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Career plans of final-year medical students in South Africa

Author: de Vries, Elmien ; Irlam, James Date: 2010 There is strong international evidence that students of rural origin, and those who intend to practise rural medicine, are more likely to practise in rural settings after graduation.2 The purpose of this study was to survey final-year medical ... Read more
Developing indicators for Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Primary Health Care Approach in Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town using a DELPHI method

Author: Datay, Mohammed Ishaaq Date: 2021 Background The University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences (UCT FHS) adopted the Primary Health Care (PHC) approach as its lead theme for teaching, research, and clinical service in1994 Aim To develop indicators to monitor and evaluate ... Read more
The epidemiology and diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis at a district hospital in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa : a retrospective audit of clinical practice

Author: Padayachee, Samantha Date: 2007 TB was declared a priority disease in South Africa ten years ago. Despite efforts to manage this illness, South Africa ranks as one of 22 high burden countries globally. TB is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, but much ... Read more
Health sciences undergraduate education at University of Cape Town: a story of transformation

Author: Hartman, Nadia ; Kathard, Harsha ; Perez, Gonda ; Reid, Steve ; Irlam, James ; Gunston, Geney D ; Janse van Rensburg, Vicki ; Burch, Vanessa ; Duncan, Madeleine ; Hellenberg, Derek ; Van Rooyen, Ian ; Smouse, Mantoa ; Sikakane, Cynthia N ; Badenhorst, Elmi ; Ige, B Date: 2012 Undergraduate education and training in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town has become socially responsive. A story of transformation that is consonant with wider societal developments since the 1994 democratic ... Read more c b n
A household survey of maternal and child health in the Mount Frere Health District, Eastern Cape

Author: Irlam, James Date: 1998 A cross-sectional household survey of maternal and child health was conducted in the Mount Frere health district of the Eastern Cape in August / September 1997. The aim was to describe key aspects of maternal and child health to inform the ... Read more
Nutrition counseling in adults infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus : a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Author: Koech, Joyce Date: 2006 [Background] HIV-infected individuals may be at nutritional risk at any point in the course of their illness. Nutrition counselling has been found to be an important intervention for maintaining and improving nutritional status in HIV infection. ... Read more
A review of University of the Witwatersrand medical students' community-based health promotion service learning projects in South Africa

Author: Mothoagae, Gaolatlhe Date: 2013 The purpose of this study was to review past SL projects that have been implemented by GEMP 1 and 2 students, in order to inform the future planning and conduct of the SL programme in the faculty. A document review of all available Power Point ... Read more
A systematic review of existing national priorities for child health research in sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Swingler, George ; Irlam, James ; Macharia, William ; Tietche, Felix ; Meremikwu, Martin Date: 2005 BACKGROUND:We systematically reviewed existing national child health research priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the processes used to determine them. METHODS: Collaborators from a purposive sample of 20 WHO-AFRO Region countries, assisted ... Read more c b