• Knowledge, practices and adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures by community members in the Phalombe District Malawi : a cross-sectional qualitative study 

  Tshotetsi, Lumbani; Hajison, Precious; Jella, Chimwemwe D.; Mpachika-Mfipa, Felistas; Chimatiro, Chancy S. (Sage, 2024)

  BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic has strained already struggling health systems in low- and middle-income countries such as Malawi. To slow the spread of the virus, the World Health Organization recommended non-pharmaceutical ...
• The psychological impact of COVID-19 on frontline doctors in Tshwane public hospitals 

  Duffton, Juliet D.; Heystek, Marthinus J.; Engelbrecht, Andreas; Rajan, Suma; Du Toit, Renier A. (AOSIS, 2023-12)

  BACKGROUND : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic placed immense pressure on frontline doctors. Burnout is a psychological syndrome that develops in response to chronic work stress. It consists of emotional ...
• The use of point-of-care ultrasound in Tshwane public and private sector emergency units 

  Hurribunce, Nirvika; Lalloo, Vidya; Prozesky, Benjamin V.; Human, Rule; Prozesky, Detlef R.; Geyser, M.M. (Mimi); Engelbrecht, Andreas (AOSIS, 2023-09-05)

  BACKGROUND : The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an essential skill in the practice of emergency medicine (EM), with benefit to patient care by improving diagnostic accuracy. Despite this, there exists little ...
• Methadone use for acute opioid withdrawal in Tshwane shelters during the COVID-19 lockdown 

  Siemens, Jo-Marie A.; Bhoora, Urvisha; Janse van Rensburg, Michelle (AOSIS, 2023-09-05)

  BACKGROUND : Temporary shelters were established for street-based people during the national level 5 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. However, street-based substance users’ need to access substances was not ...
• Prevalence of comorbid disease and associated risk factors among homeless people living in temporary shelters during the COVID-19 lockdown in Tshwane, South Africa 

  Phiri, T.V.; Gloeck, Natasha; Musekiwa, Alfred (South African Medical Association, 2023-09)

  BACKGROUND : People experiencing homelessness are among the most socially and medically vulnerable populations. Objectives. To assess the prevalence of comorbid disease and associated risk factors among homeless people ...
• Point-of-care ultrasound assessment of a swollen limb following snakebite envenomation – an adjunct to avoid fasciotomy 

  Smit, Almien; Lalloo, Vidya; Engelbrecht, Andreas; Mashego, L.D.; Monzon, Barbaro (Medpharm Publications, 2023)

  Acute limb compartment syndrome can occur with cytotoxic snake envenomation. Ultrasound (US) assessment of the affected limb has been suggested as an adjunct to the administration of snakebite polyvalent antivenom to ...
• Barriers affecting COVID‑19 vaccination in Phalombe District, Malawi : a qualitative study 

  Chimatiro, C.S.; Hajison, P.; Jella, C.D.; Tshotetsi, Lumbani; Mpachika-Mfip, F. (South African Medical Association, 2023-04)

  BACKGROUND : In Malawi, only 1 072 229 people out of a national target population of 13 546 324 had received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca COVID‑19 vaccine by 26 December 2021, and only 672 819 people were classified ...
• Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans : special patient groups and surgical aspects 

  Hardcastle, T.C.; Engelbrecht, Andreas; Lalloo, Vidya; Bell, C.; Toubkin, M.; Motara, F.; Kajee, M. (South African Medical Association, 2023-07)

  This article explores the management of snakebite in vulnerable patient groups, namely children and pregnant women, as well as providing detail on the current best practice when caring for venom ophthalmia and surgical ...
• Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans 

  Hardcastle, T.C.; Engelbrecht, Andreas; Lalloo, Vidya; Bell, C.; Toubkin, M. (South African Medical Association, 2023-06)

  Snakebite management is largely driven by expert opinion and consensus. However, there are a few large retrospective studies and randomised controlled trials that have improved the quality of medical guidance currently ...
• Three-stage assessment as reverse innovation in interprofessional student clinical rotations 

  Toppe, Michael; Nkombua, Lushiku (American Medical Association, 2023-05)

  Social determinants of health are increasingly recognized as important factors in individual and public health outcomes and are therefore of interest to both health care systems and medical schools. However, teaching ...
• Poor cardiorespiratory fitness in first year medical students at a South African University 

  Borresen, Jill; Celie, Bert; Laubscher, Ria; Bac, Martin; Wood, Paola; Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Nolte, Kim; Schwellnus, Marianne; Basu, Debashis; Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  The personal health behaviours, including physical activity, of healthcare professionals influence their counselling practices as they relate to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, despite the importance of producing ...
• Estimated SARS-CoV-2 infection rate and fatality risk in Gauteng Province, South Africa : a population-based seroepidemiological survey 

