• The performance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody point-of-care tests on oral fluid or whole blood and dried blood spot testing for HCV serology and viral load among individuals at higher risk for HCV in South Africa 

  Prabdial-Sing, Nishi; Gaelejwe, Lucinda; Makhathini, Lillian; Thaver, Jayendrie; Manamela, Morubula Jack; Malfeld, Susan; Spearman, C. Wendy; Sonderup, Mark; Scheibe, Andrew; Young, Katherine; Hausler, Harry; Puren, Adrian J. (Wiley Open Access, 2021-03)

  Background and Aims: To enhance screening and diagnosis in those at-risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV), efficient and improved sampling and testing is required. We investigated the performance of point-of-care (POC) tests ...
• The impact of stigma on treatment services for people with substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic—perspectives of NECPAM members 

  Dannatt, Lisa; Ransing, Ramdas; Calvey, Tanya; Scheibein, Florian; Saad, Noha Ahmed; Shirasaka, Tomohiro; Ramalho, Rodrigo; Pant, Sagun; Vadivel, Ramyadarshni; Siste, Kristiana; Stowe, M.J.; Kalita, Kamal Narayan; Boujraf, Said; Testa, Roberta; Arya, Sidharth; Morgan, Nirvana; Grandinetti, Paolo (Frontiers Media, 2021-03-02)

  Stigma is a mark of shame, disgrace, or disapproval which results in an individual being rejected, discriminated against, and excluded fromsociety (1). Stigma toward individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) affects ...
• Responding to COVID-19 : emerging practices in addiction medicine in 17 countries 

  Scheibein, Florian; Stowe, M.J.; Arya, Sidharth; Morgan, Nirvana; Shirasaka, Tomohiro; Grandinetti, Paolo; Saad, Noha Ahmed; Ghosh, Abhishek; Vadivel, Ramyadarshni; Ratta-apha, Woraphat; Pant, Sagun Ballav; Ransing, Ramdas; Ramalho, Rodrigo; Bruschi, Angelo; Maiti, Tanay; HA, Anne Yee; Delic, Mirjana; Jain, Shobhit; Peyron, Eric; Siste, Kristiana; Onoria, Joy; Boujraf, Said; Dannatt, Lisa; Schellekens, Arnt; Calvey, Tanya (Frontiers Media, 2021-03-12)

  Following the classification of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), countries were encouraged to implement urgent and aggressive actions to change the course of the ...
• The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa 

  Kruger, Annelet; Eales, O.O. (Owen); Jansen van Vuuren, Sanet (AOSIS, 2021-07-23)

  During the start of the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, two family physicians in Tshwane, South Africa, reviewed the people at high-risk within their Health Catchment Area. The largest ...
• Predicting mortality in trauma patients - a retrospective comparison of the performance of six scoring systems applied to polytrauma patients from the emergency centre of a South African central hospital 

  Milton, Maxime; Engelbrecht, Andreas; Geyser, M.M. (Mimi) (Elsevier, 2021-12)

  INTRODUCTION : Over 90% of trauma-related deaths worldwide, ensue in low- and middle-income countries. Multiple useful trauma scoring systems have been devised. Although validated in high-income countries, they cannot always ...
• A capability approach analysis of student perspectives of a medical consultation quality-improvement process 

  Louw, Jakobus Murray; Marcus, Tessa S.; Hugo, Johannes F.M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-04)

  BACKGROUND. Research shows that person-centredness declines during medical education. This study examines the underlying assumptions and effects of clinical associate training interventions on person-centred practice. ...
• A qualitative study of COVID-19 related reasons for delayed presentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic 

  Dreyer, Hanlie; De Oliveira, Katya; Lalloo, Vidya; Engelbrecht, Andreas (Elsevier, 2022-03)

  INTRODUCTION : In previous pandemics such as the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, it has been observed that patients with non-pandemic related complaints, delay their presentation to hospital. Similarly, delayed ...
• Do we assess what we set out to teach in obstetrics : an action research study 

  Adam, Sumaiya; Lubbe, J.C. (Irene); Van Rooyen, Marietjie (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-06)

  BACKGROUND: Medical education empowers students to transform theoretical knowledge into practice. Assessment of knowledge, skills and attitudes determines students' competency to practice. Assessment methods have been ...
• Do we assess what we set out to teach in obstetrics : an action research study 

  Adam, Sumaiya; Lubbe, J.C. (Irene); Van Rooyen, Marietjie (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-06)

  BACKGROUND. Medical education empowers students to transform theoretical knowledge into practice. Assessment of knowledge, skills and attitudes determines students’ competency to practice. Assessment methods have been ...
• Incorporating oral PrEP into standard prevention services for South African women : a nested interrupted time-series study 

