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Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review for clinical practice
(BMC, 2020)
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting normal life globally, every area of life is touched. The pandemic demands quick action and as new information emerges, reliable synthesises and guidelines for care are urgently ...
Nurses' attitudes towards a computerised health information system in a private South African hospital
(Unisa Press, 2020)
Various researchers have explored the use of health information systems (HISs) in the public sector in South Africa, including users’ experiences thereof. However, there is limited research relating to the private health ...
Leveraging the urban-rural divide for epigenetic research
(Future Medicine, 2020)
Urbanization coincides with a complex change in environmental exposure and a rapid increase in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Epigenetics, including DNA methylation (DNAm), is thought to mediate part
of the association ...
Evaluation of the treatment guidelines, practices and outcomes of complicated severe acute malnutrition in children aged 0-59 months in sub-Saharan Africa: a study protocol for the SAMAC study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2020)
Introduction: in hospitals across Africa, the case
fatality rates of severe acute malnutrition (SAM)
have remained consistently high (over 20%),
despite the existence of the WHO treatment
guideline. This has been ...
The Exercise, Arterial Modulation and Nutrition in Youth South Africa Study (ExAMIN Youth SA)
(Frontiers Media, 2020)
Background: The impact of a sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle on cardiovascular
health is well-documented, however the current obesity and hypertension trends among
children is concerning. The ExAMIN Youth SA study aims ...
How much synthetic oxytocin is infused during labour? A review and analysis of regimens used in 12 countries
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
Objective
To compare synthetic oxytocin infusion regimens used during labour, calculate the International Units (IU) escalation rate and total amount of IU infused over eight hours.
Design
Observational study
Setting
Twelve ...
Assessment of the ergonomic design of self-contained self-rescuer (SCSR) devices for use by women in mining
(SAIMM, 2020)
Increasing numbers of women are entering the South African mining industry, but self-contained
self-rescuer (SCSR) devices might not be suited to female anthropometric dimensions. The aim of this
project was to assess ...
Sexually transmitted infection screening, prevalence and incidence among South African men and transgender women who have sex with men enrolled in a combination HIV prevention cohort study: the Sibanye Methods for Prevention Packages Programme (MP3) project
(Wiley, 2020)
Introduction
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) experience high incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI), and data are needed to understand risk factors for STIs in these ...
HIV prevalence and incidence in a cohort of South African men and transgender women who have sex with men: the Sibanye Methods for Prevention Packages Programme (MP3) project
(Wiley, 2020)
Introduction
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) are at increased risk for acquiring HIV, but there are limited HIV incidence data for these key populations in Africa. Understanding HIV prevalence ...
Salt and potassium intake among adult Ghanaians: WHO-SAGE Ghana Wave 3
(BMC, 2020)
Though Ghana has high hypertension prevalence, the country lacks current national salt consumption data required to build and enhance advocacy for salt reduction. We explored the characteristics of a randomly selected sub ...