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Theses and Dissertations (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12-04)Background There is a shortage of the human resources needed to deliver mental health services in South Africa. Clinical associates are possibly an under-utilised resource in mental health task sharing approaches in South ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue in South Africa that has burdened health systems for decades. The past decade has seen progress in the management of this disease. However, the advent of the coronavirus ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-30)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are weather-sensitive diseases that are regarded as a cause of premature death globally. As much as 85% of NCDs occur in low- and middle-income ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12-14)Introduction: First-year Clinical Associate (ClinA) students face more challenges than the average first-year student as they are educated in decentralised healthcare facilities predominantly in rural areas, where institutional ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12-15)In this thesis, Discrete choice experiments in medical education: the role of management, health economics and research, the candidate utilised the stated preference technique—discrete choice experiment — to elicit the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-01-30)The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of adding house screening to long-lasting insecticide-treated net (LLINs) use on malaria vector densities and malaria transmission potential in rural southeast Zambia. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The quality of drinking water is a global concern. The increase in ineffective Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) and increased human activity contribute to water pollution, resulting in adverse health effects in various ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Clean air is a human right and a condition for healthy living, but air pollution remains a global concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated the detrimental health effects of air pollution, equating the effects ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-06-20)Introduction: In settings with limited access to laboratory diagnostic services, point-of-care (POC) testing offers a suitable alternative for diagnosing COVID-19. We conducted a scoping review to guide the objectives of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Waterborne diarrheal diseases are a public health problem in developing countries including Zambia. Despite implementing various interventions, the diseases have persisted in Zambia. This study aimed to develop a framework ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-11)The global commitment by governments throughout the world to scaling up access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in response to the crisis imposed by the HIV epidemic has resulted in a large number of people living with Human ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation is highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.1 while Target 6.3 addresses the release of hazardous chemicals into water sources. Pharmaceuticals ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Background: Tuberculosis is a curable disease. The challenge faced by many TB control programmes around the world is treatment non-compliance. Patients who default their treatment are at risk of clinical deterioration and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Conclusions: ART initiation is very important for HIV positive women both for their own health and for prevention HIV transmission to their children. This study found that ART initiation among eligible pregnant women in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Background Tobacco control is a public health concern. By 2020, it is estimated that seven out of every 10 people killed by smoking will be from developing countries. Smoking ranked third after unsafe sex/sexually ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Background: Air pollution is one of the major problems being faced by most of the big and industrial cities of the world and has become a major environmental threat over the last few years. This environmental threat has ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Introuction: The sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region is making progress in its contraceptive policies that allow for the provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC). Despite this, the overall utilisation of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-07-07)The study aim was to develop and implement a novel integrated approach for engineered nanoparticles risk assessment using several health risk assessment frameworks. The study managed to apply a physiologically based ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Even though there is substantial literature on studies which pool survey data, it is still not clear which are the most efficient methodologies for pooling data from different surveys. For example, it is important to know ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Background The patterns and predictors of mortality in patients receiving combination ART (cART) in the South African military are unknown. Although predictors of early mortality have been described in southern Africa, ...
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