  Mutevedzi, Portia Chipo; Kawonga, Mary; Kwatra, Gaurav; Moultrie, Andrew; Baillie, Vicky; Mabena, Nicoletta; Mathibe, Masego Nicole; Rafuma, Martin Mosotho; Maposa, Innocent; Abbott, Geoff; Hugo, J.F.M. (Jannie); Ikalafeng, Bridget; Adelekan, Tsholofelo; Lukhele, Mkhululi; Madhi, Shabir A. (Oxford University Press, 2022-04)

  BACKGROUND : Limitations in laboratory testing capacity undermine the ability to quantify the overall burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. METHODS : We undertook a population-based ...
• A qualitative study of occupational therapists’ understanding of spirituality in South Africa 

  Balbadhur, Raashmi; Rudman, Elsje; Janse van Rensburg, Michelle Nedine Schorn; Heyns, Tanya (Springer, 2023-04)

  Occupational therapy is a holistic profession that assists clients to restore meaning to their lives—a vital spiritual task. Spirituality is a multifaceted and multidimensional construct that occupational therapists need ...
• Community oriented substance use programme in the City of Tshwane : a cross-sectional survey of stakeholder perceptions 

  Scheibe, Andrew; Ncube, Likwa; Nonyane, Dimakatso S.; Coetzee-Spies, Magriet; Marcus, Tessa S. (Unisa Press, 2023-09)

  The City of Tshwane and University of Pretoria’s Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) is an applied research intervention to address drug use-related harms in the city by using a harm reduction community-oriented ...
• Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's, maternal and child health services in Tshwane District, South Africa 

  Kruger, Annelet; Letebele-Hartell, Manei; Tshukudu, Mphailele; Moshime-Shabangu, Mpho; Manyane, Tabea; Van der Westhuizen, Maria; Mlangeni, Mary; Phoshoko, Setlola; Makau, Rebecca; Mfolo, Vivian; Masha, Maureen; Ramokolo, Vundli; Botha, Tanita; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (Health Systems Trust, 2022-12)

  BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted healthcare service delivery globally. The aim of this study was to assess effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the uptake of routine healthcare services related to maternal, ...
• A Family Medicine response to the COVID-19 lockdown : University of Pretoria perspective 

  Madela-Mntla, Edith; Ngcobo, Sanele (Health Systems Trust, 2022-12)

  BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic caused great social, political and economic disruption, and imposed unprecedented changes in work, lifestyle, service delivery and social interactions in South Africa and worldwide. ...
• Cervical cancer screening in a population of black South African women with high HIV prevalence : a cross-sectional study 

  Musonda, Joyce Sikwese; Sodo, Pumla Pamella; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Reji, Elizabeth; Musonda, John; Mabuza, Langalibalele Honey; Ndimande, John Velaphi; Akii, Jimmy; Omole, Olufemi Babatunde (Public Library of Science, 2022-11-15)

  Cervical cancer is largely preventable through early detection, but screening uptake remains low among black women in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with ...
• Tobacco use among a population of women attending cervical cancer screening programs in primary health care clinics in South Africa : a cross-sectional study 

  Njuguna, Christine; Francis, Joel Msafiri; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Reji, Elizabeth; Akii, Agetta Jimmy; Ubabukoh, Samuel; Musonda, John Mukuka; Sikwese-Musonda, Joyce; Ndimande, John; Mabuza, Langalibalele Honey; Omole, Olufemi (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2022-09-08)

  INTRODUCTION : we determined the prevalence, patterns and factors associated with tobacco use among women presenting for cervical cancer screening in primary health care clinics in Gauteng province, South Africa. METHODS ...
• Cervical cancer screening in women living with HIV attending primary care clinics in a health district, South Africa : a descriptive cross-sectional study 

  Saasa-Modise, Mmipe Lillian; Musonda, John Mukuka; Sikwese-Musonda, Joyce; Maseko, Nomvula Josephine; Hlophe, Lineo; Kubeka, Griffiths (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2022-09-20)

  INTRODUCTION : globally, cervical cancer remains a public health problem. It is ranked the fourth most common cause of women's cancer. In South Africa, it was the second most common cancer diagnosed in 2012. The disease ...
• Undergraduate research - a tale of three African institutions 

  Delport, Rhena; Dreyer, Abigail; Maart, Ronel; MohamedSharif, Asma; Nekaka, Rebecca; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz) (Makerere University, Medical School, 2023-06-02)

  BACKGROUND : The inclusion of research in undergraduate medical curricula benefits students as well as the scientific community. Multiple studies report the presence of one or more barriers to research training in these ...

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