in achieving these goals are pertinent. ... Read more
The impact of mHealth on adolescent global health outcomes: A scoping review of mHealth initiatives

Author: Patientia, Ramonde Fiona Date: 2018 Negative health behaviour during the period of adolescence contributes to the global burden of mortality, chronic disease, and preventable disability from physical injury. It is therefore essential to encourage positive health behaviour such ... Read more