  Donnell, Deborah; Beesham, Ivana; Welch, Julia D.; Heffron, Renee; Pleaner, Melanie; Kidoguchi, Lara; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Ahmed, Khatija; Baron, Deborah; Bukusi, Elizabeth A.; Louw, Cheryl; Mastro, Timothy D.; Smit, Jennifer; Batting, Joanne R.; Malahleha, Mookho; Bailey, Veronique C.; Beksinska, Mags; Rees, Helen; Baeten, Jared M. (Elsevier, 2021-08)

  BACKGROUND : As oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) becomes the standard of prevention globally, its potential effect on HIV incidence in clinical trials of new prevention interventions is unknown, particularly for trials ...
• Why is it important to correctly classify and report SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 deaths? 

  Ngcobo, Sanele; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Madela-Mntla, Edith (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-12)

  BACKGROUND : In a public health emergency such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, mortality surveillance is crucial, as it guides the public health response and serves as a measure of its effectiveness. ...
• Home delivery of medication as part of reducing congestion in primary healthcare in Tshwane District Health Services 

  Louw, Jakobus Murray; Rantloane, B.; Ngcobo, Sanele; Brey, Z.; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Basu, Debashis; Wishnia, J.; Christian, C.; Pitsi, M.; Makhudu, M.; Seane, S.; Lukhele, M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-08)

  BACKGROUND. Congestion at health facilities poses the risk of extensive spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) to patients at high risk for severe illness and death due to this infection. ...
• Learning person-centred consultation skills in clinical medicine : a randomised controlled case study 

  Louw, Jakobus Murray; Hugo, Johannes F.M. (AOSIS, 2020-07-06)

  BACKGROUND : Training institutions need to ensure that healthcare students learn the skills to conduct person-centred consultations. We studied changes in person-centred practice over time following a quality improvement ...
• Social media use by health professionals : to do or not to do? 

  Nkombua, Lushiku (AOSIS, 2020-01-28)

  In August 2019, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) released booklet 16, entitled Ethical Guidelines on Social Media.1 It is clearly stated in the booklet that healthcare professionals need to be aware ...
• Novel coronavirus pandemic : a clinical overview 

  Kaswa, Ramprakash; Govender, Indiran (AOSIS, 2020-06-26)

  The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emergent public health crisis threatening the current world health establishment. The SARS-Co-2 was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei ...
• A primary care approach to the management of arthritis 

  Rangiah, Selvandran; Govender, Indiran; Badat, Zakariya (AOSIS, 2020-02-17)

  Arthritis is a common condition seen frequently by family practitioners, and there are many types of arthritis. Management of arthritis depends largely on the specific type of arthritis that the patient suffers from. In ...
• An overview of the viral haemorrhagic fevers for the primary care doctor 

  Govender, Indiran; Maphasha, Olga M.; Rangiah, Selvandran (AOSIS, 2020-06-26)

  The viral haemorrhagic fevers are infectious diseases that often cause life-threatening illnesses. These diseases are common in the tropical areas of the world, and travel history to an endemic area together with recognising ...
• Trends in practice intentions and preferences of clinical associate students : implications for training and health services in South Africa 

  Moodley, Saiendhra Vasudevan; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Louw, Melanie; Hugo, Johannes F.M. (AOSIS, 2020-02-06)

  BACKGROUND : The University of Pretoria (UP) had its first intake of Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP) students in 2009. The objectives of this study were to examine the trends in geographical practice intentions ...
• Police as advocates for harm reduction during COVID-19 lockdown in Durban : shifting the dominant narrative 

  Marks, Monique; Wilson, Michael; Shelly, Shaun (Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa, 2020)

  Law enforcement officers have come under serious scrutiny during the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa. This was particularly true during level 5 lockdown when the role of the security services was to ensure adherence ...
• Sexually transmitted infections among women randomised to depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device or a levonorgestrel implant 

  Deese, Jennifer; Philip, Neena; Lind, Margaret; Ahmed, Khatija; Batting, Joanne; Beksinska, Mags; Edward, Vinodh A.; Louw, Cheryl; Onono, Maricianah; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Smit, Jennifer A.; Baeten, Jared M.; Donnell, Deborah; Mastro, Timothy D.; Mugo, Nelly R.; Nanda, Kavita; Rees, Helen; Morrison, Charles (BMJ Publishing Group Group, 2021-06)

  OBJECTIVES : Reproductive aged women are at risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Understanding drivers of STI acquisition, including any association with widely used contraceptives, could help us ...